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HISTORY
 Founded
in 1981, Guild
Associates started by providing technical services and contract
R&D to local industries. With industrial success, and as an
early participant in the SBIR program, Guild quickly grew its
reputation in chemical and adsorption sciences. The company grew in the
philosophy of the medieval guilds, which were associations of craftsman
known for their skill, expertise and quality. With each major project
attained, Guild grew its technical base of talent while building the
business expertise to support the direction of its R&D and
engineering pursuits.
As the scope of development projects broadened, Guild’s
technical
base expanded to include mechanical and electronics engineering,
biotechnology, systems integration, logistics and manufacturing. In
1993 Guild saw an opportunity to strengthen its research base and
opened a laboratory in White Marsh, MD to support work done for the
military. The laboratory and personnel have since been moved to Guilds'
headquarters in Dublin, OH. This research and engineering group focuses
on filter development, adsorption, modeling, safety, manufacturing, and
more.
In recent years, Guild has diversified its capabilities. With the
addition of several PhD’s in the fields of chemistry and
biology, Guild has managed to create and exploit opportunities that
were, until recently, unavailable. One such project that has entered
full commercial production is Guild’s SDS Project. The
M100 SDS was developed to replace the M11 for immediate
decontamination
of equipment. The M100 SDS removes gross contamination, limits the spread
of a chemical agent, preserves the integrity of Mission Oriented
Protective Posture (MOPP) gear, and minimizes casualties.
In 2001 Guild expanded once again, this time adding a laboratory in
Charleston, SC focusing on biotechnology. Guild BioSciences
currently operates out of a 2,800 square foot BSL2 laboratory. The
center is
focused on providing protein and proteomic services and proteomic and
molecular biology reseach.
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