History

Incorporated on June 6, 1980, Cayman Chemical Company was born from the goal of our founder and CEO Dr. Kirk Maxey to demonstrate the value of naturally growing gorgonian corals as a renewable, economically viable source of prostaglandins. Careful environmental studies and negotiations with the Grand Cayman government culminated in August of 1981 when an eight-pound sample of the gorgonian Plexaura homomalla was collected near Fisherman`s Cay. The coral was frozen and transported to a small lab in Denver where 30 grams of Prostaglandin A2 were extracted. Inspired by this success and the vision of providing affordable, high-quality prostaglandins to the research community, Dr. Maxey’s nascent laboratory offered five prostaglandin standards. In November of 1981, Cayman Chemical closed its very first sale! After several years of growth in Denver, headquarters were relocated to Ann Arbor, Michigan where Cayman’s first complete synthetic chemistry laboratory was established.

Today

Since our founding, we have been developing a vast catalog of products to meet the needs of our customers. We have grown our capabilities to include active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing, forensic analytical standard production, contract research service expertise, pre-clinical drug development, research grant support, and community outreach. Through all these endeavors, we remain committed to our origins and our founding vision: to provide affordable, high-quality products and to serve the research community.

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