1. Session 1: Annette Fløcke Lorenzen: Industrial Relations Manager, University of Copenhagen, Research & Innovation
Claus Helix-Nielsen: CTO Aquaporin Group & CEO Aquaporin Asia Pte. Ltd. Singapore
Monika Luniewska Jensen: Project officer at Novo Nordic Foundation & co-founder of Shute
Session 2: Dennis Christensen: PhD student & Development Engineer at Technical University of Denmark
Andreas Lauge Christensen: Patent Attorney at Plougmann Vingtoft

2. Science & Innovation Dennis Christensen PhD student
Technical University of Denmark

3. Looking back… Bachelor & master in nanoscience at KU Work & Travel
DTU employment
DTU employment
DTU employment
Bachelor & master in nanoscience at KU
Work & Travel
Development engineer at DTU
Full-time PhD at DTU
Part time PhD at DTU
Harvard
Berkeley
2006
2012
2013
2016
2017

4. Growing ultrathin films on fake diamonds
Part time PhD at DTU
2013
2017

5. Thermoelectrics Cooling or heating Power generation
Development engineer at DTU
Part time PhD at DTU
2013
2017
Li Han Doping ZnO for thermoelectric use

6. ZnO Transparency Conductivity Conduction band Conduction band
Valence band
Direct band gap 3.3 eV
Conduction band
Valence band
Fermi level

7. Transparent conductors
Thermoelectrics
Transparent conductors
- Applications?
Part time PhD at DTU
2013
2017

8. Applications Thin film deposition essential!
Industry standard: Indium Tin Oxide (ITO)
Touch screen
Multifunctional Windows
Solar cells
Transparent electronics
Displays
Thin film deposition essential!

9. Pain ITO is: Expensive (25% of touch panel cost)
Rare (exhausted by 2026)
Touch screen
Solar cells
Displays

10. Our Solution A New Our Solution Is Needed Compatible
Better Performance
A New
Our
Solution
Our material
Is Needed
Ellmer K, ‘Past achievements and future challenges in the develop-ment of optically transparent electrodes’, Nature Photonics, Dec 2012
Better
Lower Price:
150 times cheaper

11. Market Potential Huge market (9 billion $/yr)
Annual growth of 1 bill. $/yr
Source: IHS Inc. November 2013
ITO
Non-ITO

12. Optimization & element substitution
Plan
Proof of principle
Optimization & element substitution
Licensing · · ·
Proof of Concept
· · ·
Dennis Christensen: Project leader and specialized in deposition of oxide thin films and electrical measurements
Søren Linderoth: Head of department of DTU Energy Conversion with large experience in project management
Nini Pryds: Head of the electrofunctional material section at DTU and long experience with deposition of oxide thin films
Li Han: Post-doc specialized in synthesis & properties of our new ZnO-based material.
Jesper Lundeman: Business developer and entrepreneur
Nicolaj Højer Nielsen: Experienced serial- entrepreneur & negotiator
Simone Sanna: Post-doc specialized in oxide thin film depositions and structural characterization.
Eugene Stamate: Senior scientist specialized in oxide thin film depositions and plasma processing.

13. Plan Al In B
ZnO Cd Co … Sc Ga

14. Personal outcome & time management
Time investment
Transparent conductors
Thermoelectrics
Transparent conductors
Lab designing
Part time PhD at DTU
Very
Time
2013
2017

15. Science & Innovation Dennis Christensen PhD student
Technical University of Denmark