NanoInk Signs Distribution Agreement With Schmidt Scientific Of Taiwan And China

NanoInk, Inc., a Skokie-based company specializing in nanometer-scale manufacturing and applications development for the life science and semiconductor industries, announced today that it has reached a distribution agreement with Schmidt Scientific of Taiwan and China. Under the terms of the agreement, Schmidt Scientific will assume the responsibility as exclusive distributor for NanoInk’s NSCRIPTOR® Dip Pen Nanolithography® (DPN) System in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao.

NanoInk’s NSCRIPTOR DPN System is a fully integrated hardware and software system optimized for the DPN process of writing stable nanoscale patterns of molecular “ink” onto a sample substrate via a coated stylus tip. DPN users can build at resolutions ranging from many micrometers down to 15 nanometers, using virtually any material. This combination of ultrahigh resolution and material flexibility makes for numerous commercial applications.

“Schmidt Scientific’s visibility and presence in the Nanotechnology markets in China and Taiwan will accelerate the adoption of our DPN technology in Asia,” said Tom Levesque, Senior Director of DPN Global Sales. “Our technology is already in use at several prominent universities in the region, and we see it migrating into industrial development as a general purpose nanofabrication tool with a low cost and a small desktop footprint.”

Bruce Lu, President of Schmidt Scientific Taiwan, Ltd., stated, “This is an important milestone in the continuing growth and success of our company. We look forward to NanoInk becoming a cornerstone of the products Schmidt Scientific offers to our nanotechnology customers in China and Taiwan.”