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A new funding round is expected to support PragmatIC's move from pilot production to volume manufacturing

Major funding for PragmatIC supports further growth of the company

Friday 14 October 2016
Companies / Markets

PragmatIC, a leader in flexible electronics based in Cambridge, UK, has secured £18M of funding including a strategic investment from Avery Dennison, a Fortune 500 company with leading global positions in labelling and packaging materials as well as radio frequency identification (RFID). Avery Dennison joins the existing shareholders Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) and ARM, who also participated in the round.

Smart packaging label for healthcare from E Ink, HTC and Palladio

E Ink, HTC and Palladio collaborate to develop smart packaging label

Wednesday 12 October 2016
Products

E Ink Holdings, a leading innovator of electronic ink technology, the direct patient care service provider of data science HTC Healthcare (both based in Taiwan) and the Italian pharmaceutical packaging company Palladio Group announced a collaboration to improve medication adherence by harnessing the healthcare segment of the Internet of Things (IoT).

The new biomedical sensor hub from imec and Holst Centre

Imec and Holst Centre present biomedical sensor hub for wearable health applications

Friday 07 October 2016
Exhibitions / Events

Imec, a leading R&D centre for nano-electronics and digital technology based in Leuven, Belgium, and Holst Centre (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) have announced a new sensor hub integrated as system-on-chip (SoC) intended for a broad range of wearable health devices and applications. The SoC combines an unprecedented number of biomedical analogue interfaces into a single chip, on-board digital signal processing, high fidelity operation, and multi-day monitoring capability with a single battery.

Barbara Ismaier, new exhibition director of LOPEC

LOPEC has new exhibition director

Tuesday 04 October 2016
Appointments

On 1 October 2016, Barbara Ismaier took on the role of exhibition director for LOPEC, the international exhibition and conference for printed electronics in Munich, Germany. She takes over from Carolin Fischer, who has gone on maternity leave. Ismaier will bring a wealth of experience and expertise with exhibitions to the role.

ACREO Swedish ICT installs full options CeraPrinter F-Serie

Monday 26 September 2016
Products

ACREO Swedish ICT, a centre for commercialising printed and organic electronics based in Norrkoping, Sweden, recently installed a CeraPrinter F-Serie all-in-one state-of-the-art digital materials deposition platform designed and manufactured by French-based CERADROP.