Cambridge Display Technology
| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Polymer light-emitting diodes |
| Founded | 1992[1] |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom |
Key people | |
| Owner | Sumitomo Chemical |
| Website |
www |
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]
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.[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]
In 2007 the company became a subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical.
References
- 1 2 3 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.
- ↑ http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=26003
- ↑ http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/d.bradley
- 1 2 "Jeremy Burroughes". London: Royal Society.
- ↑ "EXECUTIVE OFFICERS". Cambridge Display Technology.
- ↑ "Cambridge Display Technology floats". Cambridge University. 18 Jan 2005.
- ↑ https://www.google.com/finance?cid=6566907
- 1 2 "MacRobert Award - Past winners". Royal Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ↑ "Andor shortlisted for top UK engineering award". optics.org. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2016.