SonoPlot: Appoints distributor in Japan

MIDDLETON, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SonoPlot Inc. today announced that it has appointed International Servo Data Corporation (ISD), Tokyo, Japan, as distributor for the company’s GIX MicroplotterTM fluid-dispensing instruments. This appointment expands SonoPlot’s commercial presence to the rapidly-growing Japanese market, complementing its direct sales presence in North America and Europe.

SonoPlot’s GIX Microplotter instruments use innovative controlled ultrasonics to print microcircuitry or deposit high-density grids of biomolecules such as DNA or proteins for the fabrication of microarrays. The company’s products are designed to print a wide range of biomolecules and polymers. They push beyond the limits of existing technologies to form smaller, more consistent and well-shaped spots, lines and arcs. This provides researchers a number of benefits including smaller feature sizes, improved precision of placement and savings in material costs.

“ISD has a long, established track record of selling specialized scientific instruments to government, academic and commercial customers in Japan,” said Glen Donald, chief executive, SonoPlot. “We are pleased to partner with them to bring the GIX Microplotter and GIX Microplotter Desktop instruments to customers in Japan.”

About SonoPlot

SonoPlot manufactures and sells precision picoliter fluid spotting and plotting instruments, called MicroplottersTM for use in life sciences research and microelectronics applications. The company has also developed a series of patented surface treatment processes for attaching biomolecules to a wide range of materials, providing life science researchers with improved materials and even greater flexibility. SonoPlot is a privately-funded company headquartered in Middleton, Wis. For more information about the company and its products, please visit http://www.sonoplot.com.

About ISD

ISD is a technically-oriented Japanese trading house formed in 1973 for marketing and sales in System Engineering, Material Science & Metrology and Georemediation.

Contacts

SonoPlot Inc.

Glen Donald

donald@sonoplot.com

(608) 824 9311