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FABRICATION: JMAR Gets Orders for DNA Manufacturing.(Brief Article)
JMAR Technologies Inc. (3956 Sorrento Valley Rd., San Diego, CA; Tel: 858/535- 1706, Fax: 858/535-1853; Website: jmar.com) announced that its Precision Systems Division has received orders totaling $1.8 million from a leading DNA biochip company for several micro-positioning lithography alignment systems. These systems will enable the fabrication of biomedical products targeted at improving the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of many diseases. DNA biochips are also being used for managing genetic information that can contribute to the study of the human aging process.
According to industry sources, the market for biochips is about $1 billion and has the potential to expand to $40 billion in the next decade. This increase should generate substantial growth opportunities for equipment- and systems- makers in this market.
"We are extremely pleased with the growing demand from the biotechnology industry for our precision products," comments John S. Martinez, Ph. D, JMAR's chairman and CEO. "The biotech industry, long overshadowed by Silicon Valley, is now beginning to incorporate key semiconductor manufacturing techniques to accelerate the pace of its product introductions. The adaptation to the biochip market of JMAR's precision positioning, alignment, and lithography technologies is a natural spin-off from our current semiconductor equipment product lines.
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