InkSpace Imaging Appoints Peter Fischer as CEO
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.
March 12, 2019, 01:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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. “Forty Innovators Building the Foundation of the Next-gen Electronics Industry”
“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 Ph.D. 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, as Director of Backend Products at Qimonda, and as 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 executing our corporate strategy.”
About InkSpace Imaging
InkSpace Imaging was founded in 2016 by 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 Spring 2018 SkyDeck Cohort graduate, InkSpace Imaging is dedicated to developing the latest MRI coil technology that increases patient comfort and provides reliability and outstanding performance during exams. InkSpace Imaging Pediatric coils are currently being used by care teams at Stanford Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and UCSF Medical Center.
Contacts
Balthazar Lechene
Secretary of the Board of InkSpace Imaging
(510) 859-3822