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Solithor Raises Funding To Develop Solid-State Lithium Batteries for Electric Aviation
The Belgium-based company has been founded by Huw Hampson-Jones, who previously ran lithium-sulfur battery developer Oxis Energy.
Solithor is based at the EnergyVille research park in Belgium.
Battery developer Solithor is working at Imec's EnergyVille research and development hub in Belgium. (Image: Solithor)

Start-up Solithor has raised €10 million ($10.4 million) in seed funding for its plans to bring new solid-state lithium battery cells to market. The company, a spin-off from the Imec technology group, is targeting multiple applications for its new pouch cells, including electric aircraft.

The venture, which was established in January 2022, is operating from the EnergyVille research and development hub at Leuven in Belgium. It already has 20 staffers working to advance intellectual property owned by Imec.