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Malvern Instruments Ltd (Malvern, UK) and Paraytec Ltd (York, UK) have entered into a development and licensing agreement that will see Paraytec's ActiPix® technology being added to Malvern's materials characterization portfolio. The agreement will give Malvern exclusive rights to further develop, market and sell ActiPix® UV area imaging technology in specific fields of use related to the characterization of complex fluids for applications in biopharmaceuticals, foods and personal care industrial sectors.

Malvern Instruments and Paraytec enter into development and technology licensing agreement

Malvern, UK | Posted on July 20th, 2011

Paul Walker, Managing Director of Malvern Instruments, said, "We are delighted to be adding Paraytec's innovative UV area imaging technology to our capability. We see it as complementary to our existing technology portfolio and it offers great potential for further developing and enhancing our product range for particle size and viscosity determination."

Mark Vaux, Paraytec CEO, said, "This is a landmark agreement for our company. To have been selected by Malvern is a huge endorsement of our technology. We look forward to working with the team at Malvern and to seeing Malvern products incorporating our ActiPix® technology being launched in due course."

Malvern Instruments is a market leader in measuring performance controlling material properties, including particle size, particle shape, zeta potential, molecular weight, size and conformation, rheological properties and chemical identification. www.malvern.com

Paraytec manufactures and distributes instrumentation for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical applications based on its patented ActiPix® technology, a 2-dimensional detection platform for UV-Vis absorbance measurement, using capillaries and flow cells in conjunction with sophisticated optics and active pixel area sensors. www.paraytec.com

Malvern and Malvern Instruments are registered trademarks of Malvern Instruments Ltd
Paraytec and ActiPix are registered trademarks of Paraytec Ltd

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About Malvern Instruments
Malvern Instruments is a market leader in measuring performance controlling material properties. These include particle size, particle shape, zeta potential, molecular weight, size and conformation, rheological properties and chemical identification. Malvern delivers the systems, support and expertise that ensure the analytical integrity and productivity needed to drive research, development and manufacturing.

Malvern’s measurement solutions for scientists, technologists and engineers advance continually through customer collaboration. Complementary materials characterization systems deliver inter-related measurements that reflect the complexities of particulates and disperse systems, nanomaterials and macromolecules. Combining intelligently implemented technologies with in-depth industry applications knowledge and support, Malvern provides customers with the competitive advantage they demand.

Headquartered in Malvern, UK, Malvern Instruments has subsidiary organizations in all major European markets, North America, China, Japan and Korea, a joint venture in India, a global distributor network and applications laboratories around the world.

Paraytec is a UK based scientific instrument company manufacturing and distributing a range of instrumentation for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical applications. Its patented ActiPix® technology is a 2-dimensional detection platform for UV-Vis absorbance measurement, using capillaries and flow cells in conjunction with sophisticated optics and active pixel area sensors. www.paraytec.com

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Contacts:
Malvern Instruments Ltd
Enigma Business Park, Grovewood Road, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 1XZ UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1684 892456
Fax: +44 (0) 1684 892789

Mark Vaux
CEO
Paraytec Ltd
York House, Outgang Lane
Osbaldwick, York, YO19 5UP, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1904 436620
Fax: +44 (0) 1904 415047

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