- 13 April 2006 -

Novaled and Ciba Specialty Chemicals partner for OLED materials

Novaled and Ciba Specialty Chemicals are to form an industrial
collaboration in the field of OLED materials. Ciba Specialty Chemicals
will produce the unique organic dopant and transport materials
developed by Novaled.

The unique organic dopant and transport materials for its proprietary
OLED technology Novaled PIN OLED(TM) allow OLED devices to perform
with the highest power efficiency. While Ciba Specialty Chemicals will
produce these materials using its specific know how in the synthesis
of organic materials in reliable highest purity, Novaled will continue
to market the materials. The two companies will also collaborate in
the development of future OLED products and platforms based on the
Novaled's technology and materials.

"We are pleased to leverage our production know how in the synthesis
of functional materials in this collaboration with Novaled," comments
Rolf Drewes, Head of the Business Line Electronic Materials at Ciba
Specialty Chemicals.

"This collaboration complements our other activities in the area of
OLED products, which includes the development and production of
electroluminescent materials based on fluorescent, phosphorescent as
well as polymeric luminophores."

"The agreement with Ciba Specialty Chemicals will secure delivery of
our materials in high quality and volume to our customers worldwide,"
states Gildas Sorin, CEO of Novaled. "Ciba's experience in bringing
advanced organic materials to the electronics market is a seal of
product quality and supply stability in an industrial environment for
our customers."


Web: http://www.cibasc.com/electronicmaterials