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Personal Evaporator for HPLC Sample Preparation


The MiniVap™ Blowdown Evaporator from Porvair Sciences takes just minutes to remove volatile organic solvents from your HPLC fractions collected in 24- or 96-well microplates.


Compact in design the


affordably priced MiniVap™ is simple to install, operate and maintain. Installation just requires connection to a gas supply and standard mains socket. Safety of operation is ensured as the CE marked compact unit fits into all fume cupboards.


Incorporating advanced evaporator head technology which directly injects heated nitrogen into each well of a microplate simultaneously, the MiniVap removes the traditional laboratory ‘bottleneck’ of solvent evaporation from HPLC fractions.


For more information, visit www.porvair-sciences.com


Avantor Performance Materials to Acquire POCH S.A. from Kulczyk Holding


AvantorT Performance Materials (USA) announces a definitive agreement to acquire POCH S.A. from Kulczyk. Completion of the sale is dependent on obtaining the necessary clearance from the Polish competition authority, and is subject to customary closing conditions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.


Avantor Performance Materials, formerly Mallinckrodt Baker, manufactures and markets high- performance chemistries and materials around the world under several well respected brand names, including the J.T.BakerR, MacronT, RankemT and DiagnovaT brands. Avantor products are used in a wide range of industries including biotechnology and pharmaceutical production; and in research, academic and quality control laboratories. The company is owned by an affiliate of private equity firm New Mountain Capital.


Based in Poland, POCH S.A. manufactures products designed for use in classic and instrumental analysis, filtration and microbiology. POCH S.A. also sells laboratory equipment and laboratory glass. Moreover, POCH S.A. also manufactures solvents for liquid and gas chromatography and spectroscopy as well as anhydrous solvents. Its markets include pharmaceuticals; food and feed; chemical and petrochemical; environmental protection and research and analytical chemistry.


"The transaction is part of Avantor’s strategy to strengthen its presence in the global market by growing both organically and through acquisition, expanding into new markets and geographies," said Avantor President and Chief Executive Officer Jean-Marc Gilson. "POCH fits this strategy because of its established and expansive manufacturing presence and distribution channel in Poland and Eastern Europe."


For more information, visit www.avantorperformancematerials.com New Web Tool Creates SPE Methods in Seconds


Phenomenex (USA) introduces the Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) Method Development Tool – a fast online resource. This tool develops methods across a variety of sample matrices and compounds, enabling users to improve analyte concentration and detector response. The researcher enters the name of the analytical target or selects “proprietary” to


develop a method based on the chemical characteristics of the analyte.


The Phenomenex SPE Method Development Tool, produces customised methods in less than one minute, with options to save,


print or e-mail to a colleague. Users can also view an alternative method, if desired.


“The use of SPE is on the rise in many industries because cleaner samples increase column life and provide increased sensitivity with fewer interferences,” explains Erica Pike, brand manager for Phenomenex. “Researchers are continually developing new and revised methods, and we have already developed more than 700 using this tool.”


The scalable methods provided with this new tool take advantage of the Phenomenex Strata™-X polymer-based and Strata® silica-based sorbents. Pretreatment recommendations for a variety of sample matrices are also provided.


For more information, visit www.phenomenex.com


Fused-Core®


particle technology


for hyper-fast and super-rugged UHPLC columns


Not like other UHPLC columns


HALO UHPLC columns deliver the separation efficiency of sub-2 µm columns but at half the pressure. HALO columns can be used with either UHPLC or conventional HPLC equipment to deliver reliable, rugged ultra-fast separations.


Now available–HALO PFP


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HALO and Fused-Core are registered trademarks of Advanced Materials Technology, Inc.


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