Abbott Laboratories

International Neuromodulation World Congress

IDTechEx attended the International Neuromodulation World Congress, hosted by the International Neuromodulation Society (INS) in Edinburgh.

Shell on the future of transport

What happens in the transport sector, which accounts for more than a quarter of total world energy use, will be critical to progress in the ongoing energy transition.

Solvay

Dr Lorenzo Grande spoke to Thierry Baert and Thomas Mathivet from Solvay. They are expanding their battery material portfolio by developing gel polymer electrolytes that are based on their proprietary PVDF binders.

A new standard in robotics

Known as the Yale-CMU-Berkeley (YCB) Object and Model Set, the intent is to provide universal benchmarks for labs specializing in robotic manipulation and prosthetics around the world.

What's hot and what's not in Printed Electronics

IDTechEx has been following the printed electronics market for fifteen years. In this article we provide ten brief updates across different parts of the industry.

What's Trending in Printed Electronics

From many different angles, the printed electronics sector is gaining commercial momentum. In this article, IDTechEx explores some of the top trends in the industry.

Unmatched Insights at IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe in Berlin

Europe's largest event on printed, flexible and organic electronics, Printed Electronics Europe 2016, hosted by IDTechEx in Berlin on April 27-28 features over 226 speakers from 30 countries. The speaker programme has been designed by IDTechEx analysts embedded in the industry cherry picking the biggest brands and most innovative technology developments from around the world.

Printing & vacuum deposition: Competing for market share

Flexible electronic devices are starting to experience significant proliferation, with more and more devices with innovative form factors being brought to market, from small components such as disposable sensors that have been in the market for quite some time now, all the way to new flexible smart phones currently being demonstrated by consumer electronics giants like Samsung and LG.

Wearable Technologies Conference Report - Munich 2015

IDTechEx attended the Wearable Technologies AG event in Munich, Germany on February 2-3, 2015. The event involved a two day conference and trade show tied to the larger ISPO tradeshow happening later in the week. The event brought around 400 people from the wearable technology ecosystem together, with many start-ups but also prominent sponsors of the industry, including lead-sponsors Intel and Flextronics.

Wearable Technologies and Glucose Monitoring: Progress Assessment

In 2012 347 million people worldwide had diabetes according to the World Health Organization. Disposable glucose test strips have improved the lives of millions of diabetic patients who need to monitor their blood glucose level on a regular basis.

Glucose Test Strips: What's Next

IDTechEx assess the market for glucose test strips, discusses key parameters affecting the market including regulatory pressures, and examines the latest innovations from companies such as Abbott Diabetes and Google.

End users learning and engaged in developing printed electronics

The IDTechEx event made one thing very clear - now, more than ever, end users are actively learning and engaged in developing printed electronics devices. However, the process they go through with the industry is not effective.

Highlights from the IDTechEx emerging technology events in Berlin

IDTechEx recently organised a co-located conference and tradeshow on printed electronics, energy harvesting, 3D printing, graphene and supercapacitors. In this article series, we will provide some of the latest highlights from these conferences.

World's first flexible multi-functional timer available at PE Europe

World's first flexible multi-functional timer to be distributed at Printed Electronics Europe.

Smart Packaging: One-off gimmick or sustained use?

In new research for the report Smart Packaging Comes To Market: Brand Enhancement with Electronics 2014-2024, IDTechEx conducted extensive interviews with end-users in order to understand the challenges and opportunities they see for smart packaging.

Hear what end users want at Printed Electronics Europe

IDTechEx has found that firms are spending from a few hundred thousand to a few million dollars to fund the creation of printed electronics prototypes. Leading end users will present their needs at Printed Electronics Europe 2014 in Berlin early next month.

LifeScan (Johnson & Johnson)

LifeScan Scotland Ltd is a Johnson & Johnson company that designs and manufactures blood glucose monitoring kits for the global diabetes market. LifeScan Scotland was created in 2001 when Johnson & Johnson acquired the UK assets of Inverness Medical Ltd.