PragmatIC, Quality Hospital Solutions launch SamplePod
PRINTED ELECTRONICS NOW. SamplePod, a novel sample transportation and tracking system, with an RFID-based labeling solution, could make pathology services more efficient and significantly reduce costs.
Top 10 tips after 10 years of innovation in flexible electronics
As the team at PragmatIC celebrates ten years of driving forward innovation in the semiconductor industry to manufacture a new generation of flexible electronics, Dr Richard Price, Chief...
Is RFID the solution to protect and promote wine?
China is a major importer of EU wine, but that unfortunately also leads to counterfeiters profiting from the growing demand. This insight article explores the opportunity for wine producers to use RFID to reassure consumers of the provenance of the bottles they purchase.
PragmatIC Semiconductor – celebrating 10 years!
How time flies! We founded PragmatIC a decade ago, with a mission to create a new type of integrated circuit (IC) that was thin, flexible and ultra-low cost. While it’s fair to say that it’s been...
In conversation with Michael Groves from Topolytics
It’s hard to believe it has been over 12 months since PragmatIC joined forces with waste tech company Topolytics on a DEFRA project to deliver the UK’s first comprehensive digital waste tracking...
Focusing on innovation in flexible electronics during COVID-19
How do you maintain focus on innovation in flexible electronics during COVID-19? Iain Docherty, Director of Operations at PragmatIC, outlines how our team of experienced semiconductor industry...
What is Radio Frequency IDentification?
This insight article outlines the basics of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID), what a typcial system looks like and the different frequrency ranges. It also covers typical tag types and applications.
Now is the time to invest in RFID to improve efficiencies in healthcare
HEALTH TECH DIGITAL. The healthcare sector has come under unprecedented pressure. It is important to investigate new innovations that can deliver tangible benefits to patients and providers.
Flexible RFID drives scalable medical sample shipments
EENEWS EUROPE. SamplePod, an innovative system for carrying medical samples is using flexible RFID chips in labels from PragmatIC to track thousands of shipments every day.
Women in technology - Mixing it up with ICs
ELECTRONICS WEEKLY. Dr Catherine Ramsdale, the senior vice-president of technology at PragmatIC, which makes flexible ICs, was encouraged at school by a physics teacher who took A‑level students to an open day at Imperial College in London.
NHS Trust lab leverages RFID system for sample tracking
RFID JOURNAL. SamplePod comes with PragmatIC's unique flexible integrated circuits in labels, in order to individually identify each sample, link it to the pod and identify its location from a hospital's surgery department to lab testing.
In conversation with Erik Langaker, Chair of the PragmatIC Board
This month we sat down, virtually of course, with Erik Langaker, the new Chair of the PragmatIC Board, to learn more about his background and to understand why he believes PragmatIC’s unique...