Sigma-Aldrich Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement With IROA Technologies

(RTTNews) - Sigma-Aldrich Corp. (SIAL), a life science and technology company, said it has signed an exclusive global distribution agreement with IROA Technologies, LLC to distribute IROA's Mass Spectrometry Metabolite Library of Standards or MSMLS.

The agreement partners IROA's MSMLS product portfolio and software with the industry-leading eCommerce and supply chain capabilities of Sigma-Aldrich.

MSMLS is a collection of high-quality small molecules that span a broad range of primary metabolism. These are high purity compounds supplied in an economical, ready-to-use format.

According to Sigma-Aldrich, the library of standards is most commonly used to provide retention times and spectra for key metabolic compounds, help optimize mass spectrometry analytical protocols and qualify and quantify mass spectrometry sensitivity and limit of detection.

Under the agreement, Sigma-Aldrich has worldwide rights to sell IROA Technologies' Mass Spectrometry Metabolite Library of Standards. The company will employ its sales, marketing and eCommerce expertise and leverage the strength of its relationships with the scientific community to present and distribute MSMLS and the corresponding software, MSMLSDiscovery.