by GLOBALFOUNDRIES
GLOBALFOUNDRIES® (GF®), the global leader in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing, today announced it is expanding its global manufacturing footprint with the construction of a new fab on its Singapore campus. In partnership with the Singapore Economic Development Board and with co-investments from committed customers, GF’s more than US $4B (S$5B) investment will play an integral role in meeting the growing demand for the company’s industry-leading manufacturing technologies and services to enable companies worldwide to develop and scale their business.
by ARCO National Construction
Dallas-Fort Worth-based developer Cold Creek Solutions (“CCS”) has announced a second project in the state of Texas in San Antonio. The roughly 305,000 SF facility will provide storage for 45,000 pallets of frozen or refrigerated products upon completion. Unlike existing vintage facilities and other new builds in the region, this new project, designed by ARCO National Construction, will allow for a large-scale or multi-operator build-out with tremendous efficiencies.
by Novo Holdings
Novo Holdings today announced that it has co-led with Vivo Capital the over-subscribed US$200 million Series A and Crossover round in Esco Lifesciences Group (“Esco”), a leading provider of life sciences tools and services. The financing will enable Esco to strengthen its position through organic and external growth and transformation, as well as invest in China, thus addressing some of the most dynamic market segments and geographies. Other investors include two Asian sovereign wealth funds and Singapore-based global investor, EDBI.
by Novatek
Novatek Requalified as an approved supplier for Boehringer Ingelheim, a global leader in healthcare. Novatek regulatory compliant quality solutions is used at Boehringer Ingelheim for its human pharma, animal health and biopharmaceutical aseptic (sterile) manufacturing sites worldwide.
by Freudenberg Medical
Freudenberg Medical, a global contract design and manufacturing provider to the medical device industry, is expanding its manufacturing operations in Alajuela, Costa Rica. The expansion project adds 8,600 square feet to the existing facility which includes construction of an additional ISO Class 7 cleanroom for catheter manufacturing and assembly, molding, extrusion, and packaging, as well as added office space. New technology includes an advanced thermoplastic extrusion line which can produce tubing from 4 inches to 170 inches long with capacity of up to 1 million parts per month, plus additional injection molding machines.
by Intel
Intel Corporation will invest $3.5 billion to equip its New Mexico operations for the manufacturing of advanced semiconductor packaging technologies, including Foveros, Intel’s breakthrough 3D packaging technology. The multiyear investment is expected to create at least 700 high-tech jobs and 1,000 construction jobs and support an additional 3,500 jobs in the state. Planning activities begin immediately, with construction expected to start in late 2021.
by Controlled Environments Systems
Controlled Environment Systems, LLC, a market leader in thermal construction and design of special environments, such as cold storage facilities and pharmaceutical / biotech cleanrooms, today announced its acquisition of Western Environmental Corporation (WEC), a company that designs, engineers, installs and certifies cleanrooms, coordinate measuring machine (CMM) enclosures, metrology labs, and environmental chambers that support various mission critical applications.
by UniFirst Coporation
UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF), a North American leader in the supply and servicing of uniforms, workwear, and facility service products, announced today their donation of over a million dollars worth of protective face masks and hand sanitizer to The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB).
by Prenetics
Prenetics Limited, a global leader in diagnostics and genetic testing, Oxford University and Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research (OSCAR) have signed multi-million dollar collaboration agreements to further develop the award-winning OxLAMP™ technology, a rapid, molecular testing technology for infectious diseases.
by SolAero Technologies Corp
SolAero Technologies Corp. (SolAero), a leading provider of high efficiency solar cells, solar panels, and composite structural products for satellite and aerospace applications, congratulates the team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labs (JPL) on the successful maiden flight of the Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity. SolAero is proud to have supplied the solar panel that has enabled the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.
by ILC Dover, Inc.
soloPURE™ provides a closed, Grade-A, aseptic environment for fill finish activities requiring positive and negative pressures, giving organizations with facility restraints or expensive closed-barrier systems a better way to handle sterile potent powders, including products previously thought to be “out of reach” in conventional barrier systems.
by Avantor, Inc.
Avantor® to Acquire Ritter GmbH and its Affiliates; Expands Proprietary Offering for Diagnostic and Drug Discovery Workflows, Combining Ritter’s liquid handling consumables platform for clinical diagnostic testing and life sciences research with Avantor’s offerings for critical lab automation workflows and leading global customer channel
