Company Announcements

Datacolor opened a direct sales and support organization in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in January. This is the company’s 14^th branch office.

In May, the University of Arizona announced that start-up Botanisol Analytics has licensed Raman vacuum ultraviolet spectrometry technology.

Applied Photophysics, the maker of the Chirascan circular dichroism systems and SX­-range of stopped­-flow spectrometers, signed distribution agreements in May with Paralab for Spain and Portugal, and Alfatest for Italy to supply academic and biopharmaceutical labs.

Product Introductions

Wilmad­-LabGlass launched in March the Reaction Monitoring System NMR Tube, a two-chamber NMR tube for in­-tube mixing. It is designed to be a simple solution for acquiring NMR reaction and kinetics data. List price for the 7 in (18 cm) and 8­ in (20 cm) models are $258.00 and $278.64, respectively.

Porvair Sciences introduced in April black Krystal UV Quartz–bottomed microplates that offer excellent optical transmission in the wavelength range of 185 nm to 110nm, making them ideal for circular dichroism measurements.

In April, B&W Tek introduced the QTRam for nondestructive and real-time pharmaceutical content and blend uniformity measurements. Its multiple applications include blend and content uniformity, formulation development and counterfeit detection. It can also be used for at-line monitoring and final product release.

B&W Tek announced in June the TacticID-1064 handheld Raman analyzer for identifying suspicious and unknown substances in the field in real time. The latest addition to the TacticID family, the TacticID-1064 is based on third-generation 1064 nm technology, which provides greatly improved fluorescence elimination, a lower level of detection, faster response time, and safe and direct measurement of darker substances.

Bruker debuted in April an extension of its compact AVANCE NEO NanoBay line of NEO consoles with dual­-channel transmit and dual-receive capabilities to its routine 300 and 400 MHz NMR. Also released was the 1.0 GHz NMR TXO CryoProbe, which now also permits 15N direct detection on GigaHertz NMR spectrometers, and the Biosolids CryoProbe. In addition, Bruker’s line of Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) systems was expanded to include a 263 GHz klystron microwave source for DNP NMR for materials research at 400 MHz, and a 593 GHz gyrotron microwave source for high­-field 900 MHz DNP NMR for biological research.

In June, Bruker launched the improved IR Biotyper system for microbial strain typing, featuring updated software

In April, Unchained Labs introduced the Raman spectroscopy-based Hound for fingerprinting protein and organic particles as part of the biopharmaceutical manufacturing process. The company also introduced Bouncer, which uses white light reflectometry and laser interferometry to measure the thickness of sprayed-on and baked-on silicone coatings.

JEOL launched in May the JEOL AUTOMAS Solids NMR Probe for its 400–600 MHz systems, enabling fully automatic operation. The JEOL ROTORCARRIER holds the AUTOMAS solids NMR sample tube as it is transported from the auto-sample changer to the top of the magnet. The AUTOMAS NMR Probe then receives the sample and automatically sets it to the magic angle. JEOL also introduced the JEOL HXY NMR for materials science, which is available for JEOL 400­–800 MHz systems with rotor diameters. The company released the JEOL HCN MAS NMR Probe, a new triple-resonance solids NMR probe available for 400–800 MHz systems designed for biological samples, and the JEOL Walkup NMR, a new user-interface mode that greatly simplifies NMR operation.

In May, Edinburgh Instruments released the Cryosphere for its FLS1000 spectrometer, calling it the only commercial accessory for measuring photoluminescence quantum yield from 77 K to 500 K.

Jenway, a Cole-Parmer company, released in May the 7415 Nano micro-volume spectrophotometer, ideal for measuring DNA and RNA concentrations and purity. It succeeds the Genova Nano.

Spectrolight introduced in May the FWS Fluorimeters series, utilizing a high-power, tunable monochromatic beam for excitation.

In May, Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced the Thermo Scientific ConservatIR FTIR external reflection accessory for analyzing objects that do not fit inside the sample compartment of Thermo Scientific benchtop Nicolet FTIR spectrometers. Users can measure samples in two modes: specular/diffuse reflection, for non-contact analysis, or attenuated total reflection (ATR), using an optional diamond ATR sampling interface.

Rigaku Analytical Devices added in June QuickDetect mode, a capability that provides automated colorimetrics for trace or nonvisible amounts, to its Progeny ResQ 1064 nm handheld Raman analyzer.

Sales and Orders of Note

In April, contract research and manufacturing organization AMRI announced plans to add a Bruker AVANCE NEO 600 MHz NMR Spectrometer to its site in Valladolid, Spain. The system will be operational by late 2018.