Welcome to Academic Solutions for Life Sciences and Synthetic Chemistry.

Science is advancing very rapidly. In order for today's students to keep pace and remain competitive, they need exposure to the latest techniques and instrumentation. As an educator, CEM can help you bring real world experience into the teaching laboratory by making state-of-the-art tools available for your lab that are like the systems your students will encounter in the workplace.

Microwave synthesis systems offer numerous benefits that can improve your research and increase your effectiveness in teaching chemistry.

Perform reactions faster Reactions that previously took hours or even days to complete can now be done in minutes, including difficult reactions that are normally too time intensive to conduct in class. Students have more time for purification, product identification, and more time to learn additional chemistries. Reactions can also be run on smaller scales and in parallel, providing an economical and convenient way for each student to perform each step in the process.

Greater yields/fewer side reactions Microwave synthesis transfers energy to the reaction at the speed of light, producing greater yields. With the automated quenching capability, reactions are kept at elevated temperatures for much shorter periods of time, resulting in less formation of side products.

Green chemistry Microwave reactions use less solvent than conventional thermal reactions, and in some chemistries, less hazardous solvents or even water may be used and still produce great results.

Safe Reaction control and reproducibility are critical to successful learning. The monitoring and control capabilities of CEM instruments ensure safety and excellent reproducibility.

MARS Reaction System Versatile multi-mode platform design Perform open or closed vessel reactions Use condensers and standard glassware Temperature & pressure monitoring options Ideal for teaching labs, individual research, or scale up chemistries	Discover® System Most versatile single mode platform design Easily upgradeable with modular options and accessories for low-temperature chemistries, in situ spectroscopic analysis, scale up, automation, peptide synthesis and HTS Perform open or closed vessel chemistries Temperature & pressure monitoring options Great for graduate & undergrad teaching labs, or individual research
MARS Teaching Assistant Kit Everything you need to begin using microwave synthesis in your teaching laboratory. Scale up to 1 L in a batch reaction or run up to 14 (100-mL) glass reaction vessels simultaneously Vessels may be run at temperatures up to 200 °C or pressures up to 200 psi UKit includes: 1 MARS Reaction System with a large attenuated port in the top of the unit for condensers or other glassware with up to a 24/40 ground glass joint, 13 standard vessel assemblies, 1 control vessel, fiber optic temperature probe, two thermowells, weighing adapter, liner rack and lifter tool.	Discover Kit A complete set of accessories designed to support senior research laboratories. Perform atmospheric reactions using standard glassware (up to 125-mL flasks) and condensers Perform pressurized reactions Supports reaction conditions up to 300 ° C or 300 psi Automated stirring Built-in temperature feedback control Patented IntelliVent™ technology ensures safety in handling elevated pressure reactions 100 (10-mL) pressure vial
Open Flask Accessory Kit Use standard laboratory flasks from 250 mL to 2 L with a reflux condenser for ambient synthetic reactions.* Kit includes MARS Reaction System with I/O port, round bottom flask stand for use inside the MARS, and stir bars.
Microtiter Plate Kit Run up to three microtiter plates Turntable accommodates standard 24-, 48-, and 96-well formats Optional temperature feedback control with Fiber Optic Probe Kit includes universal microtiter turntable and thermowell kit. *Requires a ceiling mounted inlet/outlet port for use of these vessels in the MARS System. Port will accommodate ground glass joint fittings up to a size 29/24.

In support of undergraduate and graduate education and research, CEM offers academic institutions special pricing on systems, accessories, and teaching kits. We will also be offering a new microwave synthesis lab manual in 2006. Teach your students today on the systems they'll be using tomorrow.