Mass Spectrometry - The Future of In Vitro Diagnostics (IVDs)

In Vitro Diagnostics should be swift and accurate to ensure patients do not seek unnecessary treatments, delay in needed treatments or become exposed to inappropriate therapies. IVD laboratories are in urgent need of transition from conventional instruments to modern analytical instruments which gives accurate data in the fastest and easiest way. To address this concern, Mass Spectrometry is the perfect solution as it is the gold standard for accuracy. Liquid chromatography (LC), standalone or by coupling with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and Gas chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) is particularly powerful for high-resolution separation, identification and quantitation of hormones, amino acids, fatty acids, proteins and peptides [Table-02] even at very low levels of expression. MS analytical instrument vendors are providing affordable benchtop platforms offering high sensitivity, low detection limits and high specificity, leading to better data than alternative testing methods to support clinicians with confident results.