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Profitable with nanobiotechnology
after only 6 month — November 26, 2002
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After only 6 months since the release of its first product JPK
Instruments AG, a young company specialized in nano-technological
applications will enter the profit zone in the fourth quarter
of 2002. Due to the great demand for its products the company
also expects to finish the financial year 2003 with a positive
result. The NanoWizard™ Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), the
development of which was started by the Berlin-based company in
2000, has been specifically designed for application in the Soft
Matter and Life Science sector. It is the only instrument worldwide
to combine Atomic Force Microscopy with traditional visible light
microscopy in such a manner, that the surfaces of e.g. living
matter such as tissues or single cells can be visualized at a
continuous range of magnification from micro- to nano-scale (1,000,000-fold
magnification). Hence, the NanoWizard™ AFM is suited for
fundamental medical research as well as for application in fields
such as the pharmaceutical industry.
By reaching profitability after such a short time the venture
capital-funded company represents a ground-breaking novelty within
the nano(bio)technology sector. Normally for most enterprises
in this area it takes years of intensive development efforts to
turn the results of research into marketable products. Contrary
to this JPK as a so-called "pick-and-shovel-maker" for
the Life Science sector is already generating substantial turnover.
The company will further extend its business activities on the
basis of novel and innovative product solutions.
In 2003 JPK Instruments' range of products will be complemented
with the LightWizard™ - a Scanning Nearfield Optical Microscope
(SNOM). In contrast to the NanoWizard™ AFM it will also capture
optical properties of the sample alongside its topography, i.e.
fluorescence or wave length-specific absorption of the living
sample or even of individual molecules.
It is also planned within the next year to extend the distribution
area from currently Germany to all of Europe. During the next
two years products will also be marketed in America and Asia.
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