June 10, 2011 — The Large Area, Organic and Printed Electronics Convention (LOPE-C) conference and exhibition, June 28-30 in Frankfurt, Germany, will focus largely on organic photovoltaics (OPV) and organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs).

OLED lighting will receive particular attention, with a special conference session dedicated to the latest developments and market trends. Osram, Konica Minolta, Moser Baer and DuPont, among others, will present in this session.

The tradeshow as a whole expects 1000 visitors and 90 exhibitors, with 130 companies speaking in the conference.

LOPE-C’s investor forum will connect investors and start-up companies. The investor forum is organized by the OE-A in cooperation with the European Commission (DG INFSO), Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI), the European Investment Fund (EIF) and ACCESS ICT. NTERA (IR), Eight 19 (UK), Metalonix (USA), Thin Film Electronics (N), and many other international companies will deliver presentations. A plenary session, "Financing Opportunities in Organic and Printed Electronics" will open the investor forum.

LOPE-C (Large-area, Organic & Printed Electronics Convention) is an annual conference and exhibition of organic and printed electronics. Learn more at www.lope-c.com

Formed in 2004 as a Working Group within VDMA (German Engineering Federation), the OE-A (Organic and Printed Electronics Association) represents the organic and printed electronics industry. Learn more at www.oe-a.org

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