Microwave synthesis platform combined with Raman spectrometry to create an integrated approach to in situ analysis of reactions - providing faster, cleaner chemistries and better yields
CEM reports that its Investigator system, an integrated microwave synthesis system and Raman spectrometer, has won the 2005 R+D100 award, becoming the tenth CEM instrument to do so.
This prestigious award is granted annually by the editors of R and D Magazine in recognition of the 100 most technologically significant new products and processes of the year.
CEM has won the award seven times in the last ten years.
"We are honoured that R and D Magazine has chosen to recognise our latest microwave laboratory instrument with this prestigious award," said David Lofty, managing director of CEM Microwave Technology.
"It is a singular distinction to be chosen again and we would like to thank the judges and the editors of R and D magazine for their consideration".
Investigator is also the third consecutive system from CEM's life science division to win the award.
Last year CEM's Odyssey microwave peptide synthesizer was recognised, and the company's Voyager system for the scale up of microwave synthesis reactions won in 2003.
"This award is a testament to the strong pipeline of products coming out of CEM's R and D programme.
"The new systems continue to expand the previous boundaries of microwave technology with novel applications being explored in different areas of the life sciences, helping to further the potential of microwave-enhanced chemistry".
CEM combined the capabilities of the Discover microwave synthesis platform with Raman spectrometry to create Investigator, the first integrated approach to in situ analysis of reactions.
The microwave synthesis system provides faster, cleaner chemistries and significantly better yields than conventional synthesis, says the company, while the Raman spectrometer offers detailed information about the reaction mixture and the progress of the chemistry in real-time.
Investigator is said to be the only benchtop laboratory system that provides in situ monitoring of microwave-assisted organic reactions, giving chemists a tool that allows them to quickly optimise their reactions in real-time and increase their productivity without having to interrupt the synthetic process.
