please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message nanoink inc type private industry nanotechnology pharmaceuticals founded 2002 headquarters skokie illinois us website www.nanoink.net nanoink inc. was a nanotechnology company headquartered in skokie illinois with a mems fabrication facility in campbell california . a spin off of northwestern university and founded by northwestern professor chad mirkin nanoink specialized in nanometer scale manufacturing and applications development for the life science and semiconductor industries . dip pen nanolithography dpn was a patented and proprietary nanofabrication technology clarification needed marketed as an anti counterfeiting aid for pharmaceutical products . other key applications included nanoscale additive repair and nanoscale rapid prototyping . located in the illinois science technology park north of chicago nanoink had nearly 400 patents and applications filed worldwide and had licensing agreements with northwestern university stanford university the university of illinois at urbana champaign and the georgia institute of technology . within seven months of its formation the firm released its first product the dpn system 1 which turned any atomic force microscope into a dpn machine . 1 in february 2013 nanoink announced it would be shutting down due to insufficient funding when its primary backer ann lurie decided to pull the plug after investing 150 million over a decade . 2 notes edit small times http www.chicagobusiness.com article 20130222 blogs11 130229924 nanoink folds as ann luries investment runs out see also edit nanosys nanosphere external links edit official site nanoink writes its own ticket using quills on the nanoscale out of sight out of mind protect the product not the package role of nanotechnology in brand protection retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title nanoink & oldid 647072222 categories nanotechnology institutionscompanies based in skokie illinoisnanotechnology companieshidden categories articles needing additional references from october 2010all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parameterswikipedia articles needing clarification from august 2009 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 february 2015 at 08 44 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view