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is building its new European headquarters in Etoy, Switzerland, approximately 25 miles northeast of Geneva. The 57 000 sq ft building will house up to 150 people over the next 3-5 years. A newly created shared services function will support Parker sales and manufacturing operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, covering 22 countries. In addition, employees of a new Swiss sales company, and a number of senior level Parker leaders from other Parker locations in Europe will operate out of the new facility. www.parker.com โข Japan's Toray is sponsoring this year's Shanghai Marathon in China, which will take place on 30 November 2008. www.shmarathon.com and www.toray. com โข Turku Ceramics' transfer to Larox Corp ownership has been delayed by about one month (see Filtration Industry Analyst, June 2008). The transaction should now be completed during August. www.larox.com and www.turkuceramics.fi โข Millipore Corp has officially opened a major expansion of its St Charles, Missouri facility -headquarters for its Drug Discovery Business Unit. The US$3.4 million expansion will enable Millipore to keep pace with the growth of its worldwide drug discovery and development business, which provides products and services that help pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies discover, evaluate and develop drug candidates. Millipore plans to hire an additional 60 employees at the St Charles site, which currently employs 187 people. www.millipore.com โข The Brita Products Co has signed a strategic licensing deal with Los Angeles-based new business development consultancy Brand Sense Partners (BSP) to identify new licensed product and service opportunities for Brita. Companies interested in partnership opportunities with the Brita brand should contact Brand Sense Partners at
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