Why Choose Chirascan for Your Lab?
✔ Superior Optical Design
Get high signal-to-noise data with our dual-prism, dual-polarising monochromator and high-sensitivity solid-state detection—ideal for low-concentration samples or near-UV experiments.
✔ Everything Included
No hidden costs. All hardware, software, and calibration tools are part of the system—ready-to-run right out of the box.
✔ Reliability You Can Trust
With minimal maintenance, global support, and a five-year warranty, the Chirascan Q100 offers true peace of mind.
Don't Just Take Our Word for it
Our system speaks for itself!
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High Quality CD Data from "Day One"
High-Sensitivity: Solid State Detection
- The Large Area Avalanche Photodiode Detector (LAAPD) of Chirascan systems provides a larger wavelength range (up to 1150 nm) and a sensitivity superior to conventional Photomultiplier Tube (PMT) detectors
- A better signal-to-noise ratio improves data quality for low signals, e.g., if sample amount is limited, or for protein measurements in the near-UV
High-Quality Data: Dual-Prism, Dual-Polarising Monochromator
- Chirascan monochromators are optimised for high light throughput in the far-UV range thanks to two synthetic, single-crystal quartz prisms
- Stray light is minimal because second-order multiples of the target wavelength are excluded
- Highest purity of polarisation is ensured because Chirascan systems are the only CD spectrometers on the market for which both prisms are birefringent and disperse light with regards to both wavelength and polarisation
Efficiency & Better Control: The Active Nitrogen Management System (ANMS)
- The ANMS allows individual control of flow rates for lamp housing, monochromator, and sample chamber
- Scheduled startup and shut down procedure for efficient and controlled nitrogen purging
- Saves time and nitrogen and extends instrument lifetime
Accuracy & Peace of Mind: Optics-Based, Multi-Wavelength Calibration
- Eliminates uncertainty and variability of chemical calibration
- Ensures correct calibration across the entire wavelength range
Thermodynamics & Stability: Continuous, multi-wavelength temperature ramps
- Get more both structural and thermodynamic information in the same temperature-dependent experiment without sacrificing precious time
- Use dedicated global thermodynamic software for analysis of such thermal melting experiments and get results with just a few clicks
- Measure accurate sample temperature with in-sample temperature probes compatible with optical path lengths down to 0.5 mm
Trust by Researchers Worldwide
Chirascan systems have been cited in thousands of scientific publications, proving their widespread acceptance in academic research since 2005.
Robust and modular design paired with user-friendly software and excellent customer service make Chirascan systems the ideal choice in an interdisciplinary, multi-user environment, catering to different levels of user expertise and meeting diverse applications requirements.
Whether needed for pioneering research, academic education, or to equip a core facility – Chirascan systems are driving your scientific advances and discovery.
Built for collaboration. Powered by science.
Chirascan systems are a well-established tool for gaining insight into the structure and function of chiral molecules of all sorts, and a deeper understanding of conformation, stability, and interactions of biopolymers, in particular.
- Proteins, including research on intrinsically disordered proteins, photosystems and other membrane proteins, amyloid fibrils and α-synuclein, and biotherapeutics such as recombinant monoclonal antibodies
- Peptides, including research on antimicrobial and cell-penetrating peptides
- DNA, including research on G-quadruplexes, aptamers, i-motif DNA, and biosensors
- RNA, including research on mRNA-based therapeutics and ribosomal RNA
- Small molecules, including terpenoids and other compounds with pharmacological potential, organometallic complexes, and molecules relevant to the food industry
- Polymers, including research on functional materials, polysaccharides, hydrogels, and supramolecular polymers
- Nanostructures, including research on optoelectronics and drug delivery systems involving nanoparticles, nanotubes, nanofibers, liquid crystals etc.
Real World Examples of High Quality Data
Get high-quality data on the conformation of proteins, peptides, and other biopolymers in different environments, compare structural variants, and reveal the impact of intermolecular interactions
Assess thermal stability with high accuracy and precision using both structural and thermodynamic information from continuous, multi-wavelength temperature ramps
Detect small structural changes even under challenging sample conditions thanks to state-of-the-art solid-state detection
Characterise small molecules, nanostructures, and other chiral compounds and utilise a broad range of accessories for specialist applications
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Verstility
Whether you require dedicated equipment for specialist applications or just want to extend your system’s capabilities, we’ve got you covered with a range of accessories that make Chirascan systems a highly versatile platform beyond CD spectroscopy.
Testimonials
Dr. Dan Pantos, Senior Lecturer at the University of Bath, uses the Chirascan CD spectrometer to study how chiral molecules interact with G-quadruplex DNA—research that supports the development of targeted cancer therapies through supramolecular chemistry.
Dr. Sanjib Banerjee, Chief Operating Officer (Biopharma) at Veeda Clinical Research, leads innovations in biosimilars and vaccines. With over 20 years of experience in biopharma and a Ph.D. in Biophysics, he uses advanced tools like the Chirascan CD spectrometer to ensure high-quality structural analysis and accelerate drug development.