05/16/2005 Oxonica was spun out from the University of Oxford in mid-1999. The company was initially funded by a small number of high net-worth individuals or business angels. In the early years, the company struggled to identify a clear commercial technology. I joined Oxonica in early 2001 and quickly took a number of steps to clearly define a set of commercial goals and strategies.
05/16/2005 JMAR Technologies Inc., which develops laser-based equipment for imaging, analysis and fabrication at the nanoscale, announced today that a North American cruise ship operator plans to install JMAR's waterborne microorganism early warning system and conduct a two-month beta test in mid-June. JMAR will provide one BioSentry unit to monitor for Cryptosporidium, Giardia and E.coli in the drinking water supply onboard one ship.
05/13/2005 Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics' Healthcare Business Unit has recently completed clean room upgrades to two of their biopharmaceutical product and medical component manufacturing facilities.
05/13/2005 (May 13, 2005) Thomaston, Conn. — Summit Corp. of America is providing lead-free plating of strip and wire for connectors, lead frames, and electronic devices for the telecommunications, appliance, automotive, computer, semiconductor, and electronics industries, employing its Reflow Metallization process developed in-house. The company can also plate any metal or combination of metals in continuous strips, while meeting the lead-free legislation international standards.
05/13/2005 May 13, 2005 - Infineon Technologies Asia Pte Ltd. announced it opened its Asia Pacific headquarters building at Kallang Sector yesterday. The two 10-story towers house Infineon's regional headquarters functions in the Asia Pacific, including production, logistics, sales and marketing and R&D.
05/12/2005 (May 12, 2005) San Jose, Calif. — MemsTech and MTBSolutions have joined together to provide North American customers with support and manufacturing services for MEMS-based products. Under the terms of the agreement, MTBSolutions will provide design, engineering, applications, and market support for MemsTech's foundry and packaging facilities.
05/12/2005 May 12, 2005 - Swiss chip equipment manufacturer Unaxis Corp. has announced "extensive restructuring" within its Leybold Vacuum business, with cutbacks in staff and development expected to cost more than $33 million in one-time charges.
05/12/2005 (May 12, 2005) Hsinchu, Taiwan — ChipMOS Technologies' 70% owned subsidiary, ChipMOS Technologies Inc. (ChipMOS Taiwan), is prolonging its long-term agreement with Himax Technologies Inc. through 2008, having worked together since 2003.
05/12/2005 BREA, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/11/2005 -- CryoPort, Inc. announced new information regarding the development of its one-way, one time use, disposable cryogenic shipper.
05/12/2005 LENEXA, KS -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/12/2005 -- EaglePicher Pharmaceutical Services, LLC (EPPS), whose custom manufacturing services are used in all stages of drug development from pre-clinical to commercialization, today announced a series of capital improvements that it believes will further strengthen its position as a comprehensive outsourcing partner to the pharmaceutical industry in the discovery and commercialization of anti-cancer and other high-potency drugs.
05/12/2005 Menomonie, Wisconsin--Phillips Plastics Corporation announced plans to expand the company's medical manufacturing capabilities with the addition of 5,400 square feet of Class 10,000 clean room molding space.
05/12/2005 Aquamarijn started in 1993 as a one-person technology company focusing on the development of filtration membranes made with microsystems technology. In 1993, I received $12,500 for writing the best technology business plan in the Breaking Out Contest, organized by the ABN Bank, Moret Ernst & Young accounting firm and the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
