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MicroFab Celebrates 25 Years of Innovation in Digital Microdispensing Technologies
1988
Developed manufacturing of first medical diagnostic test using ink-jet,
for Abbott Labs; over $4B in product shipped.
Demonstrated the use of ink-jet in printed electronics.
1991
Developed & patented high density, integrated array ink-jet printhead
with spot size modulation for Compaq/HP.
1994
First to ink-jet deposit DNA microspot array.
Demonstrated & patented ink-jet printing of molten solder.
1995
Demonstrated & patented ink-jet printing of micro-optical elements.
1997
First to ink-jet print nano-metal inks and live cells.
Developed & patented ink-jet precision vapor generation for medical
diagnostics, virtual reality, and calibration of explosive & drug
detectors.
1998
First to ink-jet PLED and phosphors for displays.
1999
First to ink-jet print structures for tissue engineering.
Launch of highly successful Jetlab® Printing Platform family.
2000
First to ink-jet print carbon nanotubes.
2003
First to ink-jet print organic solar cell.
First OFET display backplane, fabricated using MicroFab equipment.
2004
R&D 100 award for Shimadzu’s Chemical Ink-Jet Printer (proteomics),
with MicroFab components as the key technology.
2006
Drug coated stent, manufactured using MicroFab equipment,
approved in Europe.
2009
Delivered Jetlab® to NIST with integrated, automatic calibration for
printing explosives detector standards.
Dealer network established that includes UK, France, Japan, China,
Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, & India.
MicroFab issued 42nd patent, inventors on 27 customer patents.
JetLab Printing Platforms installed in premier national research
organization in US, China, Russia, Taiwan, India, Singapore,
Argentina, Korea & Saudi Arabia.
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