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Epson Invests in Startup AI Silk

AI Silk is a developer and manufacturer of high-performance conductive textiles.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Seiko Epson Corporation and its subsidiary company Epson X Investment Corporation (EXI) have invested in Japanese startup company AI Silk Corporation through a joint fund, the EP-GB Investment Limited Partnership. Sendai-based AI Silk, a startup that spun out of Tohoku University, develops and manufactures a high-performance conductive textile called “LEAD SKIN.” Conductive textiles have been used as materials for automotive parts and wearable devices in applications such as bi...

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