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Helping Make Research Possible: Custom Services from Essential Research to Drug Discovery
Article from 2025-02-04
Strong partnerships are a necessary component of modern research. From essential laboratory services to drug discovery and development, Cayman provides chemistry and biology services to meet a wide range of researchers' needs.
Our Services
Cayman is a US-based contract research organization (CRO) that supports discovery and development across multiple research and therapeutic areas.
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Chemical Synthesis | Bioanalysis & Assay Development | Medicinal Chemistry & Structural Biology | Analytical Chemistry |
Custom organic synthesis for specialty or complex chemicals | Biochemistry services supported by core competencies in cell and molecular biology and protein and antibody production | Hit-to-lead with chemical, computational, structural, and biophysical approaches | Fit-for-purpose methods for discovery, pharmacokinetics, and formulation applications |
Our services have helped scientists make advancements across diverse fields, contributing to discoveries on biological mechanisms of disease and shedding light on new therapeutic opportunities.
Who We Serve
We support scientists worldwide from academia and industry.
- Academic & research institutions
- Biotech & pharma companies
- Virtual pharma companies
- Government organizations
- Consumer goods manufacturers
Areas We Support
We provide laboratory and discovery services to support a wide range of research and therapeutic areas, including lipid biochemistry and analysis, cancer, inflammatory and infectious diseases, metabolic conditions, neurodegenerative disorders, and emerging therapies like psychedelics and lipid nanoparticles.
- Specialty chemical synthesis
- Research & mechanistic studies
- Screening & profiling analyses
- Biomarker discovery & validation
- Target identification & validation
- Drug discovery & development
Our services are available as stand-alone projects or longer-term, multi-year partnerships.
What Sets Us Apart
Unlike other CROs, Cayman Services is an extension of a supplier company with expertise in developing, supporting, and maintaining an extensive collection of biochemicals, assay kits, proteins, and antibodies. This unique advantage of Cayman offers an extensive range of capabilities and expertise with access to over 25,000 products to support research and drug discovery.
Our commitment to providing first-class research solutions that meet client needs has established Cayman as a trusted partner for researchers across academia, biotech, and pharma organizations.
Excellence | Tailored Solutions | Collaboration |
Expert scientists dedicated to your success | Customized service plans for your individual needs | We build and maintain strong relationships with our clients |
Our clients rely on us to deliver professional results customized for their individual needs on budget and on time.
Ensuring Excellence in Every Endeavour
Our commitment to excellence is evident in our expertise, state-of-the-art technologies, and willingness to adopt new techniques and methodologies. By integrating innovation with technology, we strive to provide first-class services that support new discoveries and meet the needs of our clients.
Innovation often occurs at the intersection of different scientific disciplines. At Cayman, our staff scientists are experts in diverse fields, creating an expansive cross-functional pool of knowledge and skillsets. This allows us to approach challenges collaboratively, which can lead to new discoveries that may have been difficult without the combined interdisciplinary expertise.
We use cutting-edge technologies to provide our clients with extensive research capabilities that deliver high-quality results. Our skilled and knowledgeable scientists are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and analytical technology and are well-versed in guiding our clients on the best methods and processes for their projects to succeed.
Precision is paramount to our commitment to excellence across all of our services. From custom organic synthesis to bioanalysis and drug discovery, precision ensures that we produce compounds that meet the highest standards of purity and performance and that bioanalysis results are reliable, reproducible, and on target.
Our teams value continuous learning and development. Our scientists stay abreast of the latest scientific advancements, regularly attending conferences and workshops to connect with researchers and their latest discoveries and enabling us to adopt new technologies and adapt to changing research trends.
We showcase our research findings as invited speakers and scientific poster presenters, allowing us to advance our services offerings, exchange ideas, and establish new collaborations with the broader scientific community.
Our commitment to excellence ensures that we remain dedicated to serving the evolving needs of the scientific community.
Tailored Solutions for Your Project
Just as there is no one-size-fits-all study design, we understand that individual projects require individual solutions. We pride ourselves on listening to our clients to understand their unique project needs and challenges and providing adaptable solutions tailored to specific projects and requirements. Our goal is to help our clients proceed to the next experiment, milestone, or phase by providing the data needed to advance their research.
Whether clients require stand-alone services or longer-term, multi-year collaborations, scalable solutions ranging from single analyte analysis to large-scale compound synthesis, or comprehensive support for drug discovery and development, our workflows are customized to our clients.
Our extensive platforms and methodologies allow us to offer flexible approaches to pivot and adapt as project needs evolve. As projects progress in growth and complexity, we have the capabilities and facilities available to scale our operations to meet your project’s requirements.
"As scientists ourselves, we are driven by curiosity. Our skillsets are flexible, and we are always open to trying new techniques and adopting new methodologies as they emerge to enhance our research capabilities and foster new discoveries." Laura Kostrzewa |
Collaboration is the Foundation of Our Approach
Strong collaborations are a necessary component of modern research. From fundamental laboratory services to drug discovery and development, partnering with Cayman expands your scientific team and capabilities.
Our approach is built on active communication with our clients. We ensure your project has open, clear communication from start to finish. Our scientific teams and project managers work closely with you to develop a customized service plan to meet individual project needs, providing regular updates and involving our clients at critical decision points. We will also put in place confidentiality agreements as necessary to protect your intellectual property.
Teamwork is a cornerstone to our approach. We encourage idea sharing and value input from our clients, integrating multiple perspectives to address your project needs. By combining our unique strengths, skillsets, and expertise, we ensure that we effectively address all aspects of your project.
We have a network of collaborative relationships with outside partners to expand our capabilities and give our clients access to additional cutting-edge resources to help meet project needs.
Success Stories
Our teams provide expertise and facilities support to scientists in academia, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries, leading to real-world applications and publications in high-impact journals like Nature, the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, and Cancer Cell.
Discover ways our scientists helped make research possible
Testimonials
"The Cellular Metabolism group helped us establish an in vitro assay to screen compounds of interest for potential activity at a certain class of enzyme. We were interested in understanding if there were any significant differences between compounds derived from different sources. Cayman demonstrated excellent technical competence, particularly with regards to helping us understand all aspects of the experimental data. They were also able to design specific experiments to probe the mechanism of interaction between the compounds and the enzyme, which were useful for compound de-risking/safety." Ashley Davies |
"We have worked with the Bioanalysis group at Cayman Chemical on multiple projects. The scientists are outstanding at executing on established protocols as well as troubleshooting projects that are in an optimization/discovery stage. There is a high degree of communication throughout the process which we have found vital when projects hit a hurdle and we need to pivot from the original plan. They are a trusted resource for cellular based assays, especially flow cytometry, and consistently provide excellent guidance and data for these types of projects." Amy Hopkin |
"My biotech startup company was operating with limited resources and needed a way to prioritize the synthesis of one or two members of a family of nitric oxide donors on the possibility that some of these compounds might have antiviral properties against SARS-CoV-2. I used the medicinal chemistry services of Cayman Chemical to do the in silico work needed to come up with two hits that later proved to have antiviral properties in vitro. This identified intellectual property and justified a much broader drug development program." John F. Schmedtje Jr., MD |
Integrated Drug Discovery & Development
An experienced non-clinical CRO with a wide range of chemistry and biology services provides an integrated, diverse team working collaboratively. This ensures that information is shared seamlessly, helping to accelerate drug discovery and development.
CDMO Services
Our CDMO services include process development, CGMP API manufacturing, and analytical testing, ensuring a smooth and successful transition from concept to clinic. Cayman has a full range of CDMO services that are available as stand-alone services or as part of a comprehensive API discovery, development, and manufacturing program.
Learn more about our CDMO services
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Contact Info
Cayman Chemical1180 East Ellsworth RoadAnn Arbor, Michigan 48108 USAToll Free: (800) 364-9897(USA and Canada only)Fax: (734) 971-3640
