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Shimadzu Donates Mass Spectrometer to the IAEA supporting
developing nations by applying nuclear technology to food safety

Comments by the two participants of the signing ceremony are as
follows.
Yukiya Amano, IAEA Director General
The IAEA has long used the motto "Atoms for Peace", but as of the
60th anniversary of our founding we have now adopted "Atoms for
Peace and Development". I have great hopes that Shimadzu's products
can contribute to "Development", the new part of our motto, in other
words, support for developing nations. I would like to learn analytical
techniques from the experts of Shimadzu and spread the knowledge
throughout the IAEA."

Akira Nakamoto, Shimadzu Corporation Chairman
"As the IAEA's support for emerging countries in the food safety field is
consistent with our Management Principle, "Realizing Our Wishes for
the Well-being of both Mankind and the Earth", we made the decision
to help by donating our analytical instrument. Our LCMS offers the
Shimadzu Corporation Chairman Akira Nakamoto (left) and IAEA Director world's highest levels of analytical sensitivity and speed. We hope that
General Yukiya Amano
in the future, it would be used not only for food safety, but also for
environmental and medical research."
Shimadzu Corporation and the IAEA (International Atomic Energy
Agency, headquartered in Vienna, Austria) have agreed on the
*1
donation of a Shimadzu LCMS-8060 High-Performance Liquid
Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer to the agency. IAEA Director
*2
General Yukiya Amano and Shimadzu Corporation Chairman Akira
Nakamoto attended the signing ceremony for the Memorandum of
Cooperation at Shimadzu Corporation Head Office (Kyoto, Japan) on
October 2, 2017.

The IAEA supports development in emerging countries through the
application of nuclear technology in fields such as food safety,
environment, and healthcare. The LCMS-8060 donated by Shimadzu is
slated to be installed at the Food and Environmental Protection The LCMS-8060 High Performance Liquid Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer
Laboratory (FEPL), which is located at the Seibersdorf Laboratories near
the IAEA Headquarters. The FEPL, which conducts research related to
food safety and traceability management, had needed a high-speed,
high-sensitivity mass spectrometer for the analysis of metabolites in
order to analyze residual antibiotics, mycotoxins, and agricultural
chemicals in foods, and to detect adultration in ingredients or origin.
In addition to the LCMS-8060 High-Speed Liquid Chromatograph Mass
Spectrometer, the donation includes the dispatch of Shimadzu
engineers to install the unit and assist in the establishment of analysis
methods, support during the warranty period, and inspection at the
end of the warranty. The total amount of the donation comes to
409,925 euros (51.24 million yen, converted at 1 euro = 125 yen).
Shimadzu Corporation, with its Corporate Philosophy of "Contributing
to Society through Science and Technology", aims to solve social
problems through innovative product development.

*1 Established in 1957 to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy
and to prevent its military use. Its contributions for many years have
been recognized, and it won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.
*2 The flagship model that combines the world's highest sensitivity and
detection speed. Released in May 2015.

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