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n.able is a young and innovative high-tech start-up born at the Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany.  Thanks to more than 10 years of experience in functionalization of surfaces at nano- and micro-scales, we have developed a new class of instrument: Molecular Printer.

Our printer is a perfect tool for fast and flexible surface and device functionalization. Compatible with variety of printing tools, it can deposit a great variety of molecular inks on various surface chemistries. With strong focus on our customers, we have designed our printer to be fully modular, easy to customize and expand. With a flexible choice of functional modules – spanning from humidity control, localized thermal treatment to UV exposure, our customers can flexibly adjust the printer to suit their unique projects.

Thanks to our innovative product portfolio, which includes except our Molecular Printer a broad range of consumables and consulting services, we open up new perspectives for basic research as well as industry.
We n.able new processes and solutions for cell-based research, biochemistry, material science as well as clinical diagnostics and personalized medicine.
We call it revolutionizing research.

Our customers:

Opening horizons in research

Thanks to our innovative products and numerous possibilities for functionalising surfaces, we open up new perspectives for research and industry. We enable new processes and solutions for clinical diagnostics, personalized medicine or material science.
We call it revolutionizing research.

Our products

Molecular Desktop Printer

Automated printing modes
Printing on dm²
Ink multiplexing (up to 12 inks)
Environmental chamber

Consumables

Probes
Multifunctional probe holder
Printing kits for proteins

Services

Consulting
Contract R&D projects
Cooperation projects

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Our molecular printer offers great possibilities for the fabrication of (bio)functional arrays, molecular sensors and lab-on-a-chip platforms. It is a powerful tool for biological and medical research, as well as material science.

Switchover between soft-lithography-based printing modes allows for a high degree of flexibility during sample fabrication.

Automation of printing of single or multiplexed patterns makes our printer very easy to operate.

Biology and medicine research

Multiplexed cell arrays

A novel approach for integration of more than one ink in an interdigitaed pattern was achived by polymer pen lithography. This new inking and writing strategy was applied to immobilize functional proteins for cell studies.

Ring opening/addition reaction was used to create DNA arrays. Gradient pattern with fluorescently labeled DNA was printed with dot sizes varying from 4µm to 0,3µm in diameter.
Work done together with Dr. Sabine Eisold from research group of Prof. Ulrich Simon, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Controlling cell adhesion on lab-on-a-chip biodevices

Functionalization of biointerfaces has a great impact in research areas ranging from diagnostics to antimicrobial surfaces. In our work with Prof. Andres Diaz Lantada we have functionalized microstructures with Fibronectin protein for Controlling Cells adhesion. You can find the full paper here.

Multicomponent single cell arrays

Click-chemistry approach was used to create multi-component arrays. Pattern size of 10 – 20 µm was demonstrated to be very efficient in capturing cells into single cell in arrays.

High resolution phospholipid patters are used for binding of proteins and cell-surface interaction studies.

Immobilization of oligonucleotides into arrays was done using polmer pen lithography. Those binding tags were used to monitor cell-protein interaction.

Optical microcavities for biosensing

Microcontact stamping was utilized to coat the circumferences of goblet-shaped optical microcavities in a parallel but still highly localized manner. By using multicomponent
phospholipid inks, biorecognition elements as well as lasing components can be implemented, to realize multifunctional microlaser arrays for biosensing applications.

Cantilever-based printing was utilized to highly control the growth of carbon nanofibers (CNFs). The unique lateral resolution of this technique allowed for precise dosing
of a NiCl-based growth catalyst – resulting in “two-legged” fibers, so-called lambda-CNFs, in defined densities, down to single fibers.

Our company

n.able was founded in 2019 as a spin-off at Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
We are a young team of scientists and business professional with more than 10 years of experience in the field of surface functionalization in the micro- and nano-scale.
We have developed our Molecular Printer with scientist in mind for: fast, automated and multifunctional deposition of inks on various surfaces.

Our core team

Dr. Sylwia Sekula-Neuner
Molecular biologist
Managing co-director, CMO

Dr. Uwe Bog
Electrical engineer
Managing co-director, CTO

News and events

Find out more about our company and activities:

01.06.2020 – Cooperation with BioForce Nanosciences, Inc.

We are proud to announce that we have entered into an exciting joint venture with BioForce Nanosciences, Inc. This collaboration will give existing and new customers in Europe and the US unique access to:

molecular printing and micro-deposition instruments
complementary consumables
know-how
technical support
project consulting

For more information just send us an email: ssn@n-able-innovation.com

29.05.2020 – We are celebrating our first birthday!

Thank you everyone who has supported us on our way from the initial idea, through Helmholtz Association funding to the launch of our brand.

Let‘s celebrate and continue the story together!

10 – 11.03.2020 KNMF User Meeting at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Let’s meet at KNMF User Meeting. It is a perfect opportunity to see our Molecular Printer in the lab setting and get introduced to other technologies available at the KIT. To register simply go to KNMF website You can also take part in the training course and take the printing process in your hands.

20.12.2019 Season‘s Greetings

We would like to wish our clients, partners and community members a lovely Holiday Time!
Thank you for this incredible year and all the best for 2020!

10.2019 – New Molecular Printer installation at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

We are proud to announce that our Molecular Printer is installed at the Institute of Nanotechnologyas part of technologies offered by KNMF.To learn more about this system and its capabilities please go to KNMF website.
If you would like to schedule system demonstration at INT, please contact PD Dr. Dr. Michael Hirtz Michael.Hirtz@kit.edu.

04-05.11.2019 – Workshop on Applications of Molecular Printing in Nanotechnology

If you would like to learn more on molecular printing and various applications of out system installed at the Münster Nanofabricaton Facility (MNF), please just sent an email to Dr. Sylwia Sekula-Neuner, ssn@n-able-innovation.com.
More details on the workshop and venue you can find here: Workshop at SoN

See you in Münster!

28.05.2019 – Founding of n.able

The myPrint spin-off project becomes n.able and is now formally incorporated.

11.04.2019 – Start-up of the week

We are featured as start-up of the week at StartersCapital.

07.12.2018 – CAREER DAY Entrepreneurship & (Bio)Tech

Are you looking for the next step in your career? Meet n.able at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ).

27.06.2018 – Neuland Innovation day

We we presenting our start up at the Neuland Innovation days at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. We were pitching our business idea in front of the investors and presented our product to visitors from various industries. We could also meet other start-up founders and learn about their innovative ideas.

13.06.2018 – upCAT Accelerator Program

We took part in the accelerator program upCAT (Startup Catalyst). Together with upCAT team we worked on our business model, value proposition and market entry. During the final presentation at the DemoDay Dr.-Ing. Uwe Bog gave a pitch on our company idea.
We also had a chance to network, meet other start-up founders, mentors and investors.

21.03.2018 – Hannover Fair Trade

We had a unique opportunity to present our stat-up at the Hannover Fair Trade (Hannover Messe) in front of hundreds of visitors. We had a chance to network with potential investors and meet other start-up founders from various disciplines.
Our stand was also visited by Prof. Thomas Hirth (on the left), Vice-President for Innovation and International Affairs at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

17.01.2018 – Helmholtz Enterprise

myPrint gets funded by the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers within their Helmholtz Enterprise program.

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