Cost-effective coating analysis and micro hardness measuring instruments enables economic quality testing in industrial nanotechnology. Under the term nanotechnology, specialists develop and realize coatings or objects with thicknesses or dimensions of only a few manometers. Due to their special, physical properties, the coatings or objects that are only a few atomic layers thin have particular advantages. Until now the cost of the instruments used for characterization of the properties of this nano-coats been uneconomically high. Such instruments are almost exclusively suitable for laboratory applications. Now, quality testers in the field of nanotechnology can work much more cost-efficient using the FISCHERSCOPE® X-RAY XDV® for the analysis and thickness measurement of nano-coatings and the and the PICODENTOR® HM500 for nano-hardness measuring The cost of acquiring these instruments is less than half the typical cost of current comparable instruments. This is possible through the well thought-out design of these measuring instruments in combination with sophisticated evaluation electronics and software.
Moreover, with the automated measurements processes that last only a few seconds, depending on the specifications, it is not only suitable for laboratory measurements but can be used advantageously for quality assurance in manufacturing. In combination with a personal computer, the instruments provide all typical statistical evaluations, print forms and documentations. In this manner, it provides a qualified quality test in the field of industrial nanotechnology. Through the development of a cost-effective coatings analysis and micro-hardness measuring instruments suitable for use in industrial manufacturing, Helmut Fischer GmbH + Co. KG of Sindelfingen, Germany proves again its great competency and innovative power. For further information please contact us at FISCHER INSTRUMENTS, S.A. Almogàvers, 157 3ª planta 08018 BARCELONA SPAIN Phone: 34 93 309 79 16 Fax: 34 93 485 05 94 E-mail: spain@helmutfischer.com Web: www.helmut-fischer.com
TELSTAR INSTRUMAT, S.L. develops high technology instrumentation sales for research and industry, offering suitable technological tools adapted to each application, in order to improve the scientific researches or productive processes of our clients. In these last few years, TELSTAR INSTRUMAT has strengthened its activities representing leading companies in Spain & Portugal in the following applications:
- Surface and material characterisation - Vacuum and cryogenics instrumentation and technology - Radiometry and photometry - Particle counting
TELSTAR INSTRUMAT, S.L. counts amongst its customers the principal Official Organisation Investigation Centres and private customers in the microelectronic, aerospace, automotive, optical, food and pharmaceutical industries and in innovative fields such as biotechnology and nanofabrication.
Some of our principals that are specifically of interest for the attendees to this conference are listed below:
- Veeco Instruments (SPM, Optical and Mechanical Profilers) - Micromaterials Ltd (Nanoindentation Systems) - SPECS GmbH (Surface Analysis, AFM-STM in UHV)
The company's head office is in Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona) and it also has a branch office in Madrid. Telstar Instrumat, S.L. Avda. Alcalde Barnils, 70, 3ª Planta 08174 Sant Cugat del Vallès (Spain) Tel. +34 935 442 320 Fax. +34 935 442 911 C/ Benisoda, 3 28042 Madrid Tel. +34 913 717 511 Fax. +34 917 477 538 Web: www.telstar-instrumat.com E-mail: comercial@telstar-instrumat.com
Andalusian Initiative for Advanced Therapies: Advanced therapies are gaining momentum in Andalusia, one of the world's pioneer regions to enact specific regulations enabling human embryonic stem cell research (2003), preimplantation genetic diagnosis (2005) and the therapeutical application of cellular reprogramming techniques (2007). Recently a set of top-class infrastructures -including research centres, stem cell bank and GMP-compliant clean rooms network- was also established. On the talent side, international recruitment and training initiatives were deployed for researchers and technicians. Finally, specific calls for research projects have been launched and funded sustainedly, as well as independent clinical trials on cell therapy and regenerative medicine. Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine, Clinical Genetics & Genomic Medicine and Nanomedicine programmes support the regional strategy to foster translational research (from-bench-to-bed), through the Andalusian Initiative for Advanced Therapies, which is the core of the Strategic Plan for Health Research, Development and Innovation 2006-2010 of the Regional Ministry of Health. The Initiative's structure and key action lines are based on the fundamentals of the R&D and innovation process, that is to say, knowledge generation, knowledge diffusion and technology transfer, and knowledge traslation into clinical applications. To enforce this value-creating chain, more and stronger links amongst academia, research organisations, healthcare providers and biotech SMEs have been established. Each of the above strategic research programs have a specific thematic research centre. And BIONAND creates a multidisciplinary research environment that provides expertise and fosters collaborations for the design, development, and use of nanosystems for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes. BIONAND steers the convergence of recent advances in nanotechnology with modern biology and medicine: the new research domain of nanobiotechnology. Our Strategic Goals
* Design, develop, and evaluate nanostructures for the delivery of therapeutic and diagnostic agents * Facilitate the translation of promising delivery systems to clinical research * Foster new and ongoing collaborative projects * Recruit experts in nanomedicine research and enhance infrastructure *Provide training in the emerging multidisciplinary field of nanomedicine
Fundación Progreso y Salud Av. Américo Vespucio 5, Bloque 2 - 2ª Parque Científico y Tecnológico Cartuja 93 41092 Sevilla - Spain Tel: +34 954 407 139 Fax: +34 955 04 04 57 www.juntadeandalucia.es/terapiasavanzadas advanced.therapies@juntadeandalucia.es
ScienTec is specialized in the distribution of rigorously selected scientific equipments dedicated to field of surface analysis: AFM – STM : Agilent Technologies SNOM : Nanonics NanoIndenter : Agilent Technologies (former MTS) DHM (Digital Holographic Microscope): Lyncée Tec Stylus profiler: KLA Tencor
ScienTec objectively studies your individual needs, advises you and proposes the right product for your application. We can provide a specific service, with dedicated engineers for after-sales follow-up and support. ScienTec has the in-house expertise to analyze your problem and resolve it, by designing solutions using products and accessories from our range of electronics, optics, mechanics and data processing. Agilent Technologies provides innovative scanning probe microscopy (SPM) solutions for all academic research and industrial applications. The 5500 Series (PicoPlus) microscope is the "all-in-one" solution for applications such as biology, polymers, nanomaterials, electrochemistry...etc, and integrates a number of imaging techniques, such as Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM), Low Current STM, Contact Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), MacMode AFM, including phase imaging, acoustic AC AFM, Lateral Force Microscopy, Current-Sensing AFM, Pulsed Force Mode (PFM), Magnetic Force Microscopy (MFM)...etc. Agilent Technologies has acquired the Nano Instruments business unit of MTS Systems Corporation. The acquisition of the Nano Instruments business will strengthen Agilent’s portfolio of instrumentation for imaging, characterizing and quantifying nano-mechanical material properties. Nanonics Imaging is the premier innovator of AFM and NSOM systems in the SPM market. Since its inception in 1997 and throughout the last ten years they have introduced to the SPM market new concepts in system functionality which in turn have supported the pursuit of new areas of scientific application. Nanonics contributions span from their revolutionary approach to NSOM imaging with cantilevered NSOM probes, to their introduction of dual tip/sample scanning AFM systems; and from their introduction of the first ever NSOM/AFM cryogenic systems to the first ever, Raman/AFM, Multiprobe AFM and SEM/AFM systems. Please contact us at info@scientec.fr or visit our web page www.scientec.fr for more information.
The CIBER BBN is one of the new CIBER consortiums existing in Spain that was created under the leadership of Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) to encourage the following objectives: - To increase research capabilities by sharing resources and promoting synergies. - To enhance a greater and better use of advanced technologies in the National Health System. - To improve the technological level of the national industry in this field. - To favour the emergence of specialists with a high level of training in health technologies. - To increase the presence of Spain in decision-making forums and international research networks in this field. The scientific areas comprised within the CIBER-BBN are: Bioengineering and biomedical imaging, Biomaterials and tissue engineering and Nanomedicine, and the Center's research is focused on the development of prevention, diagnostic, and follow-up systems, and on technologies related to specific therapies such as Regenerative Medicine and Nanotherapies.
Contact: info@ciber-bbn.es C. Maria de Luna 11, Ed. CEEI Módulo 3 Zaragoza 50018 Tel. y fax 976 512368 Web:www.ciber-bbn.es
Since 1992 Suministro de Materiales y Asistencia has been founded with the finality to dedicate it to the microelectronics. The company is dedicated to the distribution of microelectronic equipment. Representing the most important companies especialized in this sector, like SussMicrotec, SET and Annealsys and beeing one of the unics companies in Spain dedicated to sale this type of equipment. Suppliers of process and testing solutions for markets as Advanced Packaging, MEMS, Nanotechnology, Compound Semiconductor, Silicon-On-Insulator and 3D Interconnect and systems for RTP, LPCVD and MOCVD.
Working with the most important private companies, universities and public institutions of Spain.
You can find more information in: Suministro de Materiales y Asistencia SL C/Caracas 6 28760 Tres Cantos, Madrid. Tel: +34 91 803 31 86 Fax: +34 91 803 86 85 smasl@arrakis.es www.smamicroelectronica.com www.suss.com www.set-sas.fr www.annealsys.com
Atomic Force F&E GmbH was founded in 1998 as a distribution, service and application support organisation for advanced metrological instrumentation for the European research community. The companies well-established pre-sales technical consulting and after sales technical support ensure productive work and support rapid return of investment into research equipment of its clients. Activities target at both academic and industrial research laboratories in fundamental and applied research in the fields of nanotechnology, biotechnology and advanced materials development. Atomic Force F&E GmbH distributes the flexible and accurate Scanning Probe systems from Asylum Research, USA, the Stylus Profilers and Optical Profilers from Ambios Technology, USA, and the Scanning Probe Tips from Olympus, Japan.
Four physicists and one electrical engineer work in the headquarter and the regional office near Munich, supported by a full time secretary and two part time internals. Since its foundation, Atomic Force F&E GmbH has experienced rapid growth of sales and customer base and supported this growth by increasing staff and office space. You can find more information in: Ludger Weisser Atomic Force F&E GmbH Hauptstrasse 161 DE-68259 Mannheim Tel: +49-(0)621-762117-0 Fax: +49-(0)621-762117-11 email: weisser@atomicforce.de http://www.atomicforce.de
LOT-Oriel is a high-tech distribution company, established successfully more than 30 years in research and development in university as well as industrial surroundings. Besides the headquarters in Darmstadt we serve the needs of our customers all around Europe either through our subsidiaries or cooperation partners. Our main activities cover fields like:
One of our key areas is the rapidly expanding field of bio-/nanotechnolgy focusing on different products/technologies:
Please contact: Dr. Andreas Bergner LOT-Oriel Group Europe Im Tiefen See 58 D-64293 Darmstadt phone: +49/6151/8806-12 email: bergner@lot-oriel.de web: www.lot-oriel.com
Alpha San Ignacio Pharma is an early stage NanoBio Chip company, positioned to deliver a scalable sensor platform to the Molecular Diagnostics world. His first market for 4 year firs roll up phase is the anticoagulants treatment market. Oral Anticoagulants Treatments (in Spanish TAO, tratamientos orales anticoagulantes) is a core market in the developed countries markets. Around 1-1,5% of total population is affected. Comparative studies of the state of the art on the quality of oral anticoagulant therapy reflects a disjunctive choose (warfarin versus acenocoumarol). Mechanism target of coumarin action relies on the significance of vitamin K epoxide reductase inhibition. An a general reference index INR is treated to evaluate patient evolution, however part of the internal effects interaction are a black box and are some room for improvement. Combining nanotechnology and digital signaling is possible to obtain cost and time savings advantages. Combining advances of semiconductor industry looking directly electrical signaling instead of creating reaction, then spending 2-3 hours to observe results (needing to colored fluid) and altering substrate is possible to reach cost advantages (using less antibodies), saving time, and requiring less knowledge to use it as point of care system. Also at specialized central lab level research opportunities with this scalable and multiplexed technology unveil pharmacogenetics at a reasonable prize allowing not to study singe gen interaction but a most appropriate holistic approach exploring simultaneous interactions in different organ and systems interactions. Now that alphabet genome is interpreted is time to keep surveying words, and single sentences in gene expressions to reach personalized medicine.
Alpha San Ignacio Pharma is focused in the enabling technologies and bridging platforms, trying to contribute to global research with easiest to use technologies at a lower cost following Intel business model with Pentium family that facilitate outsource and integration from different providers at a reasonable price to quality adjusted model that facilitate standard adoption. Product Description The basic product consists of a highly sensitive Field Effect Transistor (FET) based sensor, capable of detecting femtomolar concentrations of proteins or nucleic acid. The sensitivity of such a nanobio sensor is a function of many variables, but most importantly the receptor material, which in this case consists of functionalized Carbon Nano Tubes (CNTs). The Company plans to integrate the NanoBio Chip within the existing infrastructure of the Infectious Disease, Food Testing and Pharmacogentic Diagnostics Industries, in that order. There are many proven platforms for sample delivery, microfluidics and signal processing, and therefore the Company will focus efforts on providing the most compact, and sensitive device within a universally adaptable platform.
Alpha San Ignacio Pharma. European Headquarters. Azalea 135 El Soto de la Moraleja, 28109. Madrid Spain +34 626 00 41 07 Email:mroncales@alphasip.es
CORDOUAN TECHNOLOGIES is a young start-up that sells and markets a range of new innovative analysis instruments based on patented technology.
The CORDOUAN DL-135 is a state-of–the-art Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) instrument:
The new nano-particle size analyzer DL-135 based on DLS technology brings you the best practicality, sensitive and accurate performance of analysis system with a versatility to offer precision measurement for your laboratory’s particle characterization needs.The flexibility of an innovative optical design (no alignment, calibration or maintenance required) allows measurement of sample in diluted solutions but also in concentrated/dark/absorbed dispersion or emulsion. This original patented optical design can measure particle size from 2 nm up to 6 µm range with very lower multi-diffusion effects.
The Cordouan DL135 makes the rapid characterization of macromolecules in solution and nanoparticles in syspension, mono or polydisperse concentrated samples, polymers and material in emulsion, carbon particle…as ferrofluid, ferromagnetic … with a small volume of your sample.The external probe option for the DL-135 boosts the performance and applications possibility of the instrument to a unique level for on-line and in-line measurement.
The instrument is compliant with 21CFR Part 11 and all other current standards including ISO13321
The CORDOUAN RLP 20 is a revolutionary Refractive Index measurement,
Backed by patented technology of IFP experience, this revolutionary instrument uses a unique optical design to determine the refractive index (nD) and Brix values by measuring the dynamic light scattering of sample in any physical chemistry applications such as analysis for dark and opaque suspensions over a revolutionary range from 1nD to 4nD. The Cordouan RLP 20 has no calibration, and requires minimal maintenance, clean up and sample preparation. This is ideal for samples with low and very high Refractive index, oils, Cosmetics, high polymers, concentrated solutions, oil refinery production, organic solvent etc…
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Stéphane Ait-oumeghar Sales Development Manager CORDOUAN TECHNOLOGIES Cité de la photonique 11 Avenue de Canteranne 33 600 PESSAC- France Phone: +33(0) 556 158 045 GSM : +33(0) 681 275 126 Fax:+33 (0) 547 747 492 web: www.cordouan-tech.com
