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Delray Beach – September 20, 2026 -- The global Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) market is projected to grow from USD 3.26 billion in 2026 to USD 5.84 billion by 2031, a compound annual growth rate of 12.4%, according to MarketsandMarkets.

Rising test volumes force labs to digitize workflows

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that healthcare professionals order more than 14 billion laboratory tests annually across over 266,000 CLIA-certified laboratories nationwide. In India, the RMLIMS platform recorded complete blood count testing rise from 236,289 to 331,541 procedures between 2023 and 2025, while molecular testing volumes climbed from 728 to 1,236 over the same period.

Plymouth, Mich. – September 20, 2026 -- Marel Power Solutions has secured $1.9 million through Michigan's Supplier Conversion Grant Program to fund a pilot production line for its power stack platform in Plymouth, Michigan.

Eleven suppliers split $21 million to retool for EV production

Marel is one of eleven Michigan automotive suppliers selected to share $21 million administered by the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO). The program, backed by the U.S. Department of Energy's Domestic Automotive Manufacturing Conversion Grant initiative, targets domestic manufacturing capacity for vehicle components and helps established suppliers adapt to industry shifts toward electrification.

Santa Clara – September 20, 2026 -- Dnotitia Inc. has received back the first ASIC samples of its Vector Data Processing Unit (VDPU) from fabrication, with chip-level characterization now underway and silicon-based server evaluations scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026. The company disclosed the milestone at AI Infra Summit 2026, held Sept. 15-17 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, where it showcased a server-scale VDPU architecture built for vector retrieval workloads in retrieval-augmented generation and agentic AI systems.

Pittsburgh – September 20, 2026 -- InventHelp has submitted a new invention, the "Hellcat Supercharger to Coyote Adapters," designed to solve compatibility problems between supercharger systems and Coyote engines used in automotive performance builds. The concept, developed by an inventor from Wichita, Kan., is now available for licensing or sale to manufacturers and marketers.

Adapter targets mismatched supercharger and engine components

The invention allows a Hellcat supercharger to be paired with a Coyote engine platform, two systems not originally engineered to work together. According to InventHelp, the adapter improves component compatibility, reduces the need for complex custom modifications, and increases performance potential through more flexible system configurations.

Cheyenne, Wyo. – September 20, 2026 -- Wuffes, the dog supplement brand that has served more than 1.3 million dog parents, has launched a Dental Powder range built on SuperYolkTM IgY Technology, a proprietary ingredient the company says is the first of its kind in the US canine dental supplement market.

Columbus, Ohio – September 20, 2026 -- Andelyn Biosciences has begun commercial manufacturing of FAYUVI (rebisufligene etisparvovec-hopf) at its Columbus facility, marking the first FDA-approved gene therapy produced using the company's AAV Curator Platform process. The therapy, developed by Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for treating Sanfilippo syndrome type A, also known as mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIA (MPS IIIA).

FDA clears gene therapy for a rare, fatal childhood disease

MPS IIIA is a rare lysosomal storage disorder that drives rapid neurodegeneration starting in early childhood, primarily affecting the central nervous system. The disease impacts an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 patients worldwide, with a median life expectancy of 15 years.

New York – September 20, 2026 -- Madison Energy Infrastructure has launched a Community Infrastructure initiative to mobilize up to $2 billion in capital, targeting an additional 1 gigawatt of distributed energy capacity by 2028 as AI-driven power demand strains the U.S. grid.

Madison plans to double its energy footprint within two years

The company's operating portfolio is expected to surpass 1 GW later this fall, and the new initiative aims to add another gigawatt by 2028, effectively doubling Madison's infrastructure footprint. The buildout will draw on Madison's utility relationships, national project pipeline, and its network of regional developers through AccelDev.

Pasay City, Philippines – September 20, 2026 -- The Philippine Travel Exchange (PHITEX) 2026 closed with PHP 594,712,138.50 in sales leads, a 20.12 percent increase from the PHP 495.09 million recorded in 2025. The government-organized travel trade event, held at Conrad Manila, concluded on September 9.

New York – September 20, 2026 -- Galvanize Real Estate has acquired a four-property, 300,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in Milpitas, California, marking the sustainable real estate strategy's first entry into the state and expanding its nationwide footprint to 3.5 million square feet.

Acquisition targets East Bay's Interstate 880 corridor near advanced manufacturing hubs

The Milpitas Portfolio sits in an infill submarket along the I-880 East Bay corridor, an area Galvanize Real Estate (GRE) executives cite for its proximity to fast-growing advanced manufacturing, skilled labor availability, transportation access, and limited new industrial supply. Nadine Anderson, Managing Director of Acquisitions at GRE, said the four assets will be upgraded to become higher-performing and higher-power to attract tenants.

Wuxi – September 20, 2026 -- Centron signed an industry-academia-research cooperation agreement with Professor Zhang Xiangyu's team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Tsinghua University, targeting process-consistency challenges in adhesive dispensing for manufacturing lines.

Agreement signed at Xishan Technology Transfer Conference in Wuxi

The deal was formalized on Sept. 15, 2026, during the 2026 Xishan Technology Transfer Conference, under the Xishan-Tsinghua industry-academia collaboration program. The framework operates on a model where enterprises raise production-floor questions, universities apply research-based methods, and market application tests the results.