Cambridge Display Technology

Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) is a technology company with head office in Godmanchester, England. It was the first company spun out of the University of Cambridge ever to go public.[1][6] It was subsequently acquired by Sumitomo Chemical for about $285 million in 2007.[7]

Cambridge Display Technology
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryPolymer light-emitting diodes
Founded1992 (1992)[1]
Founders
Headquarters
Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire
,
United Kingdom
Key people
  • Jeremy Burroughes
    (CTO) [4][5]
OwnerSumitomo Chemical
Websitewww.cdtltd.co.uk

History

Cambridge Display Technology was founded in 1992 in order to commercialise technologies made possible by the discovery of a new form of electroluminescence made in 1989 by Cavendish Laboratory researchers Richard Friend, Donal Bradley, and Jeremy Burroughes and Department of Chemistry researchers Chloe Jennings and Andrew Holmes.[4][8][9]

In 2002, the company was awarded the MacRobert Award by the Royal Academy of Engineering for organic LED displays.[8]

CDT's initial public offering (IPO) took place on the NASDAQ stock exchange in December 2004.[1][10]

In 2007, the company became a subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical.

References
  1. Steven A. Edwards (8 January 2008). The Nanotech Pioneers: Where Are They Taking Us. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 117–118. ISBN 978-3-527-61209-3.
  2. "Cambridge Display Technology, Inc.: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  3. "Home - Professor Donal Bradley". Imperial College London. 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  4. "Jeremy Burroughes". London: Royal Society.
  5. "EXECUTIVE OFFICERS". Cambridge Display Technology. Archived from the original on 2016-04-07.
  6. "Cambridge Display Technology floats". Cambridge University. 18 Jan 2005.
  7. "Cambridge Display Technology". Google Finance. Archived from the original on 2017-01-26.
  8. "MacRobert Award - Past winners". Royal Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  9. "Andor shortlisted for top UK engineering award". optics.org. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  10. Minshall, Tim; Seldon, Stuart; Probert, David (2007). "Commercializing a disruptive technology based upon university IP through open innovation: a case study of Cambridge Display Technology". International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management. World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt. 04 (03): 225–239. doi:10.1142/s0219877007001107. ISSN 0219-8770.
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