Translume |
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| Founded: |
2001 |
| Product/Service: |
Glass machining and micromachining |
| Location: |
Ann Arbor, MI |
| Website: |
translume.com |
Today, from its headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Translume continues to expand its glass machining, glass micromachining capabilities. This, in turn, opens new product application possibilities on a regular basis. A significant portion of the work being done at Translume is the direct result of customer inquiries.
Translume has assembled an outstanding team of scientists, business professionals, and advisors to help respond to these inquiries. Please click on the categories at the left to learn more about this experienced, dedicated team. [Translume Website, Company] |
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| In the News |
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 Jul 22, 2009
Translume Introduces Microfluidic Chips With Embedded, Graduated Reticles
Translume, Inc. announced that it has launched new models of its fused silica microfluidic chips for bio, medical and chemical applications. In response to overwhelming demand, Translume's microfluidic chips now include embedded, graduated reticles for convenient measurement.
| The company has already received several advance orders from major corporations and research institutions from around the world. Translume's customers will use these chips to advance the fields of genomics, proteomics, nanotechnology and particle counting.
"Adding a graduated reticle that is embedded in the chip gives us a unique competitive advantage," said Philippe Bado, President and Chief Technology Officer of Translume. "We have found that scientists and engineers across various fields share common needs for observing the size and speed of target particles or cells. Our embedded reticles, with an appropriate 1mm pitch, help them in this observation."
Translume's proprietary technology gives its chips several other advantages over other commercial offerings, and at a competitive price. The company uses ultrafast femtosecond laser pulses to create deep three-dimensional microchannels with sharp-shaped features that are unavailable using traditional mask and etching techniques. In addition, Translume microfluidic chips are fabricated exclusively from high-quality fused silica glass, a chemically inert, UV-transparent, non auto-fluorescent material that is preferred for most bio-applications.
The new product line was made possible by an investment two years ago from the State of Michigan's 21st Century Jobs Fund Program. Also, the company has previously received investments from two venture capital funds, Ardesta and Avalon Technology Ventures. |
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 May 14, 2008
Translume's tiny devices create big-paying jobs
What exactly does a glass micro-machining company do? In the case of Ann Arbor's Translume, it makes money and creates jobs.
The 7-year-old firm has expanded its payroll to 12 people and hopes to add another couple in the near future if business continues to go well. Someone must think it will, because the firm received $1.6 million from the Michigan 21st Century Jobs Fund last year.
Translume uses ultra-fast lasers to carve out tiny devices in glass, called fluidic chips. Those fluidic chips act like a microchip because they channel fluids instead of electricity.
"We do stuff on the scale of microns, which is thousands of a millimeter,' says Eric Jacobson, vice president of Translume.
That's not quite as small as nanotechnology but close. Think of what Translume is doing as nanotechnology's slightly bigger brother. It originally started off as a way to create parts for the telecommunications industry after local venture capital firm Ardesta invested in it. Transulme now creates instruments for industrial fluids and packaged goods.
"We think we're onto something every exciting," Jacobson says.
@ Concentrate Media. Jon Zemke |
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 Apr 23, 2008
Translume Launches Fused Silica Microfluidic Chips
Translume, Inc. announced today that it has launched a new line of fused silica microfluidic chips for bio, medical and chemical applications.
The company has already received several advance orders from major corporations and research institutions from around the world. Translume’s customers will use these chips to advance the fields of genomics, proteomics, nanotechnology and particle counting.
| “Our new line of microfluidic chips establishes Translume as a technical leader in the global market for lab-on-a-chip solutions,” said Philippe Bado, President and Chief Technology Officer of Translume. “We have found that scientists and engineers across various fields share common needs for combining, analyzing, concentrating, purifying and interrogating fluids. We have a line of fused silica products that will meet these needs.”
Translume’s proprietary technology gives its chips several advantages over other commercial offerings, and at a competitive price. The company uses ultrafast femtosecond laser pulses to create deep three-dimensional microchannels with sharp-shaped features that are unavailable using traditional mask and etching techniques. In addition, Translume microfluidic chips are fabricated exclusively from high-quality fused silica glass, a chemically inert, UV-transparent, non auto-fluorescent material that is preferred for most bio-applications.
The new product line was made possible by an investment in 2007 from the State of Michigan’s 21st Century Jobs Fund Program. Also, the company has previously received investments from two venture capital funds, Ardesta and Avalon Technology Ventures.
Translume plans to expand the new product line when it introduces micro-reactor, flow cytometer and capillary electrophoresis models later this year. |
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