About Our Equipment

Nexion ICP-MS for Heavy Metals Analysis

PerkinElmer’s NexION® is the most versatile ICP-MS on the market, featuring technologies that deliver the highest performance no matter what your analytical challenge with an instrument that makes it easy to handle any sample matrix, any interference, and any particle size.

The NexION® ICP-MS combined with a Titan MPS™microwave system prepares and analyzes cannabis for the state required elements.

 

QSight for Pesticide and Mycotoxin Analysis

Designed to analyze pesticides with sensitivity and efficiency, the QSight™Pesticide Analyzer provides 15% higher throughput than conventional systems. In addition to pesticides, cannabis is conducive to the growth of molds and fungi which can produce carcinogenic mycotoxins ochratoxin A and aflatoxins. As a result, testing for pesticides and mycotoxins in cannabis is important. Usually, pesticides are analyzed using two analytical instruments but, sometimes do not meet the low state action limits and take more time for analysis. The QSight®Pesticide Analyzer is a single instrument for rapid, reliable results. 

Flexar HPLC for Potency Analysis

Naturally occurring cannabinoids, the main biologically active components of the cannabis and hemp plant, form a complex group of closely related compounds. The primary focus has been on Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) due to its pharmacological and toxicological characteristics. Our application describes a method for the chromatographic separation and quantitative monitoring of primary cannabinoids, including THC, THC-A, CBD, and CBD-A. This technique employs our Flexar™ HPLC system. HPLC can identify the acid components of THCA and CBDA before conversion to their corresponding free forms of THC and CBD. 

Clarus GC-MS for Residual Solvent and Terpenes Analysis

PerkinElmer’s residual solvent and terpene analysis on the GC/MS-HS allows labs to run both tests simultaneously. The Clarus®GC/MS with the TurboMatrix™ headspace sampler is both sensitive and stability. With easy sample preparation, this laboratory analysis takes no time away from production and can be included in residual solvent reports.