Sweden-based 2D Fab AB has entered into a collaboration agreement with a major company in the energy storage market for conductive applications of graphene. The agreement is ongoing, with customs tollgates every 6 months.
Graphene Quantum Dots producer Dotz Nano has completed a capital raising of $3 million. The company has also signed an exclusive three-year distribution and sales agreement to sell $15 million of its graphene quantum dots to joint venture China Israel (hengqin) Science Technology Innovation Center (CisticPoly). Pending product specification approvals, CisticPoly will distribute the graphene quantum dots into China. Subject to approvals, in the first 12 months, CisticPoly will purchase at least $2.5 million in graphene quantum dots, with the second milestone comprising purchases amounting to $7.5 million within 24 months and $15 million by 36 months. The company is targeting anti-counterfeiting applications in China.
Dotz Nano also signed a purchasing agreement for the sale of GQDs with Colorplastic, who have agreed to purchase $300,000 of GQDs per annum and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Recochem Inc. regarding the distribution of graphene quantum dots (GQDs).
UK graphene producer Versarien PLC has reached an agreement with an Asia-headquartered global textiles and apparel manufacturer to develop graphene conductive ink for application in yarns and fabric finishes. The graphene ink is produced by Versarien’s subsidiary Cambridge Graphene Ltd. The company has also recently signed an agreement with an unnamed US-headquartered global chemical supplier.
Canada-based Leading Edge Materials (formerly Flinders Resources), a graphite mining company with principal assets located in Scandinavia, is to receive funding from the Swedish government for a project entitled “Graphene Energy”. The project will use graphene from the company’s Woxna graphite facility to enhance the electrical conductivity and the mechanical strength of lithium ion battery anodes. Other project partners are 2D fab AB, VestaSi AB, Ångström Advanced Battery Centre (ÅABC), Uppsala University (UU) and Mid Sweden University (MIUN).
University of Swinburne researchers have secured $3.45 million in funding to continue work on a project investigating energy storage alternatives using graphene oxide. Researchers will receive the grant as part of the Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) funds commissioned by the Australian Government. The Swinburne Centre for Micro-Photonics is collaborating with Flinders University as well as First Graphene Ltd and Kremford Pty Ltd.
MITO Material Solutions has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant of $224,988 to develop graphene oxide-based nano-additive that double the interlaminar toughness of composites utilized in aerospace, recreation, and automotive industries. The main focus of this project is the development of new hybrid nanofillers based on Graphene Oxide (GO) and Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS). These nanofillers can be added to epoxy/vinyl ester/polyester matrices through a “Master Batch” process to enhance the interlaminar fracture toughness of commercial composites.
Singapore-based Vickers Venture Partners is looking to raise its largest fund yet of up to $500 million later this year as it seeks to increase investment in biotechnology, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence (AI).
