Pune, 1st September 09 - Acoris Research Ltd., 100 % subsidiary of Hikal Ltd.  announced today that Plextronics Inc., an international technology company that specializes in printed solar, lighting and other electronics, has chosen Acoris to provide building blocks for Plextronics’ innovative lighting research programs. Acoris is a Pune; India based Contract Research & Development Organization that specializes in custom materials synthesis.

Plextronics lighting program is focused on organic light emitting diodes (OLEDS). OLEDs are used in a wide range of display applications such as televisions, cell phones and cameras, and are expected to play a growing role in general lighting.

Acoris works with Plextronics to provide custom fine chemicals according to rigorous
specifications.  To achieve this Acoris, works with Plextronics to design a synthetic pathway, prepares the materials, and offers complete analytical characterization of the materials. “We are pleased to use its technical, developmental and small scale manufacturing capabilities to provide high quality building blocks for this innovative technology area” says Dr. R.H. Rupp, President of Acoris Research Ltd.

”Acoris has proven to be a capable and diligent partner,” says Shawn Williams, Vice-President of Technology at Plextronics, “they offer more than just synthetic chemistry, they offer a complete skill set for materials synthesis.”

About Acoris Research Ltd,

A wholly owned subsidiary of Hikal Ltd. Acoris is a state-of-the-art contract research facility situated at the International Biotech Park in Pune, India. Acoris delivers contract research and manufacturing services to innovator companies and provides customized services, from Full Time Equivalent (FTE) to Fee for Service (FfS) contracts. Acoris helps customers innovate during the early lifecycle of their products with a comprehensive suite of offerings including Route Scouting, Contract Research, Process Development, Scale up, Analytical Method Development and cGMP (kilo) Manufacturing.
For more information about Acoris, visit www.acorisresearch.com

About Hikal Ltd.

Hikal is a reliable long-term outsourcing partner to companies in the Pharmaceuticals, Crop protection Products, and Specialty Chemicals industry. The company has been supplying key active pharmaceutical ingredients (API’s) and intermediates, manufactured using stringent global quality standards, for its customers in the United States, Europe and Japan. Hikal’s advanced manufacturing facilities have been inspected and approved by leading global players in the Pharmaceutical industry.
For more information about Hikal, visit www.hikal.com

About Plextronics

Plextronics, Inc. is an international technology company that specializes in printed solar, lighting and other organic electronics.   Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, the company's focus is on organic solar cell and organic light emitting diodes (OLED), specifically the conductive inks and process technologies that enable those and other similar applications.   
With a company vision of enabling 15 billion printed electronic devices by 2015, Plextronics is creating technology capable of commercial-scale manufacturability and performance. The company's device design, process technology and Plexcore® branded inks enable the formation of active electrical layers — the key drivers of printed electronics.  The privately held company was founded in 2002 as a spinout from Carnegie Mellon University, based upon conductive polymer technology developed by Dr. Richard McCullough. Over the past seven years, Plextronics scientists have refined and further developed this technology to deliver exceptional performance for printed electronics.
For more information about Plextronics, visit www.plextronics.com.