Transforming pathology with RFID could save the NHS millions
EUROPEAN PHARMACEUTICAL REVIEW. This article explores how implementing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology and flexible electronics could help NHS pathology services cope with the challenges of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
PragmatIC appoints Erik Langaker as Chair of the Board to support increasing scale of business
PragmatIC, a world leader in flexible electronics, has appointed Erik Langaker as independent Chair to complement its existing strong Board of Directors. This appointment comes alongside additional funding of over £13 million to support ongoing production ramp-up, accelerate manufacturing opti...
How can RFID be used to reduce costs in healthcare?
RFID is already being used in hospitals, but generally on higher value items. In this insight article we explore its application in streamlining the handling of pathology samples and see how it can help to increase operational efficiences and reduce costs.
Investing in the innovators of the future
What a difference a year makes! Last August we published a blog post featuring feedback from our 2019 summer interns. Now 12 months later everything has changed dramatically. One impact of...
FLEPS 2020
Dr Richard Price, Chief Technology Officer at PragmatIC, gave a keynote presentation at the virtual FLEPS (Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems) Conference, outlining why PragmatIC's ground-breaking flexible electronics technology is different. To watch the recording View event....
A machine learning processing engine to build flexible devices with odor recognition capabilities
TECH XPLORE. In recent years, there has been an increase in the development of flexible electronics: electronic components that can be stretched and thus enable the development of smart watches, fitness trackers, or other wearable smart devices.
From inspiration to innovation. Reinventing RFID and flexible electronics
What inspires innovation? Dr Richard Price, Chief Technology Officer at PragmatIC, has been at the cutting-edge of the deep technology industry for over 20 years. Here Richard shares some personal...
How can RFID technology and flexible electronics help pathology?
PATHOLOGY IN PRACTICE. With the NHS currently under huge strain, additional time-consuming and burdensome processes add to an already heavy workload. Gillian Ewers examines the advantages that radio frequency identification offers in tracking samples and consumables.
CTO Talk: Q&A with PragmatIC’s Richard Price
VERDICT. The UK firm’s flexible integrated circuits are thinner than a human hair, which means they can be easily embedded into everyday objects. According to PragmatIC, this technology can make it possible for “trillions” of smart objects.
In conversation with Emre Ozer from Arm
With the recent publication in Nature Electronics about Arm’s hardwired machine learning processor fabricated on PragmatIC’s unique flexible electronics technology platform, we caught up with Dr...
It is time for natively flexible processors
ARM. The story behind our technical paper; “A hardwired machine learning processing engine fabricated with submicron metal-oxide thin-film transistors on a flexible substrate”, started with a question of how to make billions of everyday things smart.
Nature Electronics 2020
This PragmatIC technical paper is centred around a hardwired machine learning processing engine fabricated with submicron metal-oxide thin-film transistors on a flexible substrate.