Schumer pitches Upstate to Japanese semiconductor supply-chain companies

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) last week convened several Japanese companies that supply the semiconductor industry to pitch the benefits of locating in upstate New York. Schumer held the gathering at the U.S. Capitol as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the U.S. last week, representing the first visit from […]

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Schumer held the gathering at the U.S. Capitol as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the U.S. last week, representing the first visit from a Japanese leader in nine years, Schumer’s office noted.

Attendees at the Schumer-convened meeting included Japanese government officials; along with Sanjay Mehrotra, president & CEO of Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) and Manish Bhatia, executive VP of global operations at Micron.

They also included chief executives and other leaders from GlobalFoundries; IBM(NYSE: IBM); Canon USA; EMD Group; Fujifilm Electronic Materials Japan; Hitachi High Tech America; JSR Corporation; JSR Micro; JX Metals Kanto USA; Kioxia; Screen Holdings (DNS); Sumitomo Chemical; Tokyo Electron (TEL); Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK); and Toppan Photomasks Round Rock.

His office said Schumer told the gathering that upstate New York already has the semiconductor infrastructure needed to support new Japanese suppliers “thanks to his CHIPS & Science Act and major investments in the state” by companies like Micron,GlobalFoundries, Wolfspeed, and IBM, which need new supplier companies to support their operations.

“Locating in Upstate New York means locating at the center of the global semiconductor industry — with everything a company could want right at their fingertips: shovel-ready sites, cheap, abundant, reliable water and power, our top-notch research institutions, a skilled tech workforce, and major investments spurred by my CHIPS & Science Law that are creating significant demand for supplier products. With new semiconductor suppliers, New York will be truly unstoppable and quickly rise to the top of the global semiconductor industry,” Schumer said in a news release. “Foreign investment between the United States and Japan has always been a two-way street, and as global reliance on chips increases, we have an opportunity for both countries to power the semiconductor industry by working together. It’s clear — building in Upstate New York means big investments for the semiconductor industry and global economy, no matter if you are in New York or Nagasaki!”

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ITHACA, N.Y. — The Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) says it has opened its plant-phenotyping facility, PhenoSight. This new facility holds “significant potential for delivering unparalleled insights” into plant growth, development, and response to environmental conditions, according to a BTI news release. BTI is a plant-sciences research institution in Ithaca. “The opening of this facility marks

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ITHACA, N.Y. — The Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) says it has opened its plant–phenotyping facility, PhenoSight.

This new facility holds “significant potential for delivering unparalleled insights” into plant growth, development, and response to environmental conditions, according to a BTI news release.

BTI is a plant–sciences research institution in Ithaca.

“The opening of this facility marks a significant milestone in our research capabilities at BTI,” Magdalena Julkowska, assistant professor at BTI and lead of the PhenoSight facility, said in the release. “With this state-of-the-art technology, we are poised to make further groundbreaking discoveries in plant biology and contribute to addressing pressing global challenges such as food security and environmental sustainability.”

The PhenoSight facility is equipped with advanced imaging capabilities, designed to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery in plant biology, BTI said. The facility includes a high-throughput imaging system capable of analyzing up to 64 large plants or 1,280 smaller plants simultaneously.

The system integrates advanced chlorophyll fluorescence and RGB (red, green, blue) imaging techniques to extract real-time data on plant health and vigor, enabling researchers to precisely measure plant height, area, and digital biomass, BTI explained.

Beyond its technology, PhenoSight emphasizes practical applications for research. The vast data sets generated by PhenoSight can be analyzed using advanced computational methods, enabling researchers to uncover hidden patterns and make predictions in plant biology and genetics.

“As we celebrate BTI’s centennial, this new facility stands as a testament to the Institute’s dedication to innovation and excellence in plant science research,” Silvia Restrepo, president of BTI, said in the release. “We are excited to continue pushing the boundaries of plant science and making meaningful discoveries that have a positive impact on our world.”

Opened in 1924, the Boyce Thompson Institute says its scientists conduct investigations into fundamental plant and life-sciences research with goals of increasing food security, improving environmental sustainability in agriculture, and making discoveries that will enhance human health.

BTI is an independent nonprofit research institute affiliated with Cornell University.

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