UK materials company Ilika and Toyota extend partnership for electric and hybrid vehicles

2 December 2009

UK materials company Ilika Technologies has extended a collaboration into 2010 with Japanese car-maker Toyota Motor Company, which was initially started in February 2008.

The collaboration is focused on the development of improved materials for next-generation lithium ion batteries for use in electric and hybrid vehicles.

Mr Okajima, manager at Toyota’s frontier & advanced engineering strategy department, said, ‘Ilika’s high throughput techniques for materials synthesis and screening are unique in the world. In particular, Ilika has demonstrated that its technology is very effective for the rapid assessment of materials important for use in improved batteries. The team at Ilika has consistently delivered technical results of the highest standard and has made a clear contribution to our technology development program. We are very excited about the milestones met to date and look forward to further innovation going forward.’

‘Our association with Toyota is proving to be very productive and we continue to be excited about making a significant contribution to the development of Toyota’s state-of-the-art low carbon vehicles,’ said Graeme Purdy, Ilika’s CEO. ‘I am proud that the world number one auto-maker and its world class scientists have selected Ilika to be their partner in this development.’

Ilika is a privately held company which was spun out of the University of Southampton in May 2004.

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