This $250k matching grant from the State of Kentucky will assist Bert Thin Films in scaling the production of the copper pastes for the silicon solar cell industry.
The Lane Report states: "In February 2019, 10 high-tech Kentucky companies were announced as recipients of $2.18 million in state matching funds to promote growth and job creation in high-paying research and technological fields, from disease research to water treatment. The Kentucky grants match in part the recently announced $5.1 million in federal grants the businesses will collectively receive.
The grants are part of the commonwealth’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Matching Funds program. The program, overseen by KY Innovation within the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, matches all or part of federal SBIR/STTR awards received by Kentucky-based companies or companies that commit to relocation in the state.
Three of those companies – Bert Thin Films of Louisville, Endoscopy Assist Devices of Louisville, and Liberate Medical of Crestwood – were among the high-tech winners."