The Battery Innovation Center is an organization and facility that incorporates leadership from world-class universities and commercial enterprises to focus on the rapid development, testing, and commercialization of safe, reliable, and lightweight energy storage systems for commercial and defense customers. The BIC’s mission is to accelerate innovation in the field of energy storage technologies by providing access to the entire spectrum of R&D to commercialization needs, including low volume prototype production, in a single 40,000 square foot facility. The BIC operates under one roof, with virtual connections to partners’ research and manufacturing facilities, and is capable of managing all aspects of the battery life cycle, from basic and applied research, to cell manufacturing, electronic control, and field service.
