Frankfurt am Main - As of today, the shares of Nanostart AG, one of the leading investment companies in the emerging nanotechnology sector, will be traded on the Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (FWB - Frankfurt Stock Exchange).

Chief executive officer of Nanostart AG, Marco Beckmann, describes the listing in Frankfurt as an important measure towards also establishing the company as one of the big players of its segment in the long term. "Internationally, we are competing for the best investments in the aspiring nanotechnology market. The listing is a crucial step towards strengthening and further expanding our excellent position in the market. It will also enhance the attractiveness of Nanostart AG as employer, business partner and investor."

Founded in 2003, Nanostart AG embodies the vision of growing with and decisively shaping a technological revolution. Located in Frankfurt am Main, the company operates in two independent areas of activity: the first area is the nanotechnology portfolio business. In this division, Nanostart AG invests in dynamically growing nanotechnology companies which, with the backing of Nanostart AG’s capital and know-how, are given the opportunity to radically transform existing markets with their innovative nanotechnology. To supplement Nanostart AG’s Portfolio activities, the company has established a Financial Services segment. This division provides advice to companies of the financial sector when investing in the nanotechnology sector. In this segment, Nanostart AG has a consulting mandate for, among other things, one of the world’s first nanotechnology equity funds.

CEO Beckmann sees Nanostart AG at the beginning of a promising course and is setting itself very high goals in the process. In the Financial Services division, Nanostart AG aims to receive a further consulting mandate in 2005 for an equity fund. "We are heading in the right direction", Beckmann claims optimistically. "However, the most ambitious goal is certainly the first IPO of one of our portfolio companies – this year."

The listing is being accompanied by VEM Aktienbank AG, with Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank AG responsible for the settlement of trade in the Nanostart shares at the FWB. At the capital market conference NanoEquity Europe 2005, organized by Deutsche Börse AG, Nanostart AG will present its activities and operations to investors and media representatives on 13 and 14 June 2005 in Frankfurt am Main.

About Nanostart AG:
Nanostart AG is a listed nanotechnology investment company whose activities are divided into two areas: one of its focuses is investing in fast-growing nanotechnology companies; its other key area of activity is advising companies in the financial industry on investments in the nanotechnology sector.