Organic Semiconductors: Ready for Prime Time (Printed Electronics USA 2006)

Bob Miller is the Manager of Corporate Business Development, Materials of EMD Chemicals, the North American specialty chemicals affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Mr. Miller is responsible for identifying and evaluating new business opportunities in the organic semiconductor, photovoltaics and materials arenas, and developing working relationships with customers and technology development partners.

 

Mr. Miller joined EMD Chemicals in Central Product Management in 2002, responsible for management of the Pigments Division product portfolio. In 2005 he assumed his current role in Corporate Business Development.

 

Prior to joining EMD, Mr. Miller worked as the Global Marketing Manager for Perkin-Elmer's thermal analysis business and held various positions in R&D, Marketing and Operations in Ciba Specialty Chemicals' Polymers Division. Bob has a Masters degree of Business Administration from Fordham University of New York, NY, as well as a BS in Chemistry from CUNY and an MS in Polymer Chemstry.

Merck KGaA or EMD Chemicals, as we are known in the U.S. and Canada, is the world's leading manufacturer of LCD materials. By continuously developing customer-specific liquid crystal mixtures, together with the display manufacturers, we make the communication technologies of tomorrow possible. Thanks to a high level of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurial thinking, Merck KGaA is number one in Liquid Crystals worldwide. We currently hold more than 2500 patents on liquid crystals, their mixtures and display applications.

 

Merck KGaA/EMD Chemicals broadened its display industry market position considerably, when in February, 2005, we announced the acquisition of the Organic Semiconductor business of Avecia and the Covion Organic Light Emitters, followed recently by formation of the Organic Electronics Business and Printing Centre of Excellence in Chilworth Science Park in Southampton, U.K.

The purpose of these two groups is to enhance the support that we provide to the emerging Organic Electronics industry and accelerate the commercialization of the ground breaking products that are now under development within the Merck KGaA R&D teams.

 

EMD now offers the first semiconducting ink systems as well as polymer-based diodes that convert power to light. We are involved with US technology leaders in actively driving the development of these emerging fields.

 

EMD together with EMD Biosciences and Nitragin represents the North American specialty chemical extension of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. The EMD group accounts for 1,100 employees and international revenues of more than $350 million in 2005. EMD's parent, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is a global pharmaceutical and chemical company with sales in excess of $7.3 billion in 2005 and 29,100 employees in 54 countries.