Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., privately held Vitex was incubated at the world-class Battelle Memorial Institute, a global leader in science and technology research. Spun-off as an independent company in 1999, Vitex is armed with a strong IP portfolio and technology solutions to become a market leader for thin-film barrier coatings and flexible substrates for the burgeoning FPD market. Vitex's landmark development of a thin-film moisture barrier technology continues to gain acceptance within the industry due to its demonstrated ability to to meet the rigorous environmental requirements for thin-film encapsulation of bottom- and top-emission OLEDs. In addition, this technology can be applied to a wide range of organic semiconductor applications such as photovoltaics and batteries.