Ross Young Joins UniPixel's Board of Directors

Internationally recognized display industry executive analyst, speaker, and
expert has joined UniPixel Displays as its newest Board Member

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Uni-Pixel, Inc.
(OTC Bulletin Board: UNXL), the developer of color display technology called
Time Multiplexed Optical Shutter ("TMOS"), today announced that display
industry expert Ross Young has joined UniPixel's Board of Directors.
Mr. Young founded DisplaySearch, the leading provider of market
intelligence on displays and related technology, in 1996 and is credited with
building the firm to what it is today. He has made multiple appearances on
television, including NBC's The Today Show as a display industry expert, and
has been an invited speaker at over 30 different conferences worldwide. Mr.
Young received The NPD Group's prestigious John Byington Award for outstanding
creativity and innovation in November 2006, was appointed to the Board of
Directors at Westar Display Technologies in February 2005, and was named to
the VLSI Research Executive All-Star Team in 1994. Prior to founding
DisplaySearch in 1996, he served in senior marketing positions at OWL
Displays, Brooks Automation, Fusion Semiconductor and GCA in the driver IC,
flat panel automation, etch and strip and lithography markets. He is also a
published author, having written a book on U.S. - Japanese competition titled
Silicon Sumo: U.S.-Japan Competition and Industrial Policy in the
Semiconductor Equipment Industry.
Mr. Reed Killion, UniPixel's President and CEO stated, "As one of the
display industry's most prominent experts, Ross brings a wealth of knowledge
and insight to his role on UniPixel's Board of Directors. I am exceptionally
pleased and honored to have him join our Board. Ross brings a level of
industry knowledge and expertise that is unparalleled in the display industry.
With over fourteen years in this rapidly growing market segment culminating in
the founding, growth and sale of DisplaySearch as its CEO, Ross adds a
tremendous amount of value to our team. He has a very strong analytical and
operational background that he has used to evaluate and serve the flat panel
display supply chain consisting of equipment manufacturers, materials
suppliers, panel suppliers, OEMs, brands, retailers and the financial
community. Ross will be a valuable addition to an already extremely strong
UniPixel Board."
Mr. Young stated, "I am pleased to join the impressive UniPixel Board as
the company nears the commercialization of its innovative TMOS technology.
UniPixel is bringing its unique display technology to market at dramatically
lower development costs than other display technologies and offers the
potential for significant cost reduction opportunities while improving picture
quality. I am delighted to help the company accelerate its commercialization
efforts with top-tier display manufacturers."
About Uni-Pixel, Inc.
Uni-Pixel, Inc. is a development stage corporation that has developed,
patented, and is working to commercialize a new color display technology it
calls Time Multiplexed Optical Shutter ("TMOS"), which can be used for a wide
variety of applications, ranging from cell phones and industrial displays to
televisions and large digital signage systems. UniPixel's TMOS technology
offers significant advantages over existing alternatives including lower cost
to produce, superior brightness, improved picture quality, lower power
consumption and a broad range of design flexibility. UniPixel licenses its
TMOS technology to manufacturing partners and intends to supply its
Opcuity(TM) thin films to those manufacturers. The Company's corporate
headquarters are located in The Woodlands, TX. For further information, please
see http://www.unipixel.com.
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are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. While management has based any forward-looking
statements contained herein on its current expectations, the information on
which such expectations were based may change. These forward-looking
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subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which
are outside of our control, that could cause actual results to materially
differ from such statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors
include, but are not necessarily limited to, those set forth under Item 1
"Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year
ended December 31, 2007. We operate in a highly competitive and rapidly
changing environment, thus new or unforeseen risks may arise. Accordingly,
investors should not place any reliance on forward-looking statements as a
prediction of actual results. We disclaim any intention to, and undertake no
obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements. Readers are
also urged to carefully review and consider the other various disclosures in
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,
2007, as well as other public filings with the SEC since such date.
For further information contact:

Uni-Pixel, Inc. Investor Relations:
James Tassone, CFO
Phone: 281-825-4503
Email: jtassone@unipixel.com

Uni-Pixel, Inc. Public Relations:
Stacey Voorhees
Public Relations Consultant
Phone: 925-336-9592
E-mail: stacey@savvypublicrelations.net

SOURCE Uni-Pixel, Inc.

investor relations, James Tassone, CFO of Uni-Pixel, Inc., +1-281-825-4503,
jtassone@unipixel.com; or public relations, Stacey Voorhees, Public Relations
Consultant, +1-925-336-9592, stacey@savvypublicrelations.net, for Uni-Pixel,
Inc.