The Arab Experts’ OfficeTHREE-DAY INTENSIVE TRAINING
Complete LC & LC-MS
From fundamentals to method development, optimisation, maintenance and systematic troubleshooting.
In collaboration with Anthias Consulting, United Kingdom
Approved by the Royal Society of Chemistry for purposes of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Who is it for?
Laboratory analysts, pharmaceutical scientists, researchers and professionals working with LC and LC-MS. The course is designed for an intermediate experience level and is applicable to all instrumentation.
Meet your trainer
Dr Giles Edwards
MChem · PhD · FRSC
Dr Giles Edwards brings more than 20 years of experience in mass spectrometry and separation science, combining analytical research, instrument engineering and international training. He is an Anthias consultant, holds a PhD from the University of Manchester and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
His experience includes international mass spectrometry escalation engineering, method development and troubleshooting. He is also Technical Director and Founder Trustee of the Recycling Organisation for Research Opportunities (RORO).
Trainer profile at AnthiasThe three-day programme
Day 15 DecemberLC & LC-MS fundamentals
- Introduction to liquid chromatography and LC-MS; mobile phases, buffers and pumps.
- Isocratic and gradient elution; LC classification, analytical columns and column care.
- LC detectors, data analysis and qualitative interpretation.
Day 26 DecemberApplied method development
- Quantitative analysis, vacuum systems, ionisation, MS theory, calibration and mass analysers.
- Targeted and non-targeted analysis, ion detection and sample preparation.
- HPLC method development, column and mobile phase selection, LC optimisation and MS method development.
Day 37 DecemberOptimisation, maintenance & troubleshooting
- MS optimisation, method performance and a pharmaceutical method development case study.
- Spectral interpretation, HPLC-to-UHPLC transfer, deconvolution and multidimensional LC.
- HILIC, ion pairing, size exclusion and ion chromatography; advanced columns, detection and MS.
- LC, MS and data system maintenance; logical troubleshooting of LC and LC-MS systems.
Workshop announcements
5-7 December 2026 · Amman, Jordan
Payment deadline: 15 November 2026
AUPAM learning reference · First module open
Mass spectrometry, from A to Z
An 18-module learning path. Try the complete first module now; the remaining modules require authorised access.
Principles · Instruments · Interpretation · Method development · Quality · Troubleshooting
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