Almac Adds Mass Spec Lab

Almac has established a dedicated mass spectrometry laboratory in its European Headquarters at Craigavon, UK. The $1.5 million facility houses state-of-the-art mass spectrometers and “underlines Almac’s commitment to providing the best analytical facilities for its customers,” according to a company statement.

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, Almac now offers 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. Agilent Technologies was chosen as the preferred vendor to supply the suite of Mass Spectrometers to Almac.

Jon Cook, Almac’s 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.”