Post on 27-Mar-2015
The Saxony Organics Cluster:Example for an Innovation Ecosystem?
Karl Leo
TU Dresden and
Fraunhofer-COMEDD Dresden
•Organic Electronics is a green technology, e.g. :
•Flexible ultralow-cost solar cells
•Highly efficient OLED lighting
•Smart energy-efficient labels
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1st wave: OLED Displays
2nd wave: OLED lighting
4th wave: Organic electronics
3rd wave: Solar cells
• IdTechex study:
• 330 billion US$ in 2027
• Most important markets:- Logic/Memory- OLED-Display- Photovoltaics
Organic Electronics Saxony
• Europe‘s largest Organic Cluster
• Leading in OLED and Organic Photovoltaics Research
• Large number of successful spin-offs
• Well networked with other European activities
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http://www.oes-net.de
>1000 employees
• Founded in 2001, operative 2003, 130 coworkers
• World leader in OLED efficiency and stability
• New topics: Organic Electronics
• IPO in preparation
• www.novaled.com
• Founded in 2006
• Production of Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells
• 2investment rounds: BASF, Bosch, RWE, VC
• 10.7% @ 1cm2 efficiency world record
• www.heliatek.com
Bridge the gap from R&D to production
• Europe is in organics R&D still in a leading position
• Main problem: gap from R&D to mass production
• Approaches to bridge the gap:
• Establish pilot production centers
• More demonstration projects: like LED cities in China?
• Better support for companies taking risks: taxation
Integration technologyfor organic devices
Fabrication technologyfor organic devices
Product related R&D Pilot productionof organic devices
Example: Pilot production at Fraunhofer COMEDD
• New Master program „Organic and Molecular Electronics“
• Starting in fall 2012
• Industry grants available
• www.tu-dresden.de/physik/ome
Prof. Dr. Karl LeoInstitut für Angewandte PhotophysikTechnische Universität Dresden01062 Dresden, Germanyph: +49-351-463-37533 or mobile: +49-175-540-7893 Fax: +49-351-463-37065 email: leo@iapp.deWeb page: http://www.iapp.de