NanoWorld Holding AG

NanoWorld Holding AG is committed to active investment management and strategic leadership. We don’t just invest financially but also support our portfolio companies active in the fields of high-tech and nanotechnology consumables with targeted expertise, a clear vision, and sustainable commitment.

The present key activities of the associated companies are concentrated on the development, production and commercialization of consumables for Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM) namely AFM probes or tips for Scanning Probe Microscopes (SPM).

Through close collaboration with the management teams of our daughter companies, we foster innovation, drive growth, and ensure long-term success. Our strategic leadership focuses on value creation, synergies between companies, and the consistent implementation of shared goals.

As a reliable partner, we actively shape the future of our investments, creating added value – for our customers, daughter companies and their employees alike.

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NanoAndMore USA

Founded in 2005, NanoAndMore USA is based on the successful one-stop AFM probe shop concept that had already been proven in the European market by NanoAndMore GmbH.

Although expert in AFM operation, few users understand all the other contributing factors such as scanning environment (atmosphere, liquid, temperature, humidity, etc.), tip size and shape, cantilever dimensions and resonant frequency, cantilever coatings, etc. NanoAndMore helps provide this expertise.

Timely delivery from an extensive stock is a major objective of NanoAndMore and the AFM experience of the staff is critical to delivering the best possible solution.

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NanoAndMore GmbH

NanoAndMore GmbH was founded 2002 with the objective to serve the SPM community in the best possible way with consumer goods like SPM probes, calibration standards, substrates, coating material, and more products and services in the field of High Technology.

NanoAndMore's mission is to give the customer the visibility to select the right SPM probe and other supplies for his needs in the wide range of products offers from different manufactures.

The products distributed by NanoAndMore GmbH are optimized for research, development and process control applications when visualization, modification and measurement of nanometer-sized surface structure is critical.

NanoAndMore GmbH continues to pursue the idea of bringing new developments in the field of measurement instrumentation to the laboratories in scientific research and industry on customers demand.

NanoAndMore has offices in Germany and France and a subcontractor in UK (Apex Probes Ltd).

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NanoAndMore Japan

Founded in 2019, NanoAndMore Japan KK ( NanoAndMore ジャパン) is based on the successful one-stop AFM probe shop concept that has already been proven in the European and American market by NanoAndMore GmbH and NanoAndMore USA.

NanoAndMore ジャパン CEO Mr. Nobuhiro Saito has many years of AFM expertise and is perfectly placed to assist customers with the selection of the right AFM probes for their various application needs.

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nanotools GmbH

nanotools GmbH Established 1997 at the Center for NanoScience/Munich, nanotools designs, manufactures and markets tools for nanotechnology applications. nanotools core competencies are electron beam induced processing (EBD), enabling the very controlled deposition of High-Dense, amorphous Diamond like Carbon (HDC) three dimensional features.

The product line includes high aspect ratio and enhanced resolution AFM probes, as well as OEM production for various nano-micro applications. The products are customized for industrial needs, in particular for the semiconductor and high tech industry, and are used by leading fabs worldwide for inline process control. nanotools is ISO 9001 certified.

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NanoWorld AG

NanoWorld AG, which acquired Nanosensors GmbH & Co. KG in November 2002, is the outstanding world market leader of high quality tips for Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) with a market share of more than 50%. Since the acquisition NanoWorld AG successfully pursues a "two brands under one roof" strategy with its two brands NanoWorld™and NANOSENSORS™ NanoWorld AG has created a continuously growing world wide distribution network. Additionally all major AFM manufacturers offer probes produced by NanoWorld AG to their customers either as NanoWorld or OEM product. This underlines the outstanding market position of NanoWorld AG.

NanoWorld The three different product series of the NanoWorld™ brand are epically designed for industrial mass applications and standard measurements. The NanoWorld™ products stand out due to proven reliability and high availability combined with the highest quality standards.

NANOSENSORS NANOSENSORS™ offers the widest range of cutting edge scanning probes for Atomic Force Microscopy applications. These probes are especially interesting for scientists at Universities, research institutions and industrial R&D centres.

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Innovative Solutions Bulgaria Ltd.

Established in 2001 and located in Sofia the capital of Bulgaria, Innovative Solutions Bulgaria Ltd. manufactures and sells AFM probes, calibration gratings and accessories under the trade names of BudgetSensors®, MikroMasch®, OPUS by MikroMasch® and sQube®.

BudgetSensors®

Since 2001, BudgetSensors® has been supplying the Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) community with reasonably priced, high-quality AFM probes. As of today, BudgetSensors® AFM probes are the most established AFM probes brand on the worldwide market for day-to-day AFM measurements.

The BudgetSensors® AFM probes range features different silicon AFM probes for various measuring modes: dynamic, force modulation and contact mode AFM probes, also available with different coatings like aluminium reflex, gold, conductive, magnetic, DLC and diamond coatings. An important part of BudgetSensors®' product portfolio are high resolution AFM probes with tip radius of 1nm only. Silicon Nitride AFM probes, mainly used in soft contact mode and in the field of bio applications, have been available since as early as 2005. BudgetSensors® own BudgetComboBox is a service that offers customers the possibility of ordering custom-made boxes of AFM probes with different types of AFM probes, selected freely by the customer, based on their own scientific requirements.

BudgetSensors® offers a comprehensive range of gratings for lateral and height calibration on the nanoscale, as well as an unique, proprietary KPF calibration grating.

The brand BudgetSensors® stands not only for the commitment to always offer the customers the best possible price, but also for quality without compromises. Customers are served by a world wide distribution network as well as through an own online web store. Several AFM manufacturers recommend and offer BudgetSensors® AFM probes and calibration gratings in OEM to their customers.

MikroMasch®

In 2012 Innovative Solutions also took over the operation of the well-known AFM probe brand MikroMasch®.

MikroMasch® has been a well-known and long-established brand for AFM probes and test gratings. With the introduction of the HQ: Line (High Quality Line) in 2012, Innovative Solutions Bulgaria Ltd. upgraded the reliability and performance of MikroMasch® AFM probes significantly. The product portfolio of MikroMasch® covers every aspect of standard AFM probes for tapping, force modulation and contact mode, featuring all commercially relevant coatings. In addition, MikroMasch® offers some unique AFM probes, such as a variety of multi-cantilever AFM probes in different specs and coatings, for different applications. A wide range of tipless AFM probes is available also. Next to AFM probes, MikroMasch® offers calibration gratings, some of which unique on the worldwide market, as well as a line of HOPG (Highly Ordered Pyrolytic Graphite) gratings.

In Europe, North America and Japan MikroMasch® AFM probes and accessories are available through NanoAndMore. A world-wide network of distribution partners, as well as an online shop, make the MikroMasch® AFM probes, calibration gratings and HOPGs widely available.

OPUS by µmasch®

In 2017 Innovative Solutions Bulgaria Ltd. introduced the AFM probes brand OPUS by µmasch®.

AFM probes offered under the brand OPUS by µmasch® feature their AFM tip at the very end of the cantilever, at an angle of 90 degrees to the edge of the AFM cantilever. This allows for prefect positioning of OPUS™ AFM tips upon the area of interest.

The OPUS by µmasch® AFM probes line is rather short and precise, but it is covering all major AFM applications - tapping, soft tapping, force modulation, contact mode and it's featuring different coatings, such as aluminum reflex, magnetic, conductive and gold coatings. The OPUS by µmasch® AFM probes range even features high-speed-scanning AFM probes, ultra sharp AFM probes and carbon nanofiber AFM tips.

sQube®

The most recent addition to Innovative Solutions Bulgaria Ltd.'s portfolio of AFM probes is the colloidal AFM probes brand sQube®.

sQube® offers colloidal microspheres, mounted on the end of tipless AFM cantilevers.

Colloidal microspheres by sQube® are available in different materials, such as Borosilicate Glass (BSG), Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA), Polystyrene (PS), Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), and Gold (Au). The microsphere diameters vary between 2 and 20 micrometers.

sQube® offers customers the possibility for custom development of colloidal AFM probes based other tipless AFM probes, with different sphere materials.

Until 2023, sQube® colloidal AFM probes were distributed uniquely by NanoAndMore in Europe, North America and Japan.

In mid-2024 Innovative Solutions Bulgaria Ltd. opened the distribution of sQube® colloidal AFM probes to its wide network of international distributors, as well as through and online shop on the newly established sQube® website.

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NanoWorld Services GmbH

NanoWorld Services GmbH was founded by Joerg Diebel, CEO NanoWorld Services GmbH on August 1st, 2001 in Erlangen/Germany and is one of the leading developers, manufacturers and global suppliers of integrated solutions for Micro- and Nanotechnology.

Their main business is turning customer's MEMS ideas into MEMS products with the inherently tight integration of MEMS design, process development and production. NanoWorld Services GmbH has highly trained and skilled personnel with 50+ years of MEMS experience and a team-based problem solving approach.

Furthermore NanoWorld Services offers stocking-, world-wide logistics- and invoicing services which makes NanoWorld Services GmbH an all out of one hand solution for your needs in the field of MEMS business.

As a worldwide unique highlight NanoWorld Services offers photoresist spray coating together with projection alignment services.

Being located at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology in Erlangen and collaborating on many projects with the renowned research institution enables NanoWorld Services to access the full capacity of complete facilities for 4-inch and 6-inch wafer fabrication. NanoWorld Services GmbH,

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