NANOIDENT Achieves ISO 9001:2000 Certification



    NANOIDENT Technologies AG, the world leader in printed
    semiconductor-based optoelectronic sensors, today announced
    achievement of ISO 9001:2000 certification for the NANOIDENT Group of
    companies, which includes NANOIDENT Technologies AG, NANOIDENT ORGANIC
    FAB (OFAB) GmbH, NANOIDENT Biometrics GmbH, NANOIDENT Biometrics SAS
    and BIOIDENT Technologies Inc. The NANOIDENT OFAB, located in Linz,
    Austria, employs a certified management control system to deliver
    printed semiconductor-based products for the NANOIDENT Group of
    companies. By achieving this internationally recognized certification,
    NANOIDENT demonstrates that it delivers controlled processes, fulfills
    regulatory, safety and environmental requirements, and ensures
    continuous improvement for its customers.

    "Meeting key environmental, safety and quality control processes
    were a key consideration as we built the industry's first
    manufacturing facility for printed semiconductor-based optoelectronic
    sensors," said Eckehard Bauer, managing director, NANOIDENT ORGANIC
    FAB. "This facility serves as a model for future plants and with ISO
    9001:2000 certification, we illustrate our commitment to delivering
    quality products and serving customers in our target market segments."

    ISO 9000 is a family of standards for quality management systems,
    which is maintained by the International Organization for
    Standardization (ISO) and is administered by accreditation and
    certification bodies. Some of the requirements for ISO 9001
    certification include: procedures that cover all key processes, proper
    record keeping, facilitating continuous improvement and customer
    focus. NANOIDENT developed its quality management system in
    conjunction with the development of its new production
    facility--NANOIDENT OFAB--and was audited by the independent registrar
    Quality Austria. The company is one of the first printed semiconductor
    facilities to achieve this certification, which makes it well suited
    to deal with a growing list of customers that require ISO 9001:2000
    suppliers.

    "By achieving ISO 9001 certification, we demonstrate a firm
    commitment to quality, safety and the environment as part of our
    ongoing production processes," said Klaus G. Schroeter, CEO,
    NANOIDENT. "As an ISO 9001:2000 registered company, our OFAB meets the
    certification and safety expectations required by our customers
    designing next generation printed semiconductor-based devices."

    NANOIDENT's OFAB production facility enables new, innovative
    solutions in a wide range of markets, including consumer, industrial,
    life sciences and security, that were previously cost-prohibitive or
    simply not able to be created due to the physical constraints of
    silicon. Moreover, expensive masks, wasted material and dangerous
    acids used for etching are not needed with printed electronics. Toxic
    materials are not used in the OFAB, making it a green production
    process.

    About NANOIDENT Technologies AG

    NANOIDENT is the world leader in the development and manufacture
    of printed semiconductor-based optoelectronic sensors. The company's
    core technology merges the latest breakthroughs in materials science
    and nanotechnology with modern printing techniques to create a new
    class of semiconductor devices. The revolutionary SEMICONDUCTOR 2.0
    Platform is the basis of the world's first commercial printed photonic
    sensors, enabling a whole new generation of applications in the
    industrial, biometric and life science markets.

    NANOIDENT's high-speed, environmentally friendly manufacturing
    process utilizes liquid nanomaterials and additive production
    techniques. These liquids are used to print electronic circuits on a
    wide variety of surfaces, producing products in mere hours for
    prototype as well as high-volume applications. The company's printed
    semiconductor devices can be bendable, disposable, light, ultra-thin
    and large area. They have application specific spectral and electronic
    properties and can contain light sources and light detectors as well
    as electronic circuits. These unique characteristics enable
    cost-effective, custom-designed devices for applications such as
    industrial, chemical, biological, biometric and X-ray sensors, printed
    OLED displays for smart packaging and electronic signage.

    Privately held, the company is headquartered in Linz, Austria,
    with subsidiaries in Menlo Park, California and Grenoble, France.