InnovationLab and Bitquadrat demonstrate smart mattress cover for real-time patient monitoring in hospitals and senior living facilities


Products

InnovationLab (Heidelberg, Germany), the expert in printed electronics “from lab to fab,” recently demonstrated a smart mattress cover that may reduce by up to 88% the risk of developing decubitus ulcers, the potentially life-threatening pressure ulcers that affect up to 2.5M hospital patients in the US annually. Combining InnovationLab’s flexible printed sensors with Bitquadrat’s specialised health-monitoring software, the new cost-effective platform conducts personalised, real-time risk-assessment of pressure ulcers—providing the most efficient way to inform nurses and other caregivers when patients require repositioning on their mattress.

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Global printed electronics community gathers online for TechBlick’s first virtual event


Exhibitions / Events

TechBlick has announced its first virtual conference on 10 & 11 March covering Printed, Flexible, Hybrid and InMold Electronics.  The compelling speaker line-up includes leading global organisations such as JCDecaux, GE Research, Fiat, Jones Healthcare, Geely Design, SWAROVSKI, Jabil, Eastman Kodak and many more.

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ITRI and DuPont jointly inaugurate semiconductor materials laboratory


Companies / Markets

The Taiwanese Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and DuPont Electronics & Imaging (DuPont) recently celebrated the opening of a new semiconductor materials laboratory in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

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ARMOR solar power films introduces true grey solar film with novel acceptor material from Nano-C


Companies / Markets

ARMOR solar power films GmbH (Kitzingen, Germany), an industrial leader in manufacturing organic photovoltaics (OPV), and Nano-C, Inc., a leading producer of patented nanostructured carbon materials, including fullerenes, fullerene derivatives, and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT), have expanded the colour options for all types of product offerings including BIPV, achieving a true grey colour sought after by architects and design professionals. ARMOR solar power films plans to utilise the Nano-C fullerene derivative to expand its product portfolio to include ASCA organic photovoltaic film in true grey.

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Ynvisible aims to accelerate 2023 growth vision and appoints new management


Appointments

Ynvisible Interactive Inc. (Vancouver, Canada) has announced the appointment of Michael Robinson as its new CEO. Jani-Mikael Kuusisto is appointed as Sr VP Ventures and continues as vice chairman of the board of directors.

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