In 2003: Spire Corporation Awarded $400,000 NIH Grant to Develop Nanotechnology Ceramic Coatings for Orthopedic Implants.

Spire Solar Equipment - Spire Solar, Inc. is the leading supplier of photovoltaic ("PV") module manufacturing equipment and turnkey production lines worldwide. During almost three decades in the solar electric energy industry, Spire Solar has acquired substantial intellectual property, expertise and experience in advanced PV module manufacturing and process technology. Spire Solar's equipment is in use in more than 140 facilities in 42 countries, helping to lower the costs of making solar modules from cells. In the United States, Spire Solar Chicago uses its own advanced PV assembly equipment as an enabling technology to fabricate its own solar modules and PV systems.

Spire Solar Systems - The Spire Solar Systems business unit is focused on providing distributed power generation through photovoltaic technology. The business unit's principal operating entity is Spire Solar Chicago ("SSC"), a full-service solar electric energy entity providing grid-connected PV systems in the Chicago region. SSC was established in 1999 with assistance from the City of Chicago, the local utility ComEd and the State of Illinois. SSC's mission is to provide the Chicago area with a reliable source of clean, renewable energy and skilled jobs, as well as to increase public awareness of the benefits of so-called green power.