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Kidde-Fenwal is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, a worldwide technology company with a long history of pioneering advancements in aerospace, aviation, helicopter design, climate control, elevator design and hydrogen fuel cells. Kidde-Fenwal originated in 1966 when Walter Kidde & Company, a leading fire protection manufacturer in New Jersey, acquired Fenwal, a manufacturer of temperature and gas ignition controls. In 1989, Williams Holdings, a major British industrial corporation, acquired Fenwal and the other Kidde fire protection companies. Following the acquisition, the new company was renamed Kidde-Fenwal. The company was one of the first to manufacture a laser-based smote detection system and a gas ignition system. Kidde-Fenwal is headquartered in Ashland, Mass.

An immuno-competent skin model is among the products under development from MatTek Corporation. The company is one of the worldwide industry leaders in tissue engineering. MatTek produces normal (non-transformed), human cell-derived, 3-D organotypic in vitro tissue models for use in product development/efficacy, claims substantiation, safety assessment and target organ research applications. The creative use of non-animal (in vitro) testing was fueled by the synergistic effect of lower (direct/indirect) costs and improved product quality. MatTek reduced product cost and increased lab efficiency by delivering reproducible products. Located in Ashland, Mass., MatTek Corporation was founded in 1985 by two chemical engineering professors from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.