11/19/2002 Germans might not have a reputation for being the jolliest people around, but those presenting a forum on the outlook for the European MEMS industry at the Electronica 2002 trade fair recently were all smiles. The scientists, officials and market watchers painted a generally rosy picture of an industry that has enjoyed steady growth despite the general downturn in the tech sector.
11/18/2002 NOV. 18--WASHINGTON, DC--The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released an administrative directive outlining additional steps to be taken by USDA inspectors to ensure that establishments producing ready-to-eat meat and poultry products are taking the necessary steps to prevent listeria monocytogenes contamination.
11/18/2002 NOV. 18--WASHINGTON, DC--A biotechnology company under investigation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has food industry and environmental groups concerned that the biotech industry cannot be trusted to prevent the food supply from becoming contaminated with plant-made pharmaceuticals.
11/18/2002 Nov. 18, 2002 - Tokyo, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. and NEC Corp. plan to inject an additional 44 billion yen ($365.6 million) into their chip venture, Elpida Memory Inc., by the end of March.
11/18/2002 Nov. 18, 2002--San Jose, CA--Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) and Cadence Design Systems Inc. have collaborated to solve design challenges in 130 and 90nm process technology signal integrity (SI) closure.
11/18/2002 Gillette Co. plans to buy 500 million radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags from California startup Alien Technology, according to the RFID Journal.
11/18/2002 The government has been good to Cepheid. In 1996, the Defense Department awarded it a $1.8 million deal to develop DNA-based techniques for detecting biothreats. In 2002, the U.S. Postal Service gave Cepheid and its partners $3.7 million to design an anthrax monitoring system for its mail sorting facilities. But Cepheid aspires to be more than a government contractor.
11/15/2002 NOV. 14--BELMONT, Mass.-- Kronos Air Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kronos Advanced Technologies, Inc., and the United States Navy have entered in to a Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract to develop an advanced distributive air management system based on the patented Kronos technology.
11/15/2002 NOV. 15--INDIANAPOLIS--Sterilization Cassette Systems, Inc. (SCS) announced that it has expanded its metal manufacturing capabilities to include in-house sheet metal fabrication. This expansion will dramatically reduce turnaround times for its more than 50 OEM customers in orthopedic, vascular surgery, radiology, urology, OB/GYN and other medical specialties.
11/15/2002 The case of Standard MEMS Inc., the Burlington, Mass.-based MEMS fab that sought Chapter 11 reorganization protection in September, has been converted to a Chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy, according to court records.
11/15/2002 Europe has massive interest in nanotechnology at the academic level, but successfully moving it all to market will require the combined efforts of the European Union, individual governments and trade groups, according to a new report.
11/15/2002 How fully nanotechnology realizes its business potential will hinge on the industry’s ability to accurately test and measure its products. Companies won’t trust their mission-critical procedures to nanotech unless the test and measure dragon is slain. Gauging dimensions, thermal properties, strength and other elements is key in creating “manufacturability,” or the ability to create a duplicate object on an ongoing basis. Progress appears mixed.
11/15/2002 Taiwan has formed a consortium to boost research and development of nanotechnology applications for carbon materials, according to the Taiwan News.
11/15/2002 Tm Bioscience Corp., a Toronto microarray developer, closed on a little less than $3 million in debt financing with Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund Inc., according to a news release.
11/14/2002 Micronics Inc. and Weidmann Plastics AG said they signed a deal to jointly develop and promote products based on their respective microfluidic and microfabrication expertise.
11/14/2002 SI Diamond Technology has been forced to pare down to what its CEO called "the core of the company" – its subsidiary Applied Nanotech Inc., which develops nanotech for displays, medical cathode devices and sensors. With a recent quarterly filing that listed assets of $1.6 million and liabilities nearly double that, the company is banking on its increased focus on nanotechnology to stay alive.
11/13/2002 NOV. 13--ALPINE, UTAH-- Clifton Mining Co. has announced that American Biotech Labs, a company Clifton owns approximately 30 percent of, has finished the approval process with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA, and expects to get full hospital approval for its disinfectant, ASAP Solution, in the next few weeks.
