Scottish university commissions Rigaku systems

The Woodlands/USA – The School of Chemistry at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, has finished commissioning two crystallography systems supplied by Rigaku/MSC last year. One of the two Rigaku Ultimate HomeLab systems uses molybdenum radiation, which is typically best for inorganic compounds containing heavy atoms, and the other uses copper radiation. According to Prof. Alex Slawin, Director of the Molecular Structure Laboratory at St. Andrews, the new systems have substantially upgraded the university’s capabilities in structure determination. The university, which dates from 1411, operates one of the most prolific crystallographic labs in the world, solving over 1450 structures last year. Rigaku HomeLab systems are integrated solutions providing crystallographers with everything from fully-automated crystal screening to high-throughput structure determination. Systems cover applications from routine work in academia, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology to specialized combinations of components for leading-edge research.