PerkinElmer debuts Clarus Nova GC
- PerkinElmer launched its Clarus Nova gas chromatography system at analytica 2026 in Munich, recasting its gas-analysis line under the Clarus brand. - The company says the platform adds integrated methanizer, thermal conductivity detection, and external valve ovens for natural gas and transformer-oil workflows. - The launch targets labs facing sample backlogs and staffing gaps. (perkinelmer.com)
Gas chromatography is a lab method that separates chemicals in a vapor stream, and PerkinElmer has now rebuilt that workflow into a new Clarus Nova system. (perkinelmer.com) PerkinElmer unveiled Clarus Nova GC at analytica 2026 in Munich, where the company said the instrument is aimed at faster, simpler routine testing. (perkinelmer.com) (selectscience.net) The company said Clarus Nova brings its gas chromatography portfolio back under the Clarus name, replacing the recent “2400” branding with a legacy label long used in PerkinElmer labs. (perkinelmer.com 1) (perkinelmer.com 2) In plain terms, the machine heats a sample, sends the gases through a column, and reads what comes out at different times. PerkinElmer says Clarus Nova is built to help labs run more samples in the same shift and train new staff faster. (chromatographyonline.com) (perkinelmer.com) The technical additions are specific: an integrated methanizer, a thermal conductivity detector, and external valve ovens for natural gas analysis and transformer oil gas analysis. PerkinElmer says those features widen the system’s range beyond hydrocarbons to permanent and inorganic gases. (perkinelmer.com 1) (perkinelmer.com 2) The software matters too. Clarus Nova runs on SimplicityChrom, which PerkinElmer describes as a faster-learning interface for instrument control and data analysis in regulated and routine labs. (perkinelmer.com 1) (perkinelmer.com 2) PerkinElmer tied the launch to current lab pressures, including sample backlogs, broader analyte menus, and staff skill gaps. Trade coverage of analytica 2026 also placed Clarus Nova alongside the company’s Avio 3000 and Spotlight Aurora-I launches. (selectscience.net) (labmanager.com) PerkinElmer and Chromatography Online promoted a webinar introducing the platform, with registration pitched to labs in pharmaceutical, environmental, food, and industrial testing. (chromatographyonline.com) (perkinelmer.com) The pitch is straightforward: keep the familiar Clarus name, add broader gas-analysis hardware, and make the system easier to run for labs under throughput pressure. (perkinelmer.com)
