Materials Development Inc (AKA: MDI) Profile last edited on: 10/22/2018
CAGE: 4JYR5
UEI: JTCNBQFZ8YZ2
Business Identifier: Containerless processing for glass and ceramics industry 
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Location Information
Location: Multiple
Congr. District: 09
County: Cook
Congr. District: 09
County: Cook
Public Profile
Materials Development, Inc. (MDI), a spin out from Containerless Research, develops materials and process technologies for the glass and ceramics industries. The company provides instrumentation and materials centered around containerless processing, specifically using acoustic levitation and aerodynamic levitation techniques. MDI's capabilities include laser beam and containerless melting; controlled atmosphere furnace melting; sample synthesis; custom instrumentation design and development; novel glass materials synthesis, development, and characterization; process design and analysis; mechanical design; and laser beam and radio frequency heater design, optimization and construction.
Extent of SBIR involvement
Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition
Employee Range
5-9Revenue Range
.5M-1MVC funded?
NoPublic/Private
Privately HeldStock Info
----IP Holdings
N/AAwards Distribution by Agency
Most Recent SBIR Projects
| Year | Phase | Agency | Total Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | DOE | $2,310,585 | |
| Project Title: Extreme Temperature Sample Environment for Materials Research using Neutron Scattering | ||||
| 2020 | 2 | NIH | $1,141,804 | |
| Project Title: Processing Amorphous Pharmaceutical Compounds | ||||
| 2017 | 2 | DOE | $1,149,960 | |
| Project Title: Integrating High Performance Optics and Sample Manipulation for Extended Range X-ray PDF Measurements | ||||
| 2013 | 2 | DOE | $1,149,976 | |
| Project Title: Manipulation of Samples at Extreme Temperatures for Fast in-situ Synchrotron Measurements | ||||
| 2013 | 1 | NIH | $138,932 | |
| Project Title: Development of Advanced Digital Dental Imaging | ||||
Key People / Management
Richard J Weber -- President and Founder
Oliver Alderman -- R&D Scientist
Mary Doxas
Anthony Tamalonis -- Senior R&D Technologist
Oliver Alderman -- R&D Scientist
Mary Doxas
Anthony Tamalonis -- Senior R&D Technologist
