UltiMate Systems Enable Laboratories of All Sizes and Application Focus to Experience Benefits of UHPLC

Sunnyvale, CA— Dionex Corporation, the developer of innovative liquid chromatography systems, announces it is offering full ultra high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) compatibility across its complete range of HPLC products including the basic automated and standard HPLC modules. Launched under the well established UltiMate® brand, the new range enables laboratories of all size to access UHPLC technology, and perform analyses faster, reduce running costs and environmental impact, while resolving more analytes. HPLC and UHPLC are now delivered in one system platform.

“These critical enhancements to our systems demonstrate our focus on bringing the benefits of UHPLC to the broadest possible liquid chromatography community and open up exciting new capabilities for thousands of chromatographers worldwide,” says Frank Witney, CEO, Dionex Corporation. “Anyone who invests in our basic automated or standard HPLC systems will now immediately have access to UHPLC technology and application benefits.”

As part of this significant strategic development, Dionex has also extended the UHPLC performance of its successful UltiMate 3000 RSLC, providing support for pressures up to 1000 bar and flow rates up to 8 mL/min. This gives our systems the widest UHPLC operational footprint on the market today. UltiMate® systems offer superior flexibility and, in combination with Chromeleon software and Corona universal detectors, deliver the industry standard for UHPLC.

“Dionex was the first company to recognize the need to support ultra-high pressures at high flow rates, and we are proud to be further pushing the boundaries,” says Peter Jochum, Senior Vice President, Dionex Life Science Business Unit. “Our extended flow-pressure footprint significantly increases the operational space for our users and supports the widest possible range of UHPLC applications. It is for this reason that we are launching the new product portfolio as UHPLC+ since Dionex can now offer everyone UHPLC + the industry-leading Chromeleon® CDS software + the industry’s most unique range of detectors + Viper fittings + the innovative D-Library, the first open access applications resource made available to all chromatographers worldwide.”

For more information, visit www.dionex-uhplc.com.

About Dionex:

Dionex (NASDAQ:DNEX) is a global leader in the manufacturing and marketing of liquid chromatography and sample preparation systems, consumables, and software for chemical analysis. The company’s systems are used worldwide in environmental analysis and by the life sciences, chemical, petrochemical, food and beverage, power generation, and electronics industries. Our expertise in applications and instrumentation helps analytical scientists to evaluate and develop pharmaceuticals, establish environmental regulations, and produce better industrial products.