NextFlex®, America’s Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute, is a leading force in the Manufacturing USA network. Formed through a cooperative agreement between the US Department of Defense (DoD) and FlexTech Alliance, NextFlex is a consortium of companies, academic institutions, non-profits, and state, local, and federal governments with a shared goal of advancing US manufacturing of FHE. Since its formation in 2015, NextFlex’s elite team of thought leaders, educators, problem solvers, and manufacturers have come together to collectively facilitate innovation, narrow the manufacturing workforce gap, and promote sustainable manufacturing ecosystems.
As the technology leader in organic photovoltaics, Heliatek develops, produces and distributes industrial-grade organic PV solar solutions for virtually any building surface (horizontal, vertical, curved, rigid, and flexible). Heliatek stands for energy solutions designed for various traditional and never been possible before applications based on its unique features – it is ultra-light, flexible, ultra-thin and with a Carbon Footprint of less than 10 g CO2e/kWh a truly green solar solution. HeliaSol® is a ready-to-use solution, ideal for retrofitting on existing building structures. HeliaFilm® is tailor-made solar film for companies in the building and construction material industry, to integrate into their façade or roof system products. Heliatek employs more than 250 people at the Dresden and Ulm locations in Germany.
Smartkem makes a new class of semiconductor polymer transistors with the potential to power the next generation of displays and change the world as we see it.
Our semiconductor and dielectric inks are solution deposited with a low temperature printing process compatible with today’s display manufacturers’ existing infrastructure to produce lower-cost, higher performing displays.
Our semiconductor platform can be used in a number of display technologies including microLED, miniLED and AMOLED for next generation screens.