Matrix Science LtdMatrix Science will be attending BSPR2026 in Cambridge, UK, on 13-15 July. Come chat with us about the latest developments with Mascot. Abstract and early bird registration deadline is 15 May, so it's best to book your place soon!
You can now use large language model (LLM) coding assistants to interact with Mascot Server. This includes anything that can be programmed with the LLM, from simple automation tasks to complex mining and merging of results.
Mascot Newsletter, April 2026:
Mycobacteria spectral libraries.
Orthogonal translation systems for lysine aminoacylation.
Matrix Science at ASMS 2026.
de.NBI & ELIXIR Germany🧬 Proteomics Workshop in Helsinki! 🇫🇮
Join us on April 30th at the University of Helsinki for an intensive day of mass spectrometry analysis. From LC-MS/MS basics to advanced DDA/DIA quantitation using OpenMS and OpenDIAKiosk.
📍 Meilahti Campus, Biomedicum 1, Sali 3
🕘 30th April - 09:00 - 17:00
💻 Note: This is a hands-on course—please bring your laptop!
🔗 https://www.denbi.de/training-courses-2026/2086-ms-analysis-with-openms-and-opendiakiosk
#Proteomics #Bioinformatics #MassSpec #OpenMS #Helsinki #UniHelsinki #Science #deNBI
Mascot Newsletter, March 2026:
Search BLIB spectral libraries with Mascot.
PET hydrolase expressed in fruit flies.
UK office has moved.
matrixscience.com is being overwhelmed by millions of HTTP requests from distributed botnets, essentially a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. We are forced to mitigate it by restricting access to certain pages of dynamic content.
https://www.matrixscience.com/whats_new/mitigations-against-uncontrolled-web-crawlers-and-bots.html
Thunder-DDA-PASEF is an acquisition strategy for capturing more human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I peptide ligands on Bruker timsTOF instruments. This month's blog shows how you can process Thunder-DDA-PASEF data with Mascot Distiller.
https://www.matrixscience.com/blog/processing-thunder-dda-pasef-data-with-mascot-distiller.html
MS Wil B.V.Still looking for the right equipment for your #MassSpec research?
We offer a wide range of MS Consumables (e.g., spray emitters, nlc columns, ion sources), Services (e.g., filament repair) and Software Solutions (e.g., NIST, Wiley, SIMION, etc.).
Visit: https://www.mswil.com/
Using the blib2msp converter, Mascot Server can now search DDA spectral libraries in BLIB format. Here's an example for identifying mycobacteria.
https://www.matrixscience.com/blog/identifying-mycobacteria-with-custom-spectral-libraries.html
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