BioTools Joins Chiral Technologies in Cooperative Agreement
BioTools Inc., of Jupiter Florida, and Chiral Technologies Inc., of West Chester, Pennsylvania, have entered into a cooperative agreement that will provide comprehensive coverage of chirality-related services and technologies ranging from small scale and preparative chromatography to absolute configuration of chiral compounds.
BioTools Inc., of Jupiter Florida, and Chiral Technologies Inc., of West Chester, Pennsylvania, have entered into a cooperative agreement that will provide comprehensive coverage of chirality-related services and technologies ranging from small scale and preparative chromatography to absolute configuration of chiral compounds. The combination of services from the two companies is expected to improve efficiency and understanding in a range of research areas such as drug discovery, drug development, and industrial process.
Although the scope of the agreement has not yet been disclosed, Rina Dukor, president of BioTools said “Entering into this collaborative alliance with Chiral Technologies will provide researchers with a unique blend of services, instruments and technologies to advance the understanding that chiral-based structures play in biological and chemical processes.”
BioTools provides advanced chiroptical instrumentation and services to pharmaceutical companies and academia serving critical areas of biopharmaceutical and chiral drugs research. Chiral Technologies supplies chiral chromatography products and services in North and South America.
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