The IOP’s Business Awards are unique in the UK and Ireland in recognising the significant contribution that physicists and physics make in industry and this year’s cohort of awardees contains the 100th IOP business award winner.
The IOP Business Innovation Award specifically recognises and celebrates companies that have excelled in innovation, delivering significant economic and/or societal impact through the application of physics.
Commenting on the Award, Chuck Milligan, CEO of FlexEnable, said: "We are thrilled to win this award from the IOP for our development and industrialisation of a completely new type of transistor – an organic transistor (OTFT) – made of truly flexible polymer semiconductors and dielectrics instead of silicon, and now shipping in consumer electronics products. Our FlexiOM™ OTFT materials and platform are the product of many years of deep and cross-disciplinary technology development from fundamental materials science to manufacturing process engineering.
“This OTFT technology paves the way for new product designs and use cases not possible with any other TFT technology - from truly flexible and rugged ePaper and LCD displays to biaxially formable active optics including tunable lenses and pixelated dimmers – needed for all-day wearable AR and AI smart glasses."
Institute of Physics President Professor Michele Dougherty said:
“Physics drives discovery and innovation, transforming our understanding of the world. And it is the innovations of physics-powered businesses that are driving our economy, creating jobs and addressing the challenges that face us today.
“In the coming years, physics will continue to shape our lives, hopefully making a better world for us all, and it is companies like those we are honouring with a 2025 IOP Business Award that are leading the way towards a prosperous, sustainable future. My sincerest congratulations to them all. “
