Our researchers work with a wide range of startups that lack in-house R&D capacity, as well as large and small companies with high-cost projects that require focused attention. Our goal is to provide a high level of service for our clients, essentially becoming an extension of your own team. Because we are not burdened by excessive work processes, our researchers can provide speed to solution at lower costs than most providers, demonstrating proof of concept to completion of a project with high client satisfaction.
Contracts can be tailored to fit your business needs including fee for service or transactional (trade secret with no intellectual property (IP)), or clients can elect IP protection through the MSU Innovation Center.
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Services
The MSU St. Andrews researchers are experts in process chemistry and route optimization and can provide the following services:
- Multi-step chemical process optimization and characterization
- Discovery synthesis libraries
- Catalyst preparation and catalysis optimization
- Polymer synthesis and materials characterization
- Hyperbranched polyesters for advanced applications
- Batch and continuous flow reactors
- Channel to scale-up at MSU Bioeconomy (non-GMP, former Pfizer labs in Holland, MI)
- Extensive literature searching, as required, and access to the MSU library and other main Michigan State University campus resources.
In-House Instrumentation
Our researchers utilize in-house analytical instrumentation that few start-ups have access to early on and which fosters speed to project completion.
- High throughput GC, Bruker 400 MHz (Avance) broad band NMR, HPLC, DSC, ICP-OES, GPC, MPLC (preparative)
- Cyclic voltammetry
- UV/visible spectrometry
- ATR/FTIR
- Melt rheometry and dynamic mechanical spectroscopy (ARES-G2)
- Tensile, 3-point bend, and Izod impact mechanical property testing
Additionally, our clients benefit from our team's access to any analytical technique available on the MSU main campus.