Clarity Chromatography Software has a new addition. The new driver for <a href="https://gcms.labrulez.com/library?mainauthorItems=1&amp;search=2030&amp;publicationTypeItems=1-8-2">Shimadzu Nexis GC-2030</a> is part of the large family of directly controlled instruments.
Users can newly control all GC-2030 parameters directly from the software. You will find all details on its <a href="https://www.dataapex.com/product.php?id=controls-gc-shimadzu-nexis-gc-2030.php&amp;promotion=MKT1625">product&#39;s web page</a>. You can also download a <a href="https://www.dataapex.com/product/clarity-shimadzu-edition-demo?language_content_entity=en&amp;promotion=MKT1625">Clarity Shimadzu Edition demo version</a> and preview Clarity functionality. Clarity Shimadzu Edition is available only in Europe.
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<h5><a href="https://www.dataapex.com/product/clarity-shimadzu-edition-demo?language_content_entity=en&amp;promotion=MKT1625">Clarity - Shimadzu Edition DEMO version</a></h5>
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<ul>
<li>Preview all Clarity - Shimadzu Edition functions</li>
<li>Experience the look and feel of working with Clarity - Shimadzu Edition</li>
<li>Data acquisition simulated from a data file</li>
<li>Demo data for data processing</li>
<li>All controlled instruments available in demo mode</li>
</ul>
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<a href="https://gcms.labrulez.com/library?mainauthorItems=95&amp;search=Clarity">DataApex Clarity</a> is a general-purpose chromatography software. Clarity can control <a href="https://www.dataapex.com/product.php?id=clarity-demo.php&amp;promotion=MKT1625">900+ different instruments</a> (including Agilent, Hitachi, PerkinElmer, etc.) from one environment.
It is a solution for the latest instrumentation and also for legacy instruments that can be connected via A/D converters. Software is modular; users can expand software by optional SW extensions that support various applications such as PDA/MS/GPC/SST etc. Clarity is multilingual; users can switch between English, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, French, and German.
<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/Data_Apex_Chromatograficky_software_Clarity_pro_prime_rizeni_plynoveho_chromatografu_Shimadzu_Nexis_GC_2030_2_b409d0ab46/DataApex-Chromatograficky-software-Clarity-pro-prime-rizeni-plynoveho-chromatografu-Shimadzu-Nexis-GC-2030-2.png" alt="DataApex: Clarity Chromatography Software for direct control of the Shimadzu&#39;s premier gas chromatograph Nexis GC-2030"/>

Clarity newly controls Nexis, Shimadzu's premier gas chromatograph GC-2030

DataApex is pleased to announce that a new control module for the <a href="https://lcms.labrulez.com/library?from=2020&amp;instrumentationItems=27&amp;mainauthorItems=1&amp;search=Nexera&amp;to=2022">Nexera LC-40 HPLC system</a> has been released in June 2022! It is a part of <a href="https://www.dataapex.com/product/controls-lc-shimadzu-nexera?language_content_entity=en">Clarity - Shimadzu Edition Chromatography Software</a> that is dedicated to the European market. Customers can use a control module for the Nexera LC-40 HPLC system in combination with hundreds of instruments supported in Clarity, including the <a href="https://gcms.labrulez.com/library?instrumentationItems=1&amp;mainauthorItems=1&amp;search=nexis+2030">Shimadzu Nexis GC-2030</a>.
<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/driven_by_clarity_1024_1_5c9d9d86ac/driven-by-clarity-1024-1.webp" alt="DataApex: Shimadzu Nexera LC-40 HPLC and Nexis GC-2030 systems controlled by Clarity Chromatography Software"/>
<a href="https://gcms.labrulez.com/library?mainauthorItems=95&amp;search=clarity">Clarity Chromatography Software</a> has a strong position in the chromatography data systems market. Clarity is highly regarded for its intuitive approach, excellent performance, cost-effectiveness, and proficient technical support. Clarity can control <a href="https://www.dataapex.com/controls">900+ different instruments</a> from one environment. Its wide range of data acquisition interfaces allows connection to virtually any chromatograph. Clarity supports various applications (PDA, MS, GPC, NGA, etc.).
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<h5><a href="https://www.dataapex.com/product/clarity-shimadzu-edition-demo?language_content_entity=en&amp;promotion=MKT1625">Clarity - Shimadzu Edition DEMO version</a></h5>
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<ul>
<li>Preview all Clarity - Shimadzu Edition functions</li>
<li>Experience the look and feel of working with Clarity - Shimadzu Edition</li>
<li>Data acquisition simulated from a data file</li>
<li>Demo data for data processing</li>
<li>All controlled instruments available in demo mode</li>
</ul>
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DataApex is solely focused on chromatography software development. A strong emphasis is placed on technological innovation, visionary adoption of new laboratory standards, best practices, and extensive customer support. DataApex products are sold in over 100 countries around the world. Eleven chromatography instrument manufacturers resell privately labeled versions (OEMs) of DataApex’s software.
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To obtain further information about DataApex Clarity products, please contact us at sales@dataapex.com or visit <a href="https://www.dataapex.com/">www.dataapex.com</a>
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Shimadzu Nexera LC-40 HPLC system supported in Clarity

The Clarity MS Extension is a tool that is used for processing data that has been acquired from selected Mass Spectrometry detectors. Spectral data, together with chromatograms, add a third dimension to analytical data analysis.
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<li>👌 Combination of MS signals with conventional GC/HPLC detectors
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<li>🔝 MS detectors can be used in combination with 1000+ instruments supported in Clarity
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<li>💡 MS manufacturers can develop a driver for their own detectors using a Clarity Software Development Kit (SDK)
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The MS Extension expands the capability of Clarity and Clarity Offline Chromatography software by providing interactive spectral analysis, peak purity analysis, and compound identification that is based on a spectral library search. The extension is prepared to function with single quadrupole MS detectors and TOF MS detectors.
<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/Data_Apex_Clarity_software_Mass_Spectrometry_Extension_1_7fb5562dc3/DataApex-Clarity-software-Mass-Spectrometry-Extension-1.webp" alt="DataApex: Clarity software - Mass Spectrometry Extension"/>
All data is saved in a single file; a chromatogram at any m/z value or even only a spectrum can simply be recalled for review after an analysis. MS spectra, acquired using an MS detector, may be interactively selected from a chromatogram signal for visual inspection and comparison. The spectra may also be used for peak purity determinations and component identification through spectral libraries.
It is possible to import MS data in AIA (cdf), mzXML, MzML, and mzData formats.
<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/Data_Apex_Clarity_software_Mass_Spectrometry_Extension_2_6b036064d3/DataApex-Clarity-software-Mass-Spectrometry-Extension-2.webp" alt="DataApex: Clarity software - Mass Spectrometry Extension"/>
Control modules for selected detectors (see list of <a href="https://www.dataapex.com/controls">control modules</a>) are available in Clarity.
Additional control modules for MS detectors can be developed upon request, please <a href="https://www.dataapex.com/document/contacts">contact us</a> for availability.
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<h3>Selected supported GC/MS &amp; LC/MS detectors</h3>
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<h5>LC-MS Detectors</h5>
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<li>Advion: Expression</li>
<li>Gilson: Verity 1920</li>
<li>Konik: Q4 LCMS</li>
<li>Microsaic: 4000 MiD</li>
<li>Microsaic: 4500 MiD</li>
<li>Young In Chromass: YL9900</li>
</ul>
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<h5>GC-MS Detectors</h5>
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<li>Young In Chromass: ChroZen GC/MS</li>
<li>Young In Chromass: YL6900</li>
</ul>
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<h5>GC-MS TOF Detectors</h5>
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<li>Markes International: BenchTOF</li>
</ul>
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Clarity software - Mass Spectrometry Extension

DataApex founder and general manager Jan Hrubý explains how a combination of serendipity and a spike of post-communist innovation led to the birth of company that spent 30 years perfecting data acquisition, processing, and instrument control software to give us <a href="https://www.dataapex.com/product/clarity-std">Clarity</a>.
<h5>Tell us about the genesis of DataApex…</h5>
I was born and raised in communist Czechoslovakia, which was occupied by the Soviet army until I turned four. My great love and hobby since childhood was electronics and later computers, which I eventually studied at university in the 1980s – though I never actually saw a computer with my own eyes the whole time! Immediately after the fall of communism in 1989, my friends and I started thinking about starting a business.
But I suppose it was my then mother-inlaw who was really responsible for founding DataApex. She was an excellent scientist, but her instrumentation was limited. In the early 1990s, she asked me if I could build a better integrator for her – in other words, a tool for measuring and evaluating chromatograms.
Sometimes things come together at the right time in the right place. My best friend – an excellent programmer – was studying for his PhD at the University of Science and Technology, Czech Republic, and his friend was writing his thesis on modern integration algorithms at the same time. So, a decision was made, and six months later we handed over to my mother-in-law the first working version of the PC software, including our own A/D converter.
<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/Data_Apex_Zakladatel_a_generalni_reditel_Data_Apex_Jan_Hruby_24c940f666/DataApex-Zakladatel-a-generalni-reditel-DataApex-Jan-Hruby.jpg" alt="DataApex:Founder and CEO of DataApex Jan Hrubý"/>
<h5>What challenges did you face starting a software company from scratch in those times?</h5>
There were many challenges; where should I start? First, a computer in the early 1990s cost about 10–20 monthly salaries; we couldn’t afford to buy one, so we took turns using one at the university. Second, A/D converter parts were also pricey (for us), so we had to visit the electronic bazaars in Munich to drive down the cost. Third, because private business was forbidden in Czechoslovakia for 40 years until 1989, we didn’t have many mentors to learn from. The list is long but, fortunately, we were young and full of optimism about the freedom we had gained, so we embraced all the challenges!
<h5>Tell us about your chromatography software, Clarity, and the company culture…</h5>
I can say with some satisfaction that Clarity is a mature product after thirty years of development. The current generation – our third iteration – speaks six languages, runs over 1,000 chromatography instruments across almost every manufacturer around the world, and is sold in more than 100 countries.
Though we are a single product company, we have several variants of Clarity that cover the needs of diverse customers; we have simple and affordable software for legacy chromatographs (it is often impossible to find original software), an educational version for universities, and more sophisticated solutions for tightly regulated markets and GC/LC-MS instruments, for instance. But all variants share one thing in common: they are reliable and easy to use.
And because we’re a single product company, all staff are united by a singular focus, which results in a family-like atmosphere and a level of dedication that is otherwise hard to cultivate. As a result, our customers are often surprised by how quickly our support team reacts – sometimes they ask if our support colleagues get any sleep. (Yes, they do!).
Finally, our chromatography instrument manufacturer partners know and trust that we are – and want to continue to be – an independent and vendor-neutral company.
<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/labrulez-bucket-strapi-h3hsga3/Data_Apex_Founder_and_CEO_of_Data_Apex_Jan_Hruby_and_his_great_hobby_yachting_39f5593220/DataApex-Founder-and-CEO-of-DataApex-Jan-Hruby-and-his-great-hobby-yachting.jpg" alt="DataApex: Founder and CEO of DataApex Jan Hrubý and his great hobby yachting"/>
<h5>Where can people find out more?</h5>
Our company policy is very open and virtually all information is available on <a href="https://www.dataapex.com/">our website dataapex.com</a>. We post all news on social media, especially <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/dataapex/?trk=public_profile_topcard_current_company">on LinkedIn</a>, and there are dozens of short tutorial videos and brief video tips and tricks available <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/dataapex">on YouTube</a>, for example. We have an extensive network of trained distributors all over the world. We also offer <a href="https://www.dataapex.com/download?product_filter=2">demos or free trial versions</a>.
<h5>What are your hopes for the field – and for DataApex?</h5>
I long for a unified communication interface for all analytical instruments that is independent of manufacturers and available to all – as well as a uniform analytical data format for easy exchange and sharing among software platforms. Everyone in the industry is calling for both – but, for many reasons (some obvious and some unclear), neither are forthcoming.
Finally (and mainly), I dream of delivering Clarity to a lab on Mars!

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