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CEM

CEM is a private company founded in 1978 that designs and develops laboratory instrumentation and scientific methods.

Last updated September 10, 2026

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Overview

CEM was founded in 1978 by Dr. Michael J. Collins, Ronald Goetchius, and Bill Cruse Jr. It designs and develops laboratory instrumentation and scientific methods, both microwave-based and non-microwave technologies, used by major companies, research institutes, and universities. It is a private company with global headquarters outside Charlotte, North Carolina, and offices in England, Germany, Japan, France, Italy, Singapore, and Ireland. Its major products provide solutions for compositional analysis of food and chemical samples, acid digestion for elemental analysis, and chemical synthesis of peptides and small molecules.

History

CEM was founded in 1978 by Dr. Michael J. Collins, Ronald Goetchius, and Bill Cruse Jr. based on a microwave drying concept for moisture/solids analysis. The three founders formed CEM Corporation near Charlotte, NC USA, and developed the first microwave laboratory instrument for moisture/solids analysis, which reduced analysis times from hours to minutes. In 1982, CEM expanded its product offering to include a new Solvent Extraction System.

Products and positioning

  • Liberty PRO

    Scale-up from development to production. A high-capacity, cGMP-ready peptide synthesizer for pharmaceutical manufacturers and CMOs.

  • MARS Xpress 2.0

    Microwave Digestion with Xpress Intelligence.

  • ORACLE

    Fat analysis following ISO/IDF. ORACLE technology adheres to ISO 16756/IDF 259, the only fat analysis standard without calibrations or solvents.

  • Prodigy 2.0

    Peptide purification just got a lot greener. Up to 50% higher recoveries. No acetonitrile required.

  • BLADE

    The future of microwave digestion... today. The BLADE brings speed, simplicity, performance, and flexibility to elemental analysis.

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