News in 2007
Spotlight on Mems-ID in the Small Talk Newsletter
3 December 2007
“We are now at a very exciting phase, having established the core benefits of the technology” remarked Fraser Clayton, Mems-ID’s CEO. “While very focused on getting to commercial application in the orthopaedics industry, we are receiving an increasingly diverse range of enquiries for the technology, both from the healthcare industry and wider manufacturing sector”.
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Mems-ID welcomes new members to the Board of Directors and appoints new Chairman
2 November 2007
Mems-ID is pleased to announce the appointment of Iain Kirkwood to the Board of Directors, effective 1 November, 2007. Dr Mike Murray, Mems-ID’s founding chairman, has handed over the Chairman’s role to Mr Kirkwood. The re-composition of the Board of Directors has been precipitated by the Board’s recent decision to prepare the company for listing on the ASX in 2008, as well as to oversee the next phase of the company’s evolution towards the commercialization of the Mems-ID™ product.
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Mems-ID expands its technology development team
17 September 2007
Mems-ID is pleased to welcome Byron Walmsley to its technology development team. Mr Walmsley has joined the company as MEMS Process Engineer and will be reporting to Principal Engineer, Dr Jason Chaffey. He has been involved in MEMS technology for several years and has experience in various thin film processes, lithography and other clean-room activities.
Mems-ID welcomes new member to the Board of Directors
7 September 2007
Drew Williams was officially appointed as a Non-Executive Director to the Board on 7 September 2007. This formalizes his role as an observer on the Board, representing the first Seed Round lead investor ICA, from March 2007 to September 2007.
Article on Mem-IDs in SmallTalk
31 August 2007
Mems-ID Pty Ltd and MiniFAB are working together to develop advanced soft magnetic materials to carry high density magnetic flux - an integral aspect of the MEMS-ID chip technology. Details of the project's accomplishments to date and future goals are discussed on page 2 of the latest issue of SmallTalk, the newsletter of the Small Technologies Cluster based at Caribbean Gardens.
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Mems-ID closes round of bridge funding
29 June 2007
Mems-ID Pty Ltd has closed a round of bridge funding totaling AU$750 000 from existing and new investors. This will help fund the company through the next few months of development of the Mems-ID™ technology whilst it closes a Series A round of funding and negotiates a Co-Development Agreement with one or more commercial partners.
Article on Mems-ID in RFID Journal
25 April 2007
Mems-ID features in an article "MEMS the Word " by Beth Bacheldor in the March/April issue of RFID Journal.
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Article on Mems-ID in Fast Thinking
2 April 2007
Mems-ID features in an article "Start-ups start here" by Brad Howarth in the April issue of Fast Thinking. For more information on the author Brad Howarth, click here.
To view the article, click here. (Reproduced with permission from Fast Thinking magazine, Autumn 2007 issue.)
Emerging Tag Technology: MEMS/ Nano- RFID
28 March 2007
MEMS-ID has developed an unique automated medical device tracking system that addresses critical and immediate unmet needs in the healthcare industry. This technology emulates RFID, enabling affordable tracking of medical instrumentation and supplies, thus providing the solution for Medical Device Pedigree.
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Mems-ID appoints industry leaders to advisory panels
15 March 2007
Mems-ID announced today that it has appointed global experts Dr Steve Duvall and Iain Kirkwood to chair its Technology and Commercial Advisory Panels, respectively.
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Article on Mems-ID in Semiconductor Times
2 March 2007
Mems-ID features in the Startup Profiles section of the February issue of Semiconductor Times.
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Article on Mems-ID at UsingRFID.com
3 January 2007
Mems-ID features in an article "A mechanical RFID chip is born?" on the UsingRFID.com web site.
Article mentions Mems-ID in Microwaves & RF
January 2007
Mems-ID features in an article "RFID Innovations Deepen Market Penetration " by Nancy Friedrich in the monthly magazine, Microwaves & RF.
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