RIC is a privately-owned European center of excellence for analytical solutions and has been supporting industries and government agencies in various markets for over 35 years. Founded by Professor Pat Sandra in 1986 and currently led by his two sons Tom and Koen Sandra, RIC’s core values of scientific know-how and technical expertise have resulted in a strong analytical offering for its customers, particularly in chromatography, electrophoresis and MS. RIC has taught some of the greatest thinkers in the world of separation sciences with many industry-thought leaders accrediting them as ‘the place where they got started’.