Nanostart AG announced that Professor Dr. Wolfgang M. Heckl, who had been executing the office as board member since 2005 and whose term in office ended upon conclusion of the shareholders' meeting on 20 August 2015, was not available for re-election. Stefan Schütze, accredited as a lawyer (LL.M. in mergers and acquisitions), has long-term experiences as an Attorney-at-Law, legal advisor and as member and chairman of several supervisory boards of listed investment companies.