Heliotrope Photonics is proud to announce it has received a $75,000 grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) through the Catalyst/DICES program, which supports early-stage companies developing breakthrough clean energy technologies.

This funding will accelerate Heliotrope’s efforts to develop a prototype of its proprietary solar panel coating that transforms sunlight to enhance silicon solar panel performance.

MassCEC’s Catalyst/DICES program is designed to support researchers and startups in demonstrating initial prototypes of climate technologies, helping move promising innovations from the lab toward commercial viability. Heliotrope joins a diverse group of companies and research teams across Massachusetts committed to tackling climate change with novel, impactful solutions.