Montara BioLabs experienced a technical issue with the Orbitrap Astral chromatography system at the CNB-CSIC proteomics facility, where Adolfo Fernández Gómez de Enterría reported a faulty Astral fault requiring three boards to be swapped over a month.
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“QuickFit Insights telemetry pointed at a different subsystem. Fewer useless tests, fewer boards, less requalification.”
— Daniel Lopez-Ferrer|Montara BioLabs team
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Montara BioLabs
One platform. Columns in every format, ion sources, heaters, and live QC — engineered as one system.
- Industry
- Biotechnology Research
- Location
- Las Rozas, ES
- Company size
- 5 employees
Montara BioLabs is the only nanoflow LC-MS platform that integrates analytical columns, ion sources, column heating, and live QC software as one engineered system. For core facilities and high-throughput proteomics labs, we solve the problem no single-product vendor can: the complete signal path from column to source to data — monitored, supported, and warrantied by one team. The Montara Platform: QuickFit LC Columns — integrated emitter, resistive heating to 80°C, 1.5µm ReproSil. Powered by Dr. Maisch. Versa Columns — every major format: standard emitter, Bruker CaptiveSpray, Thermo Nanospray Flex, EvoSep. Powered by Dr. Maisch. Versa Heat — column heaters for your existing Thermo µPAC and EvoSep columns. No column switch required. QuickFit Ion Sources — Essential, Advance, Dual Stream. Wi-Fi telemetry built in. QuickFit Insights — real-time LC-MS telemetry, QC logging, and instrument performance history. The only column-linked QC software in the market. Ships within 48 hours from Madrid deliver globally. Built for Scientists. Priced for Access. montarabiolabs.com