Stillwater Scientific Instruments is developing a device that dramatically decreases the time it takes to analyze chemical compounds in the laboratory. This device, a component of mass spectrometers, will be sold to laboratory equipment manufacturers. Mass spectrometers are sold primarily in the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries, as well as environmental fields in which complex chemical mixtures must be accurately identified.
This device was developed through research at UMaine. SSI was founded to commercialize this technology and has received funding through the Maine Technology Institute.