From Concept to Capability: Building a Better Quadrupole With Shane Tichy

At ASMS 2025, the Technology Networks team caught up with Shane Tichy, Associate Vice President of R&D, Liquid Phase Division, Life Sciences & Diagnostics Division, Agilent. Shane shares how his team approached the challenge of achieving high mass transition capabilities in a small-footprint quadrupole mass spectrometer. He explains the importance of balancing mass range with accuracy and precision, and what this breakthrough means for the future of analytical workflows.

Watch the full interview to learn how this innovation was brought to life.