Department of chemistry at the University of Oxford has equipped its NMR facilities with spectral processing, prediction, and databasing software from ACD/Labs
NMR Manager and Online (I-Lab) were purchased by Oxford to enable post-graduate scientists to efficiently process and database their work, saving them the time currently spent documenting their research and communicating their progress to supervisors and other faculty.
Tim Claridge, manager of the organic chemistry NMR facilities at the University of Oxford, states: "Access to this software will provide a valuable chemical resource for students and supervisors alike, and we believe it will prove to be an excellent research and learning tool in an academic environment.
"The many capabilities of this software should enhance the way both students and academic staff work in terms of efficiency, accuracy and time-saving when utilising data from our spectroscopic facilities".
NMR Manager, a branch of SpecManager, will enable post-graduate scientists at Oxford to capture, organise, retrieve, and share spectra, chemical structures, and other experimentally relevant information in an integrated desktop system.
This system will become a rich source of information for both present and future Oxford scientists, as they will gain the ability to search legacy data, therefore reducing analysis rework.
Online provides the ability to access a range of web-based prediction and database search tools, including systematic naming generation and ACD/Labs's latest version 8.0 physicochemical property and NMR prediction algorithms and databases, which will assist the Oxford scientists in correctly interpreting and assigning their spectra.
NMR Manager and Online access was purchased through AGB Scientific Solutions (AGB), the official ACD/Labs distributor for the UK and Ireland.
Mike Partington, managing director for AGB Scientific Solutions, comments on the purchase: " We really feel we can have an enormous impact on how academia manage, interpret and retain their spectral data and are delighted to be working with one of the world's most prestigious universities.
"We are excited to see what the future holds and are looking forward to helping universities get more from their endeavours". Antony Williams, VP of scientific development and marketing for ACD/Labs, adds: "The foresight of the University of Oxford faculty to introduce the industry leading tools for NMR prediction, processing, and databasing will enable students and faculty alike access to the legacy information generated within the facility.
"Students will not only experience a more collaborative environment, they will also be trained in many of the software components they will experience if they choose to move into the chemical and pharmaceutical industries."
