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Enhanced electrophysiology for clinical research Blac ackr kroc ock k Microsys osystem tems s – About Us Us Histo tory: ry: Founded in 2008 in Salt Lake City as a spin-off of the University of Utah  Founde der: r: Prof. Florian Solzbacher  Products: ucts: Micro-electrodes, electronics, software and surgical tools for use in the fields of:  Neuroscience  Neural Engineering  Neuroprosthetics  Custo tomers: mers: 40 % USA / 60 % beyond (mostly Europe)   Decisio sion to open a Europe pean n subsi sidi diary ry 2

Enhanced electrophysiology for clinical research Why Why Germany ny? Many customers in Germany  Interesting research partners in Germany  Founder is German and still had valuable contacts  3

Enhanced electrophysiology for clinical research Why Why Hanov over er? Berlin, Freiburg and Hanover were on the shortlist  Decisive criteria: Proximity to research partners, costs, reachable location  Discussion with GTAI on the pro’s and con’s  Great support from authorities in the federal state of Lower Saxony  Financial incentives  4

Enhanced electrophysiology for clinical research Our site in Hanove ver Opened November 2014  Currently 11 employees, steadily growing  Sales, support, order handling and production of new product family (polymer based electrodes)  Proximity to Hanover Medical School and other research facilities  Blackrock Microsystems Europe GmbH Hanover Medical Park 5

Enhanced electrophysiology for clinical research Chall lleng enges es Finding eligible staff  Visas for non-EU employees  Setting up a completely new organization without simply copy-pasting existing structures (  cultural  differences) Getting hold of specific machinery  6

Enhanced electrophysiology for clinical research Th Thank you you for your your At Atten entio tion. n. Betti tina na Zidor orn, n, Head of of the the European pean Office