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    The right light throughout your photochemistry journey

    The photochemistry journey

     
    Depending on where you are in your photochemical journey,
    you might desire different things from a light source.

    The photochemistry journey
    Depending on the phase of your photochemical journey, we provide different solutions that meet your demands. Controllable and flexible lighting solutions can be delivered for the screening, development, pilot and manufacturing phase.

    Products

    Photochemistry Visual 1
    The Photochemistry Spot module and Light Engines are more powerful than the sun. The reaction goes faster which saves valuable time.
    Photochemistry Visual 2
    The PhotoReactor is a complete lab reactor.
    Photochemistry Spot module (PS)

    Photochemistry Spot module (PS)

    Screening

     

    • Single wavelength and multicolor (4 wavelengths per product)
    • Dimming 10 till 100% in steps of 10%
    • 265nm - NIR
    • Optical output up to 40W
    • Different window shapes (rectangular and round)

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    PhotoReactor (PR)

    PhotoReactor (PR)

    Development

     

    • Single wavelength
    • Dimming local or via PC
    • 365nm/450nm/4000k
    • Optical output up to 240W
    Photochemistry Circular Light Engine (PCLE)

    Photochemistry Circular Light Engine (PCLE)

    Pilot

     

    • Single wavelength
    • Dimming per 10%-100% in steps of 5% or via PC interface.
    • 365nm/450nm/4000k
    • Optical output up to 800W
    Photochemistry Linear Light Engine (PLLE)

    Photochemistry Linear Light Engine (PLLE) 

    Manufacturing

     

    • Single wavelength and multicolor (4 wavelengths per product)
    • Dimming per 10%-100% in steps of 5% or via PC interface (optional)
    • 365nm/395nm/420nm/450nm 
    • 740 – 1050nm
    • Optical output up to 40W (4 wavelength version)
    • Optical output up to 160W (1 wavelength version)

    Services for Signify Light engines

    Design-In support
    Design-In support
    Tailored design on request
    Tailored design on request
    On site installation and comissioning
    On site installation and comissioning
    Optical characterization
    Optical characterization
    Optical simulation
    Optical simulation

    About us

    Signify, previously known as Philips Lighting, is a company with over a century of experience in lighting solutions. Over the past few decades, the company has been leading the way in the shift from conventional lighting technologies to the more efficient and sustainable LED lighting.

    By conducting rigorous testing and analysis, Signify can guarantee that its LED lighting solutions meet the highest standards of performance, longevity, and quality, providing customers with a lighting system they can depend on for many years. 

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    History

    The Philips Lighting photochemistry journey began in 1925 at the Philips NatLab when scientists developed a process to produce vitamin D2 from ergosterol using a mercury lamp. This discovery led Philips to partner with the Van Houten chocolate factory in 1930 to sell chocolate tablets (Dohyfral) that contained vitamin D2, replacing the less desirable cod liver oil.

     

    Since then, Signify (formerly Philips Lighting) has remained an active player in photochemistry as a lighting supplier, providing lighting solutions for various photochemical applications. The company has continued to innovate and offer new technologies, including LED lighting, to help researchers and manufacturers achieve their goals.

     

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    History

    Publications

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    2022 - Wan - Accelerated and scalable C(sp³)-H amination
    PhotoChem 4
    2021 - Mazzarella - Rapid and Direct Photocatalytic C(sp³)–H Acylation and Arylation
    Slattery
    2024 - Slattery - Automated self-optimization, intensification, and scale-up of photocatalysis in flow

    Innovations programs

    Innovation Photoscale

    Photoscale: Developing an innovative reactor for industrially relevant photocatalytic conversions

     

    Led by Prof. John van der Schaaf at TU/e, the aim of the PhotoScale project is to develop a scalable, continuous-flow photochemical rotor-stator spinning disk reactor equipped with high intensity light sources. The research will be carried out in close cooperation with lighting company Signify and pharmaceutical company Janssen. At UvA, Prof. Timothy Noël will focus on developing photocatalytic reactions to be carried out in the reactor, in particular those relevant to the synthesis of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs).

    Innovation RoboChem

    RoboChem: Autonomous synthesis robot uses AI to speed up chemical discovery

     

    In this work, a versatile, all-in-one robotic platform for the autonomous optimization, intensification, and scaling up of photocatalytic reactions in flow is developed. The use of a high-power continuous-flow capillary photoreactor enables highly reproducible data.

    Testimonials

    UvA: Timothy Noël

     

    We have a longstanding collaboration with Signify and have tested earlier versions of the Signify PhotoReactor. This technology has been instrumental in enabling challenging photocatalytic transformations and facilitating subsequent scale-up processes. Recently, we integrated the Signify PhotoReactor into our RoboChem robotic platform. Its tunable light intensity proved crucial in optimizing reaction conditions for a diverse set of photocatalytic transformations. Overall, we are very excited about Signify’s light sources and their advanced photochemical reactor technology.

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