Telescope Innovations Corp. announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding partnership with Mott Corporation. Mott is a top technology-driven, precision filtration company, and the partners aim to commercialize a novel robotic sampling probe for chemical analysis and purification.

This new technology would enable accurate analysis of very common but often intractable chemistries in pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing (e.g., reactions involving solid-liquid slurries or immiscible liquid-liquid mixtures). The sampling probe is geared toward the laboratory sample preparation and analysis markets, including for High-Performance Liquid Chromatography ("HPLC"), the gold standard in process chemistry analysis. The Mott integrated filter/needle is designed for in situ phase separation, which not only allows for automated online HPLC analysis, but also enables automated reaction workup and offline analytics.

The proposed technology would expand Telescope's portfolio of automated platforms for chemistry analysis and process development, building on the momentum of its successful first product, the Direct Inject Liquid Chromatography (DILCTM) system. Under the MOU, Telescope and Mott aim to collaboratively develop the new sampling probe. If successful, the final product would be manufactured by Mott and commercialized exclusively by Telescope.