Markes International Explained

Markes International
Logo Alt:The logo of Markes International Limited.
Type:Private
Industry:Scientific Instruments Manufacturing
Hq Location:Bridgend, Wales
Hq Location Country:United Kingdom
Num Locations:5
Parent:Schauenburg Analytics

Markes International is a manufacturer and supplier of specialist analytical instrumentation that enhances the sensitivity and application scope of GC–MS. They also manufacture and supply complementary sampling devices, accessories, and consumables.[1]

Markes International was founded in 1997. Their first thermal desorption instrument, the UNITY, was released shortly thereafter. The company has since updated and expanded their instrument portfolio, including a wider range of thermal desorbers, and Centri, a range of automated sample preparation and pre-concentration platforms.

Markes’ factory, technical centre and headquarters is in Bridgend, Wales, UK. In 2011, they expanded this and their US operations (Markes International, Inc.) - adding extra laboratory and demonstration facilities. In 2017 their US operations transferred from Cincinnati, Ohio, to a new office in Gold River, Sacramento, California.

In 2013, Markes became a company of the Schauenburg International Group,[2] and opened a technical centre near Frankfurt as part of their German operations (Markes International GmbH).

The company has arrangements for distribution and market development with Agilent Technologies,[3] ThermoFisher Scientific,[4] and a number of other distributors.

Markes International holds patents for a number of technological innovations, including diffusion-locking caps and inserts for sorbent tubes,[5] [6] [7] RFID tags for sorbent tubes,[8] and a soft electron ionisation source.[9]

The company received the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the 'International Trade' category in 2015[10] and 2019, and was also honoured in the 'Innovation' category in 2019.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us - Markes International . 19 April 2024.
  2. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/appointments/german-firm-buys-majority-stake-2497841/ German firm buys majority stake in specialist producer, Wales Online, January 2013
  3. Web site: Agilent | Agilent Technologies, Markes Form Global Thermal Desorption GC, GC/MS Collaboration . 8 May 2018 . 9 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180509013629/https://www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/presrel/2009/27feb-ca09013.html . dead .
  4. Web site: Thermo Fisher Scientific and Markes International Announce Global Distribution Agreement. Austin, TX. 11 November 2009. newswiretoday.com. 22 April 2024.
  5. Web site: GB2337513 - Sample tube caps . Online Patent Information and Document Inspection Service . 19 April 2024.
  6. E.A. Woolfenden and A. Cole, ‘Sampling device’, UK patent no. GB2359070, 4 December 2002 (http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?FT=D&date=20021204&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP&CC=GB&NR=2359070B&KC=B&ND=4)
  7. E.A. Woolfenden and A. Cole, ‘Sample tube caps’, UK patent no. GB2374866, 11 December 2002 (http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?FT=D&date=20021211&DB=&locale=en_EP&CC=GB&NR=2374866B&KC=B&ND=1)
  8. E.A. Woolfenden and A. Cole, ‘Sampling device’, US patent no. US 6,446,515, 10 September 2002 (http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,446,515.PN.&OS=PN/6,446,515&RS=PN/6,446,515)
  9. https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2014128462A2/en/ An analytical apparatus utilising electron impact ionisation, Patent WO 2014128462 A2
  10. Web site: Queen’s Awards for Enterprise 2015 winners . Financial Times . 19 April 2024.
  11. Web site: Winners - The King's Awards for Enterprise . The King's Awards for Enterprise . 19 April 2024.