Frankfurt am Main - Nanostart AG has made an investment in NanoFocus AG, an innovative supplier of high-performance contactless surface measuring systems. The company, which is located in Oberhausen, has established itself an excellent position in recent years as equipment supplier of optical 3D surface measurement technology. Its customers include companies such as Thyssen-Krupp, BASF, Infineon and BMW.

With its measuring systems for high-quality analysis and quality control, the company is following the trend from the micro to the nanometer area. With the instruments of NanoFocus AG, surfaces in the most varied industrial areas are measured with an accuracy of several nanometers. The application spectrum would seem to have no limits: BMW measures the insides of cylinder walls of high-performance engines using NanoFocus AG instruments, Wilkinson Sword globally controls the sharpness of its blades using these instruments. The product spectrum has been consistently geared in such a way that, in the future, the company will be offering measuring solutions in strongly expanding markets practically free of competition.

Nanostart AG has made an investment in NanoFocus AG within the framework of a capital increase and has additionally acquired other shares in the company from the listed Munich based company U.C.A. AG (SIN: 701200).

"We are very pleased to be able to further expand our position as one of the leading European investors in the nanotechnology segment", says Marco Beckmann, CEO of Nanostart AG. "NanoFocus AG fits excellently into our portfolio. As equipment supplier, the company is one of the first to profit from the dynamically growing nanotechnology sector."

NanoFocus AG belongs to the circle of nanotechnology companies in Germany which might decide to go public in the foreseeable future.

Nanostart Investments AG:
Nanostart AG is one of the leading investors in the nanotechnology area. The company's two activity areas focus on investments in dynamically growing nanotechnology companies and advisory services to companies from the finance industry on investments in the nanotechnology sector. As nanotechnology investment company and sub-advisor for the DAC Nanotech-Fonds (ISIN LU0172295247), the company offers a unique profile in the global finance scene.