Knowledge Transfer Partnership between Echion and Loughborough University awarded
Above: Dr Pooja Goddard of Loughborough University
Echion Technologies, Cambridge, UK (“Echion”) and Loughborough University are pleased to announce the successful award of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) in the latest round of funding by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) though Innovate UK. The KTP will see Professor Roger Smith (Professor of Mathematical Engineering) mentor Dr Pooja Goddard (Senior Lecturer, Advanced Materials Modelling Research Group, Department of Chemistry) to apply and transfer their world-leading expertise to the Echion technical team, including an associate who will be specifically recruited for the Partnership. “Our research focuses on computational modelling of complex materials at the quantum scale. KTPs are fantastic opportunities for academics to apply their knowledge to industry relevant applications. We are thrilled to be working with Echion on their cutting-edge MNO materials to identify new strategies for their optimisation and new product development” says Dr. Goddard.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) aim to help businesses improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology, and skills within the UK knowledge base, especially its world-class universities. “I am excited by the fusion of materials modelling expertise from Loughborough with the deep understanding of MNO at Echion as this should enable the partners potentially to transform the batteries industry – a very hot area for all our renewables future!” said Jody Chatterjee, Knowledge Transfer Adviser for Cambridgeshire.
The team at Echion Technologies approached Dr. Goddard after reading her publications on working with lithium-ion battery materials. During discussions, a KTP was identified as the best means to collaborate, and an application was made. “The (Echion) team and I are really excited to work with Pooja and Roger across the next 24 months. Their modelling and optimisation work, particularly applied to lithium-ion anode active materials could dramatically improve the results Echion has achieved with its Mixed Niobium Oxide technology so far, and push the boundaries of the field even further,” said Dr Alex Groombridge, Echion CTO.
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For more information about the research of Dr Pooja Goddard, please visit her Research Group Website
About Echion Technologies Ltd
Spun-out from The University of Cambridge in 2017, Echion is a world-leading developer of advanced lithium-ion battery materials, whose products enable cell manufacturers to deliver cost-effective, fast-charging, high-energy density and long-life power cells for a wide range of markets including automotive, premium consumer electronics, and grid-storage applications.
Echion provides materials and battery cell manufacturers with packages of protected intellectual property, customisation options, materials synthesis and cell integration know-how and for different end-user markets.
About Loughborough University
Loughborough is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2020 QS World University Rankings and University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2019.
Loughborough is in the top 10 of every national league table, being ranked 7th in the Guardian University League Table 2021, 5th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020 and 6th in The UK Complete University Guide 2021.
Loughborough is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’ and is in the top 10 in England for research intensity. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, Loughborough has been awarded seven Queen’s Anniversary Prizes.