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than the same period in 2009 and the prior 2010 quarter. Total revenues for the third quarter of 2010 were $0.4 million compared to $0.7 million for the third quarter of 2009 and $0.5 million for the se- cond quarter of 2010. Revenues for the third quarter of 2009 included $0.4 million of service revenue related primarily to assay development contracts that have been completed. Cash at the end of the third quarter of 2010 was $45.6 million. Net loss was $10.9 million for the third quarter of 2010 as com- pared with $8.2 million for the same period in 2009. The increase in net loss was driven by a $1.2 million increase in litigation defense expenses for the recent- ly settled patent litigation dispute with Eppendorf AG and a $0.5 million increase in non-cash stock com- pensation expense.

“We continue to make progress developing a test menu focusing on three primary market opportuni- ties,” said William Moffitt, Nanosphere‘s president and chief executive officer. “The Verigene System directly addresses hospital needs including transiti- on of microbiology to molecular methods, enabling point-of-care human and pharmacogenetic solutions, and detecting disease earlier through ultra-sensitive protein assays.” http://www.nanosphere.us

troduced functional coating materials for coil coating applications. Dr. Sepeur, CEO of NANO-X, explains: “In order to increase our presence in the market we need to reduce component costs. That is possi- ble by applying a cost-saving coating already during the manufacturing process of steel or aluminium coils. The crucial point in the development was that

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t EuroBLECH 2010, the company NANO-X GmbH, located in Saarbrücken, Germany, in-

the material needed to meet novel requirements.” Scratch-resistant coatings need to be flexible and far more ductile.

By developing a new generation of binding agents, namely SiliXane binder materials, various characte- ristic combination patterns have become possible. http://www.nano-x.de

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IL Technology (NILT), supplier of imprint stamps for nanoimprint lithography (NIL), and Sim-

print Nanotechnologies Ltd. (SNL) have entered into a strategic partnership based on SNL’s Simprint Simulation Software, supporting nanoimprint users by predicting key parameters in the imprint process based on analysis of the stamp design.

The Simprint Simulation Software, now available, anticipates stamp design drawbacks before deploying the stamp in the imprint process. The software offers fast full-chip simulation of residual layer thickness (RLT) variation and stamp cavity filling, and drives the selection of key imprint process parameters. The software is at least 1,000 times faster than conventi- onal simulation approaches (e.g. finite-element) and balances simulation speed with spatial resolution according to needs. Simprint simulations take into account protrusion shape and size as well as areal density, allowing the user to identify potential pro- blems with the stamp design.

Simprint Simulation Software accepts GDS design files as a direct input to the simulations. Imprint and polymer parameters are defined in separate input files for easy reuse, while Simprint’s intuitive gra- phical interface enables the user to generate a full simulation report for a complete overview of results.

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