
Our History
Nalas Engineering Services, Inc. was founded in 2008 in southeastern Connecticut.
Jerry Salan, CEO, and Kerri Salan, Vice President, moved to Connecticut after living in Maryland for several years where Jerry worked for the Department of Navy as a civilian chemical engineer managing several R&D and production programs. Jerry took a position with Pfizer in Groton, which led to their move to CT. Shortly after, Nalas started as a consulting company for the DoD as Jerry had identified a niche need for chemical process development required for successful scale-up of novel ingredients.
Within a year, Nalas had moved into a lab-space at University of Rhode Island and had grown to 3 people. By the next year, the team had moved into the UCONN Technology Incubator Program (TIP) at Avery Point. The expanded lab space allowed the team to grow even more and bring in several more customers in both the defense and private pharmaceutical sectors. By 2012, the team had outgrown the TIP and moved into its current location in Centerbrook, CT. At that time, the company had less than 10 employees and occupied only half of the 20,000 sq ft facility.
Today, after substantial support from CT Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), Nalas has grown to nearly 50 full and part time employees. The company now requires the full 20,000 sq ft, which includes a development lab, analytical lab, solid-state chemistry lab, process safety lab, and kilo-scale laboratory. In 2018, Nalas purchased a 75,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Norwich where Nalas continues to expand its offerings from services to chemical products.
As the State of CT has been a significant contributor towards our responsible growth and expansion, we look forward to giving back to the state, including establishing a STEM program in collaboration with local high schools and universities. More to come!
Our Timeline
2008
2 employees
Company Founded
Consulting for Department of Defense
2009
3 employees
University of Rhode Island Lab Space
Chemical process development, SBIR awarded projects
2010
3 employees
UConn Technology Incubator Program (TIP) at Avery Point
Government and Pharmaceutical customers, SBIR awarded projects
2012
<10 employees
Centerbrook Facility (10,000 sq ft)
Government, Pharmaceutical, Fine & Specialty Chemical Customers
2014
22 employees
Centerbrook Facility (20,000 sq ft)
Expansion of lab space and kilo lab
2018
40 employees
Norwich Facility Purchased (75,000 sq ft)
Renovations begin
2022
>50 employees
Norwich Facility Renovations
Office space and conference room renovations complete
2023
Norwich Facility Operations
The first product line came online, for the production of:
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2,6-diaminopyrazine-1-oxide (DAPO)
>60 employees
2024
Product Portfolio Expansion
Renovations were complete for the Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory at Norwich, providing process characterization and development support.
>60 employees
2025
More Exciting Developments
Additional product lines have become active, including:
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BDNPA/F, a eutectic mixture of bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)acetal (BDNPA) and bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)formal (BDNPF).
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Our manufacturing capability will be further expanded in 2025 with the addition of:
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Drying and blending suite.
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200 and 300 gallon Pfaudler glass-lined reactors to complement our existing kilo-lab's 100 gallon Pfaudler glass-lined reactor allowing for further scale-up.
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Aminoguanidine bicarbonate (AGB) production.
>60 employees
For more information on any of Nalas' services of products, please Contact Us.
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Nalas are seeking strategic transition partners, if interested please Contact Us.