Therametric Technologies, developers of quantitative light fluorescence technology for early caries detection, is gearing up to begin commercialization of its FluoreCam system.
Currently located in the Indiana University Emerging Technologies Center, the company will invest nearly $4 million to construct a 26,000-sq-ft facility in Noblesville that will house manufacturing operations for the FluoreCam system, according to the company.
Led by former Indiana University researcher George Stookey, Ph.D., Therametric currently employs 16 workers at its downtown offices and plans to begin hiring administrative, information technology, and manufacturing associates in the fourth quarter of 2009, creating 40 new jobs by 2013. Construction on the new facility is scheduled to begin in September and should be completed by the spring of 2010.
Therametric Technologies' FluoreCam system uses light fluorescence from a handheld instrument to detect dental caries by analyzing changes in the mineral content of tooth enamel. The instrument's probe relays data and images via a universal serial bus interface to a computer with software that pinpoints sites of impending decay up to two years before trouble spots could be located using traditional visual and x-ray examination methods, according to the company.
In addition to the caries detection technology, Therametric also markets chewable dental health treats for pets to veterinary clinics under the Tartar Shield brand and provides a laboratory and clinical testing service for dental product manufacturers. Stookey, a member of the Indiana University faculty from 1964 to 2001, holds more than 40 U.S. and foreign patents.
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