Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) has achieved a key milestone with the official granting of an Australian patent for its next-generation graphene aluminium-ion battery.
The patent, held by The University of Queensland (UQ), is exclusively licensed to GMG for global commercialisation. International patent filings are also underway.
This breakthrough reinforces GMG’s partnership with UQ, which has now been deepened via a newly signed Collaborative Research Agreement with the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN). Under the agreement, research personnel from both GMG and UQ can work across each other’s facilities, with pre-established guidelines on intellectual property ownership and licensing. GMG retains the exclusive first rights to negotiate licenses for any new IP arising from the collaboration.
Supported by AU$880,000 in grant funding from the Australian Government, UQ will continue advancing the battery platform through this agreement. The collaboration builds on earlier work launched through a 2021 Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project and is intended to accelerate development of the battery’s commercial readiness.
UQ’s professor Alan Rowan, executive director of AIBN, said the partnership will deepen knowledge of graphene aluminium-ion battery technology.
Craig Nicol, GMG managing director and CEO, added, “GMG is very pleased to continue working with the world leading UQ AIBN team and collaborating with them to co-develop our next generation graphene aluminium-ion battery.”
Image: Typical G+AI battery pouch cell prototype
