JPK Instruments, manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, is set to expand its operations with the opening of a new U.S. office in Carpinteria, Calif., on Jan. 1. Dr. Stefan Kaemmer will head up the U.S. operations as general manager. The new office will operate as a demonstration and service base for JPK’s range of optical tweezers systems such as NanoTracker, as well as its atomic-force microscopes including the NanoWizard, CellHesion, ForceRobot and other single-cell force measuring systems. For more information, visit www.jpk.com.