Science First

Science First, official name Morris & Lee,^[1] is a science education product manufacturer based in Yulee, Florida. It was founded in 1960 and is family owned.^[2] Established in Buffalo, New York, Science First relocated to Nassau County, Florida in 2009.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]} The firm manufactures products ranging from microscopes to environmental testing kits and planetariums. Science First is co-owned by Nancy Bell (her father Franklin B. Lee founded the company)^[6][11] and her two sons (Aaron C. Bell and Nathaniel S. Bell).^[12] Bell's daughters hold an ownership stake.^[11]

Science First bought Learning Technologies, a Massachusetts-based company known for its Starlab product, in 2008.^[13] In 2010, Science First won a $2 million federal contract for portable planetariums (Digital Starlabs) for use in the teaching of the children of military personnel.^[14] In 2010 Science First bought Eastwind Enterprises, a Canadian science kit manufacturer. In August 2014, Science First acquired some of the assets of Maine-based, The Science Source. In July 2015, Science First purchased Cynmar, an Illinois-based scientific distributor. Cynmar has relocated to the Florida facility.^[15]