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signation for the same program from the company, last year.
ADT‘s latest award is for its Integrated RF MEMS Switch/CMOS Device. Receiving this mark of excel- lence deems the Integrated RF MEMS Switch/CMOS Device as one of the, “most technologically signifi- cant products introduced into the marketplace over the past year,” by R&D Magazine.
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ADT develops products that are enabled by thin smooth diamond.
Moreover, ADT announced the successful close of its $5.2 million Series D financing. S-Group Capi- tal Management (S-Group) led this funding round, which also included a number of existing ADT inve- stors. S-Group is a private equity and venture capital company based in Moscow, Russia which focuses on growth opportunities in high-tech and consumer- oriented businesses.
“This investment in ADT gives us the opportunity to realize diamond’s potential in multiple applications with an international reach in the areas of industri- al coatings, semiconductors, and water treatment,” said, Vladimir Yakushev, S-Group’s Managing Part- ner.
dvanced Diamond Technologies (ADT) wins the prestigious R&D 100 Award for a third time.
nance (NMR) spectrometers and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems to the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland. The instruments will form the core of the new NanoBioMedical Centre, a multidisciplinary unit supporting master’s and docto- ral research programs in nanoscience and nanotech- nology.
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The multi-system sale includes several NMR systems at 400 MHz, 600 MHz and 800 MHz. In addition, the center will be acquiring an Agilent 9.4 Tesla MRI system. Each of these systems will be equipped with the new Direct Drive 2 console, configured as a sin- gle platform to support a broad suite of applications for both NMR and MRI. The 9.4 Tesla ultra-high field MRI magnet enables greater resolution and sensitivity for the in vivo visualization of biological structures and processes.
while enhancing its manufacturing footprint in Asia by acquiring Boxing Oleochemicals. Boxing is the leading supplier of nitrile amines and derivatives in China and throughout Asia.
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Established in 1993 and based in the province of Shandong, Boxing had revenues in 2010 of approxi- mately EUR100 million. Its activities will be integra- ted into AkzoNobel’s Surface Chemistry business,
kzoNobel plans to further strengthen its leadership position in specialty surfactants
gilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced a $6 million sale of nuclear magnetic reso-
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