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Innovation business award for Vapourtec

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Date: 01 November 2021 | Category: News

Vapourtec picked up the West Suffolk Award for Innovation, sponsored by Treatt, for their easy-HC10 disinfectant maker and sprayer at the recent Bury Free Press Business Awards.

The award celebrates West Suffolk businesses who are actively investing in research & developme…

Vapourtec on show at Synthflux and IOPC 2021

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Date: 13 October 2021 | Category: News

Vapourtec will be showcasing their flow chemistry systems and reactors at two forthcoming events in Synthflux2021 (18-22 October, Blériot-Plage, France) and the IOPC 2021 (International Oligonucleotides and Peptides Conference, 18-19 October, virtual).

Synthflux focuses on …

Scale up of a continuous slurry Suzuki coupling with Vapourtec

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Date: 23 September 2021 | Category: News

Green Chemistry has published the paper entlitled “Continuous slurry plug flow Fe/ppm Pd nanoparticle-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura couplings in water utilizing novel solid handling equipment”, in which Professor Bruce H. Lipshutz, in collaboration with Novartis, explored contin…

On the road again!

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Date: 22 September 2021 | Category: News

The Vapourtec team are excited to be back on the road again following the pandemic lockdowns. Vapourtec plan to attend a number of key flow chemistry events over the next 12 months.

In October 2021 alone Vapourtec’s technology and expertise will be showcased at two flow chem…

Vapourtec launches publication search tool

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Date: 02 September 2021 | Category: News

Vapourtec has launched a new tool on its website that provides precise, searchable information on peer review publications showcasing key flow chemistry research breakthroughs over the past 15 years. The database is searchable by Author, Institute, or other keywords.

Photochemical scale-up. Kilos/day with a High Power LED

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Date: 05 August 2021 | Category: News

Here we present our latest application note: “Application Note 71: Photochemistry – Process development and scale up to kilos/day” featuring Vapourtec 420 nm High Power LED”.

In this work, the ene-like reaction between singlet oxygen and citronellol was optimised and sca…

Flow electrochemistry for undergraduate teaching labs

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Date: 05 July 2021 | Category: News

Vapourtec is set to launch the Electrochemical Reactor Teaching Module, a complete flow electrochemistry system for undergraduate teaching labs. With this new product, chemistry undergraduates will be able to learn the fundamentals of electrochemistry in continuous flow.

Rapid optimization of photoredox reactions

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Date: 23 June 2021 | Category: News

ACS Central Science has published the paper entitled “Rapid Optimization of Photoredox Reactions for Continuous-Flow Systems Using Microscale Batch Technology”, in which Prof Dave W. C. MacMillan, in collaboration with Eli Lilly, explored photoredox catalysis using Vapourtec.

A clearer view for flow chemists

Flow chemistry systems with software touchscreen

Date: 21 June 2021 | Category: News

Vapourtec have launched a new, capacitive, touchscreen interface to complement the R-Series flow chemistry system.
Featuring improved 1280×800 screen resolution, the panel represents a step forward in user interaction and includes USB, SD and ethernet ports for connectivity and back up.

Stern-Volmer analysis – Do it in flow

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Date: 28 April 2021 | Category: News

Here we present our latest application note, Fast Stern-Volmer analysis in flow, prepared by the VilelaLab at Heriot-Watt University. In this work, an E-Series flow chemistry system was set to perform Stern-Volmer analysis in flow.

Peptide therapy featured on BBC News

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Date: 11 February 2021 | Category: News

Successful results from the recent international clinical trial of Semaglutide have been featured on the BBC News website.

Focused on weight loss therapy, the study revealed an average 15 kg weight loss during the 15 month trial.

Improving solid-phase peptide synthesis with Vapourtec

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Date: 02 February 2021 | Category: News

Here we present our latest application note, Automated continuous flow solid-phase peptide synthesis (CF-SPPS) and evaluation of GLP-1. In this work, the Variable Bed Flow Reactor was used to evaluate the effect of different solid media in the synthesis of the 30-mer Glucagon-Lik…

FDA Novel drug approvals in 2020 with Vapourtec

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Date: 29 January 2021 | Category: News

Every year, the FDA’s Centre for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) in the US supports novel treatments for patients by approving new drugs that will provide a better treatment of medical conditions.

Some of these drugs already have FDA approval and are being repurposed; ot…

Vapourtec back to 100% production with expansion of facilities

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Date: 11 September 2020 | Category: News

Vapourtec has recently returned to 100% production capacity after securing a 50% expansion in work space.

Social distancing necessitated by Covid-19-related requirements meant that production had been running at around 70% since April. The increase in factory space is well tim…

Vapourtec appears on ITV Anglia News

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Date: 17 July 2020 | Category: News

Vapourtec have been featured on ITV’s Anglia news programme in reference to the recently launched ‘Covid-19 hotspot tracker’ developed by the company to assess risk throughout the local authority areas of England.

Pushing reaction kinetics with a high power LED

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Date: 07 July 2020 | Category: News

Here we present our latest application note: “Photocatalytic Synthesis of γ-Lactams and α-Tertiary Amine Derivatives in Continuous Flow” featuring Vapourtec High Power LED (420 nm) and prepared by the Cresswell lab.