SCION Instruments CompassCDS version 4.0 chromatography data system

SCION Instruments has announced the release of its chromatography data system CompassCDS version 4.0, with features and capabilities that extend its applicability to a wide range of laboratories.

The product provides a user-friendly and application-rich GUI with integration, calculation and reporting capabilities. Industry-, function- and application-specific add-ons and plug-ins are available to fit a wide range of specific laboratory needs.

Robust in design for 24/7 operation, it scales from standalone to enterprise-wide client/server installations with centralised system administration and data management. The product also complies with national and international regulations and guidelines including 21CFR11 and ISO/IEC 17025.

Other features include: HPLC instrument support for Agilent’s 1100 and 12xx LC series; the ability to control GCs from SCION, Bruker, Varian and Agilent; 3D data acquisition from PDA/FLD HPLC detectors; processing of 3D data including chromatogram and spectra extraction, library search, purity calculations, etc; AnIML support (converter and viewer) for long-term archiving of raw (2D/3D) and meta data; and multilanguage support, with Chinese being the first addition and other languages to follow.

These additions extend the applicability of the system from the initial focus on refineries and petrochem/chem into pharma/biotech and food, contributing largely to automate processes and workflows in R&D, IPC and QC of intermediates and final products. It is suitable for multivendor, multi-instrument GC and LC laboratories.