08.05.19
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and Universal Display Corporation announced a research and development collaboration in the OLED field.
With this agreement, two players in the OLED industry join their know-how to accelerate the development of new products and further advance OLED technology.
This joint development program brings together Universal Display Corporation’s expertise in leading-edge phosphorescent OLED emitters and the state-of-the-art transport materials from Merck KGaA.
The objective is to develop higher performing OLED stacks for OLED manufacturers around the world.
“We are very pleased with this collaboration, as our companies bring a perfectly matching set of know-how to the table,” said Kai Beckmann, CEO Performance Materials and member of the Executive Board of Merck KGaA. “This will greatly support each of us in developing innovative products for our customers. Moreover, the new insights will help us to further advance and increase the performance of OLED technology in general, one of the most promising fields for the display industry.”
“We... believe that this collaboration of materials expertise will help expand the landscape of bright, beautiful, brilliant OLED displays in the marketplace,” said Steven V. Abramson, president and CEO of Universal Display Corporation. “Both companies offer comprehensive portfolios of OLED solutions that complement each other very well, and we look forward to further enabling our customers and the OLED ecosystem.”
