Canatu, based Helsinki, Finland, has won the category “Concept cars” in the Automotive Brand Contest, which is the only international design competition for automobile brands. With the competition, the German Design Council honours outstanding product and communication design and draws attention to the fundamental importance of brand and brand design in the automotive industry. In this context, the focus is on the integral and consistent use of the brand across all media and products.
Ynvisible Interactive Inc. (Vancouver, Canada), specialised in creating ultra-low power, dynamic displays in printed electronics, has opened a new production and customer training facility. The new sheet-to-sheet production line will enable ynvisible to produce electrochromic devices for orders in the hundreds of thousands of unit per production run for products such as smart labels and Internet of Things devices.
Imprint Energy (Alameda, California) announced the successful completion of a US$5M investment round. Investors included Imprint’s technology partner Semtech, the u.life fund, which is managed by Global Value Investment Portfolio Management (GVIP), and previous investors including Phoenix Venture Partners (PVP).
