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Consortium

Participants & Partners

The FADOS consortium is composed of 13 beneficiaries and 13 associate partners from 7 different European countries and 2 non-European country. This consortium brings together expertise from both academic and non-academic nodes to ensure to our 17 recruited ESRs a real multisectoral exposure.

Coordinator

RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITAET HEIDELBERG

SEMINARSTRASSE 2
69117 Heidelberg
Germany

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Prof. Martijn Kemerink

20% effort
is the coordinator of the network and main supervisor of DC1 and DC2. Since 2019 he is full professor in Applied Physics (‘Hybrid and Organic Devices’) and Managing Director at the Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials (IMSEAM). Additionally, he is the vice-dean of the recently (2021) founded faculty of engineering sciences at UHEI. He has published more than 200 peer reviewed journal articles and gave over 85 scientific talks (> 11 000 citations; h-index 57 (WoS)). Since 2009, he has (co-)supervised 8 postdocs and 29 PhD students. He wrote multiple book chapters and review articles on organic electronics. He is/has been involved in the organization of several conferences and symposia.

PARTICIPANTS

CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AB

CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AB

412 96 Goteborg
Sweden

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Christian Müller

10% effort
is a Prof. in Polymer Science at the Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Chalmers. He received an ERC Consolidator Grant in 2022, an ERC Starting Grant in 2014 and is a Wallenberg Scholar. In 2016 he became a SSF Future Research Leader. His group consists of 1 permanent researcher, 8 PhD students and 4 Postdocs. He has been the main supervisor of 14 completed PhD theses. CM is a materials scientist; research interests include the use of organic semiconductors, polymer blends and composites for energy technologies ranging from solar cells and thermoelectrics to power cables. He has co-authored more than 170 peer-reviewed publications (>11’000 citations; h-index 62) and 3 book chapters. He is the co-inventor of 22 patents or patent applications.
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

CALLE SERRANO 117
28006 Madrid
Spain

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Prof. Mariano Campoy-Quiles

10% effort
is a Research Professor at ICMAB-CSIC in NANOPTO group (https://nanopto.icmab.es/). His team has developed several methods to produce large material libraries as well as advanced characterization tools for high throughput screening of organic photovoltaic and thermoelectric materials. He is co-inventor in 8 patents, and co-author in 150 papers (>9980 citations, h=46 WoS), and is/has been supervisor for 10 postdocs, 15 PhD students, 6 MSc and 14 BSc students. He founded the spin-off company Molecular Gate S.L. in January 2022 to exploit some of the technologies developed in his group. In 2024, he has been awarded the CSIC medal “Margarita Salas” for his career in supervising and training young researchers.

Dr. Juan Sebastián Reparaz

10% effort
joined the ICMAB-CSIC as tenured scientist in 2017. His research targets unraveling the nature of thermal transport at the nanoscale, with special focus on developing novel experimental methodologies based on light scattering. He has co-authored more than 75 publications (>3700 citations, h=36). He is currently PI of 3 projects and has supervised 3 theses.
FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA

FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA

Via Rubattino, 81,
Milano, 20131,
Italia

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Dr. Mario Caironi

10% effort
is the main supervisor of DC5. He is currently a tenured senior researcher at the Milan centre of IIT (CNST), and he is in charge of the “Printed and Molecular Electronics” research line. In 2011, he received a Marie-Curie Career Integration Grant, an ERC Starting Grant in 2014 and an ERC Consolidator Grant in 2019 at the same host institution. He is currently partner of the MSCA ITN “HORATES” (2021-2025). He is co-editor of the Wiley book “Flexible and Large Area Electronics” (2015) and of the Elsevier book “Organic Flexible Electronics” (2021). He has an h-index of 52 (Google Scholar, September 2024) with more than 12000 citations. Co-inventor of 1 patent and 3 patent applications.

Dr. Alessandro Luzio

20% effort
will help in the supervision of DC5. He is a permanent Technologist in the PME group at the IIT, with main expertise in development and characterization of printed electronic devices with high resolution patterning and controlled microstructure of thin films, in particular organic field-effect transistors operating at high-frequency. He has several papers in international journals on the topic (h-index: 28; # of citations: 2400, Google Scholar September 2024).
LINKOPINGS UNIVERSITET

LINKOPINGS UNIVERSITET

Bredgatan 33
Norköping, 60221,
Sweden
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Prof. Simone Fabiano

10% effort

is a Professor of Materials Science at Linköping University and leader of the Organic Nanoelectronics group at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics. His research focuses on doping mechanisms in organic semiconductors, neuromorphic devices, and sustainable electronics. He is a co-inventor on 23 patent families and has published around 140 scientific articles (~11,000 citations, h-index 56, Google Scholar). He has supervised 14 doctoral and 23 postdoctoral researchers in national and EU-funded projects, and currently coordinates or contributes to major national and European initiatives, including an ERC Consolidator Grant and several MSCA and Pathfinder projects.

THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL

THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOO

Crown Street,
Liverpool L697ZD,
UK
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Alessandro Troisi

10% effort
is a Professor of Chemistry. From 2017 Prof. Troisi is Chair in the Materials Innovation Factory of the University of Liverpool. Prof. Troisi specializes in theoretical and computational chemistry, computer aided materials discovery, electron transport and transfer, organic semiconductors and quantum dynamics. He supervised more than 15 PhD students and has experience is a large number of research and training grants. He commits 10% of his time to the supervision of the DCs of this project and the associated management duties
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS

23 rue du loess,
Strasbourg, 67034,
France
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Dr. Martin Brinkmann

15% effort
(Director of Research, supervisor of DC 12) currently supervises a group of 2 PhD students, 1 master student and one engineer. M. Brinkmann is an internationally recognized expert in polymer thin film structure and transmission electron microscopy. His main expertise is the thin film growth (orientation, crystallization) and detailed structural investigations of conjugated materials used in energy-related applications such as energy conversion and storage. He has authored and co-authored 140 original journal articles, 2 reviews and 2 book chapters, and 1 patent, and has an h-index of 47 (7000 citations) (Scopus, sept. 2024).
UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART

UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART

Pfaffenwaldring 55,
Stuttgart, 70569,
Germany
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Prof. Sabine Ludwigs

10% effort
is a PI of the network and main supervisor of DC9. Since 2010 she is full professor in Polymer Chemistry (‘Chair of Structure and Properties of Polymeric Materials’) and currently Managing Director of tIPOC. She has published more than 165 peer reviewed journal articles and gave over 75 invited scientific talks (> 8700 citations; h-index 49, google-scholar). She has supervised 7 postdocs and 22 PhD students. Since October 2010 she is co-speaker of the research training group RTG 2948 of the German Science Foundation (DFG). She is associate editor of the journal Macromolecules (American Chemical Society) and wrote review articles on electrochemistry of and morphology control of conducting polymers.
IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

South Kensington Campus Exhibition Road
London SW72AZ,
UK
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Prof. Julie Euvrard

10% effort
will co-supervise this project and train the fellow in organic crystalline film growth, doping strategies, and various characterisation techniques to assess the impact of dopants on optoelectronic properties. Julie Euvrard will also train the fellow to the research method towards the completion of a doctorate degree. Euvrard’s research group, Echoes Lab, will support through practical trainings in the lab and inclusion within the community.

Prof. Jenny Nelson

10% effort
from the Department of Physics and CPE, will co-supervise this project and train the fellow in development of basic physical models, simulation tools and experiments to discover and exploit relationships between the performance of photovoltaic devices and the physical and chemical properties of the constituent materials. Nelson’s group members will support the applicant in the manufacturing of devices and basic characterisation
UNIVERSIDADE DA CORUNA

UNIVERSIDADE DA CORUNA

Rúa da Maestranza 9,
15001 A Coruña
Spain
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Dr Jaime Martín

10% effort
graduated from the Institute of Polymer Science and Technology of CSIC (Spain) and trained at Imperial College London (UK, as a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow) and POLYMAT (Spain, Ramon y Cajal Fellow), Jaime Martín is an Oportunius Research Professor at UDC. He leads the Group of Functional Polymer Materials (https://www.jaimemartinlab.com), which is devoted to understanding the solid-state microstructure of semiconducting polymers and how this is connected with the operation of organic electronic devices (e.g., organic solar cells and organic filed effect transistors). His scientific outcomes have resulted in more than 80 papers (Adv. Mater., Adv. Funct. Mater., Adv. Energy. Mater., Joule, etc.), including an invited paper for the Rising Star series of Advanced Materials 2021 and the recipient of the Mater. Horizons Outstanding Paper Award of 2022. During his career as independent researcher Jaime has secured >3,000,000 € as PI in competitive calls, including an ERC-CoG (PARACRYST, 2,000,000 €).

Xabier Rodríguez-Martínez

10% effort
earned his PhD in high-throughput experimentation & big data in 2020 at ICMAB-CSIC and completed a first postdoc in LIU with focus on data science and printed organic semiconductors for photovoltaics. In 2022 he earned a competitive Humboldt fellowship to work on organic thermoelectrics in UHEI. In 2024 he earned a competitive MSCA fellowship and an InTalent associate researcher position in Jaime Martín’s lab. He has co-authored 21 peer reviewed articles (>900 citations; h-index 13) and co-supervises 1 PhD, 1 Ma and 1 Ba students as associate researcher.
FLEXENABLE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

FLEXENABLE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED EPISHINE AB

34 Cambridge Science Park, Milton,
Cambridge, CB40FX,
UK
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Dr Stephen Bain

10% effort
is a Materials Research Manager at FlexEnable. He will be responsible for supervising one DC. He earned his PhD in Kelvin force microscopy on organic thin-film transistors from the University of Southampton in 2011 and has been working on organic TFT materials since then, first with Merck Chemicals and ultimately at FlexEnable. His primary focus is formulation and materials optimisation for applicability to mass-production of TFT and optics applications.

Professor Henning Sirringhaus

10% effort
is a Chief Scientist at FlexEnable. He will be responsible for co-supervising one DC. He has been working in the field of organic semiconductors since 1997 and has published > 30 papers in Nature- or Science-stable journals, >10 of which in the last 3 years; 9 of his papers have been cited > 1000 times. He has been awarded the Hughes Medal of the Royal Society, is a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Materials Research Society and a co-founder of Plastic Logic/FlexEnable and Eight 19.

FlexEnable has developed the world’s first truly flexible transistor technology platform; the key to cost effective electronics over large and small surfaces. The company’s proven technology platform enables customers to create compelling flexible electronic products and to manufacture them in volume. Combining stable, high performance organic thin film transistors (OTFT) with passive elements, FlexEnable’s platform is the perfect toolkit of electronic components for enabling new mobile and wearable products as well as sensor arrays and structural electronics that bring an extra dimension to the IoT (Internet of Things). The company has demonstrated a number of world firsts, including fully flexible electrophoretic displays, flexible active matrix OLED displays and conformed organic liquid crystal displays (OLCD).

FlexEnable has also demonstrated a range of LC based optical devices for various applications such as tunable lenses, AR ambient dimming, smart-windows and e-privacy screens. With a strong IP portfolio and a unique, scalable organic electronics manufacturing process, FlexEnable can rapidly accelerate customers’ route into plastic electronics and their achievement of a truly differentiated product offering. Customers include OEMs, component manufacturers and materials suppliers. More details about FlexEnable and its backplane technology can be found at http://www.flexenable.com.

EPISHINE AB

EPISHINE AB

Wahlbecksgaten 25,
Linköping 58213,
Sweden
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Thomas Österberg

10% effort
Research director is a co-founder of Epishine and is the main driver for technological advancement within the RnD organization. With a background at Linköping University, Thomas has been instrumental in developing the key technologies behind Epishines products, and is also responsible for a number of patents.

Jonas Bergqvist PhD

10% effort
STO, is a co-founder of Epishine and is responsible for the technology development at the company. He has a background from Olle Inganäs research group at Linköping University and has a number of relevant publications and patents.
Epishine is a commercial company, spun out from Linköping University, Sweden in 2016. Focusing on the sales, development and production of printed organic solar cells for the IoT market the company has launched the world’s first commercially available printed solar modules specific for low light conditions. Epishines core technology is based on a patented lamination process with remarkable increase in yield and performance.
LUNALEC AB

LUNALEC AB

Fysikhuset, Linnaeus v 24,
Umea 90187,
Sweden
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Professor Ludvig Edman

10% effort
is an active founder of LunaLEC, and also a professor at Umeå University, Sweden. He will be responsible for supervising one DC. He has been working in the field of organic semiconductors since 2001 and has published >130 scientific papers, which has accumulated an h-index of 55 (Google Scholar, 240910); He was the recipient of an ERC Advanced Grant in 2024. He is the co-founder of 3 SMEs.
LunaLEC is a manufacturer and developer of fully printed light-emitting products. Built on its cutting-edge light-emitting electrochemical cell (LEC) technology, LunaLEC’s printed light solutions redefine what is possible with light. The patent-protected solution-based manufacturing ensures affordability, sustainability and quality in the form of the new Lumifoil product series. Lumifoil can be thin, flexible, and highly customizable, and be driven to vibrant light emission by either the low voltage of a battery or in wireless mode by the NFC field of a card reader.
FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH GMBH

FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH GMBH

Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße,
Jülich 52428,
Germany
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Prof. Dr. Ing. Francesca Santoro

10% effort
responsible for supervising DC15, is head of the Neuroelectronic Interfaces (NEI) Group at FZJ, which is a new Joint Lab with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and IT, at RWTH Aachen. She is also a professor in Neuroelectronics at RWTH Aachen University. Prof. Santoro is one of the most dynamic young investigators in the field of bioelectronics, and currently she is focusing on optimizing interfaces to symbiotically integrate electronic devices with biological tissues, especially nervous tissue, using synthetic membranes, 3D electrode designs, and biomimetic soft devices. She has been supervisor for 14 postdocs, 14 PhD, 15 master and 2 bachelor students. She has already been awarded numerous grants and awards for her research (e.g., International Helmholtz Research School in Biophysics, Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year in Engineering and Technology, and the Leopoldina Early Career Award). In 2019, she founded the start-up Bryla. She received an ERC Starting Grant from the European Research Council in 2020 for the project BRAIN-ACT, and she was the 2021 awardee of the Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year in Engineering and Technology. In 2022, she obtained the Leopoldina Early Career Award. In total she authored over 75 publications with a total of more than 2887 citations in leading journals (h-index 30, on Google Scholar, in September 2024).

Dr. Francesca D´Elia

10% effort
will help in co-supervising DC15. In 2024, she joined the NEI group as a postdoc, where she works on the development of dynamic neural interfaces, focusing on the processing of light-sensitive polymers. She has co-authored 5 publications (23 citations, h=4, in September 2024)
UNIVERSITAET BERN

UNIVERSITAET BERN

Freiestraße 3,
Bern 3012,
Switzerland
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Prof. Natalie Banerji

10% effort

is a beneficiary partner and main supervisor of DC16. She is a full professor at the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Studies at the University of Bern since 2017 and a member of the SNF research council. She has supervised 17 PhD students, 13 Master and 8 PostDocs. She is an author of 70 peer reviewed journal articles (68 peer-reviewed journal articles, 2 book chapters, 5 conference proceedings; h-index: 37) and gave over 65 invited talks at international conferences and research institutions. She is an Associate Editor of ‘Nature PJ Flexible Electronics’ and of ACS Materials Letters, and a member of the Editorial board of IOP ‘J. Phys. Energy’ and has organized several scientific conferences.

FLUXIM AG

FLUXIM AG

KATHARINA-SULZER-PLATZ 2
8400 Winterthur
Switzerland
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Dr. Davide Moia

10% effort

is the supervisor of DC17. In his PhD and postdoc at Imperial College, he investigated electron and ion transport in organic semiconducting systems. He has been Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart, where he worked on mixed ionic-electronic conduction in halide perovskites in the department of Physical Chemistry of Solids headed by Prof. Joachim Maier. Since March 2024, he joined FLUXIM as R&D scientist where he carries out research projects on solar cells and batteries in collaboration with academic and industry partners. He has co-authored 35 publications (h index 21), delivered >20 presentations at international scientific conferences.

Fluxim is an SME dedicated to providing R&D tools for organic and perovskite electronics R&D, more specifically the OLED display, lighting, and photovoltaics industry. Fluxim provides 6 complementary products in its modelling (Setfos, Laoss) and measurement divisions (Paios, Phelos, Litos, Litos Lite).