Niron Magnetics, the company manufacturing high-performance Iron Nitride permanent magnets made without rare earths, today announced the opening of a Washington, D.C. office to work more closely with the federal government on reducing America’s dependence on foreign permanent magnets. With a presence in the nation’s capital, Niron Magnetics will leverage its breakthrough Iron Nitride permanent magnet technology to become a central partner in U.S. efforts to secure domestic magnet supply chains for critical applications, including motor vehicles, defense systems, and consumer electronics.

Vallourec, a world leader in premium tubular solutions for the energy industry, and XGS Energy (“XGS”), a developer of next-generation geothermal systems, today announced a strategic supply chain partnership as XGS executes on a three gigawatt pipeline of commercial geothermal projects across the western United States.

Axion BioSystems, a leading life sciences tools company focused on cutting-edge live-cell bioelectronic assay and imaging systems, announces the acquisition of the intellectual property and assets of CytoTronics, Inc. The purchase brings novel high-density (HD) electrode array technology developed at Harvard University to Axion’s growing product suite and strengthens Axion’s ability to provide researchers with the most advanced tools for disease research and drug discovery.

Xendee Corporation, provider of the leading design and operation platform for distributed energy and microgrid systems, announced today the results of a new market survey executed by Energy Changemakers and Renewable Energy World that highlights how distributed energy and microgrid projects might be evolving in 2026 following federal policy changes and ongoing utility challenges.

Niron Magnetics and FaitalPRO announced the development of new professional audio loudspeakers featuring breakthrough Iron Nitride permanent magnets. These next-generation loudspeakers, which deliver strong acoustic performance while eliminating rare-earth dependencies, will be showcased at leading audio and audiovisual industry trade shows NAMM 2026 and ISE 2026.

NTx Bio, a leader in next-generation biomanufacturing technologies, today announced that Joan Haab, Ph.D., has been appointed as CEO by the Company Board of Directors. Dr. Haab previously served as Chief Operating Officer, and succeeds Jamie Coffin, Ph.D., who stepped down as CEO to focus on personal matters.