Corporate Partners
Abbott
Abbott is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals and medical products, including nutritional, devices and diagnostics. The company employs approximately 83,000 people and markets its products in more than 130 countries.The Research Park office is part of a larger research partnership with the University of Illinois led by the Division of Nutritional Sciences. The Abbott facilities are working with students on a wide range of research projects focusing largely on human nutrition and pharmaceutical manufacturing quality.
American Analytical Chemistry Laboratories Corp (AAC Labs)
Headquartered in Champaign and founded in 1994, is an independent research and testing service company providing quality and value added service to functional foods, nutritional supplement, cosmaceutical, OTC and pharmaceutical industries. Our business is focused on analytical method development and analytical testing for product identity, potency and safety using HPLC, GC, LC/MS/MS, GC/MS and ICP/MS, etc.
Archer Daniels Midland
As the world's population grows, so does demand for quality foods, feed ingredients for livestock, alternative fuels, and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional chemicals. As one of the world's leading agricultural processors, ADM plays a pivotal role in meeting all of these needs. We produce the food ingredients, animal feeds and feed ingredients, biofuels and other products that manufacturers around the world use to provide wholesome food and a better life to millions of people around the globe. The ADM Sustainable Bioenergy Modeling Center in the U of I Research Park serves as a platform for ADM employees interacting with the University and employs Chemical Engineering students engaged in developing first and second generation biofuels.
Cbana Labs, Inc.
Cbana Labs, Inc. is developing integrated micro-gas chromatograph (micro-GC) analyzers to amplify the sensitivity and speed of how gases are sensed and measured. Micro-GC’s have a variety of uses ranging from foodstuff testing to environmental monitoring, as well as homeland security, military and industrial applications. Cbana’s micro-GC can sense a wide number of species in air and other gases with unprecedented speed, sensitivity, and precision.
Isotech Laboratories Inc.
As the largest private stable isotope laboratory in the western hemisphere, Isotech specializes in high-precision carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur isotope analysis – isotopic fingerprinting – for a variety of industries. We have built our reputation on providing superior services delivered by expert staff. From the original offerings of chemical and stable isotope analysis of natural gases, Isotech has expanded into isotope analyses of other gases, waters, organic and inorganic solids, and organic liquids, completing samples for customers around the world. Known for the innovative development of the IsoTube®, IsoJar™ and IsoBag™ sampling containers, Isotech sets industry standards for generating the most accurate data possible and providing the highest quality customer service.
Nuclear Plasma Laboratories
Our Mission: Solving tomorrows energy problems today ... NPL has developed a new class of all liquid, high power density fuel cells based on direct Borohydride technology. NPL is also developing new energy and energy storage capabilities built around unique electrochemical process. The energy storage units are designed to extend the capabilities of intermittent renewable energy sources.OBITER Research
Obiter Research is a privately owned company. The owner, Bill Boulanger, started the business with chemistry research as a primary goal. Obiter is a Latin word meaning "the way". Most of our products and a great deal of our projects have been successfully executed by synthesizing compounds utilizing an internally developed new process and/or new intermediate compounds. Obiter’s strength lies in the synthesis of research chemicals on a milligram to kilogram scale. Our new "way" provides our customers with ongoing success.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Research is one of the world's most respected software companies — as well as a powerhouse of scientific and technical innovation. At the center is Mathematica: our ever-advancing core product that launched modern technical computing and has now become the world's most powerful global computation system. With millions of dedicated users throughout the technical and educational communities, Mathematica represents a unique blend of major research breakthroughs, outstanding user-oriented design, and world-class software engineering.
