The sheep and the goats

摘要

Communication between the makers and the users of laboratory equipment is always a problem. The user wants to know what is available, and to tell the maker the problems with their equipment; the maker wants to make sure that the user knows about the latest products, and to make sure their own products are as good as they can be. A recent meeting gave an excellent opportunity for this sort of exchange of information. The speakers were a varied mixture — some from the manufacturers of different types of separation equipment, extolling the virtues of their latest devices, others from the sharp end, reporting their own experience of various techniques, yet others discussing issues arising from the procedures involved.