Analytical instrumentation in use at the VSRA Life Sciences facility, including chromatography systems, a polarimeter and microscopy

Analyticals at our facility

Analytical capability

Characterisation you can build a process on

500 MHz NMR, LC-MS/MS (Q-TOF) 6540, ICP-MS (heavy metal analysis), gas chromatography, Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), powder & single crystal XRD, stability chamber and more.

  • 500 MHz NMR
  • LC-MS/MS (Q-TOF) 6540
  • ICP-MS (Heavy Metal Analysis)
  • Gas Chromatography
  • Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
  • Powder - XRD
  • Stability Chamber
  • 1260 Quaternary HPLC System
  • Analytical & Preparatory HPLC
  • FTIR Spectrophotometer
  • Acquity UPLC H/Class Bio
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
  • Parallel Synthesizer 12 Reaction Station
  • Benchpro 4100 Instrument Card Processing Station
  • Automatic Digital Polarimeter

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Scientific activities

What we take on

Our research work spans discovery support through to process handover.

  • Design and Synthesis of API Intermediates
  • Chemo-Enzymatic Synthesis
  • Isotopic Intermediates for Deuterated Drugs
  • Development of New Route of Synthesis (ROS) for better Intellectual Property (IP)
  • Synthetic Support to Discovery Programs
  • Direct Access to Chiral Compounds through Bio-Catalysis
  • Synthetic Bio-Markers
  • Dipeptides, PEG Linkers, and Polypeptides
  • Synthesis of Pre-clinical & Clinical Candidates

Work with us

Bring us a synthesis problem

Route scouting, characterisation, impurity profiling or a compound you cannot source - tell us what you need.