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JPK Instruments founds
subsidiary for NanoBiotechnology Instrumentation in Dresden
— October 28, 2005
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JPK Instruments AG, the leading supplier of Scanning Probe Microscopes
(SPM) for life science and soft matter applications, proudly announces
the foundation of nAmbition GmbH in Dresden, Germany. This subsidiary
is focused on the development of nano instruments for biological
applications.
With nAmbition, JPK strengthens its leading position in the field
of NanoBiotechnology. JPK's CTO Torsten Jähnke says "We
are very happy that we could win Dr. Jens Struckmeier as chief technology
officer for nAmbition. He has outstanding expertise in SPM technology
- especially for biological applications - and will guide nAmbition
to be the technology leader in this field."
The technology platform from nAmbition has a big impact on the life
sciences, especially in medicine and pharmaceutical research.
nAmbition and TU Dresden have acquired one of the biggest technology
grants in the history of the funding of NanoBiotechnology in Germany,
with more than 3 Mio € from the Innoregio and BioMeT initiative
of the BMBF.
JPK Instruments AG together with partners from Dresden Fonds GmbH,
Kajak GmbH and tbg is guiding nAmbition to become a mayor player
in the nanobio sector.
nAmbition is located in the Biotechnological Centre (BIOTEC) in
Dresden and in the initial phase will employ more than 12 highly
skilled scientists and engineers.
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