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  • Use Case #1 – Solid-State Li-ion Battery Startup

  • A solid-state Li-ion battery spin-off from a leading technical university has purchased a premium subscription to:

    • Identify commercial players who use a specific process technology (simultaneous multi-ink / multi-layer solid electrolyte printing) and determine their progress towards market launch.
    • Pinpoint under-explored, multi-layer solid electrolyte / active material combinations with favorable market launch prospects because of well-rounded performance / safety / cost characteristics.
    • CEO & Technical Co-founder: 'We consume b-science.net information like bees eat honey!'
    • Commercial Co-founder: 'The decision trees are very useful to identify commercial partners with complementary technical capabilities, in view of a prospective market launch.'

  • Use Case #2 – Silicon Anode Active Material Startup

  • A startup with a highly promising angle on nanostructured high-energy silicon active materials has purchased a premium subscription to:

    • make the right trade-offs between performance and costs during product definition and process upscaling, while exploring opportunities in liquid / semi-solid / and solid electrolyte Li-ion battery cells:
      • Define benchmarks and cost targets by reading company chapters on active material and cell manufacturers.
      • Identify silicon post-treatment and coating steps tailored for 3 potential customers that use liquid / semi-solid / solid electrolytes in their next generation cells, by studying technology decision trees in the review.
      • Decide between process options based on ease of upscaling, costs and prospective cell performance, by analyzing process diagrams in the review.
    • Prepare for a Series A financing round, which was successfully closed upon using 2 h of b-science.net author support (positioning within technology landscape).
    • CTO & Product Development Project Leader: 'We regularly use b-science.net information as a reference prior to deciding on important technology questions. We will renew the subscription. Thank you for your support in the context of closing our Series A.'
    • CEO & Head of Marketing: 'b-science.net allows for narrowing down on 2-3 key electrolyte and cell partners with promising capabilities towards launching next-generation high-energy density Li-ion batteries.'

  • Use Case #3 – Cathode Material Manufacturer

  • A growth-stage cathode material startup that is building a massive manufacturing plant to supply EV battery gigafactories has purchased a premium subscription to:

    • Make the right technical decisions when upscaling a combination of recycling & manufacturing process steps that enable large-scale, cost-effective and sustainable manufacturing of high-performance, high-nickel NMC. A specific doping approach is pursued that is not in focus of patenting activities by incumbents.
    • Understand the global IP landscape and licensing agreements.
    • CTO & Head of IP: 'We renew the subscription.'

  • Use Case #4 – Fortune Global 500 Automotive Company

  • A Fortune Global 500 automotive company has purchased a subscription to:

    • Understand the implications of next generation solid-state / semi-solid Li-ion battery chemistries on future battery packs, 'cell-to-chassis' integration and the electric powertrain.
    • Benefit from support that is provided directly by the content author when assessing specific potential technology partners.
    • Head of Future Battery Technology Competence Center: 'b-science.net consistently provides key insights that allow for separating noise from real battery technology breakthroughs that are supported by credible patent filings. We renew the subscription.'

  • Use Case #5 – Academic Solid-State Battery Research Consortium

  • An academic research consortium that includes an innovation agency and a university at which Nobel-prize winning Li-ion battery research was done has purchased a premium subscription to:

    • Combine science and engineering inventions to define a novel, competitive solid-state battery technology that subsequently has been transferred to an industrial partner to pursue a market launch.
    • Assure that an attractive IP portfolio supports investments by the industrial partner.
    • Without exception, all academic solid-state battery research consortia who bought a b-science.net subscription have subsequently taken actions to commercialize their research either by spinning out a startup or by establishing a collaboration with a battery material and/or cell supplier (according to public announcements).