Introduction of novel flow chemistry device makes the production of chemicals easier, cleaner and safer

Nijmegen, June 27th, 2011 – FutureChemistry, a world leading supplier in innovative instruments for chemical laboratories, launches FlowStart Evo. This product is an important evolution from FlowStart, which has made microreactor technology accessible for many chemical laboratories at universities and companies around the world. FlowStart Evo now fully integrates all functions for flow chemistry into one easy to use instrument.

Flow chemistry is a ground breaking and fast growing technology for safer and cleaner production of essential chemicals for e.g. pharmacy and food industry. Unique properties of the new instrument include a high level of ease-of-use, a smaller footprint and standalone capabilities, which means the instrument can be used without the need of a computer or laptop.

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FutureChemistry joins microfluidic NMR project for medical diagnosis
February, 2011  – FutureChemistry has joined a research project ‘UltraSenseNMR’ together with two Dutch universities and two SME companies, funded by the European Union. In the project, ultrasensitive NMR technology will be combined with FutureChemistry’s unique expertise on microreactors and flow processes, ultimately leading to new possibilities for the early stage medical diagnosis of e.g. prostate carcinomae.

FutureChemistry launches the PhotoChemistry Module 
January, 2011 – FutureChemistry and the University of Regensburg have jointly developed and tested a Photochemistry module for the FlowStart. The group of Dr. Kirsten Zeitler has demonstrated that combining photo radiation with a continuous flow system, clear benefits of miniaturising the reactor are observed. In addition, the Photochemistry module has proven to be very easy to use and is compatible with FlowStart..

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FutureChemistry launches FlowFit – a powerful ICT tool in reaction optimization
Nijmegen, The Netherlands – June 8th, 2010 – FlowFit is our latest product. It’s a powerful software package to screen parameter datasets for the corresponding optimal values. FlowFit completes our desire to bring our customers and clients a fully developed path to reaction optimization. Any chemical dataset, whether obtained manually or automatically, is potential input for the powerful but user-friendly statistical machinery of FlowFit.

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High Volume Quantum Dot Manufacturing

Nijmegen, The Netherlands – April 22, 2010 – FutureChemistry Holding BV and Flowid BV today announced that they entered into a process development agreement with Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc., to apply flow chemistry for high volume production of high quality tetrapod quantum dots. These quantum dots, Solterra’s proprietary technology, will enable low cost production of solar energy. The agreement is the product of the MOU that Solterra, FutureChemistry and Flowid signed in 2009, defining a collective output goal that supports daily production amounts that had previously taken months or possibly years to produce. 

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FlowSyn Quench Microreactor

FutureChemistry developed a unique upgrade for FlowSyn, enabling robust and reliable flow chemistry. Ultrafast reactions, quenching and mixing are now available in a small, safe and reproducible microreactor module.

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FlowStart infomercial online available

The infomercial shows you how you can start using flow chemistry literally within minutes. Also availabe in German.

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Fast scale up of microreactor technology from lab scale to production

Nijmegen (The Netherlands), July 1st 2009 — Access2Flow, with its members FutureChemistry, Flowid and Micronit Microfluidics, has shown the fast scalability and applicability of microreactors in a case study for flow chemistry. For the case study, the Paal-Knorr reaction was used as a model reaction. This exothermic model reaction was optimized fully automated in three parameters and subsequently scaled up to small production volumes.

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Research proposal nuclear medicine granted

Nijmegen (The Netherlands), June 17th 2009 — For PET imaging, a rapidly growing diagnostic tool, nuclear tracers have to be prepared on site. The technique requires only very small amounts, and synthesis can be enhanced by microreactor technology.

FutureChemistry, Radboud University Nijmegen and Nijmegen University Medical Centre have jointly received a grant from the Dutch provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel with the program ’Nano4vitality’.

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Technology start-up FutureChemistry annouces new partnership with Uniqsis

Nijmegen (The Netherlands), 9th June 2009 ‐ FutureChemistry is announcing their new partner in flow chemistry: Uniqsis, the UK-based technology company has developed a lab-scale flow reactor aimed at producing mg to 100s of grams. FlowSyn is a fully integrated, user-friendly flow reactor which has proved popular within medicinal chemistry and process chemistry labs.


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New device speeds up chemical development

Frankfurt am Main (Germany), May 12th - FutureChemistry, the youngest technology start-up from the Radboud University Nijmegen, launches its newest product: the FlowScreen.

The launch takes place at ACHEMA in Frankfurt am Main, one of the largest international trade fairs on laboratory equipment and chemical process technology.

The FlowScreen is a microreactor platform unique in the world. It enables the chemist to perform reactions automatically high troughput in a microreactor environment. This technology is rapidly emerging within chemistry, pharmacy and food industry, but fully automated devices were not available until now. FutureChemistry offers a highly advanced platform to bring microreactors into the laboratory or manufacturing and quality control processes.

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Nieuw apparaat maakt produceren chemicaliën schoner en veiliger 

Nijmegen, The Netherlands, March 3, 2009 - Today FutureChemistry, Nijmegen’s newest technology spin off, launches the FlowStart, a unique product within microreactor technology. Although this technology is increasingly popular for the chemical, pharmaceutical and food industry, simple starting models were not yet available. FutureChemistry now offers an easy way of entering microreactor technology.


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Access2Flow

Enschede, The Netherlands, October 9, 2008 - The Dutch companies Micronit Microfluidics, FutureChemistry and Flowid today announced the start of a cooperation named Access2Flow. Together, the three companies will offer a new generation of microreactor systems that enable chemists to quickly perform reactions on an industrial scale.

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Schering Plough as Launching Customer

Nijmegen, The Netherlands, September 18, 2008 - FutureChemistry, the newest spin-off compnany of the Radboud University Nijmegen signed today its first contract with the large pharmaceutical company Schering-Plough. They agreed to explore FutureChemistry’s technology in order to investigates its benefits.

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Start-up FutureChemistry

Arnhem, The Netherlands, April 10,  2008 - PPM Oost (East Netherlands Participation Company) invests in fast microreactors for chemical and pharmaceutical industry.The chemical and pharmaceutical industry are continuously searching to improve their chemical processes. FutureChemistry developed a specific microreactor platform, which enables rapid automated screening of chemical reactions conditions.

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