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Newcastle University, Paul O'Gorman. Cancer Research website image. Pic: Mike Urwin. 190716

Fundraising fun for Cancer Research

Posted on: August 18, 2016

We are very proud of our own Dr Kerry Elgie as every year she joins forces with her family to hold an annual Strawberry Tea Garden Party in aid of Cancer Research. This years Tea Party was a huge success!

Marvel super villain or genius scientist?

Posted on: August 16, 2016

“You know, it’s amazing how many super villains have advanced degrees. Graduate schools should do a better job of screening those people out.”

Denis Papin pressure cooker

The original master of pressure!

Posted on: August 16, 2016

French-born British physicist, Denis Papin, could be termed the original master of pressure having invented the pressure cooker and suggested the first cylinder and piston steam engine. We offer our thanks for his contribution to the current range of pressure reactors for the modern laboratory.

Tweet of the week!

Posted on: August 16, 2016

One of our best Asynt team days out (ever!) was a summer trip to the seaside with a fish and chip supper (a truly British day!) but we had no idea that it wasn’t vinegar we were pouring over our chips!

WestCHEM research day 2016

WestCHEM Research Day

Posted on: August 12, 2016

Save the date for the 12th annual WestCHEM Research Day on 18 August 2016! The University of Strathclyde will be hosting this year’s event and will be welcoming a number of sponsors, including the Royal Society of Chemistry and Asynt!

Are you a Pokemon hunter?

Posted on: August 12, 2016

This is ever so slightly “vintage” Periodic Table of Pokemon might not have all the newest characters from Pokemon Go but we couldn’t resist sharing! Especially as Martyn Fordham and Kerry Elgie are now keen Pokemon Go “hunters”!

Asynt chemistry blog anti doping

#Rio2016

Posted on: August 9, 2016

@CompoundChem shared a really interesting Tweet with a brief guide to doping in sports. It’s unfortunate that this is so topical with the 2016 Olympic Games taking place right now in Rio…

Air Condenser for Small Scale Reactions

Posted on: August 8, 2016

Asynt have introduced the CondenSyn Mini – a new high performance air condenser optimised for small scale synthetic chemical reactions performed in 5, 10, and 25ml flasks.

Join Asynt at the ACS Fall 2016

Posted on: August 3, 2016

Dr Arran Solomonsz will be representing Asynt at the Fall 2016 ACS from August 21st to 26th in Philadelphia. Join him at Booth 1834 to see our tools for clean, safe and effective synthesis