1.   Analysts said the company will likely target the resurgent biotechnology field, which has taken on a new luster as major companies report success in their drug development programs.

2.   Analysts say investors in the volatile biotechnology field must take the long view.

3.   But it did represent a bold declaration of intent by the company, one of the more aggressive players in the biotechnology field.

4.   Corning reported strong gains in sales of communications equipment, glass products, ceramic components for anti-pollution devices and plastics used primarily in the biotechnology research field.

5.   In the biotechnology field, four gene therapies are in development.