IMRA America Announces Major Expansion of Its Ann Arbor Facilities and Staff
Ann Arbor, March 7, 2008—

IMRA America, Inc. (IMRA), a global leader in the development of ultrafast fiber laser technologies for commercial applications, today announced that it will be nearly doubling the size of its Ann Arbor facilities with the addition of a fourth building and increasing its staff by more than 35%.

After the addition of a third building in 2002, IMRA is now expanding its research and development capacity by adding a planned fourth building. The new building will consist of two stories comprised of a first floor and a basement level. It will add approximately 22,000 sq. feet of floor space, nearly doubling the total size of the IMRA facility to more than 54,000 sq. feet.

The expansion of its facility and operations will necessitate the hiring of at least 20 more people with various technical skills and capabilities over the next two to three years. To serve its customers and its own research and development interests, IMRA plan to hire additional staff in the following areas: Manufacturing, Product and Technology Development, Research and Administration.

Commenting on the expansion, Takashi Omitsu, President and chief executive officer of IMRA, said, “This new expansion will give IMRA the capability of further developing applications technologies that can use its ultrafast fiber lasers, such as: energy related device technologies, environmental technologies, bio technologies and semiconductor technologies. We intend to collaborate with outside research and development institutions and commercial customers on various projects to develop specific applications in these areas.”

The company expects construction of the new building to be completed by January 2009.

For more information, please contact:
IMRA America, Inc.
1044 Woodridge Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: (734) 930-2560
Fax: (734) 930-9957
e-mail: lasers@imra.com