Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen – July 5, 2016 — In June, the 3D printer manufacturer Nanoscribe held its first user meeting in the US at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In collaboration with the institution’s Center for Nanoscale Systems (CNS), which makes a Nanoscribe laser lithography system available both to internal and external users in its multi-user facility, the market and technology leader invited its clients to a two-day seminar.
Besides being treated to a glimpse of the latest software and hardware developments, attendees were shown a vast array of areas of application for the Photonic Professional GT 3D printer, ranging from maskless lithography to additive manufacturing. The technological possibilities range from the manufacture of extremely high-resolution mesoscale objects to applications in photonics and plasmonics, requiring structure sizes of just a few hundred nanometers.
The CEO of Nanoscribe, Martin Hermatschweiler, reports, “The presentations by our clients on their various applications were the absolute highlight for me. It is incredibly fascinating and enlightening to discover firsthand what different disciplinary fields are making use of our devices, which operate based on the principle of two-photon polymerization. The full scope of applications ranged from printing nanostructures at the CNS, to producing plasmonic displays at the University of Florida, to engineering new types of materials whose creation would have previously been impossible, as the scientists at Caltech presented.”
As a standard for microfabrication, the high-precision Nanoscribe systems are furthermore utilized at universities, research institutes, and in R&D departments for many other tasks in the areas of medical technology, microoptics and microfluidics as well as for micro-rapid prototyping. Already half of the top 10 universities across the globe are Nanoscribe clients. This makes the company the global player on the market for 3D printers of nano- and microstructures.
Within a just a few years, Nanoscribe has managed to turn from a spin-off of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT, Germany) to a medium-sized company. A broad array of honors and awards, such as the 2014 Prism Award or 2015 WTN Award as well as Nanoscribe’s finalist position for the Deutscher Gründerpreis 2015 (2015 German Founders’ Award), underscore the extraordinary performance and significance of this expanding high-tech company.
Nanoscribe
Nanoscribe GmbH is the world technology and market leader in 3D printing on the nano-, micro-, and mesoscale. Its high performance 3D printers are based on two-photon polymerization and are used in research and industry. The portfolio is complemented by tailor-made photoresists and process solutions. The efficiency of the trailblazing Photonic Professional GT system was highlighted in 2014 by the bestowal of the Prism Award in the “Advanced Manufacturing” category. In 2015, Nanoscribe was winner of the World Technology Award (WTN) in the “Materials” category as well as one of three finalists at the “Deutscher Gründerpreis 2015” in the “Aufsteiger” category. In 2007, Nanoscribe was founded as the first spin-off to emerge from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
Source: Nanoscribe GmbH
