MANCHESTER, England, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Smartkem (OTCQB: SMTK), the developer of a new class of semiconductor polymer transistors with the potential to power the next generation of displays, announces that it is a sponsor of the upcoming TechBlick Innovations Festival on Thursday, April 25^th, 2024 and will be giving a live virtual presentation at the Festival.

Smartkem Chief Technology Officer, Dr Simon Ogier, will be giving a virtual presentation titled "Organic Thin-Film Transistor Technology – from Lab to Fab" at 07:15 ET / 12:15 BST / 13:15 CET on Thursday, April 25^th, 2024. The presentation will highlight application demonstrators and discuss the partnerships that are expected to enable Smartkem to scaleup fabrication of its OTFT technology to commercial scale production. A live Q&A will follow the presentation.

Date: Thursday, April 25^th, 2024Time: 07:15 ET / 12:15 BST / 13:15 CETLocation: Virtual

The TechBlick Innovations Festival is free to attend, and you can register here: https://www.techblick.com/innovation-festival-april-2024

Smartkem's OTCQB information can be found on the OTC Markets website: www.otcmarkets.com/stock/SMTK/overview

About SmartkemSmartkem is seeking to reshape the world of electronics with its disruptive organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) that have the potential to drive the next generation of displays. Smartkem's patented TRUFLEX^® semiconductor and dielectric inks, or liquid electronic polymers, can be used to make a new type of transistor that has the potential to revolutionize the display industry. Smartkem's inks enable low temperature printing processes that are compatible with existing manufacturing infrastructure to deliver low-cost displays that outperform existing models. The company's electronic polymer platform can be used in a number of display technologies including microLED, miniLED and AMOLED displays for next generation televisions, laptops, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets, smartwatches and smartphones.

Smartkem develops its materials at its research and development facility in Manchester, UK and provides prototyping services at the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) at Sedgefield, UK. It has a field application office in Taiwan. The company has an extensive IP portfolio including 125 granted patents across 19 patent families and 40 codified trade secrets. For more information, visit: www.smartkem.com and follow us on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/smartkem-limited and Twitter @SmartkemOTFT.

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