Bruker Announces Order for 10 NMR Systems to Enable World-Class Scientific Research at King Abdullah University of Science & ...
November 19 2008 - 6:00AM
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Bruker BioSpin announces today that it has received an order from
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) for ten
(10) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometers valued at close
to $20 million, including Bruker�s flagship 950 MHz superconducting
NMR magnet. KAUST is a new graduate-level research university in
Saudi Arabia, dedicated to inspiring a new age of scientific
achievement and the realization of a vision of King Abdullah. The
two-story, eight-ton 950 MHz magnet is the world�s highest-field
superconducting actively shielded high-resolution NMR magnet
system. The heart of this 950 MHz NMR magnet is a proprietary coil
set made of about 100 miles of superconducting wire which is
producing a 22.3 Tesla magnetic field. The large magnet will allow
scientists to investigate the structure of bio-molecules and study
their interactions with greater resolution and sensitivity than
ever before. The 950 MHz magnet at the center of KAUST�s NMR
facility will be surrounded by other Bruker NMR spectrometers,
ranging from 400 MHz for chemistry up to an actively-shielded 850
MHz widebore magnet for solid-state NMR. All Bruker NMR systems
ordered will include the Bruker next-generation Avance� III NMR
console, which incorporates second-generation (2G) digital receiver
(DR) technology for a significant further improvement in NMR
detection fidelity. This 2G-DR technology and Bruker�s leading NMR
probe and CryoProbe� technology provide a new level of performance
for demanding NMR experiments in structural biology, chemistry and
material sciences. The broad range of NMR systems ordered will
enable KAUST to offer leading-edge capabilities for NMR research to
its scientists and academic partners. Installation of these NMR
systems is expected to begin in 2009 and to continue into 2010,
with many of them targeted to be operational for the planned
opening of KAUST in September 2009. �We look forward at KAUST to
exploit the advanced capabilities of the NMR systems manufactured
by Bruker,� stated Dr. Mohamed E. Samaha, interim VP for Research
at KAUST. �These systems will be utilized to expand the boundaries
of the scientific knowledge. They are an integral constituent to
realize King Abdullah�s vision and our overall plans to build one
of the world�s leading scientific research institutions for the
prosperity and development of Saudi Arabia and the world.� ABOUT
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