Press Releases

September 22, 2009
Blue Spark and Novalia Partner to Design and Develop Creative, High Value, Interactive Printed Electronics Products. Using technologies such as ICs, conductive inks and Blue Spark printed batteries, Novalia envisions a vast market for “Interactive Printed Media.”
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July 31, 2009
Blue Spark Technologies Announces Closing of $1.5 Million Series B Funding. Blue Spark Technologies, Inc., the leading designer and manufacturer of thin, flexible, green printed batteries for industry, recently announced that the company has closed $1.5 million of Series B funding.
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July 24, 2009
Blue Spark Technologies CEO Gary Johnson Showcases Breakthrough Thin Battery Technology on CNBC’s ‘Tech Effect’ Program. CNBC segment also features ABI Research RFID analyst Michael Liard who cites the ‘limitless potential’ for printed batteries within battery assisted passive applications.
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June 9, 2009
Innovations in Battery Assisted Passive RFID Unveiled by Blue Spark Technologies. The next wave of innovation in the RFID market — Battery-Powered Passive RFID is set to power new and emerging applications in manufacturing, supply chain, health care, asset management, security and retail, according to thought leaders from Blue Spark Technologies, Inc., the leading designer of thin, flexible, green printed batteries.
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June 6, 2009
PODCAST: Printed Batteries—An Interview with Gary Johnson, President and CEO of Blue Spark. John Edwards   |  June 6, 2009
Although not yet powerful enough to drive everyday products like cell phones or digital cameras, an emerging generation of thin, flexible, paper-based batteries is now finding a home powering tiny label displays, smart cards, RFID tags and other mobile devices requiring only modest amounts of energy.
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March 23, 2009
UPM Raflatac and Blue Spark Technologies partner to drive new battery assisted passive RFID research and product development
UPM Raflatac and Blue Spark Technologies announce that they have recently formed a partnership specifically targeted towards the development and launch of new and innovative products and applications in the emerging battery assisted passive (BAP) RFID market.
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March 16, 2009
Best in Show
Blue Spark Technologies announced as finalist for Best in Show award at RFID Journal Live 2009.
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January, 2009
TalkNTech@Cox.com Interview
President & CEO, Gary Johnson, appears on TalkNTech@Cox.com to discuss the value of thin printed battery products.
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2008

November 19, 2008
Blue Spark Technologies Opens Cleveland-Area HQ Facility Powered by ‘Innovation’ Funding from Ohio Department of Development
Ohio Lt. Governor and Westlake City Council President will speak at Nov. 24th grand opening showcasing state-of-the-art development and Testing facility for Blue Spark’s thin, flexible, eco-friendly printed batteries
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November 17, 2008
Blue Spark Technologies Appoints Nancy Rubin to
Position of Chief Financial Officer
Blue Spark Technologies, the leading supplier of thin, flexible printed battery solutions, today announced that it has strengthened its executive management team with the addition of Nancy G. Rubin as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
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November 4, 2008
Blue Spark and NTERA Team Up to Demonstrate Thin Battery and Printed Electronic Display Technologies for Use in Smart Cards
Combining Blue Spark’s low voltage power source, with NTERA’s NanoChromics™ technology, can deliver lower costs, easy integration, and “green” aesthetics for manufacturers of RFID, gift, loyalty, security and cashless transaction cards.
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September 8, 2008
Sealed Air Corporation Deploys Blue Spark Thin Printed Batteries To Power Its New RFID Time and Temperature Data Logging Sensors
Battery power boost enables Sealed Air’s TurboTag™ smart cards to record cold chain temperature history in real time in food and beverage, pharmaceutical supply chains.
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