About Cayman Europe

Since 2005 Cayman Europe has grown to include 4 full time staff and have established distribution of Cayman products beyond the Baltics to all of Europe, former Soviet states and the Middle East. The team manages Cayman’s full product portfolio—from assay kits and biochemicals to regulated and controlled substances, including import-restricted items. They are fully licensed to provide Cayman Chemical’s extensive line of opioids and novel psychoactive substances to crime and forensic labs across their territory. By leveraging Estonia’s highly integrated infrastructure, the team ensures the efficient and compliant movement of Cayman Chemical’s world-class biomedical research products. Areas of expertise also include IATA compliant transportation and Dangerous Goods Handling of regulated/controlled substances and dual-use products.

The Cayman Europe team is dedicated to making access to our products as rapid, simple and seamless as possible. Whether you need bulk pricing, technical support, access to standard catalogue products, or Cayman’s advanced CRO/CDMO research services, our experts are here to support you every step of the way, helping make research possible.

History

In August of 1991 there was a chance meeting at a conference in Vienna, Austria between Dr. Kirk M. Maxey, the founder of Cayman Chemical, and Dr. Nigulas Samel of Tallinn Technical University. Dr. Maxey, who had established Cayman 20 years earlier by sourcing natural prostaglandins from the marine coral P. Homomalla, heard for the first time of Dr. Samel’s isolation for similar prostaglandins from G. Fruticosa growing in the frigid waters of the White Sea. Their immediate friendship was soon overshadowed by the Singing Revolution and Estonian independence, accompanied by serious disruption of all funding and stability for Estonian research scientists. The roots of Cayman Europe were established that fall when Dr. Maxey, Dr. Samel and Dr. Ivar Jarving established a company named Kevelt AS, which immediately began redistributing Cayman Chemical research products throughout Europe as a way to bridge the funding gap. Time passed, the Estonian economy stabilized and thrived, and in 2005 the fully independent company Cayman Europe OU separated from Kevelt, although to this day they remain close neighbors and business partners on the research campus of Tallinn Technical University.

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