The Next Evolution in Multi-Pesticide Analysis: Enhancing GC-MS/MS Robustness and Sensitivity

Pesticide residue testing in complex food and botanical matrices is becoming increasingly challenging as laboratories face stricter sensitivity requirements, evolving regulatory expectations, and greater pressure to maximize instrument uptime. Matrices, such as spices, roots, oils, fruits, vegetables, cereals, and legumes, can introduce heavy coextracted compounds that compromise GC-MS/MS performance, shorten column lifetime, and increase maintenance demands.

In this webinar, Restek GC specialists will share industry insights, real-world data, and practical experiences demonstrating how next-generation GC column technologies can improve matrix resilience, sensitivity, and long-term robustness for multi-pesticide analysis. Attendees will learn how advanced column deactivation technologies and innovative GC column designs can help overcome common workflow bottlenecks, extend column lifetime, and deliver more reliable results across challenging sample types.

Key Learning Objectives: 

• Understand the primary analytical challenges associated with pesticide residue testing in complex food and botanical matrices using GC-MS/MS.
• Learn how advanced GC column technologies and deactivation strategies improve sensitivity, robustness, and column longevity.
• Identify practical workflow optimization techniques that enhance throughput, reduce downtime, and support reliable multiresidue pesticide analysis.

Join us for this valuable educational webinar!

Speaker: Anna Pulte (GC Specialist EMEA, Restek Corporation)

 Anna Pulte is a GC Specialist EMEA at Restek, where she supports customers across the region with gas chromatography solutions and applications. She brings more than 8 years of hands-on experience in GC and GC/MS applications, having previously worked in technical and commercial roles focused on analytical instrumentation and method development. With a background in analytical chemistry and extensive experience in application support, Anna specializes in translating complex chromatographic challenges into practical solutions. 

Speaker: Dr. Ramkumar Dhandapani (Director of Product Management, Restek Corporation)

 Dr. Ramkumar Dhandapani holds a PhD in analytical chemistry and has over 23 years of experience in the chromatography industry. Dr. Dhandapani specializes in method development, validation, and troubleshooting of chromatography methods. He has developed numerous regulatory-compliant methods across diverse sectors, including environmental analysis, food quality and safety, pharmaceutical, fuels, and chemical industries.