Collaborating on wearables, health monitoring, automotive dashboards, smart product passport labels and single-use diagnostics, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is part of an unprecedented effort with altogether 46 partners from 11 EU countries. With new EU legislation concerning the sustainability of products around the corner, the push for more environmentally friendly electronics intensifies. Canatu participates in a single-use diagnostic pilot which seeks to revolutionise home glucose metabolism testing by introducing an environmentally advanced solution.
Pragmatic Semiconductor (Cambridge, UK) has appointed semiconductor industry veteran, Shane Geary, as Senior Vice President, Manufacturing & Operations. Geary will take over from Ken Williamson to lead the Operations and Manufacturing divisions with immediate effect. Geary comes to Pragmatic with over 25 years leadership experience in semiconductor technology, manufacturing and operations.
Epishine, a pioneering Swedish energy impact company, has announced the launch of their new solar cell factory with a capacity of one hundred million modules per year. This expansion into a larger state-of-the-art roll-to-roll facility is a direct result of the growing market interest across industries and a wide range of applications.
