http://laboratory.industrysearch.com lab laboratory laboratory instruments laboratory laboratory mixing laboratory benches laboratory ovens laboratory cabinets laboratory design laboratory uniforms laboratory safety laboratory furnaces INDIANAPOLIS - Governor Mitch Daniels and Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard joined executives from DCL Medical Laboratories to announce the company's plans to expand its headquarters and clinical laboratory here, creating 125 new life sciences jobs. http://laboratory.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14403%2etxt Indiana’s first large conference dedicated to the state’s wind industry will be held this June in Indianapolis. WIndiana 2008 will focus on economic development, legal and technical issues, and will feature Lt. Governor Becky Skillman as the keynote speaker. The conference will provide insight into wind projects currently under construction or in the planning stages in Indiana. Participants also will discuss how to increase wind industry manufacturing opportunities in Indiana. Landowners interested in learning more about the economic and societal benefits of wind power should also consider attending. http://laboratory.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14365%2etxt CLEVELAND, Ohio -- JumpStart Inc., the Northeast Ohio venture development organization that accelerates the growth of innovative early-stage businesses and ideas, recently announced an investment commitment of $400,000 in InSeT Systems LLC, which is developing real-time tracking and communications systems for underground mines. http://laboratory.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14349%2etxt SOMERSET, KY. - Local leaders joined Fifth District Congressman Hal Rogers to dedicate the newest building in Valley Oak Technology Complex and welcome its two new high-tech tenants to the region. http://laboratory.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14318%2etxt Lexington, KENTUCKY - As part of its continued expansion and commitment to excellence in research, global animal health company Alltech cut the ribbon on its Center for Animal Nutrigenomics and Applied Animal Nutrition at its corporate headquarters. The first facility of its kind in the world, the center is dedicated to the study of the effect of nutrition on gene expression and represents a 20,000 square foot expansion of the company's existing research facility. http://laboratory.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14315%2etxt Columbus, OH—NASA and Battelle plan to reduce consumers spending on their electric and gas bills. Using high-tech data made available from America’s space agency, Battelle will help utility companies better predict when energy supplies will be needed. http://laboratory.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14263%2etxt Columbus, Ohio -- Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher has announced that the Ohio Tax Credit Authority has approved Job Creation Tax Credits for businesses involved in location or expansion projects that, if located in Ohio, are expected to create at least 1,242 jobs, and retain 1,144 positions for Ohioans. http://laboratory.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14226%2etxt DAYTON, Ohio — Motoman Inc., provider of robots and robotic systems, is helping to establish the Motoman Robotics Laboratory at the University of Dayton School of Engineering. As part of this long-term commitment, Motoman is furnishing $371,000 worth of state-of-the-art robots, including a revolutionary seven-axis, actuator-driven IA20 robot; a revolutionary 15-axis, actuator-driven and human-like dual-arm DIA10 robot; a four-axis YS450 high-speed SCARA robot; two six-axis HP3 articulated robots and one HP3C six-axis, articulated robot with a compact controller. “Motoman is certain that this investment into the School of Engineering will generate great returns for Motoman, both in a ready source for research and development and in a ready source for highly educated and skilled future employees to facilitate Motoman’s future growth and prosperity,” says Craig Jennings, Motoman’s president. http://laboratory.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14202%2etxt CLEVELAND,-- The Lubrizol Corporation (NYSE:LZ) to launch a 10-year phased investment plan to upgrade and increase global capacity in its additive business. This will be achieved through an extensive debottlenecking program at its existing facilities and a greenfield investment in China. http://laboratory.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14187%2etxt Boxborough, Mass.-- Setra Systems, designer and manufacturer of pressure measurement devices, introduces the newly updated Micro-Cal Model 869 and Expert System, Ultra-Low Pressure and Documenting Calibrators. The Model 869 calibrators’ additional features include a new Li-Ion battery pack, reduced weight (2 lbs lighter), a universal charging plug for different electrical outlets, and a new plug-in that allows charging while lid is closed. http://laboratory.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14156%2etxt Metso Minerals Industries, Incorporated announces plans for a significant expansion of its Northeast Ohio manufacturing operations. The new fabrication facility will be located in Northeast Ohio near the company’s existing, engineering and manufacturing facility in Brunswick, Ohio. http://laboratory.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14151%2etxt Take a look at the battlefield of the future: an unmanned helicopter hovers over enemy territory providing reconnaissance while searching for signs of chemical or biological weapons. Meanwhile, U.S. troops sitting across a mountain range don’t have a clear line of fire, but still manage to launch a tank attack and hit several targets at once. http://laboratory.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14148%2etxt WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana – Lt. Governor Becky Skillman and officials from the Purdue Research Park joined biotechnology developer MED Institute to announce the opening of the company’s expanded research and development center here, which is expected to employ more than 250 by 2011. http://laboratory.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14085%2etxt Columbus, Ohio—Battelle announces that it has been awarded a contract by the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE). This multiple-award contract has an estimated ceiling of $3 billion over its 5-year ordering period and allows Battelle to provide architect-engineering services for environmental, military construction, military family housing, and facility sustainment, restoration, and modernization projects at Air Force and other military installations throughout the U.S. and at operating locations worldwide. http://laboratory.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14032%2etxt Columbus, OH—Total funding for research and development (R&D) is expected to increase just 3.3 percent in 2008 from the $355 billion funded in 2007 to the $367 billion expected to be funded in 2008, according to the annual Battelle R&D Magazine forecast. http://laboratory.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=13967%2etxt