Berlin, April 20, 2026 — There is a place in the world where the future of ultraviolet technology is shaped. It is called ICULTA — International Conference on UV LED Technologies & Applications — and this year it takes place in Berlin, from April 21 to 24, at the historic Karl Storz Visitor Center.

UV-Heroes® is there. As an invited speaker.

Gabriele Messina, from the University of Siena and co-inventor of UV-Heroes®, will deliver his talk “UV Research and Spin-Off Example UV-Heroes” on Wednesday, April 22 — the conference organizers chose UV-Heroes® as a concrete example of how academic UV research can be transformed into a real, industrially relevant application.

An opportunity that goes beyond the product itself.

ICULTA is the gathering point of the world’s scientific and industrial elite in the UV LED sector: Columbia University, Nichia Corporation, ams OSRAM, Philips, Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Signify, Charité Berlin. Researchers, engineers, and innovators who are building the technological foundations of the entire global UV industry. On that stage, among those names, the story of UV-Heroes® will also be told.

The message we hope to bring is a simple one: scientific research finds its fullest meaning when it manages to become something useful. UV-Heroes® shows that leap is possible.