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Citrine's new round further suggests Japan's leading interest in materials informatics
News Commentary | January 13, 2021
With the new strategic round backed by Japanese venture capital firm UMI, Citrine will have more access to partners in the Japanese market. This round further confirms our take: 1) Japan has the most open attitude toward materials informatics (MI). Most Japanese chemicals and materials companies ... Not part of subscription
French battery startup Verkor raises $118 million for battery manufacturing facility
News Commentary | August 27, 2021
EQT Ventures and Renault led the funding round along with investors like Arkema, Schneider Electric, Tokai Cobex, and EIT InnoEnergy. The funds will be used to construct Verkor's innovation center, which will focus on the construction of a pilot line facility for battery testing. It does not come as... Not part of subscription
U.S. Department of Energy to fund USD 3 billion in scaling up domestic battery industry
News Commentary | February 23, 2022
Funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will be made available for raw materials extraction and refining, battery manufacturing, and battery end‑of‑life handling. The U.S. has consistently funded novel energy storage technologies through the DOE, but the new funding specifically calls out ... Not part of subscription
by Xiao Zhong
Some of the consortium participants include Mitsubishi Chemical, Sumitomo Chemical, Mitsui Chemicals, Toray Industries, and Asahi Kasei. Starting in fiscal year 2021, the goal of this consortium is to develop advanced materials that are more durable and heat-resistant using in-country patents. Specifically, these companies will share a common database, managed by the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS). As we noted previously, Japanese companies are the most active players in materials informatics. Additionally, it is unclear from this news how these companies plan to handle the resulting intellectual properties generated from this collaboration (likely a sharing mechanism as well), which is a crucial issue for a consortium.
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