Peter Levermore

Dr Peter Levermore is Co-Founder and CEO of Excyton, a UK start-up company developing novel technology to increase the performance of displays. Pete received his doctorate in OLED technology from Imperial College London in 2008 and then pursued a career in industry, developing novel OLED technology all around the World. He worked for Sumitomo Chemical Company in Japan, Universal Display Corporation in the US and for Merck KGaA in Germany. During this time, he conducted world-leading research, setting performance records for OLED displays and lighting that enabled the launch of several commercial products. Pete is a prolific inventor with more than 40 issued patents. After several years working in technology development, Pete completed an MBA with the Kellogg School of Management and then developed and patented the innovative technology that paved the way for Excyton.