{"id":46206,"date":"2023-03-28T02:02:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T02:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/?p=46206"},"modified":"2023-03-28T02:37:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T02:37:05","slug":"waterloo-startup-gets-10-5-million-to-scale-new-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/2023\/03\/28\/waterloo-startup-gets-10-5-million-to-scale-new-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Waterloo startup gets $10.5 million to scale new tech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-block-container\">WATERLOO \u2014 A Waterloo startup that makes microscopic LEDs and sensors received $10.5 million in federal and provincial funding Monday and plans to more than double the size of its workforce over the next three years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Since it was founded seven years ago, VueReal Inc. overcame the <a class=\"text-block__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.therecord.com\/news\/waterloo-region-tech\">technical<\/a> challenges of making LEDs and sensors that range from two microns to 20 microns in size \u2014 a human hair is about 70 microns thick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">The ultra-tiny sensors developed by VueReal will have many futuristic applications that could revolutionize biotechnology, health care, advanced manufacturing, among other sectors, said CEO Reza Chaji in an interview Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">VueReal says it is all about scalable nanotechnology for next-generation applications, Chaji said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">The money announced Monday from Sustainable Development Technology Canada and Invest Ontario will be added to the $18.5 million US investment raised in April 2022, and the expected sales revenue from VueReal technology during the next three years to pay for a $40-million expansion of the company. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cWe are scaling production to meet a strategic market,\u201d said Chaji. \u201cThen, we want to work with some smaller companies on the consumer market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">VueReal has developed cutting-edge tech that lowers the cost of making LEDs that also use less power to operate, Chaji said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cThey are way more efficient to run compared to traditional devices,\u201d said Chaji.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"contentMiddleBreakPoint\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">The global market for micro LEDs was about $592 million US in 2021. It is expected to grow by 80 per cent a year until 2030. It is advanced display technology that does not use organic materials, lasts longer than traditional LEDs and provides clearer images on screens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Critical supplies of LEDs and sensors during the first three years of the pandemic caused some companies to return manufacturing to North America. Chaji said VueReal\u2019s technology to print LEDs and sensors is made for that market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cThis is a solution that can be scaled,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can do it anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">VueReal is among the region\u2019s startups that employs engineers for hardware, software and <a class=\"text-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.therecord.com\/business\/2019\/08\/22\/vuereal-opens-advanced-nanotechnology-centre-in-waterloo.html\">advanced manufacturing<\/a>. It makes hundreds of millions of super-tiny LEDs and sensors, and also sells the technology so other companies can make them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Described as a semiconductor and cleantech company, VueReal developed a printing platform for the efficient, practical and scalable production of micro LEDs and sensors. This platform extends the use of micro LEDs and sensors to several sectors of the economy \u2014 automotive, aerospace, smartwatch, smartphone, television, information technology, medical, and more, says Sustainable Development Technology Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cWe had a lot of collaboration with the University of Waterloo, and we hired a lot of <a class=\"text-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.therecord.com\/news\/waterloo-region\/2020\/05\/20\/design-competition-winner-gets-full-time-job-at-vuereal-in-waterloo.html\">talent<\/a> from there,\u201d said Chaji.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">In announcing the government funds Monday, Waterloo MP Bardish Chagger called VueReal the kind of startup that is trying to transform the world and solve some of its major challenges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cWhen we invest in clean technology, we are investing a strong economy and a more sustainable future,\u201d said Chagger in a prepared statement.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"contentEndBreakPoint\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">\u201cAnyone who has used a smartphone outside on a sunny day will appreciate the innovation that VueReal is creating. 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