NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Life Technologies said today that its Applied Biosystems group has partnered with Chromsystems Instruments & Chemicals to offer integrated workflows for mass spectrometry applications in the clinical research market.
Under the agreement, the companies have combined Chromsystems’ reagent kits, calibrators, and controls with AB Sciex mass spectrometers and software for use in clinical research environments.
The company said that the combined solutions could “accelerate the adoption of new tests, including vitamin D, amino acids, acylcarnitines, immunosuppressants, antidepressants and neuroleptics, for medically-relevant research. “
ABI said that it has expanded its iMethod line of pre-configured lab workflows in order to optimize Chromsystems’ chemistries on AB Sciex triple quadrupole and QTRAP LC/MS/MS systems. Improvements include an "enhanced" version of its ChemoView software to simplify data interpretation.
The systems, software and test methods were developed as part of a joint venture between ABI and MDS Analytical Technologies.