The University of Nottingham · Awarded contract
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Supply, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of MALDI Mass Spectrometry Imaging Equipment for the University of Nottingham

Awarded 03 Sep 2020

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Awarded03 Sep 2020
Value£190,000.00
SupplierKR Analytical Ltd
AgencyThe University of Nottingham
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 2y 2mo ago4y term
Awarded 3 Sept 2020Expired 2 Sept 2024

About

The University of Nottingham awarded a contract to KR Analytical Ltd for the supply, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging equipment.

The contract included Lot 1a, an AP-MALDI ion source compatible with an Orbitrap Q-Exactive mass spectrometer, or Lot 1b, a standalone MALDI imaging instrument, plus Lot 2, a MALDI sample preparation robot for automated matrix application.

This instrumentation was intended to expand the mass spectrometry imaging capabilities of the Centre for Analytical Bioscience and provide complementary data to secondary ionisation mass spectrometry (SIMS) imaging at the nano and micro scale Research Centre (nmRC).

The equipment was supported by EPSRC equipment funding.

The contract value was £190,000.

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