Gelest, Inc. was founded in 1991 to serve the advanced technology applications market through a materials science driven approach to silanes and metal-organics. Currently offering over 3000 different materials in gram to commercial quantities, the company is staffed with experts in the fields of silanes, silicones and metal-organics. The research efforts of the company have been focused towards expanding the offerings of silicon-comprehensive selection of silane and silicone materials in the world. An expansion into more extensive offerings of other metal-organics is underway. Gelest, Inc. provides focused technical development and application support for: microelectronic metallization; microelectronic dielectrics; optical materials; pharmaceutical reagents and intermediates; separation science including diagnostics.