The invention “New Photoinitiating Systems for Processes of Cationic, Free-radical and Hybrid Photopolymerization under UV and Visible Light”, developed by a scientific team under the supervision of Dr Eng Joanna Ortyl from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology of the Krakow University of Technology, was awarded the gold medal of the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival – SVIIF.

The team of Dr Eng Ortyl invented new photosensitizers. It also developed “new photoinitiating processes for radical, cationic and hybrid photopolymerization based on new photosensitizers”.

The innovation of the solution is based on the use of completely new chemical compounds as photosensitizers. The research results of the Krakow scientific team have a huge impact on the production of paints, varnishes and light-curing adhesives, which are used in the cosmetics, automotive, printing and furniture industries.