We are moving to our new building in Cambridge over the weekend of 3rd/4th March. You can find our new address, phone and fax numbers here.

The fitting out of the new building is now complete and it looks really good. Our applications laboratory is the engine-room of our business and the new lab is big, very well laid out and will give us plenty of room for expansion.

Anatune has undergone big changes over the last few years and to my mind, this move represents the final step in our transformation from a small business into a medium-sized organisation with the resources, people, structures and disciplines needed for future growth.

We have arranged several events to celebrate this milestone.

Wellbrook Court Official Opening

This will take place between 4:30 and 6:30 on Wednesday 21st March. We will be inviting Anatune staff, their families, representatives of Anatune’s business partners, plus local and trade press.

I am pleased to reveal that, subject to the demands of unexpected parlimentary business, Andrew Lansley MP has agreed to do us the honour of cutting the ribbon.

Anatune Technology Days

On Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd of March, we will be holding two open house technology days to which any of our customers are invited. This will enable us to show-off our new building and also showcase some brand-new instruments that will extend the range things we can do for our customers.

Each day starts at 11:00 am and will finish no later than 3:00 pm.

If you can come along, you will be very welcome. Please phone or email Susan Roach on 01954 212909 or email: enquiries@anatune.co.uk

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Down Hall Country House Hotel

June 12 & 13th 2012, Down Hall near London Stansted Airport.

The conference programme for our this popular event is now virually complete.

We have assembled a great programme of talks and we already have a decent number of delegates booked.

If you book on-line or by telephone before the 1st of March, you can do so a discounted “Early Bird” rate.

Are you willing to present a poster?

This year we holding a poster session at 5:00pm on the Tuesday afternoon. If you are interested in presenting a poster on work that you have done, you would be very welcome to do so.

It would be very useful for us to have some idea as to the number of posters we need to plan for, so if you think that you might want to submit a poster, please can you let us know now?

Email: Susan.Roach@anatune.co.uk or call +44 (0)1954 212909

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Flavor, Fragrance & Odor Analysis edited by Ray Marsili

Ray Marsili, head of the Marsili Consulting Group has compiled and edited a second edition of his valuable book, entitled “Flavor, Fragrance and Odor Analysis“. The book is published in hardback by CRC press and is available from Amazon for the (rather eye watering) price of £94.05.

In a field that is changing rapidly, this book is good, in that it focuses on the newer techniques that are now being adopted by mainstream labs, Worldwide.

As it happens, I have a spare copy that I am prepared to part with – in return for a £10 donation to the British Heart Foundation.

If you are interested, contact me on enquiries@anatune.co.uk before 5pm, Monday 13th February.

If I have more than one taker, I will put the names into a hat the following day and ask Sue Roach to select the lucky winner.

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These will be held at Anatune’s Cambridge laboratory on the 17th, 18th and 19th April 2012.

The GERSTEL 1D/2D  System has been designed from scratch to be the definitive GC-MS tool for the rapid identification of trace, taste and odour compounds in all kinds of complex matrices.

This workshop marks the launch of the system in the UK and Ireland, and will be conducted by Paul Roberts of Anatune with the assistance of Dr. Nobuo Ockai, GERSTEL Japan’s technical director.

The series of one-day workshops will comprise classroom and laboratory sessions and will provide a clear understanding of how the system works and how it can greatly facilitate the analysis of taste, aroma and malodours, whenever and wherever the need to measure these compounds occurs.

Places on the workshops are limited, so please book early to be sure of a place.

The charge for these workshops is £35 + VAT and includes a buffet lunch, refreshments and materials.

To book your place email susan.roach@anatune.co.uk or call Sue on 01954 212909.

If you require overnight accomodation, Sue will be happy to help with this.

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The theme of the conference is chromatography sample preparation and automation (GC, LC and MS).  The program will include talks on new instrumentation from Anatune and its partners, as well as talks from analysts who are putting the instrumentation to work.

The two day, residential format will give you plenty of opportunity to interact with both speakers and delegates.

So far, the following people have agreed to present:

• Dr Hans-Gerd Janssen, Unilever Research, the Netherlands
• Dr Kieren Kilcawley, TEAGASC, Fermoy, Ireland
• Dr Klaus Buckendahl of Sigma Aldrich, Germany
• Dr Eike Kleine-Benne of GERSTEL GmbH, Germany
• Paul Roberts & Dan Carrier of Anatune Ltd, UK

Several other organisations have offered speakers, as yet, unidentified, including Teledyne Tekmar and the UK Health and Safety Executive.

The events team at Down Hall has offered us a very favourable package and so, once again, we are able to keep the charges at the same modest level as in previous years.

The two-day rate is £320 + VAT and this includes food and accommodation as well. If you book before 1st March, we are offering an early-bird discount and you will only pay £290 + VAT.

To attend on one day only, costs £210 + VAT and again, if you book before 1st of March you will only pay £180 + VAT.

If you want to attend – please book early as places are limited and we expect this to be a sell-out.

To book (or for more details), email: enquiries@anatune.co.uk or call Susan Roach on +44 (0)1954 212909.

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