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Waters Corporation launches Synapt G2

Waters Corporation recently introduced a powerful next-generation, high performance, mass spectrometer 'Waters Synapt G2 System'. The company introduced the Synapt G2 System at the 57th American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference on mass spectrometry and allied topics held in Philadelphia. It is expecting to deliver the first Synapt G2 units during the fourth quarter of 2009.

Taking qualitative and quantitative quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry to new heights, the Synapt G2 system features new QuanTof and enhanced High Definition MS technologies intended to accelerate scientists toward their research goals. It provides researchers with intuitive operation, application flexibility, and a totally new level of performance for biopharmaceutical, metabolite identification, metabonomics, proteomics, biomarker studies, and food and environmental applications. It is capable of outstanding qualitative and quantitative performance for both MS and the elevated data acquisition rates of Synapt G2 HDMS analysis. For scientists this means performance in excess of 40,000 FWHM resolutions, class-leading sensitivity, a data acquisition rate of 20 spectra/second, exact mass (1 ppm RMS) information and a dynamic range of up to five orders of magnitude. When paired with Waters Acquity UltraPerformance LC (UPLC) technology, Waters Synapt G2 Mass Spectrometer makes maximum use of the power and speed of UPLC outclassing all other LC/MS and LC/MS/MS systems.With the Synapt G2 System, scientists can make new discoveries and sound decisions based on the comprehensive, accurate and precise data that they can obtain from highly complex samples in just a single analytical run and at unprecedented speed. Says Professor James Scrivens of the University of Warwick, "Incremental improvements in instrument performance are important drivers for advancing MS-based studies, but it's the combination of Synapt G2's high resolution oa-TOF technology, wide quantitative dynamic range and enhanced (high-efficiency) ion mobility resolution that is truly game-changing.""The launch of Synapt G2 is a significant event because it represents both a major leap forward in MS technology and a huge new opportunity for the worldwide research community attempting to solve fundamental problems at the molecular level," says Brian Smith, Vice President, Mass Spectrometry Business Operations, Waters Division. He continued, "We're confident that the Synapt G2 will displace generic QTof and electrostatic ion trap systems as the de facto choice in high-end MS instrumentation."

The Synapt G2 System features new QuanTof technology that combines an innovative high field pusher and dual stage reflectron with a novel ion detection system in an optimised, folded, TOF geometry. Together these features provide a new dimension of high resolution, exact mass and quantitative performance uniquely available at acquisition rates that are compatible with UPLC separations.