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BASF inaugurates new research building

Thursday 23 July 2015
Companies / Markets

BASF SE, a leading chemical, plastics and performance products company, has inaugurated a new research building at its headquarters in Ludwigshafen, Germany, after two years of construction. The building accommodates around 200 employees of the research division Advanced Materials & Systems Research, who have so far worked in different buildings in Ludwigshafen.

Displays with technology from Qlight Nanotech

Merck to fully acquire Qlight Nanotech

Thursday 09 July 2015
Companies / Markets

Merck KGaA, a leading company for innovative healthcare, life science and performance materials based in Darmstadt, Germany, has announced that it is acquiring the remaining stake in Qlight Nanotech Ltd. (Jerusalem, Israel), and will hold 100% of the company. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Thinfilm's new investors have placed USD 22M into the company

Leading US funds invest in Thinfilm

Wednesday 24 June 2015
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Norwegian-based Thin Film Electronics ASA, a leader in the development and commercialisation of printed electronics and smart systems, has announced a private placement in the company, in which several US funds have subscribed for shares. The total investment sum ranges at USD 22M. Upon completion of the private placement, the investors will hold 6.1% of the shares of Thinfilm.

BeBop Sensors' technology: An application for baseball games

BeBop Sensors wins Technology Innovation Award

Monday 22 June 2015
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BeBop Sensors, Inc., a leading provider of smart fabric sensor technology based in Berkeley (CA), USA, has received the 2015 Frost & Sullivan North American Technology Innovation Award for its fabric sensor technology. The prize is handed out by the American-based industry consultancy and market research experts of Frost & Sullivan.

Dominik Gronarz from Organic Electronics Saxony

German research ministry promises funding for organic electronics

Monday 15 June 2015
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Luminous magazine advertisements made of OLEDs or glass facades that collect energy by means of integrated organic solar cells are only two of several projects in Saxony that will be funded by the German federal ministry for research with up to €4M. The engineers and scientists, together with international partners, are expected to bring their research projects to market maturity and thus create new production plants and jobs in Germany.