CLEANROOM NEWS FEATURE Articles

Pfizer to Acquire Trillium Therapeutics Inc.

Proposed acquisition of Trillium strengthens Pfizer’s category leadership in Oncology with addition of next-generation, investigational immuno-therapeutics for hematological malignancies

Johnson Controls Boosts HVAC Portfolio with Acquisition of Fisher Group

With Fisher Group’s high level of knowledge in supplying HVAC solutions to commercial and industrial markets, the acquisition also enhances Johnson Controls’ full HVAC offering across multiple customer segments.

General Atomics Expands Space Systems Development Infrastructure

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems announced today that it has expanded its space systems infrastructure with the addition of a 7,500 ft2 Class 10,000 / ISO 7 cleanroom facility in San Diego, CA that will enable high-volume Optical Communication Terminal (OCT) production. The multifaceted facility can facilitate fabrication of up to 300 OCTs per year.

Signature Biologics™ Opens Expanded Manufacturing and R&D Headquarters in Irving, TX

Signature Biologics, LLC., today announced their expanded operations footprint to include a new 36,000 sq ft facility in Irving, TX. This newly constructed space mirrors Signature Biologics’ transparency in doing business with open floor plan and floor-to-ceiling views into its fully equipped manufacturing and R&D laboratory spaces.

Romaco China gains a new processing laboratory

Romaco China gains a new processing laboratory

More than 500 invited guests and customers of Romaco China and Truking recently attended the official opening of the new “Romaco China Solids Process Centre”. This high-tech laboratory on the Truking campus in Changsha is equipped with Innojet and Kilian machines.

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ANSI/ANAB Accredits Quality Certification Services

ANSI/ANAB Accredits Quality Certification Services

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), coordinator of the U.S. voluntary standardization system, has accredited Florida Certified Organic Growers, Inc. DBA Quality Certification Services in accordance with the international standard ISO/IEC 17065, Conformity assessment—Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes, and services; and pertinent certification scheme requirements and regulations under the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)’s Food Safety Modernization Act, or FSMA. ANSI’s conformity assessment accreditation programs were reorganized in December 2018 under the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) brand, a wholly owned subsidiary of ANSI.

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Silicon Wafer Shipments Drop to Lowest Level Since Fourth Quarter of 2017

Silicon Wafer Shipments Drop to Lowest Level Since Fourth Quarter of 2017

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments dropped 5.6 percent during the first quarter 2019 when compared to the fourth quarter 2018 and are now at their lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2017 after silicon wafer shipments for the most recent quarter declined 1 percent quarter-over-quarter, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.

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Global Semiconductor Equipment Sales

Global Semiconductor Equipment Sales

Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment surged 14 percent from $56.62 billion in 2017 to an all-time high of $64.5 billion in 2018, SEMI, the industry association representing the worldwide electronics product design and manufacturing supply chain, reported today.

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Rubber Glove Market Research Predicts Steady Growth

Rubber Glove Market Research Predicts Steady Growth

The global Rubber glove market is set to grow at an exponential CAGR during the forecast period attributed to its increasing demand across several industrial applications. Rubber gloves are being used for several industrial and household purposes.

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Things Are Stacking up for NASA’s Mars 2020 Spacecraft

Things Are Stacking up for NASA’s Mars 2020 Spacecraft

For the past few months, the clean room floor in High Bay 1 at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, has been covered in parts, components and test equipment for the Mars 2020 spacecraft, scheduled for launch toward the Red Planet in July of 2020. But over the past few weeks, some of these components

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Particle Robotic System

Particle Robotic System

Taking a cue from biological cells, researchers from MIT, Columbia University, and elsewhere have developed computationally simple robots that connect in large groups to move around, transport objects, and complete other tasks.

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New Stem Cell Gene Therapy Facility

New Stem Cell Gene Therapy Facility

Stem Cell Medicine Ltd. (SCM), a biotechnology company developing new therapies for neurological indications and rare diseases through gene therapy, cell therapy, exosomes, novel molecules and combinations with existing pharmaceuticals, announced today that it has received funding from the Israeli Ministry of the Economy to build a gene therapy facility.

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