Press Releases

11 August 2008
PE-Lux receives Order from the European Space Agency (ESA)
The high-tech company Plastic Electronics Luxembourg (“PE-Lux”) has been commissioned by the European Space Agency (ESA) to manufacture antennas on textiles with print technology. These antennas are to be implemented in so-called “Wearable Textiles” for telemetric and microwave applications.
Specialized in the manufacture of printed electronics, the Luxembourg-based company Plastic Electronics Luxembourg (“PE-Lux”) just received an order from the European Space Agency (ESA) for the manufacture of antennas on textiles such as Kevlar and Nylon. PE-Lux will produce the antennas made of inorganic metals, such as gold or silver nanoparticles, on their inkjet printer, which was especially designed and built by PE-Lux. Printing of antennas represents one of PE-Lux core competences, since they are planning the fabrication of RFID-Chips on a long term basis. The antenna plays a significant role in a RFID-Chip, through which the entire transmission of information takes place.
PE-Lux will be printing two different antennas; one with a frequency of up to 30 megahertz and the other for frequencies in the gigahertz segment. During antenna manufacture, PE-Lux intends to mutually collaborate with the CRP Gabriel Lippmann and the University of Luxembourg for certain assignments. The project is to be completed in six months.

 

12 June 2008
PE-Lux one of the 20 selected companies to take part at EASY Investment Forum in London
On the 26th and 27th of June, London will be a host to an exciting international investment event. This event will showcase 20 early stage high growth companies to an audience of over 200 investors interested in early stage financing from across Europe. The EASY cross-border investment forum will be hosted by GLE Growth Capital and NESTA, supported by Media Deals and Oracle and will be held at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales in Moorgate. The presentation event will be follwed by a Gala Dinner at the Tower Hotel near Tower Bridge.
PE-Lux will present in the IT group on the 26th of June.

 

27 March 2008
PE-Lux selected as one of the 50 most promising “Start-ups” in the Benelux
From several hundred applicants, Plastic Electronics Luxembourg (PE-Lux) has been selected by the „Benelux Venture 50“ as one of the 50 most promising start-up companies in the Benelux. Last week in Brussels, those fifty companies were able to present themselves to Europe’s investment community. During the upcoming months, PE-Lux intends to carry out first round financing.
On the occasion of the “Benelux Venture 50”, PE-Lux, a Luxembourg-based company specialized and engaged in the manufacture of printed electronics, stood up to several hundred competitors and chosen by a jury of active venture capitalists originating from Europe and the USA, was deemed one of the fifty most promising developing companies in the Benelux. And as such, PE-Lux was able to personally introduce itself to the European investor scene during the 7th edition of the “Benelux Venture Forum” in Brussels. The investors participating in the Forum mutually represent resources amounting to several billion Euros. The objective of the event is that the best fifty companies elicit a portion of this money into the Benelux-Region.
The native Luxembourger Dr. Louis J. Guérin, Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of PE-Lux, was able to hold initial conversations with a number of representatives of various venture-capital-funds concerning possible investments during the Forum in Brussels. “I am confident that we will find first investors for PE-Lux in the coming months”, states Dr. Guérin. Louis Guérin has an Engineer’s Degree in micro-engineering, specialized in micro-electronics from the ETH [Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule] in Lausanne. Dr. Guérin is a specialist for MEMS (Micro-Electromechanical Systems) and nanotechnology. He has a vision of creating the first nanotechnology center in Luxemburg.

 

17 May 2006
PE-Lux selected among top 50 technology companies in the Benelux
The Benelux Techtour 2006 has selected PE-Lux as part of the top 50 technology companies of the Benelux. The Selection Committee (16 professionals from the Benelux Tech/VC community) has reviewed over 250 companies, and has rated PE-Lux 4 stars (out of 5).
PE-Lux will receive the opportunity to gain visibility to the international Tech and Venture Capital environment present at the Benelux Tech Tour held at Euronext Amsterdam on the 30th of May 2006. At the Opening Reception, 60-70 delegates (all relevant international VC representatives from BNLX, Europe, USA and Asia, as well as senior representatives of Tech-Corporate) will be present and mingle with the participants of the workshops. A broad delegation of the international press will also be present. (FD, Dow Jones, Emerce, FEM Business, BNR, Quote, Sprout, Red Herring, Canal-Z, and Datanews.)