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Sayaji Industries and SDPA enters joint venture
to produce spray-dried acacia gum
S
ayaji Industries Limited has entered into a joint venture
agreement with Societe Developpement Produits Afrique
(SDPA), France wherein SDPA and Sayaji Industries will be
equal partners (50:50) in Sayaji IngriTech LLP, and technology
will be provided by Alland & Robert one of the largest
manufacturers of acacia gum worldwide and subsidiary of
SDPA.
Mr Priyam Mehta, CMD, Sayaji Industries Ltd. while
commenting on the joint venture, said, “We are delighted to
join hands with Alland & Robert, a company that has been an
expert in this field since 1884. We will leverage the expertise
of both companies – Sayaji Industries’ strong presence in
the Indian Food & Beverage market and Alland & Robert’s
unique technological know-how. We are looking forward
to working closely with Alland & Robert on developing this
partnership.”
Agilent Introduces New Mass
Spectrometry Solutions
A
gilent Technologies announced a range of new products
designed to deliver improved analytical and business
outcomes for laboratories involved in a variety of analytical
pursuits, including food testing, environmental screening,
and metabolomics research.
The centrepiece of the announcement—the new
Agilent 6546 quadrupole time-of-flight LC/MS
system—gives analysts the ability to acquire
high-resolution data across an unprecedented
dynamic range. This innovative instrument
includes the Q-RAI (Quadrupole-Resolved All
Ions), a data-independent acquisition mode
which reduces the complexity of MS/MS spectra
while maximizing the accuracy and quality of the
data acquired.
“The Agilent 6546 LC/Q-TOF is a major advancement
compared to previous time-of-flight systems because it
combines dynamic range with excellent resolution in all
conditions (speed, mass range, intensity),” said Nicola
Zamboni, head of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
in Zurich. “In our lab, the 6546 will be a great instrument for
challenging applications such as 13C metabolic flux analysis,
high-throughput mass spectrometry, and metabolite
identification.”
Also, Mr Frederic Alland, CEO at Alland & Robert
commented on the joint venture and said, “This joint venture
will give Alland & Robert the opportunity to offer its high-
quality products to the Indian market. Our partnership with a
successful local enterprise will get us closer to the customers’
needs of this particular and dynamic new market. Alland
& Robert is a l35-year-old family company that has always
aimed at expanding its reach in the world. We are proud to
take on new challenges to ensure our success.”
Acacia Gum is used in flavours, beverages, confectionery,
dairy, bakery and dietary products among others. Most food-
based MNCs are the end users od Acacia Gum.
MassHunter software complementing the Agilent 6546 LC/
Q-TOF includes:
MassHunter Quantitative Analysis 10.0 software with new
features that allow labs to more quickly and accurately
screen complex sample sets for both target and suspect
compounds in a single workflow—ideal for food safety, and
environmental analysis.
New MassHunter Classifier software which
complements the enhanced method development
workflow in the Mass Profiler Professional
(MPP) software, enabling faster testing for food
authenticity with results that are easier to review.
MassHunter Lipid Annotator that presents
theoretical lipid MS/MS annotations for Q-TOF
results with support through the MassHunter
Mass Profiler Professional Lipidomics workflow.
Agilent also announced the new Agilent Bravo Metabolomics
Sample Prep Platform—the perfect partner for the Agilent
6546 LC/Q-TOF—which provides consistent and accurate
preparation of human plasma samples for metabolomics
analysis via LC/MS.
“Together, these new products will enable laboratories to
spend less time getting the answers they need—and increase
the confidence they have in their results,” said Monty
Benefiel, Agilent vice president, and general manager of the
company’s Mass Spectrometry Division.
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