BOSTON, MA -- Flex is planning to open an NPI center in the Seaport District of Boston and has named a leading medical researcher to lead it, sources tell CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY.

Babak Movassaghi, who has a Ph.D. in medical physics and was named on more than 40 patents while working for Philips as a researcher, will head the venture.

The site will be located west of the airport on Fan Pier and could occupy around 20,000 sq. ft., according to CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY sources.

Flex did not respond to inquiries requesting comment.