Sterilization products maker STERIS (NYSE:STE) has opened a new European headquarters in Bordeaux, France. The Bordeaux headquarters brings together marketing, research and development, manufacturing, and sales and customer services. The Mentor, Ohio-based company’s goal is to foster collaboration between the disparate groups to more rapidly develop new products, Cleanroom Technology reported. About 150 employees, some of whom have transferred from other European STERIS facilities, will work at the new facility. The company expects to create another 100 positions within the next few years.