Peaks of Interest
Thermo, Chata, and Cerno take top awards - Bruker Biosciences to acquire Bruker Optics - Chinese pharmaceutical company selects Thermo - DataApex and Knauer annouce cooperation.
Thermo, Chata, and Cerno take top awards
Thermo Electron's (Waltham, Massachusetts) Finnigan Orbitrap mass spectrometer for small molecule research, drug discovery, proteomics, metabolite identification, and metabolomics was presented with the Editor's Choice award at Pittcon 2006 in Orlando, Florida.
Chata Biosystems' (Fort Collins, Colorado) Chem+Mix prepackaged HPLC mobile phases was presented with the silver plaque, and Cerno Bioscience's (Danbury, Connecticut) MassWorks acquisition software was presented with the Bronze plaque.
Honorable mentions included the model 1200 HPLC system from Agilent Technologies (Palo Alto, California), the 800 Mhz UltraShield Plus from Bruker Daltonics (Billerica, Massachusetts), the DyanPro Plate Reader from Wyatt Technology (Santa Barbara, California), the Labworks LIMS 5.9 from PerkinElmer (Shelton, Connecticut), and the Varian 500 APCI LC–MS system from Varian (Palo Alto, California).
Bruker BioSciences to acquire Bruker Optics
Bruker BioSciences (Billerica, Massachusetts) announced that it will acquire all of the stock of molecular spectroscopy company Bruker Optics Inc. (Billerica, Massachusetts) for $135 million. The agreement was signed following its unanimous approval by a special committee of independent directors.
The combined company will have a broad range of mass spectrometry, x-ray analysis, and molecular spectroscopy technology platforms to provide a combination of complementary systems for chemical and materials analysis. It will be a provider of instrumentation and molecular analysis solutions for a variety of industries including pharmaceutical and biotechnology research and development, proteomics and structural biology, and small molecule chemical analysis.
The acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to Bruker BioSciences' 2006 and 2007 EPS.
Chinese pharmaceutical company selects Thermo
Thermo Electron announced that WuXi PharmaTech Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China) has selected Watson LIMS to meet the specific data management requirements of its bioanalytical facilities.
WuXi PharmaTech serves many top pharmaceutical companies and biopharmaceutical companies in the world. The company provides discovery and development services, from lead identification to pre-clinical.
DataApex and Knauer announce cooperation
DataApex (Prague, Czech Republic) and Knauer (Berlin, Germany) recently announced signature of an OEM software agreement. Knauer will market an OEM version of DataApex's product Clarity Chromatography Software under the name ClarityChrom.
All of Knauer's Smartline instruments for analytical HPLC will be supported in the first release of ClarityChrom, planned for the second half of 2006.
The Next Frontier for Mass Spectrometry: Maximizing Ion Utilization
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Liquid Chromatography to Analyze Vitamin D Proteins in Psoriasis Patients
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The Complexity of Oligonucleotide Separations
January 9th 2025Peter Pellegrinelli, Applications Specialist at Advanced Materials Technology (AMT) explains the complexity of oligonucleotide separations due to the unique chemical properties of these molecules. Issues such as varying length, sequence complexity, and hydrophilic-hydrophobic characteristics make efficient separations difficult. Separation scientists are addressing these challenges by modifying mobile phase compositions, using varying ion-pairing reagents, and exploring alternative separation modes like HILIC and ion-exchange chromatography. Due to these complexities, AMT has introduced the HALO® OLIGO column, which offers high-resolution, fast separations through its innovative Fused-Core® technology and high pH stability. Alongside explaining the new column, Peter looks to the future of these separations and what is next to come.
A Guide To Finding the Ideal Syringe and Needle
January 20th 2025Hamilton has produced a series of reference guides to assist science professionals in finding the best-suited products and configurations for their applications. The Syringe and Needle Reference Guide provides detailed information on Hamilton Company’s full portfolio of syringes and needles. Everything from cleaning and preventative maintenance to individual part numbers are available for review. It also includes selection charts to help you choose between syringe terminations like cemented needles and luer tips.
