Biotage Introduces New High Performance SNAP Cartridges for Improved Separations

(May 19, 2009) Biotage, a leading supplier of tools and technology for medicinal and analytical chemistry, announces the availability of its new SNAP HP-SIL™ high- performance flash purification cartridges. These innovative SNAP cartridges provide greater compound purity and sample loading, increased compound recovery and reduced waste. An informative technical note outlining the cartridge’s features and benefits is available to download from www.biotage.com/snap.

The new SNAP HP-SIL cartridges employ 30 µm silica, which provides tighter elution bands for increased fraction purity and up to two times more loading capacity than traditional flash cartridges. Requiring fewer cartridges and less solvent usage, the Biotage SNAP high performance cartridges enable scientists to speed up throughput and achieve better separations.

The smaller 30 µm particle size silica in the new SNAP HP-SIL cartridge reduces the interstitial volume, improving separations for compounds with low CV values. Additionally, the SNAP cartridges’ Luer-lokTM connections require no compression modules or adapter kits, which further reduces costs, improving ease-of-use. The rugged design of Biotage’s new cartridges provides pressure stability of 100 psi (7 bar). SNAP cartridges are available in five popular sizes: 10g, 25g, 50g, 100g and 340g.

Biotage SNAP HP-SIL cartridges are also environmentally friendly. Biotage has published a new application note demonstrating how the SNAP HP-SIL cartridges can reduce solvent consumption by 41% and purification time by 72% over a traditional flash cartridge. The application note, entitled Get better separations in less time, using less solvent, with SNAP HP-SIL high performance flash cartridges is available by contacting product_info@biotage.com. 

For more information on Biotage’s range of SNAP cartridges, please email product_info@biotage.com  or visit www.biotage.com 



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About Biotage
Biotage is a global company active in life science research with strong technologies, a broad range of operations and a long-term view of the market. The company offers solutions, knowledge and experience in the areas of genetic analysis and medicinal chemistry. In 2005 operations and products were acquired from the American company Argonaut, further strengthening the medicinal chemistry product range. The customers include the worlds top 30 pharmaceutical companies, the worlds top 20 biotech companies, and leading academic institutes. The company is headquartered in Uppsala and has offices in the U.S., Japan, UK, Germany and several other European countries. Biotage has 336 employees and had sales of 496,4 MSEK in 2007. Biotage is listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm AB. Website: www.biotage.com 

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