Yudu - Nanotimes March 2011

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completed its first power plant with Beck Energy featuring the Nanosolar Utility Panel. The 1.1 MW Frankenfelder Berg Landfill plant, located in Lucken- walde, Germany, was commissioned and connected to the EEG in June 2010.

Beck Energy designed, engineered and installed thousands of Nanosolar Utility Panels for REST (Re- gional Disposal Service & Transport), the landfill and power plant owner and operator. http://www.nanosolar.com

anostart (OTCQX: NASRY), Germany, has taken an investment position (18% share) in Membra-

ne Instruments and Technology (MINT) Pte Ltd, a cleantech company based in Singapore. Membrane Instruments and Technology Pte. Ltd. (MINT) is a spin-off from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) of Singapore, with the aim of becoming a lea- der in membrane instrumentation and optimization technology for the water treatment industry. http://www.mintmembranes.com

anoString Technologies, Inc., has rounded out its commercial management team with the hi-

ring of Chris Grimley as Vice President of Marketing and Katherine Webster as Vice President of Worldwi- de Sales. Mr. Grimley and Ms. Webster will report to the company’s recently appointed Chief Commercial Officer, Barney Saunders, Ph.D.

Furthermore, NanoString announced the first fixed- panel assay product to be developed on its Copy Number Variation (CNV) detection platform – the nCounter®

Human Karyotype Panel. Researchers

can use the nCounter Human Karyotype Panel with the nCounter Analysis System to accurately quantify

http://www.nanosurf.com

chromosome number and detect aneuploidy – the existence of less than or more than the normal two chromosomes in a diploid genome that can play a role in cancer development and developmental dis- orders such as Down’s Syndrome. http://www.NanoString.com

anosurf and Zurich Instruments announced a strategic technology partnership. The two

companies have agreed to cooperate in the develop- ment of high-frequency, high-performance scanning probe microscopy (SPM) solutions, to provide mutual communication interfaces between their equipment, to share application know-how, and to perform joint promotion activities in key markets.

In particular, Nanosurf will propose the Zurich In- struments high-performance 50 MHz PLL as upgrade path to its successful easyPLL and easyPLL plus plat- form, thereby granting Zurich Instruments immediate access to its large community of PLL users.

Technology leader Zurich Instruments (ZI) designs and manufactures high performance dynamic signal analysis instruments for advanced scientific research and high-end industrial applications. ZI products include lock-in amplifiers, phase-locked loops, in- struments for electrical impedance spectroscopy, and application-specific pre-amplifiers. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, ZI was established in 2008. ZI customers are scientists and engineers in leading research labs and organizations worldwide. http://www.zurichinstruments.ch