BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InkSpace Imaging is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has appointed Dr. Peter Fischer as Chief Executive Officer, effective March 26. After closing its first round of private funding in February of this year, InkSpace Imaging is looking forward to continued growth under the leadership of Dr. Fischer.
“We are delighted to bring Dr. Fischer on board as our CEO. He brings extensive experience in the development and scale-up of printed and hybrid electronics. With his operational experience, broad background, and proven leadership he is the right person to take the company forward,” said Dr. Balthazar Lechene, Secretary of the Board of InkSpace Imaging.
Dr. Fischer holds a PhD in semiconductor physics, serves on the board of OE-A (Organic and Printed Electronics Association) and brings more than 19 years of experience taking new technologies and products from lab to fab. Since 2015, he served as COO of Thinfilm Electronics, a global leader in NFC mobile marketing and smart-packaging solutions using printed electronics technology. Prior to Thinfilm Electronics, he served as CTO at Plastic Logic, a printed electronics company developing flexible displays, Director of Backend Products at Qimonda, and Senior Manager of Frontend Process Integration at Infineon Technologies. In 2012, Dr. Fischer was named one of the top “Forty Innovators Building the Foundation of the Next-gen Electronics Industry” by EETimes.
“I am very pleased to be joining InkSpace Imaging and to have the opportunity to help take the company to the next stage in its growth and development,” said Dr. Fischer. “I look forward to driving the company’s progress with the execution of our corporate strategy.”
About InkSpace Imaging
InkSpace Imaging was founded in 2016 out of the University of California, Berkeley to develop lightweight, patient friendly MRI coils that decrease the time of the exam and improve image quality. A recent graduate of the Spring 2018 SkyDeck Cohort, InkSpace Imaging is dedicated to developing the latest MRI coil technology that increases patient comfort and provides reliability and great performance during exams. InkSpace Imaging Pediatric coils are currently being used by care teams at the Stanford Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, as well as UCSF Medical Center.
