Printed electrochromic displays
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| Coordinator | ACREO SWEDISH ICT AB - Acreo Swedish ICT AB, Norrköping |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 2 000 000 |
| Project duration | May 2012 - May 2014 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
The project proposal stated the following purposes and goals, which now are considered fulfilled: Market analysis with respect to technical and commercial requirements performed Good understanding of customer needs, and the ability of the technology to fulfil them Identify and verify a business model for commercialization Verify the technology vs. customer requirements Create possibilities for commercial manufacturing and licensing, including questions related customer segments, volumes, profit, investment needs, material supply, IPR and partnership
Results and expected effects
The project VINN-verifiering has brought ECD one step closer commercialization, which is very important due to that the concepts Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 are making progress. They will enable new applications within distributed diagnostics, packaging and manufacturing; applications that in many cases will require some kind of visual indicator. ECD is therefore an important component that will be included in many kinds of smart labels in the future, and it is therefore very important for Sweden to keep its strong position within Printed Electronics.
Approach and implementation
The project VINN-verifiering has been carried out in dialogue with VINNOVA (Tony Friede). One of the strongest requirements from VINNOVA has been to identify an entrepreneur, a requirement that successfully was achieved during the second half of the project. This person is now employed as a Sales Manager at the department of Printed Electronics at Acreo and is responsible for the activities related to the commercialization of ECD. Furthermore, the project is considered to have fulfilled the major part of the Milestones that were established in the project plans of the respective phase.