JPK
Instruments AG, the market leader in BioSPM, is the No. 1 and
hence the fastest growing company of the nanotech industry on the
Deloitte Technology Fast 50 ranking, which has been established for the
fifth consecutive year. JPK Instruments develops, produces and markets
essential base technologies enabling unique analytical access at an
atomic and molecular level. The leading companies in Germany's
high-tech industries were determined on the basis of their compounded
percentage sales growth rates of the past five years. JPK achieved a
growth rate of over 970%.
Besides the No. 1 position in the nanotechnology sector, JPK
Instruments made second place in the life sciences industry - its core
business - and third place in the New Technologies segment. "Although
nanotechnology will gain its full significance only in the coming
years, JPK is already among the fastest-growing German technology
companies. Needless to say, this is a confirmation of our strategy, our
technology and our entire team but above all, it is an incentive to
further commercialize our platforms, to expand our portfolio and,
hence, to tap the full sales potential in the coming years," said Frank
Pelzer, member of the board of directors at JPK.
"Both the general economic upswing and product innovations
continue to strengthen the technology sector and allow high growth
rates this is clearly reflected in our ranking," said Dieter Schlereth,
Managing Partner of Deloitte's Technology, Media and Telecommunications
unit.
Established in 1999, JPK Instruments launched its first
product in the market in 2002. The company has operated profitably
since 2004, despite its strong growth and the required investments.