The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science has selected for award two Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)-Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II proposals targeting important advancements in OLED technology for solid-state lighting applications:

• MicroContinuum, Inc: R2R Production of Low-Cost Integrated OLED Substrate with Improved Transparent Conductor & Enhanced Light Outcoupling

• Pixelligent Technologies LLC: Advanced Light Extraction Material for OLED Lighting

These two FY15 projects were selected from the FY14 Phase I Release 1 SBIR-STTR grant cycle that concluded in November 2014. Each project will aggressively pursue commercialization of subject technologies during a 24-month period of performance beginning in April 2015. To learn more about these awards, visit the DOE SSL website.

The SBIR and STTR program within the DOE Office of Science seeks to increase the participation of small businesses in federal R&D. To learn more about this program, visit http://science.energy.gov/sbir/.