SKOKIE, IL - NanoInk Inc. has announced the launch of its NanoFabrication Systems Division. The new division is headed by Tom Levesque, NanoInk's Vice President for DPN Business. Describing the division's offerings, Levesque said, "From the simplest, most cost-effective setups, with or without integrated AFM imaging, to the most advanced equipment capable of high-resolution nanolithography and atomic resolution, we will deliver custom solutions that are backed by the industry's most dedicated customer service."

 

Levesque also pointed out that, in addition to commercial applications, the new division will break new ground in the education market. He described plans to offer innovative, turnkey solutions for colleges and high schools seeking effective ways to introduce students to the world of nanotechnology.

 

"Our new division will be the source that customers can really rely on for instruments that will help them succeed in the nanoscale world," said James M. Hussey, CEO of NanoInk.

 

NanoInk, Inc. is an emerging growth technology company specializing in nanometer-scale manufacturing and applications development for the life science and semiconductor industries. Using Dip Pen Nanolithography® (DPN®), a patented and proprietary nanofabrication technology, scientists can rapidly and easily create nanoscale structures from a wide variety of materials. This low-cost, easy-to-use and scalable technique brings sophisticated nanofabrication to the laboratory desktop. Located in the new Illinois Science + Technology Park, north of Chicago, NanoInk currently has over 140 patents and applications filed worldwide and has licensing agreements with Northwestern University, Stanford University, University of Strathclyde, University of Liverpool, California Institute of Technology and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.