Nanostart AG announced a change in the composition of the supervisory board. The previous chairman of the supervisory board, Dr. Alfred Krammer, has resigned his office for personal reasons. The Local Court Frankfurt appointed Norbert Neef, an attorney from Berlin, as temporary supervisory board member. Neef will take over the mandate until the company's next annual general meeting, where he will stand for election. The new chairman will be appointed in the next supervisory board meeting. Norbert Neef is founder and partner at the Neef Legal law firm with areas of emphasis in corporate law (M&A), corporate finance, and capital markets law. Neef is member of different supervisory boards of private companies and also chairman of the supervisory board of MagForce AG.

Nanostart AG announced that it expects to receive €1.13 million in funding. The proceeds of the capital increase will be used for new acquisitions or in expanding existing shareholdings.

Nanostart AG announced earnings results for the first half year ended June 30, 2012. For the period, the company reported revenue of EUR 0.00 against EUR 3,749.26 a year ago. Loss from ordinary activities was EUR 2,370,214.91 against income from ordinary activities of EUR 1,537,515.07 a year ago. Annual loss was EUR 2,370,214.31 against annual profit of EUR 1,537,456.11 a year ago.