Founded in 1984, Viscotek Corporation designs and manufactures gel permeation chromatography, dilute solution viscosity and dynamic light scattering detectors, software solutions and control systems for macromolecular characterization applications. Its products are used for the characterization of natural and synthetic polymers, biopolymers and nanoparticle. The company s products include viscometers, autosamplers, degasser modules, solvent savers, gel permeation chromatography pumps, plate readers and mix-bed columns. Its software applications offer solutions in the fields of polysaccharide, cellulosic, protein conjugates, polymer analysis, molecular size measurement and aggregation screening. The company provides technical support, product development, on-site installation, engineering, instrumentation and training services. It serves the biopharmaceutical, educational and government sectors. Viscotek Corporation is a part of Malvern Instruments, which is one of the leading manufacturers of particle characterization systems and related products in the world.