Innovations in Scanning Probe Instrumentation, scientific and business collaboration in Europe

Andrew Shubin VP

Joint Economic CommitteeDutch-Russian Working Group on Innovation

5 June 2014

Our mission

Professor Victor BykovNT-MDT Founder and

General Manager

“To enable scientists to conduct nanoscale research by creating advanced instruments for nanotechnology”

History and Background

• 20 years on the SPM market

• Over 3800 devices in 59 countries

• 250 experts in HQ offices

• 30+ distributors worldwide

Дистрибьюторская сеть

NT-MDT DevelopmentArizona, USA

NT-MDT Head OfficeMoscow, Russia

NT-MDT S&LLimerick, Ireland

NT-MDT AmericaSanta Clara, USA

NT-MDT ShanghaiShanghai, China

NT-MDT EuropeEindhoven, NL

RepresentativeOffices

Global Representation

Product Line

102 103 106€ 104 105 107

AFM Accessories

NANOEDUCATOR II SOLVER NTEGRA NANOFAB 25

NANOFAB 100

200620092011

World-wide Distribution

* Source Future Markets Inc. 2011

Global Market Share by Percentage

Collaborative Projects

NNI Nederlands Nano Initiatief• Active bio-nano systems with AMOLF• Bionano interactions for biosensing with VU

Skolkovo Foundation•automated atomic force microscopy for carrying out biomedical researches, researches of new composite materials and nanostructures

FP7 • Thin Si Film based hybrid solar cells on low cost structures• Focus – Single molecule activation and computing•QuantiHeat – quantitative heat measurements on nanoscale

BMM biomedical materials• Supramolecular substrates for dynamic cell studies with Twente

HOLST Centre• Self Healing Shorts in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes and Solar Cells

Spectrum: main features

Automation: 11 step motors

From micro to nanoscale

0.05 nm RMS

DNAErythrocytes

AFM Probes

• Probes for any needs

• Calibration Gratings*

• HOPG

• Substrates

• Test Samples

www.ntmdt-tips.com

* All our gratings are available with international calibration certificates

AFM for everyone: Multi-probe Cartridge

Revolution Head

More than 1000 authoritative scientists use NT-MDT equipment

Prof. Joe KeddieUniversity of Surrey, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, The Great Britain

Dr. Sidney R. CohenWeizmann Institute of Science, Department of Materials and Interfaces, Israel

Dr. Joachim MayerFraunhofer Institute Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology, Germany

Jerry FloroAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering University of Virginia, USA

Prof. Sergei G. Kazarian, Chemical Engineering Department, Imperial College LondonThe Great Britain

Dr. Forest Shih-Sen Chien,Tung-Hai University, Taiwan Dr. Yuri Volkov,

Trinity College, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Ireland

Publications

1. Carbon nanotubes degraded by neutrophil myeloperoxidase induce less pulmonary inflammation

2. Observation and control of blinking nitrogenvacancy centres in discrete nanodiamonds

3. Carbon nanotubes might improve neuronal performance by favouring electrical shortcuts

4. Organic light-emitting transistors with an efficiency that outperforms the equivalent light-emitting diodes

5. Regular arrays of highly ordered ferroelectric polymer nanostructures for non-volatile low-voltage memories

ARTICLES & LETTERS

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