In Japan, experts from Saxony present cooperation projects, which deal with the topics 3D electronics, OLED-based systems for the integration into printable products as well as OLEDs on ultra-thin glass. “Our goal is to expand the German-Japanese collaboration that is based on trust and technological expertise. Also, we would like to attract further industry partners for the cooperation with Saxony”, explains Head of OES, Dr. Dominik Gronarz. “The talks”, he proceeds, “aim at establishing a long-term strategic alliance for organic, flexible electronics between Japan and Germany.”

In this context, it should be pointed out that worldwide the first solar cells made from organic materials were developed and produced in Dresden; in Japan, however, displays and lighting elements from organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), which can be designed flexibly, are already in production.

From 15 February until 16 February 2017, the network Organic Electronics Saxony presents innovative products and results of organic and flexible electronics at the international nanotechnology exhibition and conference nano tech 2017.

CreaPhys Dresden, a member of the network OES, will, among others, take part in Tokyo. The TU Dresden spin-off company is specialised in coating processes and processes for material purification in the production of organic thin films (for OLEDs and solar cells) and has extensive know-how in the field of organic opto-electronics. In addition, CreaPhys develops and manufactures equipment for the purification of organic substances.

Organic Electronics Saxony (OES) – founded under the leadership of the Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials in 2009 – sees itself as a technological communication platform. It merges leading research institutions and companies in organic electronics. Several TUD stakeholders are involved: the Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials, the Institute of Electronic Packaging Technology, the Institute of Semiconductors and Microsystem as well as the Chair of Physical Chemistry. The strategic aim is the continuous know-how development of organic, printed and flexible electronics in global competition.