parker: nanalysis plant in calgary attracting international clients - electronic board

Calgary has many well-trained scientific minds, and Nanalysis can boast of its share in it.
The company has successfully designed and is manufacturing an MRI (NMR)
A spectrometer that attracts customers around the world.
Nanalysis President and CEO Sean krakiski left Calgary for California after being selected by the King of the Los Angeles National Hockey League, but returned to the University of Calgary for a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, followed by a master's degree in 2003.
During his college years, he met Greg McFeetors, a doctoral student who was developing a microcomputer system (MEMS)
A chip that uses force detection NMR instead of conventional induction NMR to detect NMR signals.
Krakiwsky decided to set up a company to commercialize the technology, which was born in 2008.
Soon after, he met garlitte Leskowitz, who received a PhD in chemistry at the California Institute of Technology and wrote papers on the same topic.
McFeetors joined Nanalysis as director of engineering, and Leskowitz was persuaded to move to Calgary as chief science officer.
Two scientists worked together on an application development project that led to the current platform
Provide top-level version of access high-
Resolution NMR spectra account for only a fraction of the cost, complexity and ongoing cost of traditional large instruments.
Krakiwsky has never been an easy thing to start a company that needs to spend a lot of money on R & D, and he has returned to his hockey spell on the team's perseverance and confidence.
It pays off well, especially in the knowledgeable and experienced management team he has built.
Susanne Riegel, director of marketing and product manager and Heather Phillips, director of operations-both chemists —
Received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States
They continue to be educated at Dalhousie University in Halifax, where Rigel received a master's degree in science and Phillips received a doctorate.
Riegel returned to University C for a doctorate.
Both recalled the time that had to be booked using a large host
Their research style spectrometer so they are excited to work on Nanalysis GmbH
Top mode that many college students can use now.
Neil Gallagher, director of manufacturing and magnet R & D, holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from University C, and sales manager Matt Samora holds a PhD in chemistry at Mount Allison, bruce Lykes Director of Business Development holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry and an MBA from the University of Alberta.
The strong management team also has a star player from Gary Levy, chief financial officer with 35 years of financial experience.
The 40 staff in Calgary, including 14 Bachelor of Science, 12 bloggers and 5 Masters of Science scientists, will increase this number to cope with the growing demand for its compact family, portable benches
A top-level NMR spectrometer, observable nuclei, and usable accessories.
They allow chemists, researchers, engineers, and students to perform spectral tests anytime, anywhere.
This means taking up more space in its Pockar Park plant, which is also a manufacturing plant.
In addition to the design and engineering in Calgary, in addition to the powerful, rare-
Earth magnets concentrated in honeycombshaped field —
Only from China-
As well as some other required items produced by local suppliers.
Even printed circuit boards containing up to 400 parts are designed and manufactured at the Nanalysis factory.
To date, more than 570 units have been sold to academic, research, government and industry users in 40 countries.
They include the names of MIT, Harvard University, King's College London, Honeywell, BASF, Johnson & Johnson, bam, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, and the Indian Ministry of Food radiation and the same type technology.
The biggest market is the United States. S.
And Europe, which has opened offices in Frankfurt.
Krakiwsky believes that through the current network of 40 professional international dealers, 100,000 Nanalysis departments are needed.
This means more capital investment in machinery and professionals.
The company has offered a takeover offer, but the initial group of local investors said they were willing to invest more to maintain the company's position in Calgary and "build a billion-dollar company worldwide
Dollar business here
This month, the TSX Venture Exchange will conduct Nanalysis transactions.
More capital will also allow Krakiwsky to acquire five complementary companies, a move that will help accelerate its promising growth.
David Parker is often featured in the Herald.
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