Company Announcements

Novasep and instrAction entered into a strategic alliance to provide API-selective stationary phases and large-scale chromatography processes for purifying synthetic and semi-synthetic compounds.

Chiral Technologies Europe entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with the University of Vienna, Austria, for exclusive manufacturing and marketing rights for novel Cinchona alkaloid-based zwitterion-exchange type chiral stationary phases.

In September, Waters granted Hitachi High-Technologies the ability to sell its sample preparation and LC columns to Hitachi users in North America.

Product Introductions

EMD Millipore launched ProRes-S media, a semi-rigid cation exchange resin, for downstream purification of monoclonal antibodies and proteins. It was developed jointly with Dow Chemical.

Wyatt Technology introduced the Optilab T-rEX refractive index detection instrument, featuring a full range of detection and sensitivity across the entire dynamic range, enabling use in almost any standard isocratic chromatographic condition and for many gradient applications.

Biotage A/S launched the stand-alone Isolera ELSD-1080 evaporative light-scattering detector (ELSD) for flash purification.

Biotage A/S released the Isolera UV-VIS flash purification system for the detection of organic molecules with spectral absorbance between 200 nm and 800 nm.

Biotage A/S introduced the Resolux analytical, semi-prep and preparative HPLC columns optimized for peptide purification.

In August, Teledyne Isco released the model 330 Analytical ELSD for conventional or fast HPLC and the model 340CF Preparative ELSD, a modular component solution for preparative chromatographic purifications.

Metrohm launched the 872 Extension Module for automated sample preparation in LC, featuring an additional dual-channel peristaltic pump, a six-port injection valve and a 10-port selector valve.

Metrohm released the Metrosep A Supp 16 high-capacity anion exchange columns, featuring an inner diameter of 2 mm.

Dionex introduced a HPLC system based on the UltiMate 3000 specifically designed for electrochemical detection with high sensitivity for analysis of monoamines, amino acids, acetylcholine and neurodegenerative disease markers.

In September, GE Healthcare launched the ÄKTA avant 150 LC system for process development and scale up, featuring flow rates up to 150 mL/min.

Thermo Fisher Scientific released the Thermo Scientific Syncronis HPLC column range, available in 5 µm and 1.7 µm particle sizes, for consistent, predictable separations.