JPK Instruments AG

Based in Berlin, !%JPK Instruments AG%!, a manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in the life sciences and soft materials, has opened its first sales office in France to a growing user base. The company, which specializes in atomic force microscope systems and optical tweezers, has appointed Anne Duprat as sales manager to run the offices, which are in Paris. Its instruments have applications in soft matter physics, nano-optics, surface chemistry, and cell and molecular biology.