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Vapourtec Meet the team: Harold Rupapa Chemistry Sales Specialist

Meet the team: Harold Rupapa

In the latest installment of our Meet the Team series, we’re introducing our Chemistry Sales Specialist; Harold Rupapa. Since joining in May Harold has focused on attending customer meetings, responding to enquiries, preparing quotes, and working with clients to configure syst...

Date: 18 September 2024 | Category: Meet The Team, News
Fmoc-UV detector

Compact UV detector for flow peptide synthesis

Vapourtec has developed an online UV detector designed specifically for peptide synthesis and flow chemistry applications. Rugged, reliable and compact, the Fmoc-UV has no moving parts and features a low-cost flow cell that can be easily replaced in the event of any blockages....

Date: 09 September 2024 | Category: News

Vapourtec invest in the future with Bristol CDT

Vapourtec is investing in the future of flow chemistry through a partnership with the organic chemistry team at the University of Bristol’s EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT), headed up by Professor Varinder K Aggarwal. Over the next five years, a minimum of 70 PhD can...

Date: 04 September 2024 | Category: News
Headline News
E-Series 3 pump easy-polymer with logging software screen

Take your E-Series system to the next level with state-of-the-art automation software

Vapourtec's E-Series automation software enhances the E-Series flow chemistry system with touchscreen technology for automated reactions, machine learning support, and integration of external equipment. Key features include data logging, schematic editing, and real-time data graphing, providing advanced control and flexibility for laboratory applications.

Date: 19 July 2024 | Category: Headline News, News
Vapourtec exhibition stand at Achema 2024

ACHEMA 2024 Round Up

Once again, ACHEMA didn’t disappoint. This year, 2,842 exhibitors from 56 countries presented their products and services to 106,001 participants from 141 countries and we were proud to be among them. ACHEMA continues to be one of the largest events in the industry – at a mas...

Date: 27 June 2024 | Category: News
ChemComm and OPR&D journal covers

Double breakthrough in the same week

Two key publications released recently within the same week demonstrate the breadth and impact of recent innovative work within the field of flow chemistry. The two papers demonstrate improvements within photochemistry and peptide synthesis utilising Vapourtec’s recently unv...

Date: 24 June 2024 | Category: News
Enzymatic reaction - biocatalysis schematic

The rise of continuous flow biocatalysis

Although the use of bioreactions within mainstream organic chemistry is established, translation into flow chemistry has been slower. However, in recent years there have been significant advances in the field of flow biocatalysis. In particular, enzyme immobilisation has allowed the development of column or ‘packed-bed’ reactors. Our mini-review highlights a range of recently published enzyme-mediated transformations, where using flow mode often achieves higher yields, faster reaction rates, and better selectivity, as well as increased retention of enzyme activity when compared to the batch process.

Date: 05 June 2024 | Category: News
Ali Deuchars and the Pi-Process team at ChemExpo India

Vapourtec attended ChemExpo India 2024

Our Distributor Manager Ali Deuchars had a worthwhile trip to Mumbai, India last week, attending ChemExpo India 2024 and visiting potential and existing customers in the area.

Date: 30 April 2024 | Category: News

Continuous Flow Synthesis Enabling Reaction Discovery

We highly recommend a recent publication by the Baumann group and Ley group, reviewing the role flow chemistry can have in new reaction discovery compared to batch chemistry. This review focuses specifically on four types of chemical processes - photochemistry, electrochemistry, high temperature reactions, and reactive intermediate reactions - where continuous flow has led to the discovery of many new reactions and reactivity patterns.

Date: 16 April 2024 | Category: News
Production of an E-Series system

Landmark installation for E-Series system

Broadening flow chemistry horizons over the past decade, Vapourtec’s E-Series flow chemistry system has reached the notable landmark of 300 installations around the globe. Firmly established over the last ten years as the leading entry-level flow chemistry system, the E-Series has also been pivotal in many key research breakthroughs, appearing in over 250 peer-reviewed publications.

Date: 11 April 2024 | Category: News
Vapourtec E-series with photochemical-CSTRs

Expanding horizons with photochemical CSTR + LED module

Vapourtec has introduced an LED module designed to enhance the capabilities of the recently launched CSTR (continuous stirred tank reactor). The module allows the CSTR to undertake reagentless photochemical reactions and increases the scope of continuous flow photochemistry.

Date: 02 February 2024 | Category: News

Chemistry teaching resource for flow chemistry goes online

Vapourtec is celebrating the ten-year anniversary of its E-Series flow chemistry system by making a 100-page chemistry teaching resource freely available online. Entitled ‘An Introduction to Flow Chemistry – A Practical Laboratory Course’, the PDF resource was compiled i...

Date: 27 January 2024 | Category: News

Photocatalysis challenges covered in Nature.com article

Dr Manuel Nuño of Vapourtec has co-authored an article entitled "Improving reproducibility of photocatalytic reactions—how to facilitate broad application of new methods" on Nature.com. The feature, prepared in collaboration with Santiago Cañellas of Toledo-based Janssen-C...

Date: 09 January 2024 | Category: News