Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

Columbia, Md.-based !%Shimadzu Scientific Instruments%! has partnered with Cerno Bioscience of Danbury, Conn., which applies mathematical techniques to mass spectrometry. The companies will team Shimadzu’s liquid chromatography mass spectrometry quadrupole systems with Cerno’s MassWorks software to enhance data calibration. In conjunction with Shimadzu’s LCMSsolution software, the package uses Cerno’s patented MSIntegrity technology to improve mass determination by up to 100 times on unit mass resolution mass spectrometers. The proprietary software will permit researchers to perform compound identification through elemental composition prediction – a capability usually available only on high-resolution systems.