Nanotronics Imaging

Nanotronics Imaging
Private
Industry Nanotechnology
Founded 2010[1]
Founders Matthew Putman, John Putman
Headquarters Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio[2]
Key people
 Matthew Putman, CEO
Website www.nanotronics.co

Nanotronics Imaging is a nanotechnology startup in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. It has an office in Brooklyn, New York at New Lab and manufactures its devices in California.[2]

History

Nanotronics was founded by Matthew Putman, a materials science professor at Columbia University,[3] and his father John Putman.[2] Matthew Putman was inspired to start the company after coming down with esophageal cancer at age 31.[3] Nanotronics has received $7 million in venture capital funding from Founders Fund and PayPal founder Peter Thiel,[1] who sits on the company's board of directors.[4]

In 2015, Nanotronics acquired Franklin Mechanical & Control, a manufacturer of optical equipment based in Hollister, California.[5]

Products

Nanotronics builds hardware and software that can be used to see features down to the nanometer scale. It integrates off-the-shelf high resolution microscopes with custom software, including machine learning and artificial intelligence.[2] Nanotronics technology has a number of medical applications, such as screening for cervical cancer.[6]

In April 2015, Nanotronics announced a new virtual reality system, called nVisible, that allows anyone to "walk through" a 3D model of objects at the microscopic scale.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Finley, Klint (April 24, 2015). "New VR Tech Lets You Explore Worlds at the Nanoscale". Wired Magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Mackinnon, Jim (February 2, 2015). "Nanotronics Imaging in Cuyahoga Falls seeks to revolutionize industries by making a big deal out of the smallest things". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 McKenzie, Hamish (November 2, 2012). "Matthew Putman's super resolution and the poetry of nanotechnology". PandoDaily. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Peter Thiel's Newest Obsession: Nanotechnology". Reuters. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nanotronics Imaging Acquires Franklin MCI To Become Full-System Provider of Custom Nanoimaging Solutions". BusinessWire. May 19, 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Gaglani, Shiv (March 24, 2014). "Seeing the Invisible: Interview with Nanotronics CEO". Medgadget. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Murphy, Mike (April 24, 2015). "A new microscope uses virtual reality to let you walk through atomic-level vistas". Quartz. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
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