CHICAGO, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 08/16/10 -- NanoInk, Inc.®, a global leader in nanotechnology, announced today that it is expanding its sales team by appointing Oliver Yeh as the general manager for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Mr. Yeh will be responsible for the management of the entire sales cycle in the APAC region for NanoInk's NanoFabrication Systems Division, which provides core desktop instrumentation and application expertise for current and future applications of Dip Pen Nanolithography® (DPN®). NanoInk announced in a separate press release that it hired Robert Marchmont as the general manager for the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

"We are thrilled to add Oliver to our global sales team," said Tom Warwick, NanoInk's general manager of sales and marketing for the NanoFabrication Systems Division. "The Asia-Pacific region is growing exponentially as a hub for nanotechnology innovations and Oliver will personally manage our client relationships while also growing our customer base throughout the region."

Oliver Yeh has an impressive track record of more than 17 years of hands-on experience in strategic planning, business development and sales account management along with strong technical and business qualifications. He previously was the vice president and general manager at Veeco Instruments in Taiwan where he streamlined operations, reduced operating costs and increased profitability.

Prior to his work at Veeco Instruments, Mr. Yeh worked as the senior account sales manager for Lam Research in Taiwan where he initiated and coordinated the development of action plans to penetrate sales accounts. Mr. Yeh received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Tung-Hai University and later his Master of Science degree in chemical oceanography from Old Dominion University.

About NanoInk
NanoInk, Inc. is an emerging growth technology company specializing in nanometer-scale manufacturing and applications development for the life sciences, engineering, pharmaceutical, and education industries. Using Dip Pen Nanolithography® (DPN®), a patented and proprietary nanofabrication technology, scientists are enabled to rapidly and easily create micro-and nanoscale structures from a variety of materials on a range of substrates. This low cost, easy to use and scalable technique brings sophisticated nanofabrication to the laboratory desktop. Headquartered in the Illinois Science + Technology Park, north of Chicago, NanoInk currently has over 250 patents and applications filed worldwide and licensing agreements with Northwestern University, Stanford University, University of Strathclyde, University of Liverpool, California Institute of Technology and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For more information on products and services offered by NanoInk, Inc., visit www.nanoink.net.

NanoInk, the NanoInk logo, Dip Pen Nanolithography and DPN are trademarks or registered trademarks of NanoInk, Inc.

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