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Vapourtec installs 50th system

July 2009 Vapourtec recently installed their 50th R-Series flow chemistry system. There are now Vapourtec systems in use or planned in UK, France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, USA, Canada and Australia, both in academic and industrial labs. But Vapourtec are stil...

Date: 22 July 2009 | Category: News

Vapourtec launches R-Series in USA

Starting Q2 of 2009, Vapourtec have been expanding into the USA. A major part of this move has been the appointment of Northeast Technical Services (NTS) as field service agents for the North East region. Duncan Guthrie, Managing Director of Vapourtec, explains "Until no...

Date: 22 June 2009 | Category: News

Copper tube reactors for catalysed click chemistry

What is Click Chemistry ? Click chemistry is a chemical philosophy introduced by K. Barry Sharpless in 2001 and describes chemistry tailored to generate substances quickly and reliably by joining small units together. One of the most popular reactions within the click chemist...

Date: 20 May 2009 | Category: News

Using an autosampler

Integration with an autosampler (a.k.a. liquid handler) enables the R-Series system to run a series of automated reactions where potentially every reaction uses a different reagent. This enables the system to be used for library production, or for evaluation of reagents or cataly...

Date: 03 February 2009 | Category: News

Equipment rental

New for 2009, Vapourtec are offering the facility to rent a fully integrated flow chemistry system. This allows users to see in practice how the system can work for them before committing to a full investment.

Date: 16 January 2009 | Category: News