Intermolecular, Inc. announced the relocation of the Silicon Valley Innovation Hub from Menlo Park to company's San Jose facilities, combining Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany's innovation efforts in the Bay area with company's services for materials and electronics, creating a unique space that empowers collaboration with startups. The Silicon Valley Innovation Hub was established in 2017 in Menlo Park, CA. As part of the global Innovation Ecosystem of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, it strives to identify and develop viable new businesses and technologies between the company's existing business sectors or break new ground beyond them. Intermolecular has a unique toolset and expertise to quickly test and prove new advanced technologies and materials for semiconductor devices and electronic applications. Having the Innovation Hub in the same building will further strengthen collaboration of the company's businesses with startups and innovative companies in and around the Bay Area to rapidly grow their business from concept to high-volume manufacturing. The building boasts 30,000 square feet of cleanroom, chemical labs, offices, a collaboration area and event spaces. company's customizable services are tailored to meet a startup's unique needs, whether it is achieving a proof-of-principle, a first prototype, or a small series production. Intermolecular assigns experts in emerging technologies and offers its manufacturing facilities, which can run experiments 24/7to test and validate materials critical to product development. Company's flexible methodologies and quality data help accelerate product design innovation, at any phase of a startup's product development cycle.