An analysis assistance device includes an estimator that estimates a distribution of measurement quality indicator data by performing a regression analysis with use of a plurality of analysis condition data pieces supplied to an analysis device and a plurality of measurement data pieces obtained by the analysis device based on the plurality of analysis condition data pieces, and an analysis assistance information outputter that outputs a distribution of the measurement quality indicator data to a display device. The analysis condition data pieces include a first factor. The estimator estimates respective distributions of the measurement quality indicator data in a case in which the first factor is a first value and a case in which the first factor is a second value. The analysis assistance information outputter outputs the respective distributions to the display device.

An automated method of monitoring a state of an analyzer is provided including a mass spectrometer (MS) with an electrospray ionization (ESI) source coupled to a liquid chromatography (LC) stream, including monitoring an electrospray ionization current of the ESI source and identifying a condition of multiple conditions of the analyzer based on the monitored ionization current of the ESI source, one of the conditions being a presence of a dead volume in a liquid chromatography stream of the analyzer downstream of an LC column of the LC stream.

The disclosure is directed to a system and method for control of at least one bioreactor, other cell cultivation-related equipment, and systems containing any combination of these in a plant. For example, a Plant-Wide Control System (PWCS) or a Process Control System (PCS) may be divided into three main components: hardware (including operating systems, such as a controller communicating with one or more servers of a network associated with the PWCS, (2) software (such as a control module) for performing control, and (3) one or more instrument control loops, which may be used by the software to maintain certain process values. Moreover, a Height Equivalent of a Theoretical Plate (HETP) value and an asymmetry factor may be determined based on real-time analysis on a chromatography column, using PWCS components.

Provided is a system for helping an operator determine the target ion, collision energy and other analysis conditions. A chromatogram selected by an operator is displayed in a chromatogram display area of an MRM measurement parameter determination window. When the operator selects a point on this chromatogram, the name of a target compound which is registered in an event linked with a range of time including the selected point in time is displayed on a compound name display area. A plurality of mass spectra collected at that point in time are also displayed in a mass spectra display area in a vertically arranged form, using the same scale on the mass axis and the same scale on the intensity axis, with the scales of their mass axes aligned with each other in the vertical direction. The operator can then check whether the selected peak corresponds to the target compound.

Provided is a system for helping an operator determine the target ion, collision energy and other analysis conditions. A chromatogram selected by an operator is displayed in a chromatogram display area of an MRM measurement parameter determination window. When the operator selects a point on this chromatogram, the name of a target compound which is registered in an event linked with a range of time including the selected point in time is displayed on a compound name display area. A plurality of mass spectra collected at that point in time are also displayed in a mass spectra display area in a vertically arranged form, using the same scale on the mass axis and the same scale on the intensity axis, with the scales of their mass axes aligned with each other in the vertical direction. The operator can then check whether the selected peak corresponds to the target compound.

A non-transitory computer readable medium (CRM) storing computer readable program code for monitoring a state of a chromatography apparatus embodied therein that: receives one or more monitoring conditions that each include a determination condition for parameters related to measurements taken using the chromatography apparatus; and displays, in parallel and using a combination operational expression: a first conditional expression based on at least one of the monitoring conditions that make up a first combined conditional expression, wherein the first combined conditional expression is based on a first combined monitoring condition that combines all of the received monitoring conditions, and a second conditional expression based on at least one of the monitoring conditions associated with the first conditional expression.

The disclosure is directed to a system and method for control of at least one bioreactor, other cell cultivation-related equipment, and systems containing any combination of these in a plant. For example, a Plant-Wide Control System (PWCS) or a Process Control System (PCS) may be divided into three main components: hardware (including operating systems, such as a controller communicating with one or more servers of a network associated with the PWCS, (2) software (such as a control module) for performing control, and (3) one or more instrument control loops, which may be used by the software to maintain certain process values. Moreover, a Height Equivalent of a Theoretical Plate (HETP) value and an asymmetry factor may be determined based on real-time analysis on a chromatography column, using PWCS components.

A method of performing experiments on samples may include receiving criteria defining a starting state for performing an experiment in a system including a scientific instrument; determining whether the starting state is established in the system; and, responsive to the starting state being established, allowing the experiment, that analyzes a sample using the scientific instrument, to proceed. Determining whether the starting state is established may include automated monitoring of at least one parameter for at least one data channel, and determining whether all such parameters simultaneously meet associated conditions of the criteria for specified time periods. The method may include automatically monitoring the system and re-establishing the starting state prior to performing each of one or more subsequent experiments. The method may include automatically monitoring and establishing a second starting state prior to performing each of one or more additional experiments.

Systems and methods that facilitate the setup and visualization of a configurable process, for example a chromatography experiment to be conducted using a configurable chromatography system. A user interface displays category regions representing sections of a process, and displays a plurality of selectable items representing components appropriate for placement in the category regions. A user interface control causes selection of one of the selectable items and placement of the selected item into one of the category regions, to define a selected process configuration. The user interface control may be a scrolling control that causes a set of selectable items appropriate for placement in the respective category region to scroll through the category region. When the computer displaying the user interface is also connected to the system being configured, the user interface may also facilitate setup, monitoring, and control of the resulting process.

An analyzer control system 20 for monitoring and controlling an analyzer 20 includes: a plurality of sensors for detecting the condition of each component of the analyzer; a potential problem inference section 23 for receiving detection results obtained with all or part of the sensors and for inferring whether or not the analyzer is in a potentially problematic condition; and a potential problem display section 32 for showing, on a display screen, information on the potentially problematic condition. The potentially problematic condition is neither a condition in which the analysis data being collected by the analyzer are unusable, nor a condition which requires deactivation of the analyzer; it is a condition in which the analyzing operation may be continued for the time being, although the analyzer is likely to soon fall into the aforementioned situations if the operation is further continued. The already collected data can be properly used.