Press Release

Enschede, The Netherlands – April 30, 2003

Alliance LioniX and INDES

LioniX, who delivers tailored MEMS/MST products is proud to announce its alliance with INDES who is to design and mechanically engineer functional products or systems for OEM customers.

This association is created in order to develop microsystems (LioniX) and integrate them in total systems (INDES) in order to deliver the optimal product to the customer.

LioniX is a leading provider in development and production of leveraging and innovative products based on enabling microsystem technology and MEMS for its (OEM) customers in Telecom, Industrial Process Control, Life Sciences and Space. The core technologies are integrated optics and microfluidics.

INDES’ mission is to develop successful and distinctive products for its clients with particular emphasis on the interactions between users, the product, and their environments. As a leading industrial design and engineering company, INDES operates actively on the market for medical devices, professional products, child and baby products, and consumer products.

LioniX’ President & CEO Hans van den Vlekkert declares,: “LioniX is very exited about the collaboration with INDES. We will be able to provide our customers with an even better service, especially in developing complete systems and products.”

INDES’ managing director Henk Janssen states: “LioniX is a rather young, enthusiastic and very capable company, and we expect much from this alliance to develop new and advanced products in which microsystems are the leading technology. Application of microsystems is in demand, and in many cases requires both a thorough technological and systems approach”.

Contacts:

For more information about LioniX BV, please contact:
Hans van den Vlekkert
Phone: +31 53 489 3827
Fax: +31 53 489 3601
e-mail: info@lionixbv.nl
www.lionixbv.nl


For more information about INDES BV, please contact:
Henk Janssen
Phone: +31 74 248 9984
Fax: +31 74 248 99991
e-mail: info@indes.nl
www.indes.nl