May 8th, 2014

Wellington, New Zealand and Carrboro, NC, 29^th April 2014: Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instru­ments,appoints LEAP Technologies as the Distributor for Spinsolve Benchtop NMR Spectrometers for the US and Canadian markets and forms a Partnership to develop automated solutions for the NMR products.

LEAP Technologies was formed in Carrboro, NC in order to serve automation needs in the analytical laboratory with a focus on solutions for chromatography and mass spectrometry. LEAP delivers the automation advantage to R&D, pharmaceutical, polymer, food processing, forensic and academic laboratories. LEAP adds value through higher efficiency, error reduction and tighter specifications for users’ analytical results. Wherever there is a repetitive process for sample collection, sample preparation or delivery to analytical instruments, LEAP’s approach to automation will reduce or eliminate many possible error sources.

Speaking about the distribution appointment, Magritek CEO, Dr Andrew Coy, said “Magritek is very excited to be partnering with LEAP. We look forward to combining our leading Spinsolve Benchtop NMR Spectrometer with LEAP’s capabilities in delivering automation solutions for industrial users. We see this as being particularly important in the fast-growing industrial laboratory market where it is vital to provide rapid analyses whether in the formulation or QC environments.”

LEAP CEO & President, Werner Martin, is equally positive about the new agreement. ”Over the years, we have gained access and acceptance to a large analytical laboratory base with the integration of analytical products and automation technology. LEAP has provided automation solutions to users in industrial accounts, governmental agencies and educational institutions. We see Magritek’s product line fit perfectly to this mix.”

To contact LEAP Technologies, customers are invited to visit their web site and learn more about all the products offered: www.leaptec.com. To learn more about the benchtop NMR products and applications solutions offered by Magritek, please visit their web site: www.magritek.com.

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Magritek’s technology-leading Spinsolve Carbon Benchtop NMR Spectrometer is to be supplied in the US & Canada by LEAP Technologies

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About Magritek

Magritek provides complete NMR and MRI solutions and applications for Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Oil and Gas, Food and Construction Industries as well as components and subsystems suitable for Research Laboratories and Academic Education. Magritek has offices in Aachen, Germany, San Diego, USA, and Wellington, New Zealand and a global network of distributors and agents to support customers. The initial NMR technology and IP used in Magritek products grew out of decades of world-class research by Ampere prize winner Professor Bernhard Bluemich’s group at RWTH Aachen University, and Gunther Laukien prize winner Paul Callaghan’s team at Massey University and Victoria University of Wellington.

For details on Magritek and all its products & solutions, visit www.magritek.com.

About LEAP Technologies

LEAP Technologies celebrates its 25^th anniversary since foundation in 1989 in North Carolina. Having served the worldwide market as solution provider around chromatography and mass spectrometry systems the company is ready to launch a series of new products. After focusing on customized sample handling automation systems, total analytical solutions for analytical chemistry laboratories are now provided. The variety of detection systems and their high level of performance still require sample prep tasks which are currently being performed manually. More information on all of LEAP’s products is available at www.leaptec.com.

For further information:

Please contact Magritek direct or their marketing agency, Talking Science:

LEAP Technologies

610 Jones Ferry Road

PO Box 969

Carrboro, NC 27510

T +1 919 929-8814

F +1 919 929-8956

wmartin@leaptec.com