The watch manufacturer Swatch Group and the micro- and nanotechnology R&D centre CSEM, both based in Switzerland, are working on the development of a unique Swiss-made ecosystem. It will be designed especially for the needs of small connected objects (Internet of Things) and, naturally, first and foremost for watches. This platform will be built around a tailor-made operating system that is completely new.
The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), a UK-based technology innovation centre, announced the start of a new project to address the manufacturing challenges and exploit the commercial opportunities offered to industry by the ‘internet of things’ (IoT), a market predicted to be worth an estimated $253bn by 2021. The European Regional Development Fund has announced £2.6 million of funding for CPI to establish and run a new national technology centre in County Durham.
SmartKem Ltd., a leading provider of organic semiconductors for flexible OLED displays, has presented a new CFO to support the realisation of its global growth ambitions. Steve Dunn-Massey joined the UK-based business, which has offices in North Wales and Manchester, back in November. Dunn-Massey has worked in several roles as group finance director at technology-led global businesses over the past 25 years and joins a leadership team with high experience and skills in the electronic display market.
