News 2023

FLEXOO premiere at LOPEC:
Recognized in fresh clothes

15.03.2024

Year after year, LOPEC attracts players from all continents to the high-tech metropolis of Munich. Following on from the traditional participation of InnovationLab GmbH, our spin-off FLEXOO GmbH celebrated its premiere in the Isar metropolis this year.

Marian Weiss from VERAXA: „In-depth insights
into the latest developments“

08.02.2024

Getting in the mood for the iL workshop „Nano- and Microsystems Technology for Life Sciences“ on February 15: We spoke to Dr. Marian Weiss, Head of Microfluidics at VERAXA Biotech GmbH in Heidelberg, in the run-up to the event. In the interview, Weiss reveals why he is looking forward and what added value he hopes to gain from the wide range of contacts.

Workshop „Life Science Technologies“: Innovation
from the laboratory to industrial application

31.01.2024

The countdown is on: The iL team is looking forward to the workshop in the field of Life Science Technologies, which is entitled „Nano and Microsystems Technology for the Life Sciences“. On February 15, we will be welcoming guests from science and industry. The program starts at 10.15 a.m. and ends at 5.30 p.m.

Michael Kröger: "Exchange of ideas and networking play an important role"

23.01.2024

InnovationLab GmbH is hosting a workshop entitled "Nano and microsystems technology for the life sciences" on February 15. Researchers and players from industry will come into contact with each other. Our iL Managing Director Dr. Michael Kröger is already looking forward to this event.

"Interested parties for mass production
of printed electronics"

22.01.2024

We were recently at the world's largest electronics trade fair, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas with a trio. In this interview, our Head of Business Development Dr. Florian Ullrich takes stock of CES 2024 - and looks ahead to LOPEC in Munich on March 6/7.

iL-Workshop: „Nano- and microsystems
technology for life sciences“

09.01.2024

Our InnovationLab GmbH sees itself as a platform for technology transfer. That is why we are organizing a workshop entitled „Nano and microsystems technology for life sciences“ on Thursday, February 15 in Heidelberg at Speyerer Straße 4. You can find more information at www.innovationlab.de/workshop.

The art of collaboration

21.11.2023

"I've never met a person who wasn't nice," is how Ozan Karakaya sums up his work at iL. Ozan is part of the KIT research group headed by Gerardo Hernandez-Sosa. The group from the Institute of Light Technology fills some of the rooms on the fourth floor.

"Just keep going!"

24.10.2023

"When I was a kid, I wanted to be a firefighter," says Gerardo Hernandez-Sosa. He is one of the researchers on the fourth floor. The professor from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) uses the iL rooms with his research group. Having grown up in Mexico, he came to Heidelberg via stopovers in Linz and Santa Barbara.

Detailed work in a perfect environment

12.10.2023

Two days of efficient exchange, concentration on very precise partial work and search for solutions for technological subtleties: The consortium meeting "Symphony M42 Meeting", held in the co-working spaces of "1000 Satellites", was very well received.

Empowering excellence in battery mastery
with InnovationLab and Greenectra

12.10.2023

We are pleased to announce that InnovationLab is part of the latest Intro to Li-ion Battery Technology course developed by Greentectra.

Mixing technologies makes the technology

01.09.2023

Our InnovationLab GmbH will be represented at this year's IAA Mobility 2023 (Tuesday, September 5th, till Friday, September 8th) with a team of nine. Our four main themes are BaMoS, Printed Heaters, Pressure Sensors and flexPCBs.

“We want to be right at the forefront”

29.08.2023

At this year’s IAA Mobility conference, InnovationLab GmbH has snagged a prime spot, nestled among many renowned exhibitors, at booth C34 in hall A2. To clarify a few points leading up to this international event, Dr. Janusz Schinke, Director Projects & Products, delves into a few essential questions. The 38-year-old has been working at iL since 2015 and therefore knows the self-described “problem solver” company inside out.

InnovationLab is bringing the future of printed electronics to the IAA

08.08.2023

The IAA is the world’s largest and arguably the world’s most important mobility trade fair. Manufacturers, suppliers, tech companies, service providers and start-ups meet here to present their ideas, prototypes and established technologies for the future of mobility to a broad audience of both professionals and the general public. And this year, InnovationLab is going to be there too.

Logitech Sustainability Award

05.07.2023

In the framework of Logitech’s annual Future Positive Challenge, the pitch by InnovationLab was selected as the winner in the Electronics category.

Market of opportunities

17.05.2023

At Heidelberg University's first "Impact Day", we present ourselves as exhibitors and let ourselves be inspired by an innovative meeting place with a predominantly student flair.

Even stronger and even more innovative together

09.05.2023

The partnership is sealed: InnovationLab GmbH and the TNO-Holst Centre recently signed a collaboration agreement in Eindhoven. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, the economics affairs minister of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, and iL Managing Director Dr. Michael Kröger joined an exciting delegation trip to the neighboring country.

Visit from “Sensor Valley”

24.04.2023

Guests from Zhengzhou in China’s Henan province in awe of the “endless roll” and the two roll-to-roll printing presses in Heidelberg and Wiesloch.

InnovationLab (iL) wants more speed in the energy transition - Green politicians in Heidelberg

16.09.2022

On Friday, September 16, 2022, the members of the Bundestag Dr. Franziska Brantner and Theresia Bauer, member of the state parliament, visited us together with our shareholders to discuss new industrial technologies to accelerate the energy transition and in the field of engineering in life to speak science.

More information

Meet Meike Baumgarten at TechBlick's Innovations Festival

TechBlick's Innovations Festival with iL's Business Developer Meike Baumgarten

22.06.2022

Meet us at TechBlick's Innovations Festival, where our Business Developer Meike Baum-garten will be presenting "Current R&D at InnovationLab: Towards Reflow-Solderable Hybrid Electronics" on TechBlick's Event Platform on June 24 at 4:10pm. There are a limited number of seats available for you to join the event. We look forward to seeing you there!

Get your free ticket now!

InnovationLab offers support to their Ukrainian partner DroidTech.

Stand with Ukraine - DroidTechnologies

14.06.2022

With the war in Ukraine the business landscape has changed, and many companies are facing challenges. We are proud to work with DroidTech, as they manage to be a reliable and flexible partner, delivering high-quality engineering services even in times of crisis. We want to support them using our company platforms to push future collaborations.

Looking for a strong partner? Get in touch with DroidTechnologies!

With our new burn-in oven we can get the maximum optimization of our processing time.rd.

Minimising Processing Time

09.06.2022

A new burn-in oven has moved in! With this we can significantly optimize our processes while at the same time drying several substrates in the maximum format of the Thieme printing machine. The maximum temperature is 180°C, which is quite sufficient for most of our processes. Thus, our workflows are much faster and more reproducible.

InnovationLab participated for the first time in the BASF Firmencup Event at the Hockenheimring.

InnovationLab at the BASF Firmencup

27.05.2022

On May 25, we participated for the first time in the annual BASF Firmencup at the Hockenheimring. We ran the 4.8km course and obviously enjoyed this great team event. The weather was fantastic and it was well worth the aching muscles next day.

Irene Brunetti: Research
scattered throughout Europe

19.03.2024

Irene Brunetti is a PhD student of KIT University for the HORATES project, she conducts research and carries out her work within the facilities of the iL. The HORATES project is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (ITN).

New sensor architecture: Prime Mode

30.11.2023

We all want to have the best sensors. We all want to improve the sensing technologies and create limitless printed electronics solutions. InnovationLab is doing it right now!
Our sensor engineers have recently developed a new sensor architecture for force sensing resistors. We call it Prime Mode.

We are on the shelf

21.11.2023

We are happy to announce that our development kit for pressuremapping is now available on Conrad Electronic Group Shop. Our DevKit is the perfect entry-level solution for capturing and visualizing detailed data from printed pressure sensor matrices. It provides you with everything you need to run your own experiments and evaluate different sensor architectures, resolutions, sensitivities and materials with respect to your application.

"Driving forward internationalization"

14.11.2023

Invited by the organizers from Henan, our Managing Director Dr. Michael Kröger and our Head of Business Development Dr. Florian UIlrich spent a few days in China to attend the World Sensors Summit (WSS), meet potential customers, hold constructive talks and expand contacts around Zhengzhou.

InnovationLab joins TechBlick for another year

19.05.2022

InnovationLab will participate for another year at TechBlick, the leading platform for year-round training, networking and learning on emerging technologies. We are looking forward to many more exciting events, especially the first live event where our colleague Dr. Christoph Kaiser will hold a masterclass.

Join the TechBlick community now!

Luat Nguyen is superseded by Dr. Michael Kröger

New Management - InnovationLab says Goodbye to Luat Nguyen

01.04.2022

After 5 years we say thank you and goodbye to our former Managing Director Luat Nguyen. He has strongly influenced iL with his LAB-2-FAB strategy and has led iL in this short time from a research company to a production company. As of April 01, Dr. Michael Kröger will take over the management.

New tenants of the InnovationLab infrastructure

Welcome to our labs Veraxa Biotech GmbH

29.03.2022

The local start-up company, Veraxa Biotech GmbH, which specializes in the rapid and functional screening of antibodies using droplet-based microfluidic technology, was looking for laboratories where they could expand their portfolio in the field of photo-lithography technology. And that's how they found us.

Looking for state-of-the-art infrastructure? Browse our flat rate package now!

Dr. Florian Ullrich talk at the Business Conference at LOPEC Trade Fair

"The Importance of Collaboration in Printed and Organic Electronics"

22.03.2022

Meet Dr. Florian Ullrich at the Business Conference within the LOPEC 2022. Our Head of Business Development, will give a presentation on "The Importance of Collaboration in Printed and Organic Electronics" on March 22 at 2:40 PM in ICM Room 13b.

More information

THINKTogether Video Podcast with Henkel Adhesive

21.03.2022

How can printed electronics help to facilitate the monitoring of e-vehicle batteries and thus extend battery life? Our Head of Business Development Dr. Florian Ullrich answers these questions and more in the THINKTogether video podcast from Henkel Adhesives together with Business Development Manager EIMEA Aad van der Spuij.

Listen and watch the video podcast now!

Printed electronics enables security features

18.03.2022

In one of our projects with Kissel + Wolf GmbH, we are working with substrates on which conductive lines have been printed to support the detection of bore holes or "broken lines" on medicine packaging or luxury goods. With our Thieme printing machine, we can print on various substrates such as TPU, PEN and PET in the range of 50µm.

Interested in what else we can do? Then contact us!

Graphic of BaMoS - The Battery Monitoring solution for R&D

Webinar: iL and HPE present the advantages of BaMoS

09.03.2022

On March 16, Dr. Janusz Schinke (InnovationLab) and Dr. Michael Kröger (Heidelberg Printed Electronics) will give insights into our battery monitoring solution for e-vehicles in an exclusive expert talk. Want to know how BaMoS can support the further development of automotive battery technology?

Don't miss the opportunity and learn more about the technology!

DATE Conference 2022: 2HORISONS Cluster partners give tutorial on OPDK

08.03.2022

Within the DATE 2022 Conference, the partners of the BMBF funded project 2-HORISONS will hold a tutorial on March 21 on “Using Organic Printed Electronics (OPDK) to design circuits for Integrated Sensor Platforms”.

Register here

printed electronics on thin and transparent foil

Development of a flexible, hybrid, organic PDK

23.02.2022

Within the framework of our BMBF funded research project 2HORISONS, we have developed a new demonstrator based on standardized processing. With the developed PDK, we have achieved a significant step towards the next technological milestone and thus towards the mass production of organic integrated circuits.

Watch the video now

New Banner on Building at Speyerer Straße in Heidelberg

InnovationLab welcomes you to the city of Heidelberg

08.02.2022

It was time for a change and last week it finally happened – we now welcome everyone who comes to the beautiful city of Heidelberg and especially our visitors with our new banner in our updated corporate design while at the same time promoting printed organic electronics! We think it looks fantastic, but have a look yourselves!

A Running shirt and a photo of Meike Baumgarten

The Lab that helps you Fab on "You Wear It...Well"

04.02.2022

Our business developer and textile engineer Meike Baumgarten was a guest on the "You Wear It...Well" podcast and spoke with the host Jeff Hiserman, PT about printed organic electronics, sensor integration in wearables and other opportunities for smart textiles.

Get to the episode here

The digital cutter from Zünd Systemtechnik AG

Uncompromising in performance and precision

28.01.2022

iL is investing in the processing of its flexible print products. At the end of last year, the new digital cutter from Zünd Systemtechnik AG was installed by Systemservice Kühn in ourclean room and has now been put into operation following staff training. It sets new standards and is precisely tailored to the needs for further processing of printed electro-nics.

Attention to Details

18.01.2022

We are making great progress in printing fine structures via R2R printing, that will be able to challenge photolitographic structures in the future. One of the substantial advantages of this additive manufacturing is the use of less chemical processes while maintaining endless processability, enabling costeffective printing due to the usage of ecofriendly sleeves.

Collaboration among established partners

06.01.2022

At CES 2022 iL, your One-Stop-Shop for printed and organic electronics, Coatema, an industry-leading maker of specialty machines for printed electronics, and Heidelberg Printed Electronics, your reliable partner for industrial production of printed electronic components and sensors, announced their collaboration to further advance printed and organic electronics.

RECARO car seat with integrated sensor foils

From a high-end car seat to a high-tech smart seat

03.01.2022

We are happy to announce that we have a new partner at our side. In collaboration with RECARO Automotive, a manufacturer of world-class car seats, we aim to integrate our sensor foils in their seats in order to enable various advanced functions and further enhance the driving experience.

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CES 2022: The Countdown Is On!

27.12.2021

InnovationLab, the expert in printed electronics "from lab to fab", announces that it will be attending CES® in Las Vegas from January 5th to 8th. InnovationLab will be showing its portfolio of printed and organic electronics at Booth 51139, with a focus on sensors in automotive applications.

Workshop HMI Solutions for Automotive Cockpits

10.12.2021

Our last business trip of the year took us to Grenoble to an exciting workshop on the topic of “HMI Solutions for Automotive Cockpits”. We were invited to give a presentation in which our Head of Business Development, Dr. Florian Ullrich, introduced our printed sensors and our LAB-2-FAB concept.

Contact us now with your idea for printed sensors in your cockpit

Printed Electronics on a 3D-Object?

30.11.2021

The Omnifire 1000 by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG could make this fantasy of combining printed electronics and 3D a reality. It is capable of individually decorating 3D objects using an advanced inkjet technology and high-precision robotics. iL and Heidelberg are already thinking one step ahead: printing electronics in 3D.

ou are already on the look-out for such a solution? Then contact us

POLiS Technology Transfer Workshop

24.11.2021

On October 26, we were invited to the first POLiS technology transfer workshop "New Generations - Batteries and Talents" at KIT and had the opportunity to present our printed batteries. POLiS promotes communication and networking of all participants with the aim of more transparency and knowledge exchange. We thank you for an exciting exchange!

a hybrid integration in which silicon chips are to be placed directly on the conductor tracks of the printed films

Hybrid integration made possible by printed electronics

10.11.2021

Within the BMBF-project 2HORISONS, we are working on a hybrid integration in which silicon chips are to be placed directly on the conductor tracks of the printed films. This technology enables a partial integration of a classic PCB and part of the peripheral elec-tronics to be integrated directly into the printed sensor, reducing the number of connec-tions by 80%.

Learn more about this technology here

CEO Luat Nguyen talking to other attendees

Heidelberg Club International (HCI) Conference

02.11.2021

At the end of October, the members of the HCI met in Heidelberg on the occasion of its 45th anniversary. The HCI is an important network of outstanding personalities from science, business, culture and politics who join their forces to strengthen the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region as an industrial location. Thank you for a great event!

New Arrival - PiXDRO LP50

12.10.2021

Our new R&D inkjet printer in desktop format by SÜSS MicroTec is used for functional printing applications. It is specifically designed for research applications and for the evaluation and development of inkjet materials. Processes developed on a laboratory scale can now be scaled up, optimized and investigated on an industrial scale.

From LAB-2-FAB!

TechBlick's Networking Exhibition: "R2R Printed Sensors Enabling Automated Stock Replenishment"

07.10.2021

On October 14, our Business Developer Dr. Florian Ullrich will give a presentation on "R2R Printed Sensors enabling automated stock replenishment" together with our partner Trelleborg Sealing Solutions.

Don't miss it and register now!

We have been certified - again!

01.10.2021

We are pleased to inform you that we have successfully passed our audit yesterday and InnovationLab still meets the requirements of ISO 9001:2015.
Special thanks to Johannes Zimmermann for all his great efforts and our dedicated team.

Smart Carpet at Henkel

28.09.2021

Our smart carpet has arrived at Henkel! Using their force sensing ink technology, the device can detect pressure when someone is standing or walking over it. This smart surface solution allows for non-optical crowd analytics using our specialized software with artificia lintelligence.

iL employees and partners at summer party

Celebrating late summer

20.09.2021

It was wonderful chatting and catching-up again with friends, colleagues, and partners last friday. For the first time this year and in compliance with the 3G rule, we came together to celebrate us and what we achieved.
Thank you for joining and making this evening to a special one.

Thank you for a great IAA MOBILITY 2021

16.09.2021

We look back with gratitude on an exciting week at the IAA MOBILITY. Finally talking to customers and partners in person again and spending time with colleagues - this event strengthened our team spirit after having to keep our distance for so long and cancel after-work events. Thank you for a great event!

Virtual Sensor Show: Sensors & IOT – Smart Cities, Infrastructure & Mobility

Virtual Sensor Show 2021: Sensors & IOT – Smart Cities, Infrastructure & Mobility

13.09.2021

Hardly back from Munich, we are already preparing for the next event. On September 15 and 16, we will participate in the Virtual Sensor Show.
We are already looking forward to exchanging ideas on the topic of "Sensors & IOT – Smart Cities, Infrastructure & Mobility" with you!

Learn more about the event

Heidelberg meets Palo Alto (Silicon Valley)

06.09.2021

With special thanks to Matthias Blatz, Heidelberg iT Management, for the organization, we were honoured to welcome Tom Dubois, mayor of Palo Alto, and Philipp Schebler from MChef, Miele subsidiary, in preparation for future cooperation. We provided an insight in our expertise and specifically talked about our common interests in Automotive, SmartCity and AI.

InnovationLab's Donation Campaign for Vietnam

19.08.2021

With more than 9,000 new infections a day and a total of 6,500 deaths in Ho Chi Minh City alone, Vietnam is currently battling the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Together with regional companies, we want to help the local people with donated medical supplies.

Read here how you can donate

We are back! - Our first live event in 2021: IAA Mobility

03.08.2021

From September 06-12 we will be attending the IAA Mobility in Munich. It is not only our first time participating in this globally important automotive trade fair, but also the first one that we'll be attending in person in a long time. We are really excited and are looking forward to finally chat with you in person again.
Find us at our booth at C21/A2.

Replacement of Nitrogen System at Hall L

Replacement of our Nitrogen System at Hall L

26.07.2021

Recently there has been a lot going on in and around our Hall L and some improve-ments have been made by our team. Most recently, our old nitrogen system had to be replaced by a larger one, as this was needed for a cooperation with one of our partners for process development for film coating.

Keeping cool at all times - Our new air-cooled chiller

13.07.2021

A few weeks ago we installed our new air-cooled chiller of the brand Swegon Germany GmbH which has a cooling capacity of 110KW. This enables a pleasant working environment of 23°C in our hall L as well as in the cleanrooms – even during the hot summer months.
Thank you to Selz & Cie GmbH for the organization and installation!

InnovationLabs Managing Director honored as Manager of the Year 2021 - "New Technologies"

05.07.2021

Driven by our passion for printed and organic electronics, we find solutions for our customers and partners using our LAB-2-FAB strategy. We provide them with an easy access to ground-breaking technologies with our one-stop shop. Receiving this award is proof that our joint efforts are successful.

Listen to Luat Nguyen's greetings

First Aid Training at InnovationLab

29.06.2021

First Aid can save lives – many volunteers were able to participate in the First Aid course at InnovationLab. We are lucky that one of our scientists at the iL office has the expertise to direct the course himself. Many thanks to Mervin for showing us what to do in a case of emergency!

Start of the Vaccination Campaign at InnovationLab

24.06.2021

This week we were finally able to provide our employees with their first COVID-19 vaccination by our company doctor. We are pleased that with this step we can protect our employees, but also make a contribution to fighting the pandemic and help relieve the health care system.
#healingstartshere

The Key to our Success: A Diverse Team

17.06.2021

We value the diversity of our team and strive to create a working environment in which our employees feel safe, can be themselves and are able to contribute their unique skills and ideas. Because this is exactly what shapes the success of our company and makes us stronger. We aim at treating everyone equally and with respect to encourage diversity.

Smart Mattress Cover for Decubitus Prevention

31.05.2021

With advancing age, we all become more fragile. This means that we may spend more time in bed. This comes with various problems. In fact 13 % of all patients in hospitals or nursing homes will develop pressure sores. However, conventional solutions are expensive and produce unsatisfying results. It is time for a new solution!

Find out more about our solution!

InnovationLab partners up with accensors (innoME GmbH)

Combined Expertise - InnovationLab partners up with accensors

04.05.2021

With our new partner accensors (innoME GmbH), the pioneers in the field of sensors, at our side we can provide new technical solutions and utilize our combined expertise to bring medical products to the next level. From the initial sensor idea to the mass production - from LAB-2-FAB.

Research Meets Realization in "Amelia's Weekly Fish Fry" Podcast

26.04.2021

Another podcast featuring our Business Developer Dr. Florian Ullrich is online! In this episode he talks with Amelia Dalton about the unique printing technology InnovationLab offers and also provides insights into the collaboration with Evonik to produce the first fully printed rechargeable batteries for flexible printed sensors.

Listen now

InnovationLab's First Podcast Appearance in Embedded Executive

13.04.2021

Our Business Developer Dr. Florian Ullrich ventured into uncharted waters and recorded an exciting podcast episode with Rich Nass from Embedded Executive. Listen to the episode to learn more about our sensors and our technologies.

Listen to it now

OccluSense® wins OE-A Competition in the Category "Best Prototype/New Product"

30.03.2021

Thank you to everyone who voted for our demonstrators in the different categories and to the members of the jury of the OE-A competition for selecting our demonstrator "OccluSense® - Dental Pressure Measuring System" as the winner in the category “Best Prototype/New Product". It certainly wasn’t an easy task with all of these top-class demonstrators.

Luat Nguyen is a New Board Member of the OE-A

16.03.2021

We are very pleased that the candidacy of our Managing Director Luat Nguyen as OE-A board member was successful! In the future we will work even closer with OE-A members from all over the world to make the future a bit better and more sustainable every day.

LOPEC 2021 - Digitally connected

22.02.2021

From March 23-25, 2021, InnovationLab will participate at the virtual LOPEC with four exciting presentations. Join us when leading companies in the field of printed electronics come together to discuss the current trends in this future technology.

Learn more

Round Table with Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, Minister of Economics of Baden-Württemberg

18.02.2021

"How can we achieve a better cross-linking between science, research and business? And how can we achieve this?" iL's Managing Director Luat Nguyen discussed this with the Minister of Economics of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut (Mdl), and representatives from research, industry and trade. Thank you for the pleasant conversation!

Dr. Johannes Zimmermann is our new QM representative and internal auditor

13.01.2021

We constantly strive to offer our customers and partners the best possible quality with regards to our products and services. For this, it is also important to promote the further development of our employees. Therefore, we are now pleased to have a quality management representative and internal auditor in our colleague Dr. Johannes Zimmermann.

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Artist impression of an organic thermogenerator, harvesting body heat to provide power to an autonomous electronic device.

HORATES - New International Doctoral Programme

09.10.2020

InnovationLab is part of HORATES, a training of young researchers in the field of materials science funded from the European Commission, that is scheduled to start in early 2021. The project will focus on the development of organic materials suitable for converting unused waste heat into electricity.

Find out more

InnovationLab joins bwcon Hightech Summit 2020

26.08.2020

On October 1st, 2020, the high-tech sector of the state Baden-Württemberg meets up in form of a hybrid event going under the motto „Turning Data into Business“. We join this event together with André Bausch from Dr. Jean Bausch GmbH & Co.KG and will demonstrate how digital technologies support diagnosis and therapy prospects by presenting a successful example.

Find out more

Dr. Florian Ullrich with our colleague from Innoplexia GmbH

POE Insights - iL's Black Magic Foil becomes 'intelligent'

27.07.2020

What is the relation between artificial intelligence and printed electronics? Which benefits can be drawn from applying deep learning algorithms to printed sensors? In cooperation with our partner Innoplexia GmbH we have "upgraded" our Black Magic Foil with artificial intelligence. Watch our latest episode to learn more about this new feature!

POE Insights No. 4

LOPECimpulse Webinar

13.07.2020

Difficult times require innovative solutions.
On Thursday July 16, our Head of System Integration and Product Development Dr. Alexey Sizov will give a presentation within the new free webinar series #LOPECimpulse offering insights on smart floors and how they contribute to the current social distancing requirements as well as people counting.

Learn more

POE Insights - The Difference and Synergy Between Organic and Inorganic Electronics

10.06.2020

InnovationLab is the expert for printed and organic electronics. Now you wonder what organic electronics mean? In our next episode of POE Insights, our Head of IoT Solutions Dr. Jean-Nicolas Tisserant will highlight why the printing of organic materials will become essential to future electronic technologies. Have a look!

POE Insights No. 3

iL at the Virtual World Sensor Show and Congress

09.06.2020

In collaboration with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, we will be taking part in the Virtual World Series on July 22 and 23. Besides leading companies in the field of technology, like Roche, BMW, or Microsoft, our colleague Dr. Florian Ullrich will represent InnovationLab and discuss how POE will become essential to the future of automatization and IoT.

Learn more

POE Insights - Smart Distance Control System at REWE Store

28.05.2020

Our Head of System Integration & Product Development Dr. Alexey Sizov took the time to give you a more detailed insight into the development and functionality of our distance control system, which we installed last week in Heidelberg's REWE store Mathematikon. Have fun watching it!

POE Insights No. 2

SMART CARPET from InnovationLab at Local Retail Store

20.05.2020

The first of our sensor mats has made it into a local supermarket! We are excited to announce that we have installed our first Smart Distance Control System at the REWE Center in Heidelberg's Mathematikon. By using a simple traffic light system our installation provides the necessary distance between individual customers at the service counter.

Watch Demo Video

New Video Series - POE Insights

15.05.2020

You were wondering what printed and organic electronics mean? How it works? What it includes? And what you can do with it? These questions and more will be discussed in “Printed and Organic Electronics Insights". Our colleague Dr. Florian Ullrich is the first who dares to step in front of the camera and presents "POE Insights - Introduction and Black Magic Foils".

POE Insights No. 1

iL Facemasks from Designer based in Heidelberg

28.04.2020

The corona crisis is a huge challenge for all of us that we can only overcome by combining our efforts. That is why we want to support our locals and collaborated with Hannah Krummlauf, a designer based in Heidelberg, who has produced face masks in iL design. Thanks to Hannah for your wonderful work! The contact for inquiries you can find on her homepage.

Visit Hannah's Website

Drawing of sensor mats placed in retail stores

Sensor Mats for Distance Control in Retail Stores

22.04.2020

More and more shops open their doors to customers again. The questions which now arise are: How can we simply and efficiently regulate the number of customers in a shop in order to maintain the crucial social distance? In particular, how can we maintain the recommended distance at the checkouts?

Here is our idea

Unity in the fight against corona: Smart Face Mask

06.04.2020

We also want to help with our technology and developed a wetness indicator for masks to detect its protective function. The smart face mask can also easily be applied with a #doityourself electronic. We are currently looking for partners to further develop and implement wetness, use, or other smart sensors in medical masks.

Printed and Organic Sensors at Industrial Scale

03.03.2020

Worldwide unique constellation: For the first time, printed organic sensors will be produced in an industrial three-shift operation at low costs - high quality sensors developed in Heidelberg. With this partnership between development and industrialization - from lab to fab - InnovationLab and Heidelberg are realizing a new dimension of production capacities.

An Eye for Colors: Printable Light Sensors

19.02.2020

Our colleagues from Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) have successfully taken a new and decisive progress in development - printed light sensors for application in optical communication. These sensors are particularly suitable for mobile devices, can be printed in large quantities and can be manufactured in any design on light and flexible materials.

Press Release

Colleagues from iL and SAP Presenting their Sensor Solution

InnovationLab's Sensor Solution Presented at SAP DKOM

09.01.2020

We are proud that Florian Ullrich had the opportunity to present our printed sensor solutions together with SAP at DKOM in Karlsruhe in front of more than 10,000 attendees. We performed a life-demo of our system, which is able to detect objects and directly send the data into SAP Leonardo IoT. Establishing this interface is a crucial step towards Industry 4.0.

InnovationLab attracts visitors at CES with new demonstrators for logistics, healthcare and more

7.-10.01.2020

In 2020, InnovationLab was once again part of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. With many new, innovative products such as our intelligent car seat, the "CleverCarpet", as well as solutions for the automated inventory of product areas, we were able to convince visitors from all over the world of our expertise in printed organic electronics.

2019

iL colleagues celebration ISO certification

InnovationLab is officially certified as meeting the requirements of ISO 9001:2015!

13.12.2019

A huge thank you goes out to all our company's employees for their high commitment and finally, our special thanks go to Dr. Jean Bausch GmbH & Co. KG for their impetus and support. We will continue to focus our efforts on steadily improving our technologies and services to continue expanding our business going forward.

People sitting on round tables and having dinner

Selected Dinner with the Israeli Business Club in Heidelberg

13.11.2019

It was an honor for us to be part of the dinner at the Israeli Business Club Germany with the Israeli Ambassador to Germany, S.E. Mr. Jeremy Issacharoff and the former Israeli Ambassador to the USA, S.E. Mr. Danny Ayalon, Prof. Dr. Frankenberg, Chairman of the Shareholders' Meeting of the Dieter Schwarz Foundation (Kaufland, Lidl) and more great personalities.

Photo of Dr. Gunther Kegel (CEO Pepperl+Fuchs AG)

Business lunch with Pepperl+Fuchs AG

23.10.2019

We are looking forward to the next Business Lunch on November 22, 2019 in Heidelberg. The topic this year will be Industrial Internet of Things. Together with bwcon we could invite Dr. Gunther Kegel (CEO Pepperl+Fuchs AG) as keynote speaker. Click below for more information and registration.

Our colleagues Karsten Bensch and Thomas Peissig presenting the wallbox

NEW IL WALLBOX - We have "juice" for your E-Car!

22.10.2019

It was high time that InnovationLab provides its own e-charger for charging electric vehicles. With a grade of 1.1, the ADAC test winner in 2019 is the HEIDELBERG Wallbox Home Eco. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG being our shareholder, we are lucky to be close to the source and enjoy our new Wallbox.

Colloquium on Advanced Materials starts into winter term

17.10.2019

Don't miss the winter term series 2019/20 of the "Colloquium on Advanced Materials", jointly hosted by the Centre for Advanced Materials and InnovationLab. On October 17th, Prof. Gemma Solomon from Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen will give the first talk about "How Low Can We Go? The Search For Quantum Interference Based Single-Molecule...

Dr. Christoph Kaiser giving a presentation

Dr. Christoph Kaiser at the Healthcare Sensor Innovations Conference in Cambridge

26.09.2019

Our Technology Cooperation Manager Dr. Christoph Kaiser gave a talk about Printed Electronics For Occlusion Control at the Healthcare Sensor Innovations Conference in Cambridge. By giving a concrete example, he presented the path from an initial product idea to a mass-product. This whole path is what InnovationLab offers its customers.

iL was part of the delegation headed by the Minister President of Baden-Württemberg, Mr. Kretschmann

23.-27.09.2019

iL joined a delegation trip to Finland and Sweden headed by Winfried Kretschmann. They visited scientific institutes and companies like VTT or Nokia in Oulu, traveled to the business region of Göteborg and celebrated the german reunification day with the German ambassador in Helsinki, Detlef Lingemann. Thanks to bw-i and to all we met during this exciting trip!

World record inkjet printed perovskite solar cells with an efficiency of 18,5%

23.09.2019

Scientists of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology develop a new coating process to manufacture perovskite solar cells by large-scale inkjet printing. KIT and InnovationLab reach 18,5% record efficiency of this process. In the next step the process may jump from laboratory scale to industrial scale.

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Meet us at Microchip’s European MASTERs Conference

12.09.2019

Next week our colleagues Sophie Sauva and Dr. Alexey Sizov will attend the Microchip’s European MASTERs Conference in Berlin. Are you going to attend, too? Meet our IoT Team learning about embedded control topics and exchanging with peers. See you there!

Luat Nguyen (iL) and Bernhard Buck looking at printed structures on thin foil

The competitive Advantage of Clusters

04.09.2019

Today and tomorrow, Deutsche Welle is reporting about InnovationLab. Watch the broadcast about the cooperation between academia and industry under one roof. And learn more about the challenge of pooling skills and reconciling interests.

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Group Photo InnovationLab, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, and CRRC

Connecting Rail Industry with printed Electronics

29.08.2019

We were very happy to welcome the team of Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd., the world's largest supplier of retail transit equipment, again at InnovationLab and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG.
We discussed the next steps of our technical business cooperation to connect the rail industry with printed electronics in China to drive a smarter future.

About CRRC

The Revolution of Subtitles

06.08.2019

Did you know that 466 million people are hearing-impaired? Therefore, Silicon Surfer has developed a subtitling service which visualizes emotions in addition to content in terms of spoken words: WaveFont. In cooperation with InnovationLab, it will be extended to trigger the vibrating alert function on mobile phones to underline non-verbal sound.

Organometallic Catalysis Directed Towards Organic Synthesis

22.07.2019

As sponsor, we would like to call attention to the 20th “Organometallic Catalysis Directed Towards Organic Synthesis (OMCOS)”. This year's conference is taking place in Heidelberg until July 25th! Come by and register onsite in the Convention Center.

Review: Successful Heidelberg Innovation Forum at InnovationLab

19.07.2019

On July 9, exciting pitches and comprehensive talks filled life into the essential topic of advanced mobility. Thanks to all participants and to bwcon for choosing our innovative environment for a future oriented, international exchange.

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Bridging the Gap between Academia and Industry

17.07.2019

By focusing on cooperations created by iL, Deutsche Welle - Germany's public international broadcaster, was shooting on our premises. Working together hand in hand under one roof enables us to cover the whole process from Lab to Fab. We are proud to show our unique network and the production of printed and organic electronics to an international audience.

The production for 2019 already started and still more to come

16.07.2019

We are right in the middle of another industrial sensor production for Dr. Jean Bausch's Occlusion Control System. The first part of more than 100.000 flexible printed pressure sensors in different sizes are nearly done and we are waiting for the next run of 300.000 sensors in autumn and winter.

Out and About

28.06.2019

InnovationLab at the 10th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies in Singapore.
Thanks to our colleagues from TU Darmstadt, TU Braunschweig, University of Heidelberg, and iL for representing research and technologies developed at our R&D platform! Congratulations for winning a poster award!

About ICMAT 2019

Luat Nguyen at VskE conference in Timmendorfer Stand

24.05.2019

How can printed electronics shape the future of labels? Our Managing Director, Luat Nguyen, illustrated this question during the Spring Meeting of the “Verband der Hersteller selbstklebender Etiketten und Schmalbahnconverter e. V. (VskE)” on May 24th. This was a potential starting point for exciting joint projects.

Conference program

Heidelberg Innovation Forum: Advanced Mobility in a smart Environment

16.05.2019

If you are looking for investors and companies: join the Heidelberger Innovation Forum on 9th July! Apply for a Pitch to present your business idea in the field of Energy, IoT or Autonomous Driving. Start-ups Application are welcome until May 31th 2019.

Apply for pitch

Car seat equipped with printed sensor foils

Mobility & Smart Urbanism

24.04.2019

New showcase is online: A car seat equipped with flexible printed pressure sensors. It is supported with an App and thus provides a continuous update about driver presence or sitting posture. From this system, diverse possibilities for automotive and aviation can be derived.

ideas: i for innovation, d for dare, e for exchange, a for advanced materials and s for sensors

ideas - Joint Event to drive Innovation by CAM & iL

28.02.2019

On March 28, InnovationLab and the Centre for Advanced Materials jointly organize an event to strengthen their relationship and to encourage dialogue and scientific exchanges. We warmly invite you to register and participate. Poster contributions about your scientific work are very welcome. We are looking foward to seeing lots of you there.

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InnovationLab at Hannover Messe 2019

18.02.2019

On April 1-5, we will be part of the “Home of Industrial Pioneers” on the main theme Industrial Intelligence. As one of 6500 exhibitors from 75 countries, we will present our solutions to shape a smarter every day with printed electronics. Meet us at Hall 27, Stand H75.

Success Stories

18.01.2019

The Digital Hub Mannheim/Ludwigshafen strengthens the competences of successful business culture and internationally recognised research centres in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region and combines them with an established network of startup companies. As partner, InnovationLab answered questions about future prospects and hints for start-ups.

Meet us at LOPEC 2019

03.01.2019

This year's LOPEC focuses on medical applications of printed electronics. On March 20-21 visit InnovationLab at booth #601. Have a look at our latest demonstrators on Health Care and find out how to boost your business with printed electronics.

2018

InnovationLab Managing Director Luat Nguyen on IHK magazine cover

Fit for the Future

11.12.2018

Heidelberg gets ready for the future. Managing Director Luat Nguyen adorns the cover page on the December 2018 edition of the IHK Magazin.

Find here the article about InnovationLab and Heidelberg.

InnovationLab at CES 2019 in Las Vegas

26.11.2018

Once again InnovationLab attend the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies - CES 2019 in Las Vegas. We would like to invite you to visit us on January 8-11, 2019, at our booth #43164.
Registration will be free for customers who register by December 18, 2018.

InnovationLab on SWR

02.11.2018

Watch InnovationLab on SWR Landesschau Baden-Württemberg. Managing Director Luat Nguyen introduces our chair equipped with flexible printed pressure sensors to analyze and correct back postures.
Gain fascinating insights into our cleanroom labs!

Watch video (start at 20:00 min)

Keynote & Invited Speaker at IDTechExShow

31.10.2018

Meet our collleague Dr.-Ing. Atefeh Amin as a keynote & invited speaker at IDTechEx Show (14th of November at Convention Center, Grand Ballroom F). She will talk about "Fully Printed And Flexible Low Voltage Active Matrix Pressure Sensor".

Visit us at Glasstec 2018

27.09.2018

InnovationLab and Codelab GmbH will exhibit at glasstec - the international trade fair for glass in Dusseldorf. Our team will present the switchable luminescent display on glass DIALOOX and its countless fields of use. Come visit us on our common booth #15F05 on October 23rd-26th!

About Glasstec

10th Anniversary of InnovationLab

24.09.2018

By winning the BMBF Leading Edge Cluster Competition back in 2008 iL got started and has since been unique in its form. It turned out to be a road to success.
Together with former students, employees and partners we celebrated the past 10 years and cast a promising glance into the future.
We thank all visitors for this inspiring and fantastic evening!

Meet us at Gitex Technology Week 2018 in Dubai

28.08.2018

We will take part in this year's GITEX, the exclusive forum for the Information and Communication Technology industry in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia Region. Come and visit us at the German Pavilion (Booth number: Z2-B4) on October 14th-18th in Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
We are looking forward to seeing you there!

German Pavilion

BASF meets InnovationLab

23.08.2018

To our great delight we welcomed Dr. Markus Kamieth, Board Member at BASF, and Dr. Guido Voit, Managing Director of BASF New Business, at InnovationLab.
It was a pleasure for us to lead you through InnovationLab's facilities and to demonstrate our latest applications of printed electronics.

Thank you for being our guests today!

Flexible Electronics meets Medical Technology

15.08.2018

Meet us at the innovation forum flexMED on October, 24-25 in Dresden. The new developed product OccluSense® presents a novelty in Dental Care and hence perfectly matches with the topic of flexMED. As a sponsor of flexMED, iL provides an opportunity to discuss about innovations that printed electronics could offer for the future of medical technology.

CREA Summer Academy Germany 2018

11.06.2018

Are you ready to take on an entrepreneurial challenge, develop visions for the Smart City of the future and meet likeminded people from all over Europe? Then take the opportunity to gain valuable insights into the methodology of successful startups and network with well-known companies at the CREA Summer Academy!

Karlsruhe and Heidelberg extend their research cooperation

07.06.2018

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Heidelberg University are intensifying their cooperation. They will extend the jointly funded scientific institution "Heidelberg Karlsruhe Research Partnership" (HEiKA) with the areas of training young talents, teaching, innovation, and transfer - similar to InnovationLabs joint platform for research and knowledge transfer.

Read german press release

Photo of Dr. Angela Kalous (Universität Heidelberg) and Luat Nguyen (InnovationLab)

Heidelberg University meets InnovationLab

05.06.2018

We appreciate having had Dr. Angela Kalous, Vice-President Finance and Personnel and Director of the University Administration, and Cornelia Stöcklein, Head of Law and Comittees Division, at our premises yesterday.

Thank you for coming!

Photo of Thomas Rohland and Dr. Atefeh Amin

Meet InnovationLab at CEBIT 2018 in Hanover

30.05.2018

On June 11th-15th Europe's Business Festival for Innovation and Digitization 2018 takes place in Hanover. Meet our Applications Development Engineer Dr.-Ing. Atefeh Amin and our Development Engineer Thomas Rohland on June 12th and 13th at CEBIT. Please contact us to set up a meeting.

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Meet InnovationLab's Managing Director at IASP European Division Workshop 2018

11.04.2018

On April 23th-25th the IASP European Division Workshop 2018 takes place in Heidelberg. Meet our Managing Director Luat Nguyen as one of the confirmed speakers on Clusters and Collaborations, join the InnovationLab Tour and take the opportunity to exchange experiences and expertise.

InnovationLab's next step to large-area electronics

28.03.2018

InnovationLab printed its flexible pressure sensors with long-term partner Thieme on 1.1m x 2.1m foil to test the next level of large-scale printing. The printed pressure sensors are manufactured using a high throughput printing process. Such an additive manufacturing approach enables cost effective fabrication of large-area sensor arrays.

10th anniversary of InnovationLab at LOPEC

22.03.2018

2,500 attendees from all over the world made this year’s LOPEC again one of the most impactful international Printed Electronics events. At our booth together with BASF New Business, we showed the latest commercially relevant demonstrators.

IoT-Workshop at InnovationLab

06.03.2018

In future, InnovationLab GmbH will increasingly cooperate with SAP SE to integrate printed electronics into future-oriented applications for IoT.

Read german press release

CEO Luat Nguyen talking to a visitor at iL booth

For the first time at the Global Stage of Innovation

24.01.2018

From January 9th - 12th, 2018, InnovationLab exhibited at CES - International Consumer Electronics Show 2018 in Las Vegas and presented the latest demonstrators at the OE-A Pavilion.

2017

Heatmap and text: New showcase coming soon

Meet InnovationLab at CES 2018

23.11.2017

InnovationLab will exhibit on January 9th-12th 2018 in Las Vegas, NV, USA. Our latest demonstrator will be introduced at the CES 2018 and soon be online. We are looking forward to meeting you at the OE-A Pavilion: Tech West, Sands Expo, Level 2, Halls A-D, Booth #40937.

InnovationLab presents new demontrator at Printed Electronics USA

22.11.2017

Last week BASF and InnovationLab exhibited again on a joint booth in Santa Clara and presented their latest joint project. The active matrix pressure sensor demonstrates the feasibility of printed organic electronics and its benefits in various applications.

InnovationLab GmbH at Hightech Summit 2017

06.11.2017

InnovationLab GmbH will participate and give a presentation at this year´s Hightech Summit in Rust, Germany. The Baden-Württemberg Hightech Summit is made up of the Initiative Wirtschaft 4.0 of the Landesregierung BW and the CyberOne Hightech Award BW. We are looking forward to meet you there.

LG and Samsung invest €25 million in CYNORA

20.09.2017

LG Display and Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (“Samsung Ventures”) have decided to invest €25 million in a Series-B round to support CYNORA in the development of a portfolio of organic emitting materials for AMOLED displays that covers the full range of colors.

Heidelberg mayor Prof. Dr. Eckart Würzner visited InnovationLab

24.08.2017

Last week Heidelberg mayor Prof. Dr. Eckart Würzner visited InnovationLab and got an insight-view of the on-site multifarious research and development activities. He was impressed by the sucessful collaboration between science and business.

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10.000 printed flexible pressure sensors for dental care

15.08.2017

Dr. Jean Bausch GmbH & Co. KG and InnovationLab GmbH signed the contract for their future cooperation. The production of the new developed product OccluSense® by Bausch with integrated flexible printed pressure sensors by InnovationLab already started.

New company will be headquartered at the site of InnovationLab

09.08.2017

BASF has announced a grand plan to explore new business opportunities in the 3D printing industry. They will be establishing a new group company, BASF 3D Printing Solutions GmbH, which will commence operations on 1 September 2017. The new company will be headquartered at the site of InnovationLab GmbH.

Inter-cultural Competences in Virtual Teams

28.07.2017

Last week InnovationLab organized a two-day workshop held by Leadership Sculptor.
Leadership Sculptor coaches primarly R&D leaders and the participants got to know basics about practical project management tools, project risk management, running meetings, and the importance of personal competences for international projects.

Training the Next Generation at InnovationLab

07.07.2017

This week InnovationLab GmbH organized a workshop at InnovationLab held by Heidelberg Startup Partners e.V. to learn innovative methods of Design Thinking. The scientific researchers at InnovationLab got innovative methods to improve their business ideas.

Partner News: Researchers use a synthetic 'tongue' to sort out whiskies

06.07.2017

In the journal Chem on June 8, researchers from Germany's Heidelberg University, led by Uwe Bunz, introduce an artificial sensor array or "tongue" that can detect whether two nearly identical whisky samples are a match. The sensor arrays can also identify some of the whiskies' key qualities, such as malt status, age, and country of origin.

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Cross-Cultural Preparation at InnovationLab

03.07.2017

Last week SinaLingua held a cross-cultural training about the South Korean culture at InnovationLab. The training gave a general view about the foreign culture and helped reading between the lines of various expressions.

Electronic components printed on substrats with 1,4 μm thickness

18.04.2017

An interdisciplinary research group prints electronic circuits on thin films. These innovative thermoelectric generators (TEG) convert heat directly into electric power as soon as there is a condition of differences in temperature.

German BMBF report

InnovationLab presented demonstrator for 'e-health' at LOPEC 2017, Munich

11.04.2017

InnovationLab GmbH presented the new developed product OccluSense® by Bausch with integrated flexible printed pressure sensors by InnovationLab. It combines the traditional and digital occlusion control to represent the pressure distribution on occlusal surfaces.

Photo of new smart packaging demonstrator

InnovationLab GmbH at LOPEC 2017, Munich

16.03.2017

At LOPEC 2017 BASF New Business GmbH and InnovationLab GmbH will exhibit on a common booth and present a jointly designed, developed and manufactured demonstrator for ,smart packaging’.
This demonstrator highlights the benefits of flexible and lightweight electronics.