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tion, molecular pathology, Xenopatient™ platform, genome-wide profiling, data mining, and biostatistics, the company collaborates with clinical, pharmaceuti- cal, and diagnostic partners.
http://www.signature-diagnostics.de
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olvay (NYSE Euronext:
SOLB.BE) is investing 4 million USD in a minority stake in Polyera
Corporation, a leading materials developer for the printed electronics market, based in Skokie, Illinois, USA. Polyera develops and commercializes organic semiconductors and dielectrics for organic thin-film transistors (OTFT) and organic photovoltaics (OPV), enabling applications such as flexible display back- planes, printed RFID tags and printed solar panels. This investment is being made under Polyera’s series B financing, in which its prior investors are participa- ting.
“Polyera enjoys a worldwide recognition in the deve- lopment of cutting-edge organic semiconductor ma- terial, and in just its few years of existence has built substantial know-how in printed transistor and pho- tovoltaic fabrication”, comments Leopold Demidde- leer, Senior Executive VP Future Businesses at Solvay. “Their world-class expertise, which capitalizes on a team of experts assembled from around the world, fits very well with the other elements already part of our Printable Organic Electronics platform.”
http://www.polyera.com http://www.solvay.com
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pire Corporation (NASDAQ: SPIR) announced the award of an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quan-
tity (IDIQ) contract from Federal Prisons Industries, Inc. to supply integrator services for PV Systems for Federal customers of UNICOR. The contract is for
a five year term with five, one-year renewal options at a total value not to exceed $75 million over the contract period with no guaranteed minimum.
Roger G. Little, Chairman and CEO of Spire Corpora- tion, commented, “We have provided UNICOR with a PV module production line for its prison system in Otisville, New York and another to be established at the correctional facility in Sheridan, Oregon. These lines are used to train people for entry into the fast growing PV industry work force and to produce mo- dules for Federal systems. We have an existing systems teaming agreement with UNICOR and are very pleased to have received this EPC contract which further expands our relationship.”
http://www.spirecorp.com
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USS MicroTec (GER: SMH), and Fraunhofer for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST
launched SELECT, a technology for bond aligner and mask aligner that selectively activates parts of wa- fer surfaces through plasma. Local treatment of the surface prior to wafer processing replaces standard process steps and reduces the overall cost per wafer.
Selective plasma activation can be applied to a va- riety of MEMS, optical and solar applications using direct wafer bonding or surface modification for the creation of micro mirror arrays, micro valves, sensors or micro fluidic channels. The SELECT toolkit is an upgrade option of SUSS MicroTec’s MA/BA8 Gen3.
http://www.suss.com
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hermo Fisher Scientific Inc. launched new and improved temperature control modules for its
Thermo Scientific HAAKE RheoStress 6000 rheome- ter. The modular HAAKE RheoStress 6000 combines
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