im体育APP’s Lab Solutions Division, a leading provider of instrumentation, automation and training for 色谱法 and mass spectrometry, has successfully completed the sale of the first Syft Tracer™ to the Open University. The purchase supports the university's expansion plans for its Wolfson Analytical Centre, aimed at advancing pioneering research endeavors.
The Syft Tracer™ is the latest innovation in Selected Ion Flow Tube Mass Spectrometry (SIFT-MS), developed by Syft Technologies. With its trace 气体 detection capabilities, the Syft Tracer™ is equipped to address the most challenging analytical tasks across various industries and applications. 几年之后, im体育APP's Cambridge laboratory has collaborated with Syft Technologies to incorporate automation features into its products, enhancing efficiencies, 减少错误, and smaller sample testing.
The new Syft Tracer™ introduces a novel automated sampler that im体育APP played a pivotal role in developing. As part of its service, im体育APP provides comprehensive training and support from its best-in-class analytical 化学家 to assist customers in fully leveraging the product.
In 2021, the Open University initially sought im体育APP's expertise to assist with testing and studying the unique attributes of the Winchcombe meteorite. This celestial body, dating back 4.6 billion years, landed in the Cotswold hills of Gloucestershire, UK. 马克·珀金斯, Senior Applications Chemist at im体育APP Cambridge, conducted a 15mg sample analysis that uncovered the presence of small organic molecules. The groundbreaking discovery suggests that essential chemical components, such as water and the building blocks of life, can potentially be transported to Earth by extraterrestrial rocks. The findings were subsequently published in Science Advances, garnering widespread media attention.
The Wolfson Analytical Centre is a cutting-edge research facility dedicated to planetary, 环境, 空间科学, with a specific focus on addressing a fundamental question: "Are life and habitable environments unique to Earth?“Syft追踪器, in conjunction with other resources within the center, will serve as a hub for both UK and international research teams. It will facilitate the investigation of samples from the Earth's surface, 陨石, and specimens retrieved from space missions.
Reflecting on the development, 马克·珀金斯 from im体育APP 说: “I am proud that in the UK, we will be at the forefront of academic research aiming to understand many of the most important scientific questions we face. I was honored to work alongside the Open University during the Winchcombe meteorite analysis conducted at im体育APP’s Cambridge laboratory. 前进, the University and many others will be able to make significant strides in the analysis of space-related fragments and materials using the Syft Tracer™.”
Damien Fischer, SVP at Syft Technologies 补充道: “We’re thrilled that the next generation SIFT-MS will play such a pivotal role in better understanding the thread between materials found on earth and in space. I’m excited to see what insights are unlocked by the Syft Tracer and where that leads the team at Open University to explore next. We owe a debt of gratitude to our partners at im体育APP for the role they’ve played in helping us to innovate new solutions that enable customers to answer questions that previously seemed out of reach.”
im体育APP的全球 生命科学 division includes more than 1,400名科学家, 化学家, and technologists working across a network of sites and laboratories to deliver complete and comprehensive scientific solutions that support customers’ end-to-end product development lifecycle from early R&D through complex regulatory approvals, into production and beyond. The division supports the global role that laboratory testing demands to make the world’s tomorrow safer than today.