Ion Opticks Pty Ltd.. (7/23/26). "Press Release: IonOpticks Opens UK-based Facility to Bring Faster Access, Local Expertise and Application Support Closer to European Researchers". Melbourne & Milton.

	Region	Oxford, Oxfordshire
	Country	United Kingdom (GB)
	Organisation	Ion Opticks UK (IonOpticks UK)
	Group	Ion Opticks (IonOpticks) (Group)
	Product	chromatography
	Product 2	business park management / science park management
	Person	Diedrich, Britta (Ion Opticks 202607 Sales Director Europe)
	Person 2	Frenz, Joris (Ion Opticks 202607 Business Development Manager Europe)

“Opening our Milton Park facility is an important step in strengthening how we support researchers across the UK and Europe.”

IonOpticks today announces a significant expansion of its UK and European presence, with the official opening of a purpose-built facility in Oxfordshire UK, extending the company’s global infrastructure alongside its business headquarters in Melbourne, Australia.

The new facility, based in the Milton Park scientific precinct south of Oxford, brings together order processing and distribution, locally warehoused stock, administrative support, commercial leadership, scientific expertise and an applications development laboratory equipped with the latest mass spectrometry technology. For customers across the UK and Europe, this means faster deliveries, simplified ordering, local technical and application support, and easier access to advanced chromatography solutions for high-performance proteomics research.

“Opening our Milton Park facility is an important step in strengthening how we support researchers across the UK and Europe,” says Darren Sher, Chief Commercial Officer at IonOpticks. “It brings our team closer to the proteomics community, giving us a regional base to work alongside customers on workflow optimisation and application development, while helping them access the products, expertise and technical support needed to progress their scientific objectives.”
IonOpticks new facility laboratory tour with guests at grand opening

By supporting local procurement through Oxford, IonOpticks can significantly reduce delivery times and help researchers avoid unnecessary delays to planned experiments. The company will streamline order fulfillment, minimising any administrative burden experienced by customers due to international procurement.

The investment also strengthens IonOpticks’ ability to integrate with institutional procurement systems, support local administrative requirements and provide a more responsive experience for laboratories, purchasing teams and research organisations.

The facility provides a regional base for technical expertise, applications development and customer engagement, supporting researchers from product selection and procurement through to method optimisation, troubleshooting and ongoing application support.

Customers across the UK and Europe already have access to a dedicated in-region commercial team, including Dr Britta Diedrich, Sales Director Europe, and Dr Joris Frenz, Business Development Manager, Europe. Together, they bring deep scientific and commercial experience across proteomics, LC-MS technologies and laboratory workflow adoption, helping researchers identify the right IonOpticks solutions for their applications.

IonOpticks new facility staff celebrate the grand opening

As part of this expanded regional focus, IonOpticks is pleased to introduce Dr Anuar Makhmut as Field Application Specialist, Europe. Based in the region, Anuar will work closely with researchers across the UK and Europe to support customer questions, method troubleshooting, workflow optimisation and the adoption of advanced chromatography solutions for proteomics research.

Anuar’s appointment adds dedicated application expertise to IonOpticks’ existing European commercial support and strengthens the company’s ability to work more closely with laboratories across the region.

“Proteomics researchers right across Europe are working in highly specialised, fast-moving environments where access to the right expertise can be just as important as access to the right product,” said Dr Britta Diedrich, Sales Director Europe at IonOpticks. “This new facility allows us to be more responsive, more connected and better positioned to help laboratories turn advanced chromatography into meaningful scientific outcomes.”

The expansion marks an important milestone in IonOpticks’ continued global growth and represents one of a number of major steps the company is taking to strengthen the services it provides to customers around the world. By investing in warehousing, applications development, procurement access and in-region expertise, IonOpticks is building stronger infrastructure around the scientific communities it serves and making it easier for UK and European researchers to access the products and support they need, when they need them.

About IonOpticks

IonOpticks is a pioneering provider of high-performance chromatography solutions, delivering cutting-edge tools that transform LC-MS and proteomics research worldwide. With a reputation for enhancing the sensitivity and robustness of mass spectrometry, IonOpticks enables researchers and clinicians to gain deeper insights, accelerate discovery, and expand the boundaries of biological and medical science.

From drug discovery to phosphoproteomics, shotgun proteomics, and clinical proteomics, IonOpticks’ columns and solutions power a wide spectrum of applications critical to modern research and healthcare. Their technology is trusted by leading laboratories and institutions across the globe, supporting advancements that impact human health, disease understanding, and therapeutic development.

Guided by innovation, precision, and a customer-focused ethos, IonOpticks combines scientific expertise with world-class engineering to ensure reliable, reproducible outcomes for every experiment. With products designed to unlock the full potential of mass spectrometry, IonOpticks continues to shape the future of discovery.

Record changed: 2026-08-11