Cell Design and Materials: Lithium Sulfur

Lithium-Sulfur: Notable Events Americas

February

Theion closed a €15 million Series A to scale its crystal-sulfur battery program

Europe

July

Asia - Pacific

Lyten secured $200 million additional equity (primarily existing investors), bringing total raised to $625 million; company says proceeds support acquisitions/expansion for its Li-S business.

March

Gelion × Max Planck Institute MPI) announced a strategic partnership to co-develop sulfur cathode active material CAM) for Li-S (and Na-S, with tech transfer into Gelionʼs development/ production flow.

October

Gelion × Tier-one battery maker: April 2025 materials-testing agreement upgraded to a multi-year collaboration to advance Gelionʼs sulfur CAM toward commercial readiness.

May

Lyten announced a US-made drone battery and demoed a 3-hour flight on a 3D-printed UAV; targeting NDAA-compliant DoD supply from its California line.

November

Fraunhofer IWS AnSiLiS announced lithium–sulfur solid-state cell concepts with reduced electrolyte content and a scalable design, reporting early lab validation for lighter, higher-energy, safer batteries.

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