Månad: januari 2023

https://press.almiinvest.se/posts/pressreleases/almi-invest-investerar-i-n-ink-som-mojliggor

Almi Invest invests SEK 3.3 million in n-Ink, which develops an innovative environmentally friendly ink for printed electronics, such as solar cells. In the issue of a total of SEK 13.3 million, Navigare participates as the main investor. The money will be used to scale up and expand sales as well as for the further development of new environmentally friendly conducting polymers.

Printed electronics, which means that conductors or semiconductors are printed on, for example, paper-based material, are developing at a rapid pace and enable improved and completely new components and technologies in society. They can, for example, be used to create more efficient solar cells, better capacitors and various sensors for the human body in life science. The market for printed electronics is largely driven by climate change and the aim is to create environmentally friendly electronics with great recyclability and with more efficient production methods.

To make good semiconductors, materials that can conduct positive charges and materials that can conduct negative charges are required. The problem, however, is that today there is almost only ink that conducts the current via positive charges.

Now n-Ink has found a solution to this through its new patented ink. The stable ink is based on environmentally friendly substances and conducts current in the form of electrons, which are negative charges.

Behind the innovation is ten years of work by Professor Magnus Berggren and Associate Professor Simone Fabiano and their research team at Linköping University.

• n-Ink’s innovation is groundbreaking and can be compared to when in the 60s a way was found to create transistors and integrated circuits, which was a prerequisite for the entire digital revolution, says Pär Carlshamre, Investment Manager at Almi Invest. During my years and within my technical areas, I have rarely met a company with greater potential than n-Ink.

The company will now further develop and sell its ink to large chemical and electronics companies on the world market. In a first phase, n-Ink focuses on three verticals – polymers, capacitors and solar cells – and already has a number of large customer companies that have purchased smaller quantities for analysis and evaluation.

• We are very happy about this investment, says Johannes Bintinger, CEO of n-Ink. With Navigare and Almi Invest on board, we can now take the next step in our development and seriously start launching our ink on the market. Both investors are also familiar with research-based deep-tech innovations and how to bring them to market.

Almi Invest invests in n-Ink, which enables new solar cells

Almi Invest invests SEK 3.3 million in n-Ink, which develops an innovative environmentally friendly ink for printed electronics, such as solar cells. In the issue of a total of SEK 13.3 million, Navigare participates as the main investor. The money will be used to scale up and expand sales as well as for the further development of new environmentally friendly conducting polymers.

Printed electronics, which means that conductors or semiconductors are printed on, for example, paper-based material, are developing at a rapid pace and enable improved and completely new components and technologies in society. They can, for example, be used to create more efficient solar cells, better capacitors and various sensors for the human body in life science. The market for printed electronics is largely driven by climate change and the aim is to create environmentally friendly electronics with great recyclability and with more efficient production methods.

To make good semiconductors, materials that can conduct positive charges and materials that can conduct negative charges are required. The problem, however, is that today there is almost only ink that conducts the current via positive charges.

Now n-Ink has found a solution to this through its new patented ink. The stable ink is based on environmentally friendly substances and conducts current in the form of electrons, which are negative charges.

Behind the innovation is ten years of work by Professor Magnus Berggren and Associate Professor Simone Fabiano and their research team at Linköping University.

• n-Ink’s innovation is groundbreaking and can be compared to when in the 60s a way was found to create transistors and integrated circuits, which was a prerequisite for the entire digital revolution, says Pär Carlshamre, Investment Manager at Almi Invest. During my years and within my technical areas, I have rarely met a company with greater potential than n-Ink.

The company will now further develop and sell its ink to large chemical and electronics companies on the world market. In a first phase, n-Ink focuses on three verticals – polymers, capacitors and solar cells – and already has a number of large customer companies that have purchased smaller quantities for analysis and evaluation.

• We are very happy about this investment, says Johannes Bintinger, CEO of n-Ink. With Navigare and Almi Invest on board, we can now take the next step in our development and seriously start launching our ink on the market. Both investors are also familiar with research-based deep-tech innovations and how to bring them to market.