Linxens has entered into strategic collaboration with Dracula Technologies to develop next-generation autonomous IoT solutions for traceability and smart labelling applications.
Officials from Linxens, a global leader in component-based solutions for authentication and traceability, and Dracula Technologies, a pioneer in ambient light energy harvesting, both touted the partnership as advancing smarter and more sustainable connected devices.
Together, the two French-based companies are addressing one of the key limitations of today’s connected labels: reliance on batteries, which reduces lifespan and increases environmental impact. This collaboration represents a technological leap forward, enabling long-lasting, cost-effective, and sustainable traceability solutions for logistics and other industries where durability and energy independence are essential.
Meeting Today’s Need with Tomorrow Solutions
Quentin Pretet, VP of Linxens IoT Solutions, offered that his company’s goal is to develop technological solutions that meet clients’ needs while anticipating tomorrow’s challenges.
“We believe that innovation only makes sense if it goes hand in hand with responsibility. That’s why we consider environmental impact at every stage—from design to end-of-life,” said Pretet in a statement. “By integrating Dracula’s innovative energy-harvesting technology into our devices, we reinforce our unique ability to deliver fully autonomous solutions that reduce environmental footprint without compromising performance.”
Dracula, Linxens Product
Dracula has developed a breakthrough organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology, LAYER, capable of harvesting energy even in low or intermittent indoor light. The OPV modules will be integrated into Linxens’ smart label and traceability solutions. Linxens contributes its expertise in the design and industrial production of electronic inlays and flexible components, which are key elements in RFID tags, to create fully battery-free, reusable, and energy-autonomous smart labels.
The collaboration between the two companies is a natural fit, according to Jérôme Vernet, VP sales of Dracula Technologies.
“The complementarity of our technologies and shared vision for a more responsible IoT industry make this collaboration particularly meaningful,” said Vernet. “By combining Linxens’ design and manufacturing expertise with our OPV energy harvesting capabilities, we are enabling a new generation of sustainable, autonomous, and reusable connected devices.”