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STELAR: The Fast Field Cycling NMR Relaxometry Company

Stelar’s mission is to develop, manufacture and market innovative scientific electronic instrumentation for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) research and industrial applications.

Stelar specializes in unique analytical instrumentation using the Fast Field Cycling NMR Relaxometry (FFC NMR) technique and is focused on continuous development of this technology and diffusion of the FFC NMR method for both academic and industrial research and for process and QC applications.

UNIQUE PRODUCTS

Stelar’s FFC NMR relaxometers are unique and carefully crafted analytical instruments.

RELENTLESS DEVELOPMENT

Stelar is investing in research and development of its FFC NMR technology and key applications.

HIGH SPECIALIZATION

Stelar is the absolute leader in FFC NMR technology and is focused on increasing awareness about FFC NMR as a useful analytical technique.

WORLDWIDE DIFFUSION

Stelar’s products are used by research groups around the world for numerous applications.

MEET WITH US

We attend many scientific events and organize FFC NMR user meetings. We are always pleased to meet and support our users and anyone who wishes to know more about FFC NMR, to facilitate discussions and collaborations.

Our Values

Stelar specializes in unique analytical instrumentation using the Fast Field Cycling NMR Relaxometry (FFC NMR) technique and develops, produces and markets innovative instrumentation for NMR research and industrial applications.

Our Mission

Stelar is focused on continuous development of FFC technology and the diffusion of FFC NMR applications in both academic and industrial research as well as in industrial process and quality control.

Our Vision

We want to deliver innovative solutions to study, characterize and authenticate any type of material in any physical form by probing the molecular dynamics properties using the FFC NMR technique.

History

1984

Stelar SRL is an independent company which was established in 1984 in Mede, Italy, with the objective of offering new accessories, equipment and services for NMR research. For many years Stelar was one of the few companies manufacturing low resolution NMR spectrometers, NMR software and upgrading kits for existing commercial NMR spectrometers. These activities allowed Stelar to acquire and consolidate a strong know-how in NMR instrumentation.

1994

In 1994 Stelar embarked on a research and development project aimed at the development of advanced instrumentation for a novel low-field NMR technique, called Fast Field Cycling (FFC) NMR relaxometry. This challenging development was successful and allowed Stelar to introduce the first commercial FFC NMR instrument, called Spinmaster FFC, to the market in the 1997.

1997

The first generation of Stelar FFC NMR relaxometers, named SPINMASTER, launched from the successful R&D projects, was installed at the University of Lund, Sweden.

1998

The first FFC-NMR conference was held in Berlin and marked the start of the growing FFC-NMR community. The 11th FFC Relax conference was held in 2019 in Pisa, Italy (www.ffcrelax.com)

2016

EU PROJECT “IDentIFY” (Improving Diagnosis by Fast Field-Cycling MRI) launched with Stelar as a key partner. The objective of project IDentIFY is to bring FFC-MRI to the stage where it can be used as a routine tool for clinical diagnosis.
The FFC NMR method has been adopted in many NMR laboratories around the world and successfully applied in fields such as materials science (polymers, rock cores, electrolytes, etc.), biomedical research (MRI contrast agents, proteins, pharmaceutical formulations, etc.) and food science (quality control, origin of product, shelf life). Stelar is keenly focused on the development of new applications for FFC NMR which can lead to the increased awareness and use of FFC NMR for industrial research, development and manufacturing. Stelar’s experience and unique innovative technology has gained the company a strong reputation as the absolute leader in FFC NMR relaxometry. Indeed, Stelar is dedicated to continuous development of FFC NMR instrumentation by employing methods which exploit the latest technologies in electronics design and by integrating FFC NMR with other related techniques.