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Academic & Research

A distinct buyer: grant-funded, PI-driven, publication-focused.

Universities and research institutes buy differently from industrial laboratories — and MAD's support reflects that.

South African Research Institutions

University of the Witwatersrand · University of Cape Town · Stellenbosch University · University of Pretoria · University of Johannesburg · University of KwaZulu-Natal · Rhodes University · North-West University · Nelson Mandela University · University of the Free State · UNISA · CSIR · Mintek · Council for Geoscience · Agricultural Research Council · iThemba LABS · NECSA · NMISA.

How Academic Buying Differs
  • · Funding source: NRF and DSI grants, international research collaborations, with use-it-or-lose-it budget deadlines
  • · Decision-maker: the principal investigator, not a procurement officer — driven by research capability and publication output
  • · Users: students and postdoctoral researchers — annual turnover, so ease of use and training support matter disproportionately
  • · Currency of decisions: publications — a researcher wants to cite methods published on the same platform
  • · Shared facilities: multi-user core facilities need broad applicability rather than single-purpose capability
What the Research Community Uses

Geochemistry & geochronology

MARS 6 / BLADE digestion; LA-ICP-MS (Iridia, Analyte G2, LSX-213 G2+, Fusions CO₂/Diode).

Environmental science

MARS 6 / BLADE for soil, sediment, water matrices.

Food science & animal nutrition

ORACLE, SMART 6, SPRINT, Phoenix.

Chemistry & materials science

Discover 2.0 synthesis; MARS 6 Synthesis scale-up.

Biochemistry & drug discovery

Liberty 2.0 series; DigestPro.

Pharmaceutical sciences

Liberty PRO cGMP teaching; Phoenix BLACK residue on ignition.

MAD's Support for the Academic Sector

Access to CEM's application laboratory network for sample trials · method development support · training for student operators · connections to CEM's published method library and application notes.

Trusted By

Supporting South Africa's academic and research laboratory network.

  • · Public and private universities across South Africa
  • · National research institutes and science councils
  • · SANAS-accredited research laboratories

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