Bruker announces majority acquisition of RECIPE, a leading provider of mass spectrometry-based diagnostic assay kits for therapeutic drug monitoring
Bruker and RECIPE are pioneering the high-throughput ‘chrom-free’ ClinDART triple-quad MS platform for robust and cost-effective therapeutic drug monitoring assays
29 Apr 2025
Bruker Corporation has announced a majority investment in RECIPE Chemicals + Instruments GmbH, based in Munich, Germany. RECIPE is a leading European provider of vendor-agnostic therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and other clinical in vitro diagnostic kits for LC-MS/MS, HPLC, and ICP-MS assays.
The majority investment and strategic collaboration enhances Bruker's capabilities in small molecule clinical diagnostic assays with RECIPE’s ClinMASS® kits for Bruker’s EVOQ® liquid chromatography triple-quadrupole mass spectrometers, as well as for LC-TQ-MS systems by other vendors.
In addition, the companies are preparing the introduction of high-throughput, chromatography-free (‘chrom-free’) RECIPE ClinDART® kits running on flexible EVOQ DART-TQ⁺ systems that can easily switch between established LC-TQ-MS methods, and the novel high-throughput ClinDART workflows.
In chrom-free mode, the EVOQ DART-TQ⁺ offers higher throughput for multiplex assays without chromatography, while maintaining outstanding sensitivity and quantitation with triple-quad MS selectivity and multiple-reaction monitoring (MRM) capabilities.
The ClinDART® platform also improves sustainability with a 95% reduction in solvent use, lower cost, and increased laboratory productivity. ClinDART® is complementary to RECIPE’s ClinMASS LC-TQ assay portfolio and is expected to set new standards for high-throughput therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), drugs of abuse screening, and other applications.
"Bruker's majority investment in RECIPE and our planned joint introduction of high-throughput ClinDART® assays represents a significant advancement in clinical mass spectrometry," said Dr. Gernot Wolfram, Managing Director at RECIPE.
"Our unique collaboration on chrom-free, triple-quad TDM assays will allow RECIPE to provide clinical laboratories with a powerful new tool that complements our well-regarded ClinMASS® workflows on the EVOQ DART-TQ⁺. The additional high-throughput ClinDART methods reduce operating costs, and accelerate time-to-market for newly developed clinical diagnostics and multiplexed drugs of abuse screening assays."
Jeffrey Zonderman, Senior Vice President of Bruker Applied Mass Spectrometry, added, "We are excited to welcome RECIPE to the Bruker family. This majority investment aligns with our strategic vision for LC-TQ-MS assays, enhanced with novel chrom-free assays based on our proprietary DART® technology to lead in clinical research and regulated TDM markets. The RECIPE ClinMASS and novel ClinDART® assays, combined with LC or chrom-free EVOQ DART-TQ⁺ methods, are expected to offer unparalleled flexibility, throughput and cost-effectiveness."
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