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Focus Groups and Partners

In recent years, Münster has become one of the most important hubs for battery research and development in North Rhine-Westphalia and Germany. Local research institutions, companies, and other stakeholders collaborate intensively in joint projects to make the energy storage systems of tomorrow even more powerful, durable, safe, sustainable, and cost-effective. MEET Battery Research Center has close connections with its focus groups and partners in the region:

  • The international Graduate School BACCARA (Battery Chemistry, Characterization, Analysis, Recycling and Application) trains young talents of tomorrow. Its comprehensive research program covers the fields of materials science, (macro-)molecular chemistry, electrochemistry, catalysis and battery cell research for energy storage, as well as life cycle analysis and recycling. MEET Battery Research Center is one of the founding partners, together with the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy at the University of Münster.
  • E-Lyte Innovations GmbH is the first spin-off of MEET Battery Research Center and was founded in 2019. Since then, E-Lyte has continued to grow, opening its first German production plant for electrolyte solutions in 2024, and is now a full-service partner for the development and production of customized high-performance electrolytes for electrical energy storage devices.
  • The faculties of the University of Münster are close partners of MEET Battery Research Center. Joint projects are carried out in particular with the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, which unites the fields of chemistry, food chemistry, and pharmacy, and consists of ten institutes. The MEET team also collaborates interdisciplinary with the faculties of Physics, Biology, and Mathematics and Computer Science.
  • Helmholtz Institute Münster of Forschungszentrum Jülich is a member of the Helmholtz Association and pools the competences of three partners: Forschungszentrum Jülich, RWTH Aachen University and MEET Battery Research Center at the University of Münster. The neighboring institute is also directed by Prof. Dr Martin Winter. The international team explores new battery technologies based on innovative electrolytes.
  • The Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB in Münster builds the urgently needed bridge between research and series production. To establish this unique project in Germany, MEET cooperates with 14 Fraunhofer Institutes, the Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) of RWTH Aachen University, and Forschungszentrum Jülich.
  • The ECS Student Chapter Münster connects young scientists in battery research and electrochemistry from Münster and the surrounding area. As a recognized group of the largest international Society for Electrochemistry (ECS), it offers students numerous events, opportunities for exchange, and professional development programs. It is led by members of the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy at the University of Münster, MEET Battery Research Center, and Helmholtz Institute Münster.