External press release
10 Apr 2015

BASF acquires nanowire technology from Seashell
BASF Corporation and Seashell Technology have announced that BASF has acquired Seashell's technology, patents and know-how for silver nanowires.
27 Mar 2015

Highlights from the First Major Supercapacitor Event of 2015
The first day at the AABC Conference 2015 in Mainz Germany brought interesting insights on the future of the energy storage industry in Europe. The keynote session highlighted the role, structure and organisation of some of the main battery RD centers in Germany.
External press release
3 Mar 2015

Heliatek supplies HeliaFilm® for Asia's largest BIOPV installation
Heliatek's partner, vTrium Energy, will be implementing the world's most powerful and Asia's largest Building Integrated Organic Photovoltaic project. Heliatek's organic solar film, HeliaFilm®, will be the core part of this installation in Singapore, which provides a test-bed platform for new sustainable technologies.
20 Feb 2015

SmartKem collaborates with Centre for Process Innovation
SmartKem has announced an extensive collaboration programme with the Centre for Process Innovation for the development of pre-production prototypes featuring the SmartKem range of semiconductor inks for the manufacture of ultra flexible thin-film transistors.
19 Jan 2015

One step closer to a new generation of electric car battery
An ultra-thin nanomaterial is at the heart of a major breakthrough by scientists who are in a global race to invent a cheaper, lighter and more powerful rechargeable battery for electric vehicles.
24 Nov 2014

New TFT fabrication facility to meet market demand
SmartKem has announced the opening of a new thin-film-transistor fabrication and testing facility at the company's Manchester site - doubling the size of the company.
External press release
12 Nov 2014

Dyesol signs agreement with SPECIFIC
Dyesol signed an important agreement with SPECIFIC which marks the next step in its plan to commercialise its technology in the U.K.
External press release
29 Oct 2014

Heliatek announces largest BIOPV facade installation
Heliatek has announced the largest BIOPV - Building Integrated OPV - installation of its kind.
External press release
6 Oct 2014

Heliatek completes 18 Million Euro in series C funding round
Heliatek GmbH, the world's leading company in the production and commercialization of organic solar films, has successfully completed its C-Financing round by raising 18 million EUR.
External press release
1 Oct 2014

Heliatek completes 18 Million Euro in Series C Funding Round
Heliatek GmbH, the world's leading company in the production and commercialization of organic solar films, has successfully completed its C-Financing round by raising 18 million EUR.
29 Sep 2014

Ulm battery research center now complete
A new battery research platform has been inaugurated in Ulm, Germany.
Full profile interview: SWOT
10 Sep 2014

Smartkem
18 Aug 2014

SmartKem attracts series A funding from high profile investers
SmartKem, a developer of high performance, organic semiconductor materials for flexible displays and electronics, has completed a significant series A funding round from an investment syndicate.
13 Aug 2014

Progress with Printed Electronics
In this article we focus on the current status of the main printed electronics technologies for components in consumer goods and healthcare applications, providing for each one market drivers, case studies and key suppliers, cost structures and challenges.
21 Jul 2014

Can the world's most promising electric-car battery be saved?
Over the last half-dozen years, a swarm of companies from around the world including General Motors has snapped up licenses for a lithium-ion electrode that promised to deliver the next big step in making electric cars competitive with conventional vehicles.
3 Jul 2014

Huge new influx of partners to the Graphene Flagship project
To coincide with Graphene Week 2014, the European Commission is proud to announce that the Graphene Flagship, one of the largest-ever European research initiatives, is doubling in size.
3 Jun 2014

Highlights from a printed electronics conference
IDTechEx recently attended a Printed Electronics conference in Germany. IDTechEx analysts attended talks from a wide variety of companies. Here we include very brief highlights/summaries of the important points.
External press release
26 Mar 2014

Efficiency record with 40% transparent organic solar cells
Heliatek GmbH has reached a new record in the efficiency of transparent solar cells. The latest development allows transparency levels up to 40% with an efficiency of over 7%.
External press release
25 Mar 2014

Efficiency record with 40% transparent organic solar cells
Heliatek GmbH has reached a new record in the efficiency of transparent solar cells. The latest development allows transparency levels up to 40% with an efficiency of over 7%. The company already holds the world record of 12% cell efficiency for opaque (non-transparent) organic solar cells.
Full profile interview
17 Feb 2014

BASF
This profile focuses on the activities of BASF New Business in the space for organic materials for optoelectronic applications
Included are: