Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Partners with Ion Signature Technology on New Deconvolution Software for Organic Compound Identification
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc., a leading global supplier of analytical instrumentation, announces that it has entered into a partnership with Ion Signature Technology, Inc. (IST), a developer of advanced technologies for analytical laboratories. This relationship will provide Shimadzu´s GC/MS users with the benefits of IST´s new mass spectrometry software, IST for GC/MSTM.
IST for GC/MS is designed for high-throughput testing labs that perform GCMS analyses in the areas of environmental science, forensics, petrochemicals, and chemicals. IST for GC/MS employs a powerful set of algorithms created specifically for ultra-fast, high-sensitivity compound identification and quantification, even in contaminated samples. Through this partnership, the new software will interface with workstation software for Shimadzu´s innovative line of GC/MS instruments, helping labs to accelerate productivity and increase measurement sensitivity by untangling complex data.
“Speed — without sacrificing accuracy — is the order of the day for most testing labs, as they are under tremendous pressure to lower detection limits and increase sample throughput rates,” stated John Moore, Ph.D., President and CEO of Ion Signature Technology. “Through our new partnership with Shimadzu and its high-speed, high-sensitivity instruments, labs will be able to run analyses considerably faster, yet quickly and efficiently identify complex compounds even in the presence of co-eluting peaks, with full confidence in the accuracy of their QC data.”
“This partnership with IST allows Shimadzu to offer enhanced analytical solutions to our customers,” stated Bob Clifford, Ph.D., GC/MS Marketing Manager. “The speed and sensitivity of the Shimadzu GC/MS instruments, now coupled with the matrix isolation improvements from the IST deconvolution software, provide the most complete analytical solution on the market today. Both companies are committed to superior technology, and this partnership provides our customers unparalleled performance from a unique hardware/software platform, thus satisfying the needs of both high-throughput labs as well as those analyzing complex matrices.”
About Shimadzu
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, MD (SSI), the American subsidiary of Shimadzu Corporation, headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, is a leading manufacturer of analytical measurement and testing instrumentation for a broad range of applications in science and industry. SSI´s instruments are used in a wide variety of markets, including pharmaceuticals, forensics, environmental monitoring, academics, drug discovery, metals, plastics, agriculture, food and beverages, and homeland security. For more information, visit http://www.ssi.shimadzu.com .
About Ion Signature Technology
Ion Signature Technology, Inc., N. Smithfield, RI (IST), is a privately held company focused on developing and marketing advanced data analysis software and hardware for analytical laboratories that require accurate, high throughput chemical analysis. Based on the innovative AccurithmTM deconvolution algorithms, IST´s products reduce the time required to collect, analyze, and report complex chemical samples. The company increases the productivity and profitability of high throughput service organizations by providing faster, simpler, and more dependable sample collection and analysis methods. For more information about IST, visit http://www.ionsigtech.com .
