Jobst Technologies company was originally founded in 2002 at the Institute of Microsystems Technology IMTEK (University Freiburg), Germany. It has set up numerous R&D and production processes clustering around polymer layer technologies and polymer synthesis and processing. Amongst them are also processes for polymers used in biosensing and other functional membranes like filters. Strategic company development is inspired by the slogan: “Rational technology integration aiming at bio- micro convergence”.