Equipment

High performance liquid chromatography

UHPLC and HPLC (Agilent, Shimadzu) with DAD, UV-Vis, MWD and RI-detector
High performance liquid chromatograph (Shimadzu HFLC 20A) combined with a triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer (LC-MS 8030), as well as diode-array detector

Gas chromatographie

Gas chromatographs (Agilent) with FID, automated samplers, headspace-application or direct injection
Gas chromatograph (Agilent) with MS-detector

Thin layer chromatography

Techniques: flame, graphite furnace

Zeeman and Deuterium background-correction are available

Dissolution tester (Erweka, Sotax, Pharma Test) for solid and semi-solid dosage forms, with paddle or basket apparatus, automated and manual sampling possible
Friability apparatus (Pharma Test)
Disintegration apparatus (Pharma Test)
Resistance-to-crushing-tester (Pharma Test)
Particle Counter, sub-visible particles (HIAC Royco)

Titroline alpha plus (SI Analytics) used for Karl-Fischer titration (volumetric)
Titroline 7500 KF trace (SI Analytics) used for Karl-Fischer titration (coulometric)
Polarimeter (A. Krüss Optronic)
Densitometer, automated (Anton Paar)
Osmometer (Vogel/ Löser Messtechnik)
Refractometer (Novex Abbe)
Melting point apparatus (HWS)
pH meter (Knick)
Analytical Balances (Sartorius, Mettler Toledo, Kern & Sohn)
Shaking water bath (GFI)
Drying cabinets (Binder, Memmert)
Muffle furnace (Nabertherm)
Vapodest (Gerhardt) for nitrogen determination according to Kjeldahl

The climatic chambers and cabinets listed here are used to store stability samples.

4 climatic chambers (KlimaSystems).
Conditions: 25°C / 60% rh; 30°C / 75% rh, 30°C / 65% rh and 40°C / 75% rh
4 climatic cabinets (WTB-Binder)
Conditions: adjustable, special conditions on request

The cold storage rooms and freezer listed here are used to store reference standards, test solutions and temperature-sensitive test samples.