WILMINGTON, MA-kSARIA Corp. opened its first development and production center here at Wilmington Technology Park. The start-up company, which automates fiber-optic component assembly, was launched last July with $15 million in venture capital funding.

Previously kSARIA occupied 2,500 sf of space in the Fraunhofer Center for Manufacturing Innovation at Boston University. With its current staff of 40 the company need to expand and now occupies 32,000 sf of space in this town about 20 miles north of Boston. An additional 22,000 sf of space will be added to the offices in June.

“Boston University was always temporary,” Melanie Dukas, marketing communication manager for the company, tells GlobeSt.com. “We were looking for a place that was easy to get to and had room for growth.” Dukas adds that the many telecom companies in the immediate area added to the Park’s appeal.

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