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NANOIDENT Secures Substantial Investment from Leading European Technology Pioneer


    NANOIDENT Technologies AG, the world leader in the development and
    production of printed semiconductor-based sensors, and Pan-European
    investment company MV Holding today announced MV Holding´s investment
    in NANOIDENT. The funds will be used to accelerate NANOIDENT´s growth
    and further develop its established first mover advantage in an
    industry that analyst firm IDTechEx estimates to be worth $300 billion
    by 2025. NANOIDENT´s printed semiconductor solutions address many
    high-value applications that traditional silicon-based semiconductors
    cannot.

    Founded in 1993 by Murat Vargi, MV Group is composed of uniquely
    positioned assets. Having created the sector leaders in telecom
    services and distribution, the Group has later invested in media,
    energy and real estate, in existing assets with proven edge and high
    growth potential. The Group has also ventured in international
    investments through stakes in a residential conversion project in NYC
    and recently in a US-based technology start-up, HAKIA.com.

    MV Holding´s President Murat Vargi, on Forbes 2007 list of the
    World´s Billionaires, is one of the founding shareholders of the
    second biggest GSM operator in Europe, listed on the Istanbul and New
    York Stock Exchanges (NYSE:TKC) (IST:TRKCL).

    "We are very excited about NANOIDENT´s technology leadership
    position in the fast-growing printed semiconductor market, and can see
    that its solid scientific and industrial background and its globally
    unique factory for printed sensors puts NANOIDENT several years ahead
    of any potential competition," said MV Holding President Murat Vargi.
    "MV Holding has always invested carefully and selectively. After an
    extensive review process, we are confident that NANOIDENT will provide
    a strong and sustainable ROI (return on investment), and look forward
    to a long and prosperous relationship with this innovative company."

    The associated funds will be invested in the company´s strategy to
    transform its technological leadership into commercial growth by
    focusing on customized solutions for high-growth market segments. The
    subsidiaries created to concentrate on these segments are:

    -- BIOIDENT Technologies Inc. provides the first low-cost mobile
    lab-on-a-chip system for instantaneous analysis and
    diagnostics in environmental, healthcare, and security
    applications. This eliminates the need to send samples away
    for laboratory testing, resulting in significant cost and time
    savings.

    -- NANOIDENT Biometrics GmbH is developing a complete suite of
    highly reliable, user-friendly multimodal biometric security
    solutions. This technology enables recognition of a broad
    variety of biometric traits for more reliable and secure
    personal authentication in next generation mobile phones,
    smart cards, and PCs as well as virtually any other security
    application.

    "This is a great day for NANOIDENT but also for our shareholders,
    our customers and our partners," said Klaus Schroeter, CEO of
    NANOIDENT Technologies AG. "This funding allows us to accelerate
    development and commercialization of our printed semiconductor
    solutions for an established blue chip partner base. Our technology
    enables us to develop a wide range of exciting new life-science,
    security, and industrial applications and with this financing we can
    pursue the associated opportunities."

    Images can be downloaded in high resolution at www.nanoident.com

    For further information about MV Holding, please see
    www.mvholding.com.tr/english/index.asp

    For further information about NANOIDENT Technologies AG please
    visit www.nanoident.com