About Mageleka Inc.

The MagnoMeter XRS for Characterization of Particle Suspensions and Slurries.

Company History

Mageleka was formally established in 2016 by six experienced entrepreneurs, engineers, and scientists. Their mutual frustration was with the lack of current devices that enable scientists to measure and quantify nanoparticle surfaces as they are formulated and subsequently manufactured, at any industrially-relevant concentration. Mageleka's objective is to address that need.

The MagnoMeter XRS™ RelaxoMeter was introduced in January of 2020. Since that launch, Mageleka has added two further devices (the RelaxFlow and SedimentoMeter) in 2023. Two additional devices (the PorosiMeter and the DiffusioMeter) are scheduled to debut in Q4 2024.

Our Vision & Mission

Since its inception, Mageleka has grown significantly. Our mission is to produce exceptional low-field NMR instruments, not only for particle characterization and surface analysis of dispersions, but also emulsions. Our staff has a combined 250 years of professional experience, and includes leading experts in the fields of colloid and surface chemistry, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, electrical engineering, process control, and technology entrepreneurship. Their collective vision merges technical expertise with proven business talent to produce a uniquely innovative company that truly understands client needs and provides expert advice on all aspects of NMR and its applications.

The MagnoMeter XRS™ suite of devices have a worldwide network of licensed distributors and global personnel in the USA, UK, EU, Japan, and China.

Core team members

Terry Cosgrove

Ph.D., D.Sc.

Terry’s pioneering work in colloid and polymer science has made him an internationally-recognized expert. His research interests include the application of polymers, surfactants, and colloids, in a wide variety of systems of practical interest. His work on non-adhesive polymers, including creating a non-stick chewing gum, transitioned into a start-up company!

Roger Pettman

Ph.D., D.Sc.

Entrepreneurship has always been in Roger’s blood. He has worked for, or founded, a variety of companies aimed at using science and technology to improve industrial processes, including taking a company public on the NASDAQ. Throughout his career, Roger has honed a skill set centered on translating science into value and securing investment for science and technology start-ups.

Keith Sanderson

Keith has worked in the process control and computer engineering sector for more than 30 years. His career has spanned positions in sales, marketing, and engineering, including roles at the director level. During the little free time that Keith has, he spends it with his family and two young grandchildren, and he is also a long suffering fan of EPL’s Everton FC.

Stuart Prescott

Ph.D.

Stuart works with NMR instrumentation as part of his research into the science and engineering of formulations. He has developed software to run and analyze NMR experiments and has helped both big consumer products companies and small specialty chemical companies understand how to design and improve polymer and nanoparticle-based products.

Ravi Sharma

Ph.D.

Ravi Sharma leads programs developing characterization methods for colloidal particles and dispersions. Ravi has held senior research and development positions with top imaging, printing, biomaterials, and specialty chemicals companies, and has presented his work at many international and national meetings. Ravi is an accomplished inventor (with 94 US patents and patent applications) and prolific author.

Lily Zu

As a customer solution-oriented sales and marketing director, Lily brings 20+ years of experience with in-depth particle characterization technical knowledge and business acumen to the team. She is both an innovative engineer for nanoparticle characterization instruments and a highly successful business development director in the industry.

Youssef Espidel

Ph.D.

Youssef has 30 years of experience in NMR research, characterization and applications in both the private sector (oil industry) and the Universities of Bristol and Greenwich (UK). His extensive knowledge of, and familiarity with, liquid, solid and NMR imaging techniques at both high and low magnetic fields has been used to investigate problems in a very diverse range of practical systems including complex polar samples from crude oil, colloidal systems in general, pulp/paper and solid-dosage pharmaceutics.

Junko Ikeda

Ph.D.

Junko is a highly successful technical sales specialist who now heads Mageleka Japan. She has 10+ year’s dedicated technical experience in selling low-field NMR devices to solve problems in dispersion technology over a wide range of industrial applications. Her goal is to make the technique and measurements as well-known in colloid science as are the traditional characterization methods of particle sizing and zeta potential. Junko is a Visiting Associate Professor from Tohoku University.

David Fairhurst

Ph.D.

David has over 60 years’ experience (academic, industrial, and governmental) in the theory and practical applications of colloid and surface chemistry. His expertise ranges from fundamental exploratory research projects through formulation and characterization to commercial product production in the fields of cosmetics, personal care, pharmaceutics, and drug delivery. He is a recognized expert in all general areas of emulsion and dispersion technology and characterization instrumentation.

Company History

Our Vision & Mission

Core team members

Terry Cosgrove

Roger Pettman

Keith Sanderson

Stuart Prescott

Ravi Sharma

Lily Zu

Youssef Espidel

Junko Ikeda

David Fairhurst

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