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Xylanase enzyme for pulp and paper processing
Aromatic amino acids
L-sugars (food and pharmaceutical)
Purafect® (detergent enzymes)
Fermgen (acid fungal protease enzyme product)
Glucose oxidase and catalase for industrial and food use
PRODUCTS IN DEVELOPMENT: Name Status
Bioingredients in development
Biomaterials in development
Therapeutics in development
General Electric Global Research
KEY PERSONNEL:
1 Research Circle
Niskayuna NY 12309, US
Phone: (518) 387-7914; Fax: (518) 387-7911
Web: www.crd.ge.com
E-mail: info@ge.com
Michael Idelchik; VP and Acting Director, GE Global Research
EMPLOYEES: 2,500 employees, 835+ Ph.D.s
HISTORY: Founded in 1900 as GE and the U.S.'s first industrial research laboratory
FACILITIES: 525-acre Global Research Center Headquarters campus in Niskayuna, N.Y.
STOCK-FINANCIAL HISTORY: NYSE--GE (parent)
SUBSIDIARIES/DIVISIONS: China Technology Center - Shanghai, China
John F. Welch Technology Centre - Bangalore, India
GE Global Research - Europe - Munich, Germany
Technicare--acquired from Johnson & Johnson (7/86)
SUBSIDIARY OF: General Electric Co.
INVESTMENTS: Progene Partners--joint venture with Proteus International and Genelabs
Technologies to design and develop DNA-binding drugs for viral infections
and cancer
BUSINESS STRATEGY: Develop innovative technology that ensures that the customer is always its
first beneficiary and use it to accelerate growth
AGREEMENTS: Name Products Content of Agreement Date
U.S. Department TCE biodegradation joint research 9/98
of Defense
agreement
U.S. Department PCB biodegradation joint research 7/99
of Energy
agreement
U.S.
TCE biodegradation joint research 9/94
Environmental
Protection Agency
agreement
U.S.
PCB biodegradation joint research 12/99
Environmental
Protection Agency
agreement
U.S. Department TCE biodegradation joint research 9/97
of Energy
agreement
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT: Core technology areas:
Biosciences: Research in applied biology and biomedicine, with an
emphasis in diagnostic imaging, pharmaceutical discovery technologies and
protein separations
Ceramic and Physical Metallurgy Technologies: Development of advanced
ceramic, composite, electronic, and metallic materials; material life and
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