HRI Designer Compounds® to Drive NextGen Display, XR, and Optic Devices
Craig Bandes, President & CEO of Pixelligent Technologies
Presentation Abstract
High refractive index (HRI) materials have become essential enablers for diverse technologies that rely on the manipulation of light in specific ways. The range of applications that benefit from HRI materials is broad and includes displays, extended reality (XR) devices, sensors, optical and 3D printed lenses, free‐form optics, metalenses, and anti‐reflective coatings.
This is a core business focus for Pixelligent.
Each application has a unique set of desired properties, specifications, manufacturing processes, and reliability requirements. To address the specialized requirements, Pixelligent developed a proprietary method called the PixClearProcess®. The method tunes the desired high index and processability requirements of dispersions and formulations to match the ever‐
increasing performance targets of product developers. By controlling all components of the formulation, from the synthesis of the 3nm to 20nm nanocrystals with uniform shapes and sizes, and the covalently bonded capping materials, to the formulation components, Pixelligent delivers Designer Compounds® and uniform dispersions that are broadly compatible with commonly used monomers and manufacturing processes.
In this talk, I will describe our approach to nanoparticle synthesis, how we tune the properties of our dispersions and formulations, our mass‐production capabilities, the current products and target markets, and what comes next.
Craig Bandes
Craig Bandes, 51, has been President & CEO of Pixelligent Technologies since 2009. He has over 25 years of experience as a CEO, entrepreneur, and angel investor building companies in the technology, defense and professional services industries. As CEO, Craig has led Pixelligent through a successful plan of reorganization, raised over $50M in equity, secured $15M+ in U.S. government grants, and established Pixelligent as the technology leader for High‐Index materials for consumer electronics applications. Prior to Pixelligent, he was the President & CEO of Global Secure Corp, a company focused on providing software, training, and equipment solutions for the homeland security market. Global Secure grew from a start‐up to operations in 4 states, with over 200 employees, before it was acquired in 2007. Craig negotiated over $300 million in transactions, completing financings, acquisitions and strategic partnerships in the US,
Asia and Europe. Craig sits on the Board of Directors of Pixelligent, is a member of the NanoBusiness Alliance Advisory and The CEO Exchange boards, and is an active angel investor. He received degrees in Entrepreneurship and Finance and from Babson College.