Bridget Klebaur 11.20.13
cynora GmbH is officially “Falling Walls Science Startup of the Year 2013.” Located on the campus of the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT), the startup was awarded the distinction at the International Falling Walls Conference in Berlin, which, since 2009, is held every year on the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The event salutes outstanding scientific discoveries and achievements in the areas of nutrition, climate, energy, health and sustainable development.
“We are very proud and honored to have received this distinction,” said Dr. Tobias Grab, CEO of cynora GmbH. “We believe in the success and sustainability of our technology, and this is a wonderful acknowledgement of our scientific efforts.”
The high-tech company is intensively involved in researching and developing new organic semiconducting materials for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) to enable the cost-effective and reliable mass production of these energy-efficient components.
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) had already put cynora GmbH forward for the award in October. Both directors of cynora are KIT alumni, and the company is based on the institute’s campus. A strong supporter of cynora from the very beginning, KIT has been closely following the tech company’s progress; with the nomination it laid the foundation for the success in Berlin.
“Much of the credit for where we are today goes to the KIT as a whole and to Dr. Jens Fahrenberg from the Institute’s Innovation Management in particular. The root of our success is here,” Dr. Grab said.
“We are very proud and honored to have received this distinction,” said Dr. Tobias Grab, CEO of cynora GmbH. “We believe in the success and sustainability of our technology, and this is a wonderful acknowledgement of our scientific efforts.”
The high-tech company is intensively involved in researching and developing new organic semiconducting materials for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) to enable the cost-effective and reliable mass production of these energy-efficient components.
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) had already put cynora GmbH forward for the award in October. Both directors of cynora are KIT alumni, and the company is based on the institute’s campus. A strong supporter of cynora from the very beginning, KIT has been closely following the tech company’s progress; with the nomination it laid the foundation for the success in Berlin.
“Much of the credit for where we are today goes to the KIT as a whole and to Dr. Jens Fahrenberg from the Institute’s Innovation Management in particular. The root of our success is here,” Dr. Grab said.