Adrian Mertens

CEO and Co-Founder

SilOrix

Adrian studied Physics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. As a PhD student, he investigated the angle dependent absorption of organic tandem solar cells. From day one, Adrian was fascinated by the vast potential of organic semiconductors, especially from the fact, that they can be solution processed. As a Post-Doc, he investigated fully printable sensor systems based on organic electronics. During that time, he learned about Silicon-Organic-Hybrid (SOH) electro-optic modulators and their disruptive potential. Since spring 2021, Adrian is one of the Co-Founders and CEO of the start-up “SilOriX”, which aims to commercialize the SOH technology.