CDT, the company leading the worldwide development of Light Emitting Polymer (LEP) today announced the completion of its $3 million chemistry facility on its Greenwich House site, Cambridge, UK. The new facility will run in parallel with CDT’s device laboratory at its Huntingdon Road site, Cambridge, UK.

The new 6,000 sq. ft, chemistry facility will enable the company to increase its research and development capability and scale-up its production expertise. The laboratory will enable CDT to improve its analytic and characterisation techniques, in addition to allowing the company to increase its output of polymer materials.

CDT’s intention is to use its chemistry facility for the development of a production process for LEP materials that can then be used to supply materials for pre-production development on the part of its licensees and ultimately transfer a production material to its partners and licensees.

“The new chemistry facility will enable CDT to scale up its material production business to produce material for both our own device development and that of our licensees. Beyond this it will enable CDT to develop a manufacturing model that can be transferred to third parties if needed”, said Mark Gostick, commercial director.