Batene starts with ten million euros in seed financingAn invention by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research could make batteries much more energy dense, efficient and safer. The research team has found a way to produce very fine metal fleeces, the batene fleece, that can serve as current collectors in batteries and make them more powerful. Batene GmbH, a spin-off of the institute, has licensed the technology through the Max Planck Society’s central technology transfer company, Max Planck Innovation, and is now marketing it. For this, the start-up is receiving initial funding of 10 million euros.Standard (left) and batene fleece-based (right) battery cell, containing same amount of active material. © Batene GmbH
Standard (left) and batene fleece-based (right) battery cell, containing same amount of active material.
© Batene GmbH
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Max Planck spin-off develops more efficient batteries
