Forum Organic Electronics

Innovation through organic electronics

Research, development and production in the field of organic electronics

The growing demand for energy and raw materials makes the development of green technologies necessary for sustainable growth.

The work of the Leading-Edge Cluster Forum Organic Electronics concentrates on environment-friendly energy production employing organic photovoltaics, the economical use of energy by means of organic light-emitting diodes and the resource-conserving production of electronic circuits, memories and sensors. The flexibility and transparency of the organic electronics-based components facilitate new application areas such as transparent solar cells on windows.

The cluster pools the expertise of more than 20 companies and research facilities. The partners cover the entire value-added chain, from research into new materials and the design of components to the marketing of applications. The cluster includes the DAX-listed corporations BASF, Merck and SAP, as well as the elite universities of Heidelberg and Karlsruhe.

To facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration under one roof, the leading cluster partners established the application-oriented research and transfer platform InnovationLab GmbH, which is also responsible for the management of the cluster.

The cluster aims to make Germany the world's leading research, development and production location in the field of organic electronics.