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Leading scientists meet
at the NanoBioVIEWS™ first International Symposium
on Optical Tweezers in Life Sciences
— June 4, 2008
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The 1st International Symposium on the applications and uses of
optical tweezers in life science research was hosted by JPK Instruments
in Berlin on 15th May 2008. It was held at the Magnus Haus, the
home of Heinrich Gustav Magnus, a renowned 19th century German chemist
and physicist, and seat of the German Physical Society. |
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JPK announces hiring
of UK staff —
January 29, 2008
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JPK announces the hire of staff for their new UK offices to be established
in March 2008. Heading the new operation will be Dr Andrew Murray, formerly
business development director at CEMMNT and UK sales manager for
Veeco Instruments. As General Manager of JPK Instruments Limited,
Drew will take responsibility for all sales and marketing activities
to support JPK's growing installed base of advanced nanotechnology
solutions for the life sciences community.
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JPK boosts its position
in Molecular Analytics with complete takeover of nAmbition
subsidiary —
January 8, 2008
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JPK Instruments AG, one of the leading developers of measuring and
analytical instruments in the nanotechnology field, has increased
its share in JPK subsidiary nAmbition GmbH in Dresden to 100 percent.
Thus the Berlin-based company was able to extend its product portfolio
and significantly boost its Molecular Analytics division. |
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JPK Instruments AG makes
first place as the fastest growing company of the nanotech
industry in Deloitte's "Technology Fast 50" ranking
— October 17, 2007
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JPK Instruments AG, the market leader in BioSPM, is the No. 1 and
hence the fastest growing company of the nanotech industry on the
Deloitte Technology Fast 50 ranking, which has been established
for the fifth consecutive year. JPK Instruments develops, produces
and markets essential base technologies enabling unique analytical
access at an atomic and molecular level. The leading companies in
Germany's high-tech industries were determined on the basis of their
compounded percentage sales growth rates of the past five years.
JPK achieved a growth rate of over 970%. |
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JPK Instruments continues
to expand - production capacity extended to meet increasing
sales volume
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October 9, 2007
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JPK Instruments, the market leader in BioSPM, has further expanded
the premises of its Berlin headquarters to take account of the continuing
growth in personnel and the increasing demand for JPK products.
Jörn Kamps, member of the board of directors at JPK: "We
have significantly increased the workforce this year in response
to the high number of orders. This strong growth is expected to
continue over the coming years, and we have now created the optimal
structures to meet this demand." |
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JPK Instruments AG Strengthens
Asian-Pacific Marketing Position
— August 21, 2007
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JPK Instruments AG, the leading supplier of scanning probe technology
for the soft matter and life science sector, has taken a significant
step toward strengthening its marketing position in the booming
Asia-Pacific region: The company has granted the exclusive distribution
rights for its products in India to Inkarp Instruments Pvt. Ltd.,
and in Australia to SciTech Pty Ltd. In addition to Canada, Brazil
and the European market, JPK Instruments' market presence now covers
Australia, India, Taiwan, China, Korea, Japan, Singapore and Thailand. |
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JPK Instruments launches
BioMAT&trade Workstation. Uncompromising AFM and Optical
Imaging of Opaque Samples — August 2, 2007
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JPK Instruments introduces a new technical breakthrough that enables
the combination of upright microscopy with atomic force microscopy
(AFM) on the same sample spot - the BioMAT™ Workstation. This
clears the way for a new range of applications where the full capabilities
of both AFM and advanced optical imaging can be realized even on
opaque samples. |
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JPK Instruments extends
distribution cooperation with L.O.T.-Oriel to Sweden, Norway,
Finland and Poland
— February 28, 2007
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JPK Instruments AG, the leading supplier of scanning probe microscopes
(SPM) for the life sciences sector, extends their cooperation with
L.O.T.-Oriel issuing the company the exclusive distribution rights
for Sweden, Norway, Finland and Poland.
L.O.T.-Oriel is a leading distributor of advanced laser and optics
products in research and industry. |
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NanoWizard®II
goes north - First installation at the outstanding interdisciplinary
Nanoscience Center in Denmark
— January 31, 2007
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Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) has selected JPK Instruments'
NanoWizard®II,
the next generation of BioAFM, to become a new member of its nano
instrumentation platform. The atomic force microscope will mainly
be used for their new activities within the area of nanobiology. iNANO is located at the University of Aarhus in Aarhus, Denmark (www.inano.dk), and is headed by Prof. Flemming Besenbacher, an internationally recognized pioneer in the field of Scanning Probe Microscopy and especially Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. The center is a unique interdisciplinary nanoscience center where competences in physics, chemistry, molecular biology and biology meet in fundamental nanoscience studies and more applied entrepreneurial activities within nanotechnology.
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The NanoWizard®II
makes an impression in France - renowned research institute
chooses the new generation NanoWizard®II BioAFM —
October 19, 2006
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The new NanoWizard®II instrument, the next generation of atomic
force microscope (AFM) for Soft Matter and Life Sciences, has been
selected by the Bionanotechnology platform of the recently launched
Institute of Advanced Technology for Life Sciences (ITAV) in Toulouse.
The Instrument will be hosted by LAAS-CNRS (Centre National de la
Recherche Scientifique), the LAAS belongs to one of the most important
scientific institutions in France, part of a worldwide network of
the most respected names in fundamental scientific research. |
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JPK Instruments acquires
lpi light power instruments GmbH
— August 24, 2006
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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 100% acquisition of lpi light power instruments GmbH (Berlin,
Germany).
lpi was founded in June 2005 and its focus is the development
of optical nano- instrumentation for life science applications.
The company holds pertinent intellectual properties and has built
up a development team that is highly skilled and experienced in
this field.
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JPK presents
the NanoWizard®II
BioAFM at ICN+T 2006
— August 15, 2006
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It was no accident, that two of the most important nanoscience meetings
- STM'06 and Nano9 - were combined this year in the ICN&T2006,
or that this event took place in Switzerland. This year marks the
20th anniversary of the invention of the atomic force microscope
(AFM), and the 25th anniversary of the scanning tunnelling microscope
(STM); the starting point of both techniques was in Switzerland.
For the Berlin NanoBiotechnology firm JPK Instruments AG the jubilee
event in Basel provided a fitting oportunity to present the NanoWizard®II
to the public. This significant innovation for the Life Science
AFM community, the next generation of the leading BioAFM, was unveiled
to a large audience of leading scientists. |
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JPK wins VentureLounge-Award
— June 7, 2006
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Frank Pelzer, member of the board of directors at JPK, won the VentureLounge-Award
"Life Science, Medizintechnik & Nanotechnologie" for
the presentation of JPK's business plan on June 7th in Berlin. VentureLounge
- organized by Hamburg based CatCap GmbH and leading German investors
- is one of the most important German business plan contests.
Click here
for the official press release of CatCap GmbH.
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JPK expands distribution
network to Canada and Israel
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April 12, 2006
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JPK Instruments AG, the leading supplier of Scanning Probe Microscopes
(SPM) for life sciences and soft matter applications, has issued
the exclusive marketing licences for its products in Canada to Ragona
Scientific, Pittsford, and in Israel to New Road Agencies Ltd.,
Rosh-Ha'ayin.
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JPK subsidiary in Dresden
inaugurates new premises
— March 8, 2006
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On March 8th the Dresden JPK subsidiary nAmbition GmbH inaugurated
its new premises in the BioInnovationsZentrum at Tatzberg. Christoph
Habermann, State Secretary of the Saxon Ministry for Economic Affairs
and Labour, gave the congratulations of the state government.
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Opening bell for JPK
School - enthusiastic response for the first session —
February 21, 2006
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February 13 was the opening day of the first JPK Instruments School
for atomic force microscopy (AFM). Under the banner "AFM user
training for biological applications", researchers and scientists
from among JPK clients gathered at the company's head-quarters in
Berlin's Bouchéstrasse for the school's first session.
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JPK appoints L.O.T. Europe
as distribution partner for France, Italy, Switzerland,
Portugal and Spain
— January 23, 2006
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JPK Instruments AG (Berlin, Germany), specialist for high resolution
microscopy in nanobiotechnology, gained L.O.T.-Oriel Europe as a
strong new distribution partner. The company received exclusive
distribution rights for the JPK products in France, Italy, Switzerland,
Portugal and Spain.
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JPK Instruments AG opens
second Imaging Facility at the BIOZ of the TU Dresden —
December 16, 2005
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JPK Instruments AG Berlin has opened the second imaging center for
applications of Atomic Force Microscopy in biomedical research.
It is located at the Biotechnological Center (BIOZ) of the TU Dresden.
Four complete workstations consisting of optical microscopes, the
JPK NanoWizard® BioAFM and CellHesion® Modules provide an
extensive base for applications in research, education and demonstrations.
Workshops and user training sessions will be held regularly.
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JPK Instruments and Physik
Instrumente celebrate five years of successful collaboration
— November 30, 2005
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Berlin-based JPK Instruments AG and Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH
& Co. KG from Karlsruhe can look back on five years of successful
collaboration.
JPK Instruments decided in the early development phase of the
company to bet on the technology of the market leader PI. From
the very first, JPK's NanoWizard® atomic force microscopes
were exclusively equipped with PI's piezo nanopositioning systems.
Only the OEM modules developed especially for JPK reach the critical
performance necessary for JPK products.
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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.
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Record Turnout at JPK Instruments' 4th
SPM Workshop
— October 21, 2005
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Berlin-based NanoBiotechnology company, JPK Instruments, held their fourth international
workshop "Scanning probe microscopy in Life Sciences" on October the 13th, in conjunction
with the Charité University Medicine Berlin. This one-day workshop, which has been
established as a key event for the life science SPM community, enjoyed a record turnout
this year. More than 120 scientists and experts from all over the world came together at
the Virchow Clinic in Berlin to discuss the newest trends in the application of scanning
probe microscopy in the fields of biological and medical research.
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JPK Instruments AG opens
Imaging Facility at the Biozentrum of the University of
Basel — September 8, 2005
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JPK Instruments AG, Berlin, in conjunction with the Biozentrum Basel,
has opened a new imaging center, specializing in the use of atomic
force microscopy - AFM - in the field of biological research. Three
NanoWizard® atomic force microscopes, developed by JPK, are
now available at the M.-E.-Müller-Institute for both teaching
and research.
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JPK Instruments AG issues
an exclusive marketing licence for the Benelux countries
— August 18, 2005
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JPK Instruments AG, a nanobiotechnology microscopy specialist from
Berlin, has issued Goffin Meyvis Analytical & Medical Systems
B.V. with an exclusive marketing licence for its products in the
Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg).
The company, which is headquartered in Etten-Leur (the Netherlands),
has a subsidiary in Overijse (Belgium). With a sales force of more
than 100 it is one of the leading distributors for high-tech laboratory
systems to the analytical and medical sectors in the Benelux countries.
Goffin Meyvis has a dedicated Materials & Life Science unit
that holds many years’ experience in microscopy (light and
electron microscopy). |
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An novel approach to the combination of AFM with optical spectroscopy — May 18, 2005
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During recent years a novel trend in optical spectroscopy techniques
has emerged that makes use of the particular properties of nanometer
scale objects. Of particular interest is the interaction of an AFM
tip with a sample within an external optical field. Special attention
has been devoted to surface (tip) enhanced Raman spectroscopy and
to the manipulation of single molecules and particles with simultaneous
single molecule fluorescence. JPK Instruments addresses this matter
introducing the Tip Assisted Optics (TAO) module as an add-on to
the NanoWizard® AFM. go
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Cell Adhesion Studies
at the Nano Scale — March 30, 2005
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JPK Instruments AG introduces with the CellHesion® Development
Kit a new product for the study of cellular adhesion phenomena.
Until now the investigation of cell-cell and cell-substrate interaction
has been restricted to optical methods capable of producing only
qualitative results. go to product page
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More space for NanoBiotechnology
— February 4, 2005
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JPK Instruments AG, the internationally active manufacturer in the
nanobiotechnology field has expanded its Berlin headquarters. The
company recently moved to new, significantly bigger premises within
the Bouchéhöfe site (Bouchéstrasse 12). The move
was motivated by increasing sales volume and a workforce expansion
over the last year to more than 30 employees. Along with space for
additional application laboratories and offices, the new premises
offer considerably more space for production. With two newly acquired
CNC production centers, JPK now has a substantially increased production
capacity.
The new company address is:
Bouchéstrasse 12
Haus 2, Aufgang C
12435 Berlin, Germany
The new telefone and fax numbers are:
Tel.: ++49 30 5331 12070
Fax: ++49 30 5331 22555
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Karl Schlagenhauf Appointed
as new Chairman of Super-visory Board at JPK Instruments
AG — November 12, 2004
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JPK Instruments AG has appointed Dr. habil. Karl Schlagenhauf (56)
as the new Chairman of Supervisory Board. He replaces Dr. Andreas
Eckert.
Karl Schlagenhauf can look back onto more than 25-year's international
experience as an entrepreneur in the field of new technologies.
He has founded more than 20 high-tech companies in Europe and the
US, and he is on the supervisory boards of several innovation and
technology holdings, amongst which are CAS Software AG and WEB.DE
AG. Since 2003 Schlagenhauf coaches young scientists, researchers
and entrepreneurs as a business-angel mainly in the fields of the
life sciences, bioinformatics and nano-technology. |
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JPK Instruments Offers
Advanced Product for Combined AFM and Fluorescence —
June 24, 2004
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With the new option for an infrared light source JPK Instruments
completes its product range for the combination of atomic force
microscopy (AFM) techniques with advanced fluorescence imaging.
Conventional AFM makes use of red laser light sources for the detection
of the forces acting on the AFM tip. Stray light of this lightsource
can impose restrictions when fluorescence observations in the red
spectral range are desired for FRET, TIRF, LSM, or other techniques.
Therefore, a new lightsource and detection path was designed with
a laser lightsource of 850nm wavelength. This light is easily blocked
off the detection path of fluorescence microscopes by spectral filtering.
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JPK Instruments Grants
Exclusive Marketing Rights for Great Britain — June
10, 2004
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JPK Instruments AG recently granted Scientifica Limited exclusive
marketing rights for its products on the UK market. The company
that is based in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, is specialised in the
sale of microscopes and biotechnological equipment. Scientifica
has already successfully started UK sales on behalf of JPK Instruments.
JPK Instruments' solutions for nano-biotechnology ranging from food
analysis to medical applications are currently distributed in Europe
(Germany, Great-Britain, France as well as the Benelux countries)
and Asia (China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore).
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Nano-biotechnological
Applications Excellently Positioned on the Asian Market
— May 26, 2004
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JPK Instruments AG recently signed a distribution agreement for
the People's Republic of China with the Advantage International
Corporation. With the agreement JPK Instruments reaches the envisaged
goal of setting up a reliable distribution network for scanning
probe microscope solutions for the so-called "soft matter"
and Life Science sector within the Asian market. China joins Japan,
Korea, Taiwan and Singapore as countries in which JPK's instruments
are distributed. |
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New Possibilities in
Living Cell Microscopy
JPK extends the NanoWizard® AFM System with BioCell™
— May 17, 2004
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JPK Instruments AG, a specialist for nano-biotechnological microscopy,
extends its range of accessories for the NanoWizard® Atomic
Force Microscope (AFM) with a temperature-controlled fluid cell.
The BioCell™ allows for the temperature-dependent study of
living cells or single molecules with the NanoWizard® AFM in
their native environment. It is therefore particularly suited for
applications in cell biology and medical research. |
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JPK Instruments AG Strengthens
Market Position in Asia
Co-operation Agreement Signed with ESCO Corp.
— May 10, 2004
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JPK Instruments AG, a Berlin-based specialist for nano-biotechnological
applications, recently signed a further distribution agreement with
the South Korean ESCO Corp. With the agreement JPK Instruments is
further strengthening its position as a provider of scanning probe
microscope solutions for the so-called "soft matter" and
life science sector within the Asian Market.
So far the offerings of JPK Instruments have been distributed throughout
Europe (Germany, Great-Britain, France and the Benelux countries)
in Taiwan and Japan, and now also through the South Korean nano-technology
specialists. |
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JPK Instruments Opens
Door to Japanese Market
Distribution Agreement Signed With the TOYO Corporation
— March 4, 2004 |
JPK Instruments AG, a Berlin-based specialist for nano-biotechnological
applications, recently signed a distribution agreement with the
Japanese TOYO Corporation, Tokyo. With the agreement JPK Instruments
is strengthening its position as a provider of scanning probe microscope
solutions for the so-called "soft matter" and life science
sector within the highly lucrative Asian Market. |
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New Appointments to JPK
Instruments AG's Supervisory Board— February 4, 2004
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Last year the Berlin-based nanobiotechnology application specialist
JPK Instruments AG has appointed Dr. Andreas Eckert as the new Chairman
of its Board of Supervisors.
Dr. Eckert is Chief Executive of public-traded Eckert & Ziegler
Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG, Berlin, which was founded in 1997.
He is also the co-founder of numerous technology companies in Germany
and abroad. |
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JPK widens economic
relationships to Canada
— December 1, 2003 |
A very important visitor entered the Berlin headquarters of JPK
Instruments on December 01, 2003. The Honourable Mark Norris, Minister
of Economic Developement of the Canadian province of Alberta, and
his team made a stop during their brief mission to Germany to talk
to the company founders about markets, investment, financing and
potential of the nanotechnology and life science sector. In the
interest of reducing its dependency on resource based revenue, Alberta
is exploring ways to diversify its economy. JPK Instruments was
one of the few German companies that had the opportunity to talk
to the Minister about their needs and conditions that would make
Alberta attractive for a strategic expansion. A follow-up meeting
will take place in February 2004 in Edmonton, Alberta, where further
details will be discussed. |
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| 2nd JPK Instruments
Workshop: Exchange of Latest Findings from the Application
of Nano-Microscopy in the Life Sciences — October 27,
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Developments of the application of Atomic Force Microscopy in life
and medical sciences were at the centre of the 2nd Workshop "Scanning
Probe Microscopy in Life Sciences". More than 70 international
experts from the areas of bio and medical sciences took part in
the high-profile one-day event held at the campus of the Virchow
Klinikum, Berlin. |
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| JPK and Advantage Scientific
Inc. sign Marketing and Sales Agreement— July 8, 2003
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Following the successful market introduction of its NanoWizard™
AFM – an Atomic Force Microscope that has been specially adapted
by JPK to areas of application like soft matter and the Life Science
– the Company now enjoys promising perspectives on the lucrative
Asian market. It is also envisaged to open a presence in Japan by
the end of the year. Further steps will be to establish references
in China and to enter the Korean market. Up to now JPK’s instruments
that are applicable in nano-biotechnological research are distributed
in Germany, the UK, France and the Benelux countries. |
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JPK exclusively represents
Infinitesima for their ARC in Germany & Austria —
June 15, 2003
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Since June 2003, JPK Instruments AG is the exclusive representative
of the British company Infinitesima Ltd for their ActiveResonance
Controller (ARC) in Germany and Austria.
The ActiveResonance Controller was the first product of the Bristol
based company and was the outcome of a sustained programme of research,
prototyping, testing and development. It is an accessory for scanning
probe microscopes that significantly improves their imaging properties.
The ActivResonance Controller is capable of improving the force
sensitivity of a scanning probe microscope by up to a 1000 fold.
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Profitable after only
six month — November 26, 2002
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After only six month since the release of its first product, the
NanoWizard™ AFM, JPK Instruments 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.
By reaching profitability after such a short time the venture capital-funded
company represents a groundbreaking 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. |
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SPM workshop was a great
success
— September 20, 2002 |
In cooperation with the Berlin university clinic Charité
JPK Instruments organized its first international workshop about
"Scanning Probe Microscopy in Life Sciences" featuring
eight outstanding speakers from throughout the fields of life science.
The day-long event took place at the campus of the Virchow Klinikum,
Medical Faculty of the Humboldt University at Berlin, and attracted
more than 80 scientists from all over the world. |
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JPK is foundation member
of NanoBioNet e.V.
— June 25, 2002 |
The NanoBioNet competence network is a joint initiative on the part
of research institutions, companies, technology transfer centres,
local state ministries, business promotion organisations, investors,
patent offices and trade associations. Set up in the Saarland -
Rhine-Hesse-Palatinate region it serves the aim to further extend
the nanobiotechnology competencies in the region as well as making
nanobiotechnology applications available for a wide range of economic
sectors. The foundation of NanoBioNet e.V. (association) is one
further step to achieve this goal.
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JPK chosen as member for
"Gründer-Partner für Berlin"
— May 14, 2002 |
JPK Instruments has become a member of "Gründer-Partner
für Berlin", a network that supports selected Berlin entrepreneurs.
It is a special program of "Partner für Berlin"
which is a public/private partnership sponsored by the Berlin Senate
as well as over 130 renowned German and international firms. |
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JPK presents NanoWizard
at innovation-oriented conference
— April 25/26, 2002 |
JPK Instruments presented the NanoWizard ™ AFM at the
FUTOUR conference in Berlin, an innovation- and future-oriented
meeting between entrepreneurs and representatives of science, politics,
economics and finance. As one of a few selected companies, JPK was
chosen for an official meeting with the VIP delegation. |
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| JPK meets Canadian Prime
Minister — February 18/19, 2002 |
JPK Instruments has been invited to a Business Networking Luncheon
with the Canadian Prime Minister and Team Canada — a network
of Canadian federal government departments and agencies — on
the occasion of their Berlin visit.
In the presence of German statesmen JPK Instruments signed a letter
of intent with the University of Alberta to develop the prototype
for a novel microscopy tool. The instrument is anticipated to impact
and assist the nanotechnology developments in the area of life sciences.
An early application of this joint university/industry collaboration
is expected to impact the development of new ways to deliver drugs
through lungs for accelerated drug absorption into the body. |
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