GAMIC FINALISTS HIGHLIGHT Dr. Brian Morin President of Soteria Battery Innovation Group

GAMIC FINALISTS HIGHLIGHT

Company Description: Soteria Battery Innovation Group (BIG) is dedicated to enabling inherently safe lithium-ion batteries through two licensable technologies and an open-innovation platform. Advanced global companies are implementing heavy and expensive techniques (flame retardants, cooling systems, steel boxes) to contain the potential for thermal runaway, and the damage that occurs when an event happens. ​Even with these advanced techniques, dangerous and costly thermal runaway events can still happen. The Soteria architecture addresses the root cause of thermal runaway inside lithium-ion cells with thermally stable separators made from advanced fibers and metallized film current collectors that are engineered to stop the flow of current under the giant current densities that lead to lithium battery fires. The architecture provides the same electrical protection as a fuse on the inside of the battery. Soteria formed as an open-innovation consortium of industry experts working together towards a common goal. Soteria members at each level of the supply chain (from raw material providers to end-users) are applying their expertise towards commercial success. Linked In Profile

PRESENTER: Dr. Brian Morin is the President of Soteria Battery Innovation Group, a company that is developing and promoting broad adoption of a technology that will eliminate lithium battery fires, reduce weight of lithium ion batteries and reduce cost. The company has formed a consortium of companies to help mature the technology and bring it to market, whose members include NASA, Mercedes, DuPont, Teijin, Applied Materials and over 120 others. He is also President & COO of Dreamweaver International, a company that developed a piece of the Soteria architecture, a high performance battery separator that can dramatically improve the safety of lithium ion batteries while reducing costs.

Brian has also served on several boards and foundations, including as Vice President and DIrector of NAATBatt International, the Technical Advisory Board of Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, the External Advisory Board for the Clemson University Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Foundation Board for the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics.

Brian has over 200 international patents and applications on subjects ranging from advanced molecular metals to high performance fibers to plastic additives. He has several billion dollars in sales of products based on his inventions, which are used in brands such as Nike, Head, Intel, IBM, Freescale Semiconductor, Rubbermaid and others. He sees his strength as leading the commercialization of innovative technology. Linked In Profile.

ALL 10 FINALISTS

AlGalCo – Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Supplemental hydrogen on demand from aluminum and water for Diesel engines, improving fuel economy and reducing emissions. www.algalco.com

Banf – Seoul, South Korea

Real-time truck tire profile ‘direct sensing’ system to improve safety and optimize tire performance. www.banf.co.kr

Natrion Inc. – Champaign, Illinois, USA

Lithium Solid Ionic Composite (LISIC), a solid-state electrolyte material that reduces or eliminates the content of liquid electrolyte inside of Li-ion batteries, enabling safe, high-performance battery manufacture. natrion.co

NextDriver – Delft, Netherlands

Personal and scalable coaching platform, thatsaves up to 10% on fuel consumption and realises up to 47% damage reduction through driving behaviour coaching. nextdriver.nl

Rheom, Houston, Texas, USA

We work with naturally abundant bio-based components to create the next generation of ethical materials for leather, injection molding plastic, and synthetic fabric. rheom.com

SkillReal – Ramat Gan, Israel

The first solution that enables use of standard low-cost cameras for dimensional inspection at sub-mm accuracy for manufacturing lines. www.skillreal.com

Soteria Battery Innovation – Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Our technology provides safety, improved LiIon battery weight and energy density. www.soteriabig.com

TGO – London, United Kingdom

Unique touch and gesture sensing smart polymers, creating ability to create true 3D shapes with complete design freedom. tg0.co.uk

Torev Motors – Arlington, Virginia, USA

Torev’s patented motor technology reduces rare earth consumption without sacrificing efficiency or size. torevmotors.com

VePa Vertical Parking – Munich, Germany

Parking towers for space-saving and environmentally conscious parking spaces with charging capability. vepa.space

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