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August 2008
New Technology for Chemistry Students at Nottingham Trent
Two chemistry teaching laboratories and a research laboratory at Nottingham Trent University have been completely re-equipped with Asynt DrySyn® heating blocks, providing a cleaner, safer and more convenient alternative to the oil baths previously in use.
July 2008
PTFE Innovation Makes Life Easier for Chemists
“Glass reaction vessels are becoming more complicated, and can be festooned with a variety of probes, stirrers and so on. Glass is such a brittle, breakage-prone material that when our engineers suggested making reaction vessel lids from PTFE, it sounded
May 2008
Compact Reaction Station for Viscous Mixtures
Viscous reaction mixtures often require more powerful stirring than can be achieved with magnetic stirrers. The Vortex stirrer system from Asynt’s popular DrySyn® range converts a single overhead stirrer into a powerful 3 position parallel stirrer combine
May 2008
Continuous Flow Synthesis Gets Hotter
Raising the reaction temperature achievable with the FlowSyn™ Continuous Flow Reactor has considerably widened the scope of reactions that can be performed, say manufacturers Uniqsis of Cambridge. Reactions can now be carried out at up to 260ºC and pressu
April 2008
Turning the Tide with Flow Chemistry
by Dr Mark Ladlow
The advent of direct microwave heating has become an established and useful methodology in the synthetic chemists toolbox. An alternative approach, however, utilises continuous processing. ‘Flow chemistry’ has the potential to ..
March 2008
Be Cool! Asynt Sub-ambient Reaction Systems
Asynt’s DrySyn® COOL systems provide controlled cooling for sub-ambient chemistry without the need for jacketed reaction vessels or ice baths...
February 2008
Asynt Lab Reactor Aids Pioneering Development
Lamellar Biomedical Ltd, a Scottish biotechnology company established to research, develop and commercialise healthcare products, has recently acquired a ReactoMate Controlled Lab Reactor to develop a unique new process for the production of their flagshi
February 2008
A Parallel Reaction Station for Small-Scale Synthesis
The DrySyn™ Multi family of reaction blocks from Asynt convert any standard hotplate stirrer into a modular, flexible reaction station, saving precious laboratory space and dispensing with dangerous, messy oil baths. The standard models can accommodate up
January 2008
Flow Chemistry Company Moves Ahead
Significant developments are reported by Uniqsis, the Cambridge-based joint venture company formed in January 2007 to develop a new concept in flow chemistry, leading to the launch of the FlowSyn™ Continuous Flow Reactor at the end of last year...
January 2008
Companies unite to deliver product within year!
Two Cambridge companies have forged an alliance to overcome the fuzziness of the front end of innovation, resulting in the rapid formation of an entirely new product, from concept to manufacture in less than one year...
December 2007
Your Personal Reaction Station
The J-KEM® Personal Reaction Station, distributed in the UK by Asynt Ltd, is the perfect intermediate step between running individual reactions and using complex and expensive automated parallel reaction systems...
November 2007
Easier Optimisation and Scale-up with New Flow Reactor
Easier scale-up without re-optimisation using a new micro-reactor is described in a new Applications Note from Uniqsis Ltd of Cambridge. A FlowSyn™ Continuous Flow Reactor equipped with Exchangeable Micro Reactor Technology, or EMRT, was used to optimise
October 2007
New high performance flow reactor
A novel new micro-reactor, now available for the FlowSyn™ reaction system recently launched by Uniqsis Ltd of Cambridge, is claimed to offer major improvements in reproducibility and performance compared with conventional flow reactor designs...
October 2007
New Continuous Flow Reactor Launched
Uniqsis Ltd of Cambridge have “Accessible Flow Chemistry” as their maxim, and the new FlowSyn™ Continuous Flow Reactor has clearly been developed with this in mind. FlowSyn claims to be the first commercial system to fully integrate all the essential elem
September 2007
Better Stirring for Multiple Reactions
The Vortex stirrer system from Asynt, a new addition to the popular DrySyn™ range, converts a single overhead stirrer into a powerful 3 position parallel stirrer combined with a multiple heating block...
August 2007
Microreaction System Nears Launch
Uniqsis Ltd., the Cambridge-based company formed in January 2007 to develop a new concept in microreaction flow chemistry has announced major progress towards launching FlowSyn™ later in the year...
August 2007
Parallel Reactions – Smaller Footprint, Greater Safety
The DrySyn™ Multi family of reaction blocks from Asynt saves precious laboratory space while at the same time dispensing with dangerous, messy oil baths. Using these novel devices, any standard hotplate stirrer can be instantly converted to a modular...
June 2007
Flexible New Controlled Lab Reactor System
The new ReactoMate from Asynt is a competitively priced laboratory reaction system that is available in convenient standard configurations or can be fully customised to meet customers’ specific requirements...
May 2007
Asynt Ltd and Grant Instruments (Cambridge) Ltd have joined forces to form a new company named Uniqsis to develop a new concept in flow chemistry aimed at bringing this promising synthesis technique within the reach of every laboratory...
May 2007
A Treasure Trove for the Synthetic Chemist
A unique range of tools for the synthetic chemist can be found on the new Asynt website. Asynt Ltd is a specialist company supplying a unique range of solutions for key processes like synthesis, purification and evaporation as well as an extensive...
May 2007
Asynt, the specialist suppliers of solutions for organic synthesis, now distribute the Porvair Sciences range of microplates and microplate accessories for life science applications including drug discovery, combinatorial chemistry, SPE, protein...
April 2007
Shaken not stirred- Visibly better Synthesis and Evaporation!
The modular design of the Heidolph Synthesis 1 allows both solid and liquid phase reactions to be run and evaporated on one basic unit of equipment. According to UK distributors Asynt Ltd., of Isleham, Cambridge, who specialise in chemical synthesis...
March 2007
New Solution for Multiple Chemistry Reactions at Low Temperatures
As an exciting start to 2007, Asynt have announced the launch of the DrySyn™ Multi COOL, a system which provides fully controlled, low temperature chemistry for reactions in parallel...
February 2007
The hotplate is one of the most frequently used laboratory tools. Asynt (Isleham, Cambridge) have applied their expertise in chemical synthesis to the design of a new hotplate system that eliminates most of the problems and nuisances experienced with...
October 2006
Asynt’s highly successful DrySyn™ products are today regarded as the‘must have’ tools for chemists. This modular family has been developed for small scale, single and multiple parallel reactions. The extensive DrySyn™ range includes units such as the...
September 2006
Asynt have announced the 2006 launch of yet another addition to the DrySyn™ range. The DrySyn™ MULTI-S reaction block is a larger version of the DrySyn™ MULTI-M and a compact alternative to ‘messy’ oil baths and expensive mantles. It boasts an increased..
September 2006
Innovative Chemistry Technologies
It's just over a year since Asynt Ltd announced its acquisition of the UK and Scandinavian distrubution rights for the Thales Nanotechnology H-Cube continuious flow hydrogenator reactor on the market. The H-Cube is the lastest product in the Asynt...
July 2006
Cool Chemistry with the DrySyn™ COOL
Asynt have launched the DrySyn™ COOL for fully controlled, low temperature chemistry. As a complete integrated solution, the DrySyn™ COOL provides a flexible alternative to ice baths and bulky glass jacketed reaction vessels...
June 2006
New solution for multiple reactions
DrySyn™ MULTI reaction block provides a safe alternative to oil
June 2006
NEW PRODUCTS FROM BRITAIN- UK Trade & Investment
CHEMICAL REACTION HEATING IN LABS MADE SAFER,
February 2006
Changing the way chemists do chemistry
DrySyn™ MULTI-M reaction block provides a safe and flexible alternative to oil bath and mantles
November 2005
Bringing Hydrogenation into 21st Century
Asynt announces distribution rights for the Thales Nanotechnology H-Cube Continuous Flow Hydrogenator
August 2005
DESIGNED BY CHEMISTS FOR CHEMISTS
The new Asynt DrySyn™ MULTI 3-position clamps: safe, compatible and highly versatile additions to the DrySyn™ product range