Almac invests £1m in mass spectrometry facilities for analytics services

23 October 2011

Almac's new £1m facility at its northern Ireland headquarters houses state-of-the-art mass spectrometers and underlines Almac’s commitment to providing the best analytical facilities for its customers.

The investment of this laboratory and instruments substantially increases the company’s capabilities in solving complex analytical challenges. Instrumentation includes Quadrupole Time of Flight and Triple Quadrupole spectrometers for accurate mass and quantitation work.
 
With this dedicated facility, clients can now benefit from an extended range of mass spectrometry services, including the quantitation of genotoxic impurities, bioanalysis, structure elucidation, isotopic purity determinations and high resolution mass spectrometry of both small and large molecules.
 
Jon Cook, Head of Analytical Chemistry commented, “This new mass spectrometry facility reinforces Almac’s vision of delivering the best for our customers and substantially enhances the level and depth of services we can provide.”
 
Paul Desmond, Analytical Manager added “We are delighted with this investment — whilst customer focus is always our priority, we are confident that the enhanced services offered within our facility, will benefit our clients further.”
 
Agilent Technologies were chosen as the preferred vendor to supply the suite of Mass Spectrometers to Almac. Agilent Technologies are a company of innovation, that deliver high quality products and technical solutions which will help enable Almac meet their clients expanding analytical  requirements.
 
Declan Murray, Sales Manager noted, “Agilent Technologies are delighted to be part of setting up such an important new Mass Spectrometry Laboratory in Almac. Agilent have a long relationship with Almac and the new MS facility merely builds and strengthens this relationship further.”