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January 7, 2014 – Ithaca, NY – Advion, Inc., a leading systems and consumables developer for the life sciences industry, announced today the release of the latest development in its line of compact mass spectrometers, the expression S. This latest release includes benefits that further address the needs of Advion’s key target market of academic, industry and research chemistry groups.  The new enhancements include polarity switching during a single analysis to ensure detection of the greatest range of compounds, fast mass scanning (10,000 u/s) for compatibility with UPLC, SFC and where multiple compounds need to be monitored simultaneously with SIM, as well as higher flow rates of 1-2 ml/min for simpler interfacing with standard chromatographic conditions.

The expression S, along with the recently released expression L for large molecule applications, replaces the first generation expression CMS, which will remain available for Advion’s OEM partners on an indefinite basis. The two new CMS units allow Advion to offer enhanced performance specifications to address specific workflow challenges.

In addition to the hardware enhancements, a large number of new software features are being released with the new CMS models to offer additional analysis and data processing options and further improve ease of use. The new software also provides compatibility with DataApex Clarity chromatography software providing seamless integrations with many LC platforms.

“Advion developed the expression line of compact mass spectrometers to address the very specific needs of chemists. As we have learned more from our customers, we recognized the unique needs of our users,” comments Simon Prosser, Vice President of Marketing. “We have brought to the chemist’s bench the best-in-class mass spectrometer performance that was previously reserved for mass spec specialists.  By offering an –S and an –L model, chemists have a choice regarding the best fit for their specific application.”

The expression S is available now for orders with a 12 week lead time.  Advion will be holding a press conference during Pittcon in Chicago, IL on Tuesday, March 4th at 1:00 P.M.

About Advion, Inc.

Advion develops, manufactures and globally supports mass spectrometers, chip-based ion sources, microfluidic flow chemistry systems and consumables for life science and related industries. We seek to enhance analysis performance and workflows. Using our deep scientific and engineering knowledge of mass spectrometry and microfludics, we leverage our passionate employees’ commitment to create quality, flexible and fit-for-purpose solutions. More about Advion, Inc. can be found on our website, www.advion.com.

For Advion, Inc.
Amy Lummus
Director of Marketing
Advion, Inc.
Telephone: 1.607.379.4565
alummus@advion.com

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December 9th, 2013 – Ithaca, NY – Advion, Inc., a leading instruments and consumables developer for the life sciences industry, announced today the release of the latest in chip-based technology, the Chip-Mate™. The Chip-Mate is an ESI Chip®-based nano-LC ion source for applications requiring small micron ID HPLC columns and nanoelectrospray ionization (nano-ESI). This latest product offering from Advion is a line extension of its well-established TriVersa NanoMate® technology.

While the TriVersa NanoMate has multiple modes of operation, the Chip-Mate is an easy-to use nano-LC ion source that focuses on stable and reliable nano-ESI through its ability to sense poor spray performance and engage the next nozzle. Ease-of-use and robustness of nano-ESI are important features for proteomics customers as well as applications in highly regulated environments such as biomarker/biosimilar and small molecule quantification utilizing nano-LC.

For use with the Chip-Mate, Advion has created a smaller footprint ESI Chip with 25 emitter nozzles and an integrated memory card. In combination with spray sensing and next nozzle capability, researchers can now have complete confidence for 24/7 nano-LC/MS/MS operation.

“Advion is known for its fit-for-purpose products and creating instrumentation that eases challenging workflows. This latest development offers the established benefits seen with chip-based nanoelectrospray in a package just for nano-LC users,” notes Simon Prosser, Vice President of Marketing. “We have long anticipated this product introduction, and given the advancements in nano-LC and proteomics, we believe this is the optimal time to offer this product to the market.”

Compatible with Thermo Fisher model mass spectrometers, including the LTQ, Orbitrap, Fusion, Exactive TSQ, etc., the Chip-Mate is now available for shipment with first units shipping this month to customers in Europe, the US and South America. Chip-Mate is available worldwide through a global network of distributors committed to innovative technology and exceptional customer service.

About Advion, Inc.
Advion develops, manufactures and globally supports mass spectrometers, chip-based ion sources, microfluidic flow chemistry systems and consumables for life science and related industries. We seek to enhance analysis performance and workflows. Using our deep scientific and engineering knowledge of mass spectrometry and microfludics, we leverage our passionate employees’ commitment to create quality, flexible and fit-for-purpose solutions. More about Advion, Inc. can be found on our website, www.advion.com.

For Advion, Inc.
Amy Lummus
Director of Marketing
Advion, Inc.
Telephone: 1.607.379.4565
alummus@advion.com

November 11, 2013 – Ithaca, NY – Founded in 1993, Advion, Inc. supplies ion sources and compact mass spectrometers to the life sciences, food and environmental industries. Last month it earned a well‐represented place in Strategic Directions International, Inc.’s (SDi) report “Mass Spectrometry: Limitless Innovation in Analytical Science” based on information gathered through calendar year 2012. Being recognized by an independent, well‐respected industry source within its first year of commercialization is a testament to the expression CMS’ fit‐for‐purpose design and strong market message. SDi estimates that Advion earned approximately 8% unit volume of the single quadrupole market revenue – a notable accomplishment given it was achieved within the first 12 months of commercialization.

“Advion launched the expression compact mass spectrometer (CMS) in March 2012, but has over 20 years of mass spectrometry experience. Being grouped among the industry’s leading mass spectrometer vendors proves that Advion addressed an unmet need within the market,” says David Patteson, Advion’s President and CEO. “Advion was ranked as the highest regarded and most respected among all small MS companies, due to our offering of ion sources and successful entry of the CMS, and we could not be prouder.”

The full report is available for purchase in the SDi website.

About Advion, Inc.
Advion is the partner of choice for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic and government researchers seeking to enhance their mass spectrometry and chemical synthesis workflows. Using our deep scientific and engineering expertise, we develop a broad portfolio of purpose built mass spectrometers, nanoelectrospray ionization sources, and flow‐chemistry synthesis systems and consumables characterized by their reliability, quality, flexibility and fit for purpose design. More about the company can be found at www.advion.com.

For Advion, Inc.
Amy Lummus
Manager of Corporate Marketing Communications
Advion, Inc.
Telephone: 1.607.379.4565
alummus@advion.com

September 16, 2013 – Ithaca, NY – Advion, Inc., the dominant supplier of Compact Mass Spectrometers for life sciences, food and environmental applications, recently signed its 10th OEM agreement for the expanding expression CMS product line in far-reaching industries and market segments.

“We are particularly pleased with the rapid commercial adoption by our end user sales since our production release in June 2012, which now are into the hundreds worldwide.” says David B. Patteson, President and CEO. “Our direct sales focus for synthetic organic, natural product and peptide chemists will continue.  In parallel, we have had an active, nearly two-year period of cultivating strategic partnerships with major global instrument companies for their incorporation of our high performance CMS into their bundled solution-based offerings.  Their launches have begun over the last few months, and will be phased-in through 2014.”

“Advion’s policy remains to not announce the identity of partnerships given the market messages, launch cycles and confidential nature of the agreements. Moreover, given the vast predominance of Advion’s CMS orders have been generated by end users, until very recently, the contribution of OEM unit volume was considered minor.  But given the recent launch movements of our OEM business, this now warrants more disclosure since the CMS system form factor will start to appear more universally across varied complimentary segments to Advion’s direct and distribution partner commercial operations.” Mr. Patteson added, “Other than a few more OEM agreements which should be executed in the next several months – and these should not compete with existing Advion partnerships – we believe we have optimally established our geographic and commercial platforms to the customer’s ultimate product access and support benefit”.

Fortifying the company’s ascent, The American Chemical Society meeting held this past week in Indianapolis, IN marked the launch of an additional expression CMS system with extended mass range to 2000 m/z, and Data Apex Clarity integrated LC/CMS software compatibility which will be resold by Advion to control a vast selection of liquid chromatography systems.  Moreover, the quarter ending September 30, 2013 will be the 7th consecutive quarter of meaningful order and revenue increases, with current fiscal quarterly revenue up nearly 50% versus prior year.

About Advion, Inc.
Advion is the partner of choice for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic and government researchers seeking to enhance their mass spectrometry and chemical synthesis workflows. Using our deep scientific and engineering expertise, we develop a broad portfolio of purpose-built mass spectrometers, nanoelectrospray ionization sources, and flow-chemistry synthesis systems and consumables characterized by their reliability, quality, flexibility and fit for purpose design.  More about the company can be found at www.advion.com.

For Advion, Inc.
Amy Lummus
Manager of Corporate Marketing Communications
Advion, Inc.
Telephone: 1.607.379.4565
alummus@advion.com

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September 10, 2013 – Indianapolis, IN – Advion, Inc., the dominant supplier of Compact Mass Spectrometers for life sciences, food and environmental applications, announced during the National American Chemical Society meeting this week that its family of expression compact mass spectrometers (CMS) now integrates with a wide range of (U)HPLC systems through Clarity software. Developed by Data Apex, Clarity chromatography software has gained broad acceptance in the global (U)HPLC control and data processing market.

Clarity currently supports more than 250 LC modules and related prep LC systems.  This latest release expands Clarity’s LC capability to include the expression CMS product line in this versatile and easy to use software.  Clarity will provide full LC/CMS integration with LC systems including Agilent, Antec, CVC, GL Science, Young-Lin, Hanon, Ingos, Knauer, LabAlliance, Hitachi, Shimadzu, SSI, ECOM, Rigol and others.

“The ability to run the expression CMS range with Clarity creates a seamless and flexible solution with an incredibly broad range of LC systems.” says Simon Prosser, PhD, Advion’s Vice President of Marketing. “Although many of our users are focused on one area of research, they tend to operate on several platforms and utilize different workflows.  Advion’s mass spectrometers offer a flexible solution for mass analysis. Clarity also provides the analytical chemist with the tools they need for quantitative analysis in a GMP or GLP environment.”

Features of the Clarity software include complete instrument control, data acquisition and processing, a full quantitation package, CFR21 part 11 compliance, and MS libraries. The software is available for purchase by contacting Advion’s customer service group and will ship in mid-December.

About Advion, Inc.
Advion is the partner of choice for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic and government researchers seeking to enhance their mass spectrometry and chemical synthesis workflows. Using our deep scientific and engineering expertise, we develop a broad portfolio of purpose-built mass spectrometers, nanoelectrospray ionization sources, and flow-chemistry synthesis systems and consumables characterized by their reliability, quality, flexibility and fit for purpose design.  More about the company can be found at www.advion.com.

For Advion, Inc.
Amy Lummus
Manager of Corporate Marketing Communications
Advion, Inc.
Telephone: 1.607.379.4565
alummus@advion.com

September 9, 2013 – Indianapolis, IN – Advion, Inc., the dominant supplier of Compact Mass Spectrometers for life sciences, food and environmental applications, launched a new compact mass spectrometer, the expression L CMS, during the National American Chemical Society meeting this week in Indianapolis, Indiana.  The new expression L, which has an extended mass range, is the ideal analytical platform for chemists focused on larger molecule applications such as peptide synthesis, polymer chemistry and natural products.

“The ease-of-use, flexibility, portability and affordability of the expression CMS has generated a tremendous amount of global unit sales and inbound enabling interest from a variety of application areas.  This newest model for large molecule applications addresses very specific needs of these researchers. Chemists working with large molecules have exactly the same needs as their small molecule colleagues: a mass spectrometer compact enough to fit in their fume hoods or on cramped benches, with all the performance they need for exacting measurements. The expression L CMS combines this with a 2000 m/z mass range to match their application needs.” says Simon Prosser, PhD, Advion’s Vice President of Marketing. “Lab and chemist deployed, instead of core facility protected, ensures that assays are available 24/7, and that the expression line of mass spectrometers is available to work as hard as the chemists who synthesize and purify the samples.”

The expression L CMS is available for immediate quotation and will ship mid-December.

About Advion, Inc.
Advion is the partner of choice for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic and government researchers seeking to enhance their mass spectrometry and chemical synthesis workflows. Using our deep scientific and engineering expertise, we develop a broad portfolio of purpose-built mass spectrometers, nanoelectrospray ionization sources, and flow-chemistry synthesis systems and consumables characterized by their reliability, quality, flexibility and fit for purpose design.  More about the company can be found at www.advion.com.

For Advion, Inc.
Amy Lummus
Manager of Corporate Marketing Communications
Advion, Inc.
Telephone: 1.607.379.4565
alummus@advion.com

Advion Launches expression CMS Vehicle Transport System

June 18, 2013 – Ithaca, NY – Advion, Inc., the dominant supplier of Compact Mass Spectrometers for life sciences, food and environmental applications, announces that its expression compact mass spectrometer (CMS) is now available with a TACOM-compliant Mobile Attenuation Mounting (MAM) system.  This will allow the CMS to be placed in a mobile laboratory environment and driven for the equivalent of the life of the vehicle while remaining fully functional to all specifications.

“The fast adoption of the expression CMS has brought us into contact with many global FDA agencies, state labs, Level 1 responders, and others who wished to install our CMS in a mobile laboratory setting.  In essence, they wanted to take our CMS to a field-based point-of-assay.  In certain instances, large corporations wished to have the unit fully transportable within large plant settings.  Our response was to design, develop, independently test, and verify our MAM system to international operating standards” says David B. Patteson, President and CEO. “We are certain this will open an even larger market for the CMS, with sizable quoted opportunities now underway around the world.”

About Advion, Inc.
Advion is the partner of choice for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic and government researchers seeking to enhance their mass spectrometry and chemical synthesis workflows. Using our deep scientific and engineering expertise, we develop a broad portfolio of purpose-built mass spectrometers, nanoelectrospray ionization sources, and flow-chemistry synthesis systems and consumables characterized by their reliability, quality, flexibility and fit for purpose design.  More about the company can be found at www.advion.com.

For Advion, Inc.
Amy Lummus
Manager of Corporate Marketing Communications
Advion, Inc.
Telephone: 1.607.379.4565
alummus@advion.com

June 10, 2013 – Ithaca, NY – Advion, Inc., a leading life sciences Systems and Consumables developer, today announced during the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Annual Meeting that it has signed a value added reseller (VAR) agreement with Agilent Technologies to market the full line of Agilent’s chromatography systems to be sold in conjunction with Advion’s expression compact mass spectrometer (CMS).  This agreement builds upon a strong relationship that resulted in the earlier release of an integrated software package which allows direct control of Agilent Technologies’ entire range of LC systems under Advion’s Mass Express CMS control and data processing software. Advion’s expression CMS has seen tremendous success within the synthetic chemistry markets since its launch in 2012, capturing >10% market share for liquid introduction single quadrupole mass spectrometers.  This agreement allows them to expand further into the global analytical chemistry market.  Many analytical chemistry laboratories experience space, financial and human resource constraints, and now Advion can offer an integrated LC/MS system that is compact, fast, easy and affordable.

According to Dr. Simon Prosser, Advion’s VP of Marketing, “Advion was founded over 20 years ago, and Agilent Technologies has played a role throughout our history whether in our own contract services business or as a partner for our nanoelectrospray sources.  Recognizing the market need for an integrated LC/MS solution, Agilent Technologies was a natural fit. We are excited by the possibilities this agreement offers.”

Integrated LC/CMS systems are available immediately for quotation and delivery by Advion and its distributors worldwide.  Advion is exhibiting at booth #123 during this week’s ASMS meeting in Minneapolis, MN.

About Advion, Inc.
Advion is the partner of choice for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic and government researchers seeking to enhance their mass spectrometry and chemical synthesis workflows. Using our deep scientific and engineering expertise, we develop a broad portfolio of purpose-built mass spectrometers, nanoelectrospray ionization sources, and flow-chemistry synthesis systems and consumables characterized by their reliability, quality, flexibility and fit for purpose design. More about the company can be found at www.advion.com.

For Advion, Inc.
Amy Lummus
Manager of Corporate Marketing Communications
Advion, Inc.
Telephone: 1.607.379.4565
alummus@advion.com

February 14, 2013 – Ithaca, NY – Advion, Inc., a leading life sciences Systems and Consumables developer, today announced that a distribution partnership agreement has been signed with the KONIK GROUP of Spain for its expression Compact Mass Spectrometer (CMS) systems. The partnership allows KONIK to leverage its 35 year history in scientific instrumentation business and sell, service and support Advion’s CMS systems in Spain, Portugal and South American countries (with the exception of Brazil).

“The expression CMS has seen tremendous growth in its first year, and our strong global distribution network has played a key role in identifying regional scientific research leaders as well as to promote the product in the most valuable and dynamic applications,” says Vijay Gupta, Vice President International Business Development and Support. “We have received significant market pull from Spain, Portugal and South America, and KONIK is a well-respected partner in these areas allowing prospects and customers to have a local support network available to assist them in a timely manner. Konik’s long history in LC, GC and MS innovation, rounded by their recently patented Multidimensional HPLC+GC-MS platform, as well as their superb knowledge of organic and analytical chemistry make them a uniquely qualified partner”.

The distributor partnership agreement allows KONIK exclusive marketing, sales, service and support of the expression CMS systems with added support from Advion’s European team and global staff. Chemists and researchers interested in learning more about the expression CMS in these countries can visit the KONIK website www.konik-group.com.

December 10, 2012 – Ithaca, NY – Advion, Inc., a leading life sciences Systems and Consumables developer, announces that its expression compact mass spectrometer (CMS) is now fully integrated with Agilent Technologies’ full range of HPLC and (U)HPLC liquid chromatography systems. The single quadropole CMS is seen as a valuable option to complement existing (U)HPLC systems.

Agilent Technologies is the leading vendor of (U)HPLC systems in the life sciences market, and full integration (control, data acquisition, and analysis) with the CMS allows users a streamlined approach for their LC/MS methods. Users will now have full control of more than 70 Agilent (U)HPLC modules, using a single software platform, and single PC through Advion’s Mass Express® software.

“The expression CMS was designed by expert mass spectroscopists and chemists to create the ideal platform for scientists to get the most out of their research,” says David B. Patteson, President and CEO. “From its small footprint and ability to operate on a standard 110-240V outlet, the high performance mass spectrometer offers the optimal price to performance ratio.  Compatibility with this leading (U)HPLC supplier is the logical next step in our on-going development, and makes it even easier for users to integrate with their existing lab assets, while further optimizing their workflow. Agilent Technologies’ Instrument Control Framework (ICF) was the perfect integration solution for the (U)HPLC.”

About Advion, Inc.
Advion is the partner of choice for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic and government researchers seeking to enhance their mass spectrometry and chemical synthesis workflows. Using our deep scientific and engineering expertise, we develop a broad portfolio of purpose-built mass spectrometers, nanoelectrospray ionization sources, and flow-chemistry synthesis systems and consumables characterized by their reliability, quality, flexibility and fit for purpose design.  More about the company can be found at www.advion.com.

For Advion, Inc.
Amy Lummus
Manager of Corporate Marketing Communications
Advion, Inc.
Telephone: 1.607.379.4565
alummus@advion.com