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This year`s winners of the OE-A awards were honored during the LOPE-C Gala Dinner in Munich. Eight19 and Imprint Energy were recognized for the best business and technology concept. Four additional awards were presented as part of the OE-A Demonstrator Competition.

OE-A Announces Winners of LOPE-C Investor Forum Awards and Demonstrator Competition

Frankfurt, Germany | Posted on July 5th, 2012

The OE-A, the leading global association for the organic and printed electronics industry, announced the winners of its annual awards during LOPE-C 2012 (4th Large-Area, Organic & Printed Electronics Convention) in Munich last month.

LOPE-C Investor Forum Awards 2012

The OE-A supports young companies and start-ups in finding investors by organizing
an Investor Forum as part of the LOPE-C Business Conference. "We are pleased with
the excellent presentations held by start-ups in the Investor Forum. This year, the
majority of presentations were by device manufacturers providing system solutions for
end-users", says Dr. Davor Sutija, CEO Thin Film Electronics ASA and LOPE-C
Business Conference chair.

This year's winners of the LOPE-C Investor Forum Awards are:

LOPE-C Investor Forum Award 2012 "Most Impactful Technology / Product"
Imprint Energy, Inc., USA, Brooks Kincaid
LOPE-C Investor Forum Award 2012: "Best Business Case"
Eight19 Ltd., UK, Kieran Reynolds

OE-A-Demonstrator Awards 2012

Innovative concepts illustrating the capabilities of organic and printed electronics are
recognized with the demonstrator awards. This year's awards were presented in four
categories:

OE-A-Demonstrator Award 2012: Best University Demonstrator:
"Digital White Board", Hochschule der Medien, Stuttgart, Germany

OE-A-Demonstrator Award 2012: Best Freestyle Demonstrator:
"Inkjet Printed Graphene Biosensor", Merck Ltd., Nakatsu, Japan

OE-A-Demonstrator Award 2012: Best Publicly Funded Project Demonstrator:
"Pedestrian Protection Sensing System", 3PLAST, EU-Project

OE-A-Demonstrator Award 2012: Best Design:
"Electroactive Polymer Applications", University College West-Flanders, Belgium

"The demonstrators show the wide range of applications from automotive, consumer
electronics and smart packaging to medical and pharmaceutical applications", says
Dr. Stephan Kirchmeyer, Chairman of the OE-A and Head of the Business Unit
Functional Coatings at Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG. The OE-A will start
a new Demonstrator competition in September 2012, and the best demonstrators will
be awarded during LOPE-C 2013, June 11-13, Messe Munich, Germany.
www.lope-.com

For photos see the LOPE-C photo gallery:
media.messe-muenchen.de/LOPE-C/Standard_e/SelectCatalog_Presse.jsp

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About OE-A (Organic and Printed Electronics Association)
The OE-A (Organic and Printed Electronics Association) was founded in December 2004 and is the leading international industry association for organic and printed electronics. The OE-A represents the entire value chain of this emerging industry. Our members are world-class global companies and institutions, ranging from R&D institutes, component and material suppliers to producers and end-users. More than 190 companies from Europe, North America, Asia and Australia are working together to promote the establishment of a competitive production infrastructure for organic and printed electronics. The vision of the OE-A is to build a bridge between science, technology and application. The OE-A is a working group within the German Engineering Federation(VDMA). More than 3,000 member companies from the engineering industry make VDMA the largest industry association in Europe.

The OE-A and Messe Munich International are the hosts of the premier international conference and exhibition, LOPE-C – the Large-area, Organic and Printed Electronics Convention, which addresses end-users, engineers, manufacturers, and investors. LOPE-C 2012 will be held June 19-21, 2012 at ICM, Messe Munich, Germany

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Contacts:
Dr. Klaus Hecker
Managing Director
OE-A
Tel.: +49-69-6603-1336

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