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Left to Right: Patrick Vandenameele (CEO-elect imec), Thomas Skordas (European Commissioner), Luc Van den hove (CEO imec), Henna Virkkunen (European Commissioner), Matthias Diependaele (MP Flanders), Jari Kinaret (Executive Director Chips JU), Christophe Fouquet (CEO ASML).
  • New building

Imec celebrates Europe's NanoIC pilot line with the official opening of a 2,000 m² large cleanroom extension on its campus in Leuven.

Imec inaugurates NanoIC pilot line, accelerating innovation in sub-2nm systems-on-chip

– Imec inaugurates Europe’s NanoIC pilot line with the official opening of a 2,000m² cleanroom expansion at its Leuven campus.
– Equipped with cutting-edge tools, including ASML’s High NA EUV tool, imec’s cleanroom is a cornerstone of the NanoIC initiative – pursuing sub-2nm chip technology.
– Exactly…

Guests could view the new personnel lock for cleanroom training during the opening. (Source: Jannik Scheer; Copyright: Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld) Prof. Dr.-Ing. Percy Kampeis (center) hands over the key to the personnel lock to the later users Prof. Dr. Roman Kirsch (left) and Prof. Dr. Denis Theobald (right).
  • Universities

On Friday, February 6, 2026, the new cleanroom personnel airlock for student training purposes was opened at the Umwelt Campus Birkenfeld of Trier University.

Opening of the personnel lock for cleanroom training at the Umwelt Campus Birkenfeld

With the opening of the personnel lock, an training infrastructure is created that is consistently aligned with the regulatory requirements of the pharmaceutical industry and represents a central component for practical, GMP-compliant training. GMP stands for "Good Manufacturing Practice" and refers…

AnalytiChem will showcase at Analytica 2026 its expanding product portfolio of reference materials, specialized laboratory chemicals & reagents, consumables, and sample preparation solutions.
  • Trade fair

Visitors to Analytica’s Hall B1, Booth #314 can explore AnalytiChem’s expanding portfolio of reference materials, specialized lab chemicals, consumables and sample preparation solutions

AnalytiChem to showcase new product launches and its wide-ranging lab solutions at Analytica 2026

AnalytiChem, manufacturer of specialized laboratory equipment, reagents and consumables, will highlight its growing product portfolio of reference materials, specialized laboratory chemicals & reagents, consumables and sample preparation solutions at Analytica 2026. At this key international eve…

Location expansion with a symbolic wall breakthrough. From left to right: Ulrich Träger, Steffen Kern, and Eva Bitter, management of EnviroFALK PharmaWaterSystems. Site expansion with a symbolic wall breakthrough. From left to right: Steffen Kern, Eva Bitter, and Ulrich Träger, management of EnviroFALK PharmaWaterSystems. Site expansion with symbolic wall breakthrough. From left to right: Steffen Kern, Eva Bitter, and Ulrich Träger, management of EnviroFALK PharmaWaterSystems. Site expansion with a symbolic wall breakthrough. From left to right: Ulrich Träger, Steffen Kern, and Eva Bitter, management of EnviroFALK PharmaWaterSystems.
  • Company

Expansion for the manufacturing of water treatment systems in the pharmaceutical, high-purity, and hydrogen sectors

EnviroFALK PharmaWaterSystems: Site expansion with symbolic wall breakthrough

EnviroFALK PharmaWaterSystems makes a visible statement for growth and future orientation: Instead of a traditional groundbreaking ceremony, the management team used a sledgehammer and opened the site expansion with a symbolic wall breakthrough. With this act, the official transformation and integra…

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