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TactoTek: International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) publishes first standard on in-mould electronics

Wednesday 20 September 2023
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The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has published the first standard “63899-202-10: Printed Electronics – Materials – Resistance measurement on thermoformable conducting” providing the printed electronics industry a standardised way to characterise the material. Finnish Structural Electronics pioneer TactoTek has led the standard development project that is part of the Technical Committee (TC119) activities. First proposed by TactoTek, the development project initiated in 2019 has now resulted in this standard, which enables injection moulded structural electronics (IMSE) designers to create optimised designs with standardised materials.

Brewer Science releases Impact Report 2023

Friday 15 September 2023
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Brewer Science (Rolla, Missouri), a global leader in developing and manufacturing next-generation materials and products for the semiconductor industry, releases its Impact Report 2023, detailing the company’s efforts in sustainability, social responsibility, and governance.

Axithra, a spin-off of imec and Ghent University, raises €10M

Thursday 07 September 2023
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Axithra, a new spin-off of imec (Leuven, Belgium) and Ghent University, announced a 10 million euro seed round, securing the first two years of R&D. Axithra develops a technology platform for therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) to quickly and accurately measure drug concentrations in a patient’s blood.

Identiv and collectID power the future of sport team fan engagement

Tuesday 05 September 2023
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Identiv, Inc. (Fremont, California), a global digital security and identification leader in the Internet of Things (IoT), will host a webinar with sports tech company collectID on Wednesday, 6 September 2023, on the future of fan engagement using phygital merchandise. Industry-leading experts from Identiv and collectID will discuss how phygital merchandise, powered by the synergistic combination of collectID’s blockchain technology and Identiv’s near-field communication (NFC) tags, is reshaping the sports arena.

beeOLED raises €13.3M in Series A funding from deep tech investors

Monday 04 September 2023
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beeOLED, a Dresden-based deep-tech startup, has raised €13.3M for a Series A funding co-led by eCAPITAL and Innovation Industries. The round was joined by KBC Focus Fund as well as existing investors M Ventures (the corporate venture capital arm of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany), HTGF, TGFS, and JBN-Invest.