"We want to create a new manufacturing capability for the United States," says DARPA Program Manager Alicia Jackson.
Wu and Pearn [Wu, C.W., Pearn, W.L., 2005. Measuring manufacturing capability for couplers and wavelength division multiplexers (WDM).
The availability of the manufacturing capability for a live, attenuated virus vaccine makes it feasible to initiate a project in collaboration with industry to develop seed viruses for live attenuated vaccines against influenza A viruses with pandemic potential.
In a "flatter" world, where America is valued more for its intellectual and technological capabilities than for its brute manufacturing capabilities, the need for patent protection is more acute than ever.
This knowledge is used to synthesize new manufacturing capabilities and systems for new products.
Currently the EU has a rig manufacturing capability of 12-18 per year".
The growth in the field of genetically modified T-cell immunotherapy has resulted in the need for extra manufacturing capability and capacity for viral vectors.
The locations are chosen for manufacturing capabilities and cost.
Cupertino does already assemble the Mac Pro in the US but this election cycle the company has come under high-profile political pressure from (the now) President-Elect Donald Trump to expand its on-shore manufacturing capabilities, with Trump calling for iPhones to be made in the US.
