Kodak UK Press Release

New centre will strengthen Kodak’s position at the forefront of technological advances in digital imaging, display technology and health care.

Cambridge, May 4th 2006- At a ceremony attended by representatives from the European Commission, academia and industry on 26th April, Mr Ken Ducatel, Member of the European Commission for Information Society & Media, officially opened Kodak’s new European Research Centre, which is based on the Cambridge Science Park. This groundbreaking facility was established at the end of 2005 to consolidate the company’s research operations in Europe and forge increased links with Europe’s leading university.

The new Kodak European Research Centre is a demonstration of Kodak’s commitment to a digitally orientated growth strategy and to identifying unique science and technology to meet the needs of a diverse and increasingly digital European market. Research at Cambridge will help ensure that Kodak continues to be a world leader in developing the most technologically advanced and customer friendly imaging products. The centre will also align with Eastman Kodak’s worldwide core research laboratories in Rochester, New York, which play a key role in driving future growth for the company.

The Cambridge team hold a number of key competencies including image science, optoelectronics, information systems, materials science and inkjet systems. Primary activities at the new centre will drive new applications in a number of strategic areas, laying the groundwork for future innovative solutions for the consumer, business and government markets. These include:

· Building on Kodak’s portfolio of healthcare IT and diagnostic technologies and providing new applications for online health care

· Developing new applications for commercial printing, software engineering and optoelectronic flexible displays

· Building on the company’s mobile imaging technology for the consumer market and extending use of this technology to other markets

“Operating in such a high tech cluster puts us at the hub of a highly networked environment,” said Dr Sam Weller, Kodak’s European Research Director. “Cambridge is one of the highest ranked Universities in Europe with an impressive supporting infrastructure of science parks, start-up companies and research institutes, including a world leading teaching hospital.  Here we can participate in the scientific infrastructure and collaborate with others in our fields of interest, whilst operating from within our own focused laboratories to ensure that Kodak continues to be a leader in the digital world.”