Royston, UK (31 July 2008) – Syrris, a leading chemistry automation product innovator, has introduced the Atlas Calorimetry System for Heat Flow Calorimetry (HFC) and Power Compensatory Calorimetry (PCC) measurement. This high-performance, low cost and easy-to-use system, can generate power and enthalpy graphs at the click of a button. This, combined with the simple configuration of reaction temperatures, dosing quantities and alarms will provide chemistry laboratories with an easy, safe and accurate calorimetry system.

The fully automated calorimetry system provides excellent temperature control with highly accurate results. Furthermore, all the components of the system click together quickly and easily, removing the need for any tools and enabling the vessels or stirrer to be changed in under 1 minute. Available with a 250 ml, 500 ml, 1 L or 2 L vacuum jacketed vessel, this highly flexible system can be used for the vast majority of HFC or PCC investigations.

Dr Ben Brockbank, Process Development, Syngenta Ltd, complimented the system, “We have found Atlas to be extremely versatile and the ability to re-configure the system as projects demand change is very powerful. Applications such as turbidity, pH control, distillation and calorimetry have been made easy with Atlas and we have also received excellent post-sales support and technical help from Syrris.” He continued, “We have been very impressed with the Atlas software and find the ability to seamlessly integrate and control 3rd party equipment to be particularly important when designing experiments.”

Reaction temperatures, reagent addition and pre/post run calibration, are all controlled automatically, eliminating the need for user intervention. What is more, the software automatically controls the operation of all experimental parameters, providing highly accurate and efficient performance with user friendly operation. Analysis is made easy by the ‘single click’ plotting of power and enthalpy in real time.

For more information on Atlas and its extended family of products, please visit www.syrris.com.

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Syrris Limited

Established in 2001, Syrris Limited is one of the fastest growing science SMEs in the UK employing over 30 scientists and engineers at its facility in Royston (near Cambridge). Founders Mark Gilligan and Richard Gray come from a background of developing automation products for chemists at companies such as The Technology Partnership (TTP) and Mettler Toledo.

Syrris develops general productivity tools for chemists such as the Atlas automated chemistry systems. Atlas can be configured into a wide range of different systems including Lithium and Sodium for round bottom flasks (magnetically and overhead stirred respectively) and Potassium for jacketed vessels. Other Atlas systems, designed for specific applications, including calorimetry, volumetric dosing, gravimetric dosing, pH, etc, are also available.

Syrris also specialise in flow reactors for R&D chemists, including FRX: a low cost flow chemistry system and Africa (Automated Flow Reaction Incubation and Control Apparatus): a modular system for library synthesis, aqueous work-up and reaction optimization that will ultimately reduce the time taken to develop, synthesize, screen and review a chemical entity, thus vastly speeding up the drug discovery process.

In recognition of its technological achievements, Syrris has been awarded a prestigious UK DTI SMART Exceptional Grant. Syrris has also won a significant DTi MNT (Micro and Nano Technology) award which is being used to establish a new subsidiary called The Dolomite Centre Ltd. This new company is focused on design and fabrication of Microfluidic devices for a wide range of applications.