NanoFactory Instruments, Inc. of Göteborg, Sweden has opened their U.S. headquarters in Richardson after a national search of leading nanotechnology regions. The company develops top-of-the-line nanotechnology tools for manipulation, measurement and imaging on the atomic scale. What made Richardson such an attractive location for NanoFactory was the research expertise assembled at UTD’s Nanotech Institute headed by Dr. Ray Baughman and the presence of one of the nation’s pre-eminent nanotechnology companies, Richardson-based Zyvex, Inc. NanoFactory's new offices are close by the UTD campus at Waterview Commons, 3400 Waterview Drive.

Cisco Systems has found a strategic usage for its 240,000-square-foot, 4-story building at 2450 W. President George Bush Highway. The internet-savvy San Jose, CA-based Cisco established its first company data center operation outside California in Richardson. In order to make-ready the building to accommodate a data center, Cisco did extensive “hardening” of the building, placed back-up generators on site and extended a second electrical feed to the site. Although the data center will require only 25 or fewer personnel to maintain, the costly server computers inside will make this the largest single tax base addition (outside the Texas Instruments plant) to the City of Richardson since 2000.

Elcoteq, a Finnish contract electronics manufacturer, is moving its Americas headquarters from Irving to Richardson. The 45-person staff will join Elcoteq’s existing proto-typing operation location at 1700 International Drive. Eloteq assists technology companies with the engineering, design and manufacturing of various types of electronic devices.

VuCOMP, an exciting, high-growth life science company under CEO Jeff Wehnes, is moving its 11-person staff from Plano to Richardson. VuCOMP’s computer–aided detection systems are a line of mammography products designed to help doctors find subtle mammographic abnormalities, such as masses, architectural distortions, and calcifications with a minimum of false positives. The company will occupy 6,185 square feet at 1231 W. Campbell.

Bryles Research, a nationally-prominent research company out of Mokena, Illinois has opened a new location at 1108 Essex at Vantage’s Technology Business Campus. Bryles conducts a wide array of consumer-related studies, including taste tests, fragrance tests, car studies, food preparation studies, product placement studies, children’s studies and mock juries. Bryles Researchwill occupy about 11,000 square feet.