Alexander Michaelis

Meyer Burger (Germany) AG manufactures plasma processing systems for the photovoltaic industry. It designs and manufactures component systems and processing systems based on plasma and ion beam technology. Roth & Rau also develops process systems for use in precision optics, microsystems technology components and sensor production. The company was founded on June 22, 1990 by Dietmar Roth, Bernd Rau, and Silvia Roth and is headquartered in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany.

OTB Solar AG develops and manufactures crystalline silicon solar cells. It offers OTB Printing and PixDro that specializes in researching and developing industrial ink-jet printing applications and in manufacturing such systems for research and industry. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Part of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft eV, Fraunhofer-Institut für Keramische Technologien und Systeme (IKTS) is a research institute located in Dresden, Germany. The institute has three locations in Dresden, Hermsdorf, and Thuringia, making it the largest ceramic research institute in Europe. IKTS is currently working on various projects related to the production of green hydrogen. Additionally, the Sensor Space Summer School organized by IKTS teaches students from Hermsdorf about sensor technology and programming. Founded in 1992, IKTS conducts applied research for high-performance ceramics.