Shimadzu Research Laboratory (SRL) was established in April 1997 as a subsidiary of Shimadzu Europe Ltd (SEL), sharing premises and facilities with Kratos. A long-term development and expansion programme saw the opening of SRL's purpose built facility on Wednesday, 3rd May 2006.

SRLs entrance in Manchester sunshine

While centring on hardware development for mass spectrometers and scanning electron microscopes (SEMs), SRL has gradually expanded its research areas to include bio- and nanotechnology. In the field of mass spectrometry, SRL has strong basic research on new types of ion-trap technology, algorithms for determining the amino-acid sequences of proteins and reagents for the quantitative and comparative analysis of proteins. In the field of SEMs, research projects on algorithms for processing spectral imaging data, ultra-sensitive electron-energy analysers, ultra-low acceleration compact SEMs, and aberration corrected electronic optical systems are in progress, and starting to bear (commercial) fruit.

SRL is primarily engaged in work commissioned by Shimadzu headquarters and functions as a European base for core technology R&D as well as collecting and providing technical information on a contract basis and for other Shimadzu companies.

Cutting the ribbon at the opening ceremony

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Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) Ltd.,
Wharfside,
Trafford Wharf Road,
Manchester M17 1GP

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