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Corning provides technology-based products and services throughout the United States. The company s display technologies division manufactures large-generation glass substrates for active matrix liquid crystal displays that are used in notebook computers, flat panel desktop monitors, and LCD televisions. Its environmental technologies segment offers ceramic technologies and solutions for emissions and pollution control in mobile and stationary applications, including gasoline and diesel substrate, and filter products. The company s telecommunications division manufacturers optical fiber and cable systems for telecommunications networks, and is one of the leading global suppliers of scientific laboratory products for more than 80 years. Its life sciences segment offers laboratory products, including microplate products, coated slides, filter plates, plastic cell culture dishes, flasks, cryogenic vials, roller bottles and mass cell culture products. Wendell P. Weeks has been the chief executive office of Corning for more than one year. He has been with the technology, hardware goods and equipment manufacturer for over 23 years. Weeks earned a BA from Lehigh University, and a MBA from Harvard. The company is headquartered in Corning, N.Y.