Instrumentation

Analytical Equipment

Our laboratory operates a focused analytical panel on current-generation chromatography and spectrometry platforms. All instruments are maintained on scheduled preventive maintenance contracts and qualified per IQ / OQ protocols.

HPLC Purity

Agilent 1260 Infinity II

Liquid chromatograph with quaternary pump, thermostatted column compartment, and 1260 Diode Array Detector (DAD). Operated with OpenLab CDS for data acquisition and integration.

LC-MS Identification

Waters Xevo TQ-S with Acquity UPLC

Triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer coupled to Acquity UPLC front-end. ESI source, positive / negative mode switching, full-scan and MRM capability. MassLynx for data processing.

GC-MS / Residual Solvents

Shimadzu GCMS-QP2020 NX

Single-quadrupole GC-MS with headspace autosampler (HS-20). Configured for ICH Q3C Class 1–3 residual solvent screening and volatile impurity profiling.

Water Content

Metrohm 915 KF Ti-Touch

Coulometric Karl Fischer titrator for low-moisture samples. Separate volumetric configuration available for samples above 5% water content.

Bacterial Endotoxins

Charles River Endosafe Kinetic-QCL Reader

Kinetic chromogenic LAL reader with heating block and automated curve fitting. Reagent lots tracked per sample with certificate reference on final COA.

Analytical Balance

Mettler Toledo XS204

Semi-micro analytical balance, 0.1 mg readability. Daily calibration verification with NIST-traceable reference weights.

Sample Preparation

Eppendorf Centrifuge 5424 R

Refrigerated benchtop microcentrifuge for sample clarification, protein precipitation, and digestion preparation workflows.