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SpectRx Inc., developer of diagnostic monitoring systems that employ biophotonics to develop painless point-of-care alternatives to blood- and tissue-based procedures, will release fourth-quarter and year-end 2000 results on February 20 after the close of the market. SpectRx will host a conference call to be broadcast live over the Internet at 11:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The live call and replay can be accessed at www.vcall.com.
Aixtron announced that the new company, Aixtron Korea, has now been established in Seoul, Bun Dang Area. Aixtron offers a wide range of epitaxial systems for MOVPE, VPE and LPE from R&D-oriented systems up to large-scale planetary reactor production systems for up to 25 x 4" or 9 x 6" wafers.
WaveSplitter was named "Investors' Choice" at the Optix 2001 conference in Pasedena, Calif. The award is given to 10 optical communications companies deemed most likely to succeed.