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Jul 15, 2019 | Blogs, Software, Technology | 0 comments
Just subscribe, sit back, and relax. The majority of SCIEX software solutions are now available as subscription products. For a price that is only 40% of the perpetual license fee, you can get access to more software licenses, future releases, and product and compatibility updates – giving you more value for your money.
Here are the top 4 benefits of SCIEX subscriptions and how your laboratory can benefit from switching to subscription software licenses:
1. Affordable and flexible payment optionsSCIEX subscription products offer flexible payment options that include monthly and annual subscriptions. Replacing a large up-front capital investment with manageable payments, a subscription is ideal for laboratories looking to improve their cash flow management. Spreading the full purchase amount over the course of a subscription might be the right choice for your budget because no capital expenditure (CapEx) is required.
With a subscription-based model, your laboratory only pays for the software it requires. As your employee count fluctuates over time, so can your costs and software needs. With the ability to pinpoint exactly which software you need and when, it is less expensive to bring a new hire onboard when you don’t need to pay their license outright. Conversely, if an employee leaves their position, you can scale down your pool of software licenses on the subscription renewal date.
In fact, a 2015 McKinsey study found flexibility and the reduction of up-front cost to be two of the main factors driving users to choose subscription products.
2. Support included in the priceSubscription software includes upgrades and support services, which eliminates the separate expenses associated with remaining up to date and supported.
Priority access to technical support included at no extra charge throughout your subscription period, you can get the help you need to resolve technical issues quickly and to stay focused on your science. Enjoy the peace of mind that comes from knowing our SCIEX software experts will help you stay productive by minimizing system downtime.
3. Automatic access to new releasesA SCIEX subscription entitles you to automatically receive new features and functionality as upgrades become available. This includes any performance improvements, usability enhancements, and defect fixes. You can always take advantage of current functionality and technology. Software upgrades help to improve system reliability and help to speed-up data acquisition and analysis for productivity wins in your lab.
4. Compatibility and security updates are available as they are releasedIf a new Windows operating system is released, your subscription entitles you to updates for software compatibility. Upgraded software works better with modern operating systems, providing increased security and stability.
Subscription models help ensure that you’re continuously running the most updated version of the software possible. With a subscription-based software, such as SCIEX OS software, for example, the newest security measures and features are automatically updated as soon as they’re rolled out. The most current version of SCIEX software can help you maximize the return on your instrument investment.Common subscription questions:
Interested to gain a better understanding of the SCIEX subscription offering or curious to explore subscription benefits in the latest version of SCIEX OS-Q or SCIEX OS-MQ software, get started here.
Finding the right information shouldn’t slow you down. Whether you’re troubleshooting your mass spec, learning something new, or optimizing performance, access to the right resources at the right moment makes all the difference.
As an analytical strategy, middle-down mass spectrometry (MS) workflows characterize biotherapeutic proteins by analyzing large, digested protein fragments or defined subunits, rather than fully intact proteins (top-down) or digested peptides (bottom-up). A middle-down strategy combines the strengths of top-down and bottom-up approaches by delivering high sequence coverage and structural specificity while maintaining relatively simple sample preparation. In practice, middle-down analysis enables accurate mass measurement, rapid sequence confirmation, and localization of key post-translational modifications (PTMs) on protein subunits that are directly relevant to product quality.
In biopharmaceutical development, sequence variants (SV) are considered an inherent risk of producing complex proteins in living systems. Sequence variants are unintended changes to the amino acid sequence of a biotherapeutic and can be caused by errors in transcription or translation in the host cell, or cell culture and process conditions. Detailed analysis of SVs is important in process and product development to ensure the drug’s safety and efficacy. Even low‑level sequence variants can have significant implications for product quality, safety, and efficacy, making their accurate detection and characterization a critical requirement across development, process optimization, and regulatory submission.
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