Advanced Microbotics Corporation Opens Laboratories and Officers.PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 1995--Advanced Microbotics Corporation recently announced the opening of their laboratories at the new Oregon Biotechnology Innovation Center (OBIC OBIC Optical Beam Induced Current OBIC Ohio Bioproducts Innovation Center OBIC Onebeacon Insurance Company OBIC Outdoor Book Industry Council ) in Portland, Ore., as well as their offices in Vancouver, Wash. This start-up bio-technology company was created to commercialize surface functionalization Surface functionalization introduces chemical functional groups to a surface. This way, functional materials can be designed from substrates with standard bulk material properties. Prominent examples can be found in semiconductor industry and biomaterial research. and molecular imprinting This article is about polymer chemistry. The term "molecular imprinting" is also used to mean genetic imprinting. In chemistry, molecular imprinting is a technique to create template-shaped cavities in polymer matrices with memory of the template molecules. technologies developed at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. . The company's mission is to develop, manufacture, and sell portable micro-analysis equipment, chemical sensors and chemical coatings produced as a result of these new technologies. Currently, the company is working with corporate partners in several industries to develop particular coatings or sensors for use with an existing product or one under development. Advanced Microbotics is one of the first, as well as the largest, tenants of OBIC which is located at the Marquam II Building at 2611 S.W. Third Avenue in downtown Portland Downtown Portland is located on the west bank of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. It is in the northeastern corner of the southwest section of the city and is where most of its high-rise buildings are found. , Ore. OBIC officially opened in the Fall. Supported by state and local government funds, the new OBIC office and laboratory facility is designed to attract newly emerging biotechnology and environmental companies such as Advanced Microbotics. OBIC offers common lab space, saving companies thousands of dollars in construction and equipment costs, while encouraging the development of biotechnology. "This available laboratory space for entrepreneurial biotechnology companies Top 100 Biotechnology Companies The following is a list of the top 100 biotechnology companies ranked by revenue. The first nine companies qualify for the list of the top 50 pharmaceutical companies. like ours gives us a head-start in attracting business partners and helps us bring our product to market, faster," said Advanced Microbotics' Chief Executive Officer Christophe J-P Sevrain. "The facilities are ideal for us, the support impressive and the networking opportunities great. Oregon should be applauded for such a concept," continued Sevrain, who has an impressive record with innovative start-up companies. In addition to setting up the laboratory facilities at OBIC, Advanced Microbotics Corporation also recently opened offices in Vancouver, Wash., at 1220 Main Street. The regional offices provide a central point for Advanced Microbotics' research work which extends beyond the Portland OBIC laboratories to include the micro-electronics facilities at the Washington Technology Center in Seattle. CONTACT: Advanced Microbotics Corp. Christophe J-P Sevrain, 503/224-4338 or Imagineering P.R. Tricia Sullivan Tricia Anne Sullivan (born July 7, 1968 in New Jersey, U.S.) is a science fiction writer. She also writes fantasy under the pseudonym Valery Leith. She moved to the United Kingdom in 1995. In 1999 she won the Arthur C. , 503/284-4988 or 360/254-1825 |
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