16^th November 2010

SpectralWorks AnalyzerPro^® mass spectrometry data mining software has been adopted as a teaching tool for Masters students studying metabolomics and proteomics at the University of Melbourne, Australia. "Data processing and analysis is a key element in this field", said Scott Campbell, Vice President (R&D) of SpectralWorks "and we are very pleased to support this teaching initiative."

The AnalyzerPro software is used in the practical metabolomics workshop of the Masters of Biotechnology course.


About University of Melbourne

Metabolomics Australia (MA) was founded in 2007 and is the first high throughput Metabolomics facility in Australia, it is national initiative and The University of Melbourne (UM) is the hub where analytical and bioinformatics services are developed. MA UM services are focused on all areas of technology for small molecule analysis with the aim of providing access to world class expertise, analytical technologies and bioinformatics for academic and government research organisations and private industry. The breadth of capability extends to a variety of research domains including environmental science, agriculture, food and beverage science and biomedical science.

In addition to providing analytical services and access to metabolomics infrastructure and expertise through a research hotel concept, MA develops new technologies for metabolite analysis, identification and data analysis (bioinformatics/biostatistics).

About SpectralWorks Limited

SpectralWorks Ltd is a leading UK based software development company. They are dedicated to providing innovative solutions targeted for markets within the life sciences industry and have strong working relationships with a number of the major instrument manufacturers. Coupled with their collaborations with academia and industry, they have the right balance between scientific and software development expertise to provide the best scientific solutions for the end user. In addition to a wide range of mass spectrometry software products, they provide highly respected consultancy services. These services are able to cover the complete software development cycle or specific steps within a project life cycle. These services are frequently utilized by instrument vendors and end users that demand the best for their laboratories.

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