Chelix was established in 1997 as CLCEO Corporation, a subsidiary of Reveo, Inc. CLCEO's founding mission was to focus on the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of advanced, ultra-high performance applications and products based on cholesteric liquid crystals.

The corporation rose from the success of Reveo's previous research efforts in the field, which resulted in novel technologies for broadband polarizers, liquid crystal pigments, and switchable windows, all based on the unique optical properties of cholesterics. Also using cholesterics, Reveo developed and patented other frontier technologies for multilayer optical data storage and dye lasers.

Since its inception, the corporation's research team has continued to develop cholesteric liquid crystal applications still further, broadening their scope to include color filters and optical components for liquid crystal displays, as well as window films for control of solar energy.

In January 2002, CLCEO was renamed Chelix Technologies. Chelix is working to solidify its leadership in development of applications for cholesterics by closely matching its research efforts with market needs; it is also on its way to gaining a leadership position in the development of cholesteric materials. Chelix focuses on applications that are closest to market and where the company can offer enhanced aesthetic appeal and/or energy-saving benefits. See the Chelix Products page for more details.