Conference Program - LOPE-C 2011

BC-INVESTOR FORUM | WEDNESDAY-JUNE 29, 2011
Track 1
Products (03:15 pm - 06:00 pm) | LOCATION SPEKTRUM / LEVEL C2
04:45 pm Solar Press:Printed Low Cost PV Investment Opportunity (B-round)
Dr Jonathan Halls,
Solar Press, Chief Technology Officer, United Kingdom
Solar Press is an innovative London-based company, focussed on the development of low-cost, light-weight, flexible solar panels targeted at developing world markets. By
using materials that can be printed onto plastic film using conventional high speed printing techniques, Solar Press is opening the way for radical reductions in
manufacturing and transportation costs compared to other solar technologies, while freeing designers to incorporate solar panels into a wide range of products in new and
exciting ways. Together, these advances will facilitate the wide-spread roll-out of solar-energy into energy-poor markets. Solar Press is combining an innovative fabless
business model with a lean, product-targeted technology development activity that will enable it to bring products to market rapidly with minimal financial outlay. Solar Press
was founded by Carbon Trust Enterprise Limited, C-Change (a partnership of leading academics in the field of Plastic and Printed Electronics field including Prof Donal
Bradley, Prof. Jenny Nelson, Prof James Durrant, Prof Iain MCulloch and Prof Paul Smith) and the management team. In the year since it established its facility, SP has
created an internationally competitive position in OPV, exceeding its technical milestones and attaining state-of-the-art performance from its proprietary devices. SP was
seed funded by the Carbon Trust, who provided further cornerstone investment in February 2011. SP is now looking for further investment to grow and sustain the business
towards first product sales (solar modules targeted at portable solar lighting for developing markets) planned for 2013. Longer term SP will move into complementary
markets, including small and large home systems for both developing and developed markets.
05:00 pm Thinfilm - leading player in fully printed rewritable memory (B-round)
Mr Takle Torgrim,
Thin Film Electronics ASA, CFO, Norway
Thin Film Electronics ASA ("Thinfilm") is the leading global player in fully-printed rewritable memory. This presentation will explain the uniqueness of Thinfilm%27s
technology and the important role memory and logic will play in future printed electronics applications (making integrated system possible). Thinfilm%27s roadmap for
products and applications will be presented, as well as strategic alternatives depending on availability of resources and funding.
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