MARCH 2008 - Columbus Superconductors has participated to the completion of the INFN funded Marimbo project, ended with the successful testing of an MgB₂-based superconducting dipole magnet - follow this link

DECEMBER 2007 - Columbus Superconductors has signed an agreement with Nexcoms Ltd. for the distribution of its MgB₂ products in Korea. More information will follow in a press release.

DECEMBER 2007 - Columbus Superconductors will be present at the next SATT'14 conference in Parma, Italy,  between March 19-21 , 2008

NOVEMBER 2007 - Columbus Superconductors is present at RSNA 2007 together with Paramed Medical Systems and ASG Superconductors with the new 0.5 and 0.6 T open MRI systems based on MgB₂

SEPTEMBER 2007 - Columbus Superconductors is present at EUCAS 2007

AUGUST 2007 - Columbus Superconductors is present at MT-20

JULY 2007 - Columbus Superconductors is present at CEC-ICMC 2007

MARCH 2007 - start-up of the production in the new mill

FEBRUARY 2007 - commissioning of the new mill for production of MgB₂ wires in S. Desiderio (near Genoa) that completes the industrialization of the process

NOVEMBER 2006 - The first MgB₂ superconductive MRI System is presented in RSNA 2006 conference in Chicago at the Paramed booth with following locations BOOTH NUMBER: North Building - Hall B 8323 >> download pdf file

NOVEMBER 2006 - the first images obtained with the first MgB₂ superconductive MRI sysstem operating at 20 K are obtained in PARAMED Srl, a sister company of Columbus and ASG Superconductors :the 3 companies are all of the same Malacalza Group.

AUGUST 2006 - The results of the tests on MgB₂/MgB₂ superconductive joints and of the first Magnet in MgB₂ for MRI applications are presented in ASC 2006 conference in Seattle.

JULY 2006 - The first superconductive Magnet using MgB₂ wires produced by Columbus Superconductors for MRI application operating at 20 K is completed and tested in ASG Superconductors.

JULY 2006 - ASG Superconductors realize the first superconductive joints MgB₂/MgB₂ with wires produced by Columbus Superconductors.

MAY/JULY 2006 - Columbus Superconductors Srl I become Columbus Superconductors Spa, the majority of the shares are taken by ASG Superconductors Spa ;capital is increased to 1.404 millions euro

MARCH 2005 - Columbus Superconductors delivers its first 1.600 meters long batch of MgB₂ superconducting tape and it starts the regular production of similar lengths.

JULY 31, 2004 - Columbus Superconductors delivers its first 437-meter long world-record MgB₂ multifilamentary tape to Ansaldo Superconduttori Spa for double-pancake winding tests.