EIC Accelerator funding for QubeDot

Exciting Announcement! QubeDot GmbH has been selected for the prestigious EIC Accelerator funding by the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA).

We are delighted to be one of the 42 companies selected out of over 1000 applicants! This remarkable achievement is a significant milestone for QubeDot.

Together with Europe’s leading visionaries, we are committed to making impactful progress. This opportunity brings us closer to our vision: Revolutionizing gallium nitride (GaN) chip processing and extending our cleanroom environments in Germany that ensures top-tier customized and scalable microLED manufacturing, meeting the growing demands of our customers and the global market.

We are deeply grateful for this selection and look forward to the transformative developments to come. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported us and is believing in our vision.

Impressive fact: Only 42 out of 1083 proposals were selected, boasting a remarkable success rate of 3.88%!

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7168545483752173568/

Selected for Innovation Radar Award

Proudly reflecting on a successful year, we have mastered numerous challenges and executed innovative projects. We are particularly pleased that QubeDot has been selected for the prestigious Innovation Radar Award by the European Commission.

The Innovation Radar is an initiative to identify promising innovations and innovators in EU-funded research and innovation projects. In the analysis conducted by the Innovation Radar last year, our SMILE technology, developed as part of the EU-funded SMILE project, received a positive evaluation.

Our product, the SMILE platform, is based on this innovation. SMILE stands for ‘Structured Micro Illumination Light Engine’ and offers a ready-to-use microLED array with various pixel numbers & sizes, wavelengths, and intensities. The light sources can be conveniently controlled directly from a computer via USB. The SMILE platform includes a customized microLED chip, electronics, housing, and a graphical user interface for seamless control.

If you are interested in our SMILE platform, please contact us today.

Introducing our revolutionary microLED-platform SMILE


SMILE is an acronym for “Structured Micro Illumination Light Engine” and comprises our microLED-array in a ready-to-use format with different pixel numbers and sizes, wavelengths and intensities.
Our light sources are conveniently controlled directly from the computer via USB. The SMILE-platform includes a customized microLED chip, electronics, housing, and a graphical user interface for seamless control.


Our software enables the user to construct lighting patterns in a very convenient way. The graphical user interface provides the possibility of calibrating the array and adjusting the voltage. In addition, this interface allows the saving and loading of sequences and animations; and provides image and measurement windows for various use areas. An application programming interface allows the SMILE-platform control to be integrated into scrips and applications such as Matlab, LabView and Python.
 
SMILE-platform at a glance:
– Controllable light field 8 x 8 pixels of 75 µm size
– MicroLEDs individually controllable by software with up to 16 kHz
– Easy setup to create desired light patterns
– Robust housing, direct integration in optical path possible
– Ready for immediate use with GUI and USB cable
 
Are you interested in our SMILE platform? Contact us today to learn more.

QubeDot’s revolutionary microLED-platform SMILE

SMILE®-platform used for optogenetics

In close collaboration with the Institute of Quantum Optics (IQO) in Hannover, we were able to demonstrate for the first time that biological cells could be excited using our SMILE®-platform.

In the lab of Prof. Alexander Heisterkamp at NIFE (Niedersächsisches Zentrum für Biomedizintechnik, Implantatforschung und Entwicklung), Dr. Maria Leilani Torres and their team employ fluorescence imaging to visualize calcium fluctuations in living cells.

The cardiomyocytes express a light-sensitive protein called ChR2. The cells were stained with calcium-sensitive dye and are activated when illuminated by SMILE®-platform. The spontaneous electrical activity can be overridden by the illumination pattern.

Using our SMILE®-platform, cell cultures can be stimulated by different illumination patterns.

We are very proud that our microLED platform simplifies research by providing a compact and easy-to-use light source for targeted stimulation of cells with minimal adjustment required compared to other optical systems.

The video shows cardiomyocytes illuminated with vertical light stripe patterns using the SMILE®-platform.

Source: Dr. Maria Leilani Torres, Leibniz University Hannover.

The next generation of µLED technologies

As part of the EU project SMILE in which we are proud to be a project partner, a new generation of µLED technology is being developed.

Professor J. Daniel Prades from the Universitat de Barcelona visited the Quantum Valley Lower Saxony (QVLS) at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and gave this exciting interview:

https://magazin.tu-braunschweig.de/en/m-post/the-barcelona-braunschweig-led-connection/

QubeDot at the CS International Conference in Brussels

Our team from QubeDot is very pleased to have been part of the CS International Conference in Brussels.

Jan, our CTO and Co-Founder of QubeDot, has given a talk about µLEDs for structured illumination and the versatility of our SMILE® Technology to address multiple markets.

µLEDs with dimensions of 1 to 50 µm are becoming increasingly interesting driven by the µLED revolution in display technology.

Our µLEDs are in addition also used – among other applications – in biology, optogenetics, microscopy and process metrology.

Do you want to know more about our customized µLEDs?

Here is the link to our solutions:

Solutions

New housing for SMILE platform

Our µLED arrays are the key to our Structured Micro Illumination Light Engine (SMILE) platform. They enable as a complete system the precise control of every single light pattern.

MicroLED array with 16×16 pixels in new star housing – connected to USB and ready to illuminate your samples.

The new housing allows for an easy integration of the SMILE platform into optical system as it is compatible to 60mm cage systems and offers additional threads.