Thomas Körner joins Heliatek as Vice President Business Development

23-07-2010
Dresden, 23.07.2010: After being able to win over Dr. Andreas Rückemann as CEO in November 2008 and Michael Mohr as Vice President Production in January 2010, Heliatek has now filled another key position with a solar industry expert: Thomas Körner joined Heliatek as Vice President Business Development in July 2010.     Within the first year of his function at Heliatek, Dr. Rückemann has successfully ... Read more

Heliatek and FHR co-operate on construction of first vacuum coating plant for organic photovoltaic units (OPV)

14-07-2010
Heliatek GmbH, Dresden, the global leader in the development of organic solar cells, will be building its first production site in Dresden. Construction will be carried out in co-operation with FHR Anlagenbau GmbH, Ottendorf-Okrilla, - an internationally experienced manufacturer of innovative vacuum process technology.   Heliatek is pursuing the goal of becoming the world’s first manufacturer of ... Read more

Heliatek recruits industry expert

05-02-2010
After winning over Dr. Andreas Rückemann as CEO in November 2008, Heliatek has now filled another key position. From January 2010, industry experienced top-class specialist Michael U. Mohr is working for Heliatek as VP Production.   Having received his Ph. D. in organic chemistry at the Max-Planck-Institute in Heidelberg, Dr. Rückemann held several management positions at the multinational company Evonik ... Read more

Heliatek receives US$ 27 million to continue development of organic solar cells

26-11-2009
Heliatek GmbH, a pioneer in the field of organic solar cells, is receiving US$ 27 million (€ 18 million) in a second round of financing under the lead of the pan-European venture capital firm Wellington Partners. Also participating in this round are the industrial investor Bosch and the corporate venture capital investors RWE Innogy Ventures and BASF Venture Capital, the High-Tech-Gründerfonds, eCAPITAL ... Read more

Heliatek Shortlisted for Cleantech Award

12-11-2009
Heliatek has won a place on the shortlist for the Cleantech Award, part of the Audemars Piguet “Changing Times” European Technology Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, co-sponsored by Schroder & Co Banque and European Tech Tour. The winner will be announced on 19th November 2009 at the Award dinner in Geneva. The selection committee is composed of representatives from Google, Good Energies, the ... Read more

Heliatek and Fraunhofer IPMS 6% confirmed efficiency

20-08-2009
Organic Solar Cells reach 6 % confirmed efficiency Heliatek GmbH (Dresden/Ulm) develops organic solar cells consisting of so called “small molecules” - organic dyes which are synthesized from hydrocarbons. Those solar cells are characterized by low cost, short energy payback time and inexhaustible availability of raw materials. In excess of low expenses, the customer’s benefits are ... Read more

Organic pin-type Tandem Solar Cells by Heliatek, IAPP and BASF reaches efficiency record

12-06-2009
Organic pin-type Tandem Solar Cells by Heliatek, IAPP and BASF reaches efficiency record In a joint R&D-project with the IAPP (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany) and BASF SE, Heliatek has achieved an outstanding record value for organic solar cells based on vacuum deposited small molecules: a power conversion efficiency of 5.9% for an active area of 2 cm² has been confirmed by the National Renewable ... Read more

BASF and Bosch

27-06-2007
German government and industry boost new technology Using thin films to generate inexpensive solar power - German government and private industry plan to invest up to 360 million euros in research on organic photovoltaics - BASF Venture Capital and Bosch take stake in Dresden-based start-up company Heliatek - New materials and processes enable far more areas of application for solar ... Read more

High-Tech Gründerfonds

16-10-2006
HELIATEK GmbH from Dresden receives Financing from High-Tech Gründerfonds High-Tech Gründerfonds takes a stake in HELIATEK GmbH, a spin-off from Technical University of Dresden and University of Ulm. The volume of the seed financing amounts to EUR 650,000. Besides High-Tech Gründerfonds, which provides venture capital of a total of EUR 500,000, and the business founders, who contribute altogether EUR ... Read more