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Berlin (February 9, 2005) - 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 Bouchehöfe site (Bouchestrasse 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: JPK Instruments AG Bouchestrasse 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 About JPK Instruments AG: The innovative Berlin-based company JPK Instruments, which was founded in 1999, is among the first companies worldwide to have implemented and optimised the principle of Atomic Force Microscopy - AFM - in areas of application like soft matter and the Life Science sector. By now more than 30 highly skilled members of staff develop and manufacture Atomic Force microscopes and other instruments for nano-biotechnological applications. Numerous patents have already been filed. Around the globe there are many renowned scientific research institutes that apply this instruments in their research programmes. The Company is also one of the first in the nano-biotechnology sector to receive venture capital, e.g. from IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, tbg, .Innovationsfonds des Landes Berlin. and from participation in the programme .Futour. hosted by the Ministry of Economics and Technology. Future rounds of financing are envisaged to aid the entry into further markets and the in-house product development. The company's know-how derives from the accumulated knowledge of its founders and board membersTorsten Jähnke (physicist), Frank Pelzer (businessman) and Jörn Kamps (physicist) and the supporting supervisory board comprising of other experienced venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. Contact: JPK Instruments AG Dr. Gabriela Bagordo Communication Manager Bouchestr. 12 D-12435 Berlin/Germany Tel.: +49-30-5331-12541 Fax.: +49-30-5331-22555 eMail: bagordo@jpk.com web: www.jpk.com © BIOCOMMUNICATIONS.net GmbH, Berlin - Reprint free of charge. Please supply copy. |
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