BioForce Nanosciences, manufacturer of the NanoArrayer System for
enabling new nanotechnology applications, has announced the placement of a
NanoArrayer in Paris at the Universite Pierre & Marie Curie (UPMC) for
technology evaluation by CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche
Scientifique), the French National Center for Scientific Research.
The NanoArrayer was installed in May in the laboratory of Dr. Fatiha
Nothias who noted, "Our plan is to use the unique printing capabilities of
the NanoArrayer to pattern proteins associated with cell morphology
establishment and migration." Dr Nothias said, "Our end goal is to
determine the consequences of the interactions of neurons and glial cells
with these patterned proteins." Other French research groups in the same
institute have expressed interest in utilizing the NanoArrayer to study how
cells sense their environment during the organization of the embryonic
tissue.
Michael Lynch, Product Manager for the NanoArrayer, assisted with the
installation and training process. He noted that, "The NanoArrayer enables
protein patterning in the significantly small dimensions required to study
single cell growth and development important in Neuroscience, Cancer
Biology, Stem Cell Research, Genetic Disease and more." Lynch added, "This
installation also provided an opportunity to introduce NanoAndMore, our
European distributor for the NanoArrayer product line, to these new and
exciting markets."
"This technology agreement partnership with UPMC and CNRS provides
BioForce with valuable new market applications of the NanoArrayer," noted
Kerry Frey, BioForce COO. "Our goal is continued growth into emerging new
bionanotechnology markets in Europe and this placement, our second overseas
this year, continues our progress."
