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PIKE Technologies Celebrates 30th Anniversary
PIKE Technologies was established in 1989 by Phil and Irene Brierley with the goal of creating a unique enterprise specialising in the imaginative design and creation of high-quality spectroscopic accessories. They founded PIKE on the principle of making the life of the spectroscopist easier through replacing traditional, tedious sampling routines with a range of innovative products and techniques. Their comprehensive line of sampling accessories includes attenuated total refl ectance (ATR), diffuse and specular refl ectance, transmission cells and automation.
Today, PIKE has become the leading provider of sampling accessories for molecular spectroscopy, continuing to specialise in the development and manufacture of accessories and optical systems that enhance the performance of commercial spectrometers. The product line has grown from the fi rst PIKE Horizontal ATR to over two thousand products.
PIKE products serve the petrochemical, food, forensic, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, agriculture, government and the material science industries as well as many academic institutions around the world. They can be used for the analysis of organic and inorganic materials by FTIR, NIR, Raman and UV-VIS spectroscopy. PIKE also specialises in the design and engineering of products and components for custom applications.
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www.piketech.com for more information. Paige Beaudoin , Rachel Nachreiner and Jenni Briggs from PIKE Technologies.
ACD/Labs Celebrates 25th Anniversary
This year ACD/Labs proudly celebrates its 25th anniversary. First established in Toronto, Canada in 1994 as a private company with two employees, ACD/Labs now boasts a team of >180 staff throughout the world that supports customers in 89 countries.
ACD/Labs is passionate about science, technology, and innovation, with a focus on developing products that help scientists and their organisations digitally assemble analytical, structural, and molecular information for effective decision-making, problem-solving, and product lifecycle control. Its technologies help boost the productivity of R&D, and ensure that knowledge is retained and related to its chemical context so it may be leveraged to address future challenges. ACD/Labs applications and solutions enable collaborative science within organisations and between partners.
ACD/Labs values its partnerships with customers, vendors, and industry consortia (e.g., Pistoia Alliance, Allotrope Foundation). Their staff continue to work with customers and experts in the fi eld to develop solutions that address current and future R&D challenges, remaining at the forefront of a constantly evolving technological landscape.
ACD/Labs is celebrating this major milestone with the introduction of its most technologically advanced solution to date. Katalyst D2D, introduced in March 2019, is a web-based application that supports high throughput experimentation from initial experimental design to fi nal decision in a single interface. Katalyst’s integration with existing informatics systems, lab automation equipment, and analytical instruments ensures data integrity by eliminating data transcription and providing a streamlined workfl ow.
While recent product introductions have focused on applying effective analytical data management to support challenging workfl ows in product development, ACD/Labs remains committed to its desktop portfolio through active development and regular introduction of new functionality and tools. Most importantly, ACD/Labs is squarely focused on the continued success and satisfaction of its customers.
Follow ACD/Labs on Twitter (@ACDLabs) #ACDLabs25
MéCour Temperature Control Turns 20
It all began 20 years ago with a phone call and inquiry on how to maintain tissue samples at 4°C in a 300mL beaker. The very fi rst customer was enjoying a cold draft beer from one of Polar Tap’s temperature-controlled beer systems (a company we previously owned), and this customer had the idea that such technology could be designed to manage sensitive samples during the application process and maintain tissue integrity. A year later, we produced additional units and were approached by several people in the Life Sciences industry, stating that consistent, stable and clean temp control systems were needed. These systems were particularly for liquid handling automation platforms.
MéCour made its debut at Pittcon in 2000, displaying some of the ugliest thermal units ever made. Thank goodness for our collective efforts to constantly improve the overall technology to provide systems for either heating or cooling between -90°C to +300°C.
To this day, MéCour makes every system solely based on customers’ specifi c requirements that address what they really need to properly control their applications and work fl ow.
Over 1350 thermal systems later, MéCour has a great deal to be thankful for and to celebrate. Its overall core staff has remained loyal and diligent in providing the very best in thermal management systems that accommodate virtually any consumable or labware used and to a wide range of markets.
Visit MéCour at
www.mecour.com
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