An interview with Lindsey Kirkpatrick, DO, PhD and Nicholas Manicke, PhD discussing the technology behind, and development of, Paper Spray technology, as well as its place in the clinical lab. Read the companion article in JMSACL, Development and validation of a paper spray mass spectrometry method for the rapid quantitation of remdesivir and its active metabolite, GS-441524, in human plasma (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmsacl.2022.06.001).