from NIST to organizations in the state of Illinois since 2021
The Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center helped K&K Abrasives in Chicago develop a new e-commerce website to expand its market reach. As a result, the company realized $800,000 in new and retained sales.
NIST reference materials help Illinois’ biotechnology industry and innovate more quickly with quantitative analytical measurement tools for nucleic acids, proteins, metabolites and cell systems that manufacturers use to monitor and improve manufacturing methods and products.
The NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center provides data libraries that speed molecule identification and quality control for Illinois’ pharmaceutical industry. This data is so widely trusted that it is packaged with nearly every mass spectrometer sold.
NIST’s calibration materials for magnetic resonance imaging help medical researchers develop quantitative tests that can rapidly determine if treatments for glioblastoma and other cancers are working, speeding clinical decisions.
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