Attophotonics applies patent series with partner

Smart materials - surface technology - biochips - nano optics - nano-design - consulting & project management

SMART FOOD TAGS - HISTORY

1993

Development of REA-sensor-principle by Schalkhammer et al.
in collaboration with the Universities of Vienna and Graz

1994

REA-Patent 1

1998

REA-Patent 2

1999

K. Huettner & T. Schalkhammer demonstrate bio-degradable DNA-layers - Diploma

1999-2002

R&D at University of Delft with Ch. Mayer and V. Matyushin

2003

First papers on nano-degradation films: 
In Schalkhammer T.G.M., Editor, MTBM Volume on Analytical Biotechnology ISBN 3-7643-6589-7 and ISBN 3-7643-6590-0 Birkhäuser Verlag, Switzerland (2002)
and R. Palkovits, Ch. Mayer, G. Bauer, H. Winkler, F. Pittner, Th. Schalkhammer, Structural behavior of nanometric carbohydrate films transduced by resonant technique in Biopolymers 69(3), 333 (2003)
and presentation by:
H. Rauter, V. Matyushin, Y. Alguel, Th. Schalkhammer, Polymer technology for nanodevices and biochips, 6th Austrian Polymer meeting & XXIst INTERNATIONAL H.F. MARK – SYMPOSIUM, invited plenary lecture, Vienna (AT) (2003)

2004

Founding of Attophotonics Biosciences GmbH for Smart Material Design

2005

Attophotonics financed research for REA-food-chip-design and testing (e.g. M. Dragosits et al.) at the University of Vienna

Attophotonics released book chapter on nano-REA-effects covering food sensor technology - printed in US

2005/2006

March 2006 - presentation of technology at Nano-conference in Mauterndorf

Setup of production facilities (Vacuum roller coater & and nanoprinting) at Attophotonics Wiener Neustadt in collaboration with the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt - Microsystem Technology / Prof. Humbert Noll

2006 / Oct.

Attophotonics consortium obtained exclusive patent rights for production from ‘old’ inventors team (team of 1994/98)

2007

Spring/summer: optimization, strong public awareness

Several patents protecting production technologies

2007/08

Start of production

from end 2008

Up scaling, implementation in packaging machines, sales

Support of FFG, FWF, the Austrian Academy of Sciences and partners at the Universities of Wiener Neustadt, Graz and Vienna is thankfully acknowledged.