OptiMax (photo) is a powerful synthesis workstation optimized for pharmaceutical, fine-chemical and specialty-chemical product development. The design and intuitive interface improve the process of synthesizing organic compounds and maximize the time-to-result in product development, says the company. The compact workstation requires little or no training to operate and allows experiments to run at temperatures from –40 to 180°C without oil, ice baths or cryostats. Reactor vessels from 250 to 1,000 mL can be used with a variety of stirrers and other accessories. — Mettler Toledo, Schwerzenbach, Switzerland