2023: A Year in Solid State Batteries

As 2023 is coming to an end, now is a good time to reflect on the exciting activities that took place at Ilika this year. If I had to pick the biggest two events of the year: for Stereax, our mm-scale solid state batteries for Medtech implants, it would be the new partnership with Cirtec Medical; for Goliath, our program of SSB pouch cells for EVs, it would be the achievement of energy density parity with lithium ion batteries. More on this later.

More than ever, ESG (Environment, Social & Governance) has been on our mind in 2023. Our dedicated team of Green Champions, working towards a more sustainable future, invited all staff to participate in a litter picking afternoon, following from earlier family bike rides and seed picking fun. Cycling was also on the agenda on World Bicycle Day in June; and in October, when NPI Director Robin took part in the Costa Foundation and McMillan Cancer Charity Bike Ride which raised £200,000. More sportive fun at the end of the year: our pledge to run/cycle/swim to the North Pole and back before Christmas is still going, and I can now announce that we have reached destination and are on our way back. Staff wellbeing was at the centre of several activities including: supporting World Mental Health Day; celebrating women and girls in science and embracing gender equity.

Ilika plc (LON:IKA) is a pioneer in solid state battery technology enabling solutions for applications in Industrial IoT, MedTech, Electric Vehicles and Consumer Electronics.

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