Company Announcements

This spring, mut changed its name to Nynomic.

In August, HORIBA relocated the HORIBA New Jersey Optical Spectroscopy Center, its New Jersey-based development and production center for optical analysis and measurement instruments, from Edison to Piscataway. The new ¥1.2 billion ($10.9 million), 505,301 ft² (46,944 m²) Center is 1.9 times larger than the previous one, houses 210 employees and includes an application lab. The new facility consolidates previous sites.

Modern Waters, which makes the Microtox toxicity test systems, announced in August that Chinese firm Hangzhou Shangtuo Environmental Technology has acquired a 5% share in the company for £552,349 ($704,899).

In September, Photothermal Spectroscopy named Blue Scientific as a distributor for its mIRage IR microscope for the UK, Ireland and the Nordic region.

OndaVia, a manufacturer of portable Raman tools, has opened a European division based in the Netherlands.

Applied Photophysics, a provider of systems for biophysical characterization of biomolecules, signed a distribution agreement in October with Particular Sciences for Ireland and Northern Ireland.

In October, Endress+Hauser announced plans to build a new 100,000 ft² (9,290 m²) Gulf Coast Regional Center Campus in Pearland, Texas. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2019 with completion by the end of 2020. The campus will include areas for calibration, repair and training space and a Process Training Unit. It will also house the Global Marketing and Applications group for the SpectraSensors’ Gas Analysis business and contain space for approximately 110 employees including Endress+Hauser’s sales and service provider Vector Controls & Automation.

In October, GemmaCert, a developer of NIR-based potency testing solutions for cannabis testing, partnered with Ethnic World, Phytolite and Yair Technologies for distribution in Switzerland, Italy and Israel, respectively.

Product Introductions

BUCHI Labortechnik launched in June the cost effective, at-line-ready ProxiMate NIR Instrument for the food and feed industries. The wavelength range allows for measurement of parameters that are independent of NIR such as color, and degree of bake or roast.

In September, Rigaku Analytical Devices introduced the Rigaku ResQ CQL analyzer, its next generation 1064 nm handheld Raman system designed for use by first responders, border protection and law enforcement. It features improved ergonomics and analytical performance.

HORIBA Scientific launched in September the Lumetta, a compact, fixed grating spectroscopy system. The imaging spectrograph enables multitrack spectroscopy and fast hyperspectral imaging. It features a signal-to-noise of 1200:1.

In September, Field Forensics released the HandyRam II handheld Raman spectrometer, featuring a simple user interface.

Agilent Technologies debuted in October the Agilent 8700 Laser Direct Infrared chemical imaging system. The load-and-go system combines quantum cascade laser technology with rapid scanning optics and Agilent Clarity software.

Bruker released in October the Honey-Profiling 2.0 method for its NMR FoodScreen platform, developed in collaboration with QSI and Alnumed. It features an expanded reference database of 18,000 honey samples.

Sales and Orders of Note

In September, PerkinElmer announced that its Spotlight 200 FT-IR Microscopy System is being used by the UK’s Royal Botantic Gardens to analyze plant and fungal specimens.

JEOL announced in September that the Universty of Houston’s chemistry department has purchased 2 additional NMR systems, bringing its total number of JEOL NMRs to 4, including the pharmacy department’s system.

In October, JEOL was awarded a contract by the US Drug Enforcement Agency’s Office of Forensic Sciences for nine JEOL JNM-ECZ500R 500 MHz NMR spectrometers as well as Royal HFX Probes. The contract allows for replacement of the existing instruments over the next five years.