Syrris Forms Microfluidic Applications Center

Syrris (St. Leonards-on-Sea, UK), a developer of tools and technologies for research and development (R&D) chemists, has formed a subsidiary company, the Dolomite Centre, which is a center of microfluidic applications. The new company has received a grant of U.S.$ 3.6 million from the U.K. Department of Trade and Industry.

Dolomite will design and build microfluidic devices and instrumentation according to clients' needs or will develop instrumentation and device solutions. The technology will be applied to a broad range of applications including environmental monitoring, clinical diagnostics, food and beverages, and pharmaceuticals. Complete services, including scientific consulting, device-design, and rapid prototyping, will be available.

As a subsidiary of Syrris, Dolomite has gained access to its technologies and microfluidic design and instrumentation development capabilities. In order to create a robust fabrication platform, Dolomite acquired fabrication experts Scientific Consultants Ltd. (SCL) in February 2006.

Dolomite's design and manufacturing service will use specialist glass technologies for microfluidic measurement and manipulations. The inertness and biocompatibility of glass, together with its optical properties, make it ideal for use in an extremely broad range of applications. Dolomite has become a new facility in the Department of Trade and Industry's micro and nanotechnology (MNT) facilities network.

The center will provide open access to existing expertise and capability in microfluidics and glass processing. The company aims to expand the market and offer high performance alternatives to the macro-scale technology currently available. It will address problems such as the need for improved reproducibility, reduced testing volumes, and equipment portability.



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