Element Materials Technology, a global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) company, launched a lab solutions division within its Life Sciences business unit. The new division aims to provide labs with cutting-edge equipment, critical support and the deep insights needed to ensure the highest quality analytical data.

The new lab solutions division brings together capabilities across the UK & Ireland through Element’s previous acquisitions of Apex Scientific (Maynooth, Ireland), Anatune (Cambridge, England) and Crawford Scientific (Strathaven, Scotland). Besides complete high-end systems for chromatography and mass spectrometry, labs and analytical specialists working in this field now have access to a single supplier for chromatography columns, consumables, instrumentation, automation, training, servicing, and consultancy. 

According to the company, the Strathaven and Maynooth sites combine their broad columns and consumables businesses to cater to the UK & Ireland. The Cambridge site completes the equation with its automation and instrumentation solutions. Together, this team will allow customers to source everything they need to perform analysis across the entire workflow of sample preparation and analysis through one service provider. Eventually, Element will extend Lab Solutions’ offerings throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

Andy Pepper, divisional director of Element Lab Solutions, said, “There is nothing more frustrating when fitting and equipping laboratories than having to trawl through many suppliers to find what you need. Now we can offer customers a single trusted provider of everything needed to undertake analyses. Our technical expertise, equipment, and support across our sites in UK and Ireland can help laboratories to concentrate on their core business and maximize their efficiency and performance.”

Element’s global Life Sciences division includes more than 1,400 scientists, chemists, and technologists working across a network of sites and labs to provide comprehensive scientific services that support customers’ product development lifecycle from early R&D through complex regulatory approvals, into production and beyond.