Tecan and RECIPE announce co-marketing agreement for automation of LC-MSMS IVD kits

Aug. 28, 2014 - PRLog -- With clinical laboratories increasingly turning to high throughput LC-MSMS analysis, laboratory automation specialist Tecan and RECIPE Chemicals and Instruments GmbH, a leading manufacturer of IVD/CE diagnostic products, have announced a co-marketing agreement for automation of LC-MSMS IVD kits. Visitors to Booth #1 at MSACL 2014 EU in Salzburg, Austria, from the 2^nd to the 5^th of September, will have the opportunity to discover how Tecan’s flexible Freedom EVO^® platform offers walkaway automation of the RECIPE ClinMass^® LC-MSMS Complete Kits* for the analysis of vitamin D2/D3 and immunosuppressants. The automated process has the advantage of eliminating the potential for manual handling errors and increasing the speed of sample preparation three-fold compared to manual protocols, significantly improving turnaround times while enhancing reproducibility, traceability and sample security.

James O’Brien, Head of Clinical Diagnostics at Tecan, commented: “We are delighted to enter into this co-marketing agreement with RECIPE. Tecan’s extensive experience in laboratory automation and RECIPE’s expertise in the development and production of LC-MSMS IVD kits complement each other perfectly, offering customers the best of both worlds.”

For more information, visit Booth #1 at MSACL 2014 EU, or go to http://www.tecan.com/lcms

*  Not for sale in USA

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Tecan (www.tecan.com) is a leading global provider of laboratory instruments and solutions in biopharmaceuticals, forensics and clinical diagnostics. The company specializes in the development, production and distribution of automated workflow solutions for laboratories in the life sciences sector. Its clients include pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, university research departments, and forensic and diagnostic laboratories. As an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), Tecan is also a leader in developing and manufacturing OEM instruments and components that are then distributed by partner companies. Founded in Switzerland in 1980, the company has manufacturing, research and development sites in both Europe and North America and maintains a sales and service network in 52 countries. In 2013, Tecan generated sales of CHF 388 million (USD 419 million; EUR 316 million). Registered shares of Tecan Group are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange (TECN; ISIN CH0012100191).