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UK fiber optic component vendor Kamelian has opened a new plant at the Oxford Industrial Park for manufacturing III-V compound semiconductor devices, specifically Indium Phosphide-based semiconductor optical amplifier components, for the global communications industry. . . . BIOLASE Technology Inc., a medical technology company focused on the dental laser market, has acquired a laser production facility near Munich, Germany, from Asclepion-Meditec AG, a medical laser manufacturer. The ISO 9001-certified facility now operates as BIOLASE Europe GmbH and will supply BIOLASE's dental lasers in Europe, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. . . . John H. Wheeler was elected to the board of Colorado MEDtech Inc., provider of advanced medical technology outsourcing services and medical imaging products.