NanoInk Announces Joint Research and Licensing Agreements With Prestigious Universities

SKOKIE, IL, Mar 30 (MARKET WIRE) --
NanoInk's NanoStem Cell Division announced today it has entered into
joint research and licensing agreements with the UK Centre for Tissue
Engineering (UKCTE) at the University of Liverpool in Liverpool, England,
and the Centre of Molecular NanoMetrology at the University of
Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, for the development of modified
surfaces for manipulation of stem cell differentiation. Dr. John Hunt at
the UKCTE at the University of Liverpool and Dr. Duncan Graham at the
Centre of Molecular NanoMetrology at the University of Strathclyde will
act as principal investigators for the collaboration.

"We are extremely excited to join forces with these two esteemed
institutions," said Jim Hussey, chief executive officer of NanoInk. "We
are eager to pursue the commercial potential of using nanotechnology to
control stem cell function, particularly in the area of regenerative
medicine. Each organization brings a distinct area of expertise to the
process and it is our hope that the knowledge we obtain through our
collaborative approach will propel our stem cell application and
capabilities in the area of regenerative medicine."

In January 2009, NanoInk launched the NanoStem Cell Division, which is
aimed at providing a highly reliable, renewable source of differentiated
adult stem cells. Leveraging NanoInk's proprietary Dip Pen
Nanolithography(R) (DPN(R)) technology, it is now possible to produce
differentiated homogenous stem cell populations which will lead to faster
and more efficient drug discovery and development processes, with
substantial cost savings. For more information about the NanoStem Cell
Division, see www.nanoink.net/NanoStem_about.htm.

About NanoInk

NanoInk, Inc. is an emerging growth technology company specializing in
nanometer-scale manufacturing and applications development for the life
science and semiconductor industries. Using Dip Pen Nanolithography(R)
(DPN(R)), a patented and proprietary nanofabrication technology,
scientists are enabled to rapidly and easily create nanoscale structures
from a wide variety of materials. This low cost, easy to use and scalable
technique brings sophisticated nanofabrication to the laboratory desktop.
Located in the new Illinois Science + Technology Park, north of Chicago,
NanoInk currently has over 140 patents and applications filed worldwide
and has licensing agreements with Northwestern University, Stanford
University, University of Strathclyde, University of Liverpool,
California Institute of Technology and the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. For more information on products and services offered
by NanoInk, Inc., see www.nanoink.net.

NanoInk, the NanoInk logo, Dip Pen Nanolithography and DPN are trademarks
or registered trademarks of NanoInk, Inc.

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