- Positive 2010 operational balance
- "Future of Nanostart is in Asian markets"
- Extraordinary growth surge anticipated for 2011
Frankfurt – January 6, 2011 – In his letter to shareholders, Nanostart CEO Marco Beckmann outlines positive results from the 2010 operational business and forecasts an "even more exciting year in 2011." Satisfaction with operational results is almost an understatement – thanks to the anticipated best semi-annual numbers in company history and similarly good annual results. Excellent opportunities to experience "exceptional income from investments" are forecast for the coming year.
The Nanostart holdings portfolio is currently in a transformational phase. Companies that have developed nanotechnological products and processes are now moving toward profitability. Beckmann comments: "With our holdings, we are no longer talking only about the future potential of nanotechnology. We are speaking of concrete applications with concrete added value, sales, and ultimately profits."
Companies like ItN Nanovation, whose patented nanoceramics are used primarily for water filtration and among other things serve as a basis for the development of small, mobile purification facilities. Particularly against a background of the increasingly critical issue of available clean water worldwide, the technology comes at exactly the right time – which has been confirmed by the volume of incoming orders. Or the Nanostart subsidiary MagForce Nanotechnologies, which received EU approval for its nanotechnology-based cancer treatment and plans to make the therapy available to leading cancer centers in Germany in the first quarter of 2011.
Above-average progress is also being achieved by non-listed companies in the portfolio. The record winter and increased demand for winter sport products have resulted in exceptional growth at the German holding Holmenkol. Among current Asian holdings, BioMers is the first company worldwide to offer completely transparent dental braces based on a patented, nanotechnologically optimized synthetic archwire. International marketing has also begun for the product. The latest Singapore holding Microlight Sensors is already successfully selling its optoelectronic products on the domestic security market in the Asia-Pacific region.
Beckmann, who presents Nanostart around the world, while cultivating new business and managing his network of contacts, sees the future of Nanostart in rapidly expanding Asian markets, where Nanostart is already very well positioned. Nanostart launched the subsidiary Nanostart Asia two years ago in Singapore, which enjoys a lively government-supported nanotechnology scene as well as one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Nanostart is already investing in Asia through a fund created in conjunction with the Singapore government and has been able to attain a leading "first mover" position that will be solidified by new holdings and other activities in 2011.
Beckmann's forecast for the coming year is very positive: "Transactions are planned for the year ahead that will give the company an extraordinary surge in growth and are appropriate for excitement in the best sense of the word."
You can read Beckmann's entire letter here: www.nanostart.de
About Nanostart:
Nanostart AG, headquartered in the German financial capital of Frankfurt, is the world’s leading nanotechnology investment company, with portfolio companies spanning the globe from Silicon Valley to Singapore. The company provides venture capital financing for nanotechnology companies in various growth phases with a focus on innovation-driven industries of the future such as cleantech, life sciences and IT/electronics. Through its subsidiary and venture capital fund in Singapore, Nanostart is proud to be the investment partner of the Singaporean government. For further information about the company, please visit www.nanostart.de.
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