Printed Electronics Now staff11.12.20
Piotr Wierzchowiec, Ph.D., joined Ynvisible Interactive Inc. as the head of Functional Ink Products & Development, the company announced.
Dr. Wierzchowiec brings more than 12 years of experience in developing materials, inks, and printing processes for organic and printed electronics, including display applications.
He joins the company from Merck KGaA, a science and technology company in healthcare, life science, and performance materials.
At Merck, Dr. Wierzchowiec was head of Print Labs for Performance Materials Innovation & Application division.
His previous responsibilities included managing product development, leading teams of experts, scouting, coordinating product launch activities, and driving global business development.
"Piotr brings a wealth of experience to the Ynvisible team in fabricating and commercializing functional inks products for the global markets," said Jani-Mikael Kuusisto, CEO of Ynvisible. "Ynvisible is accelerating our time to revenue. We are now taking systematic steps to build off lessons learned to date from our various client cases: strengthening our intellectual property portfolio, launching our Ynvisible branded products, and deploying our proprietary technology platform offering. We are now selling our first ink products through our website, we are actively delivering on customer needs through our collaborations with NXN-IP and RISE, and we are strengthening our inks portfolio. Inks are central to our business growth. It's great to have Piotr fortify our efforts in this area."
"I feel enthusiastic about joining Ynvisible in their efforts to address the rapidly growing needs of the electrochromic display market," Wierzchowiec added. "I am eager to become a part of this highly dedicated team of pioneers while bringing complementary ink development experience to expand and strengthen the company's product portfolio. I am committed to aiming for high-quality standards and fast response to market demands, which are vital for great commercial success."