S&E No, Industry-Academic Cooperation MOU with Pusan National University for Battery Thermal Runaway Prevention Technology

Busan National University and S&Inno are holding an industry-academic cooperation agreement ceremony to prevent battery thermal runaway. Photo by S&Inno

S&Eno, a company specializing in electric vehicle fire prevention solutions, announced on the 9th that it signed an industry-academia cooperation memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the 6th at Pusan National University with the Pusan National University Secondary Battery Innovation Convergence College Project Group and the Secondary Battery Industry Technology Workforce Development Project Group. The MOU aims to enhance secondary battery technology, including the advancement of battery thermal runaway prevention technology, joint research and development (R&D), and talent cultivation. About 10 representatives from both organizations attended the signing ceremony, including Haeman Jeong, CEO of S&Eno, and Chaeyong Jo, Project Director and Professor of Nano Energy Engineering.

According to the agreement, S&Eno and Pusan National University plan to mutually cooperate to strengthen competitiveness in the secondary battery field through joint R&D for technology advancement related to battery thermal runaway prevention, technology exchange and educational collaboration, and talent development and career support.

S&Eno has developed a core technology that delays battery thermal runaway, capable of withstanding flames at 1200℃ for over two hours, and has filed related patents. The company signed an R&D contract with Pusan National University Industry-Academia Cooperation Foundation and plans to conduct joint R&D to further advance this technology.

Chaeyong Jo, Project Director at Pusan National University, said, "We hope that through this agreement, Pusan National University and S&Eno can contribute to technological advancement in the secondary battery field, undergraduate education, and the cultivation of outstanding professional talent through organic cooperation." Haeman Jeong, CEO of S&Eno, stated, "We are very pleased to establish industry-academia cooperation with the prestigious Pusan National University through R&D and talent development in the secondary battery field. S&Eno will continue to strive to become a leading company in battery thermal runaway prevention by actively investing in R&D and securing excellent talent."

According to S&Eno, the company's key management and core R&D personnel founded the company based on their shared experience working at firms possessing domestic high heat resistance technology and battery material manufacturing technology. Youngmin Kim, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Birmingham, UK, and has served as a patent examiner at the Korean Intellectual Property Office, IP-R&D Quality Manager at the Korea Institute of Intellectual Property Strategy, and researcher at POSCO Technology Group. Since 2013, he has also served as an external evaluator for technology value assessment at the Korea Technology Finance Corporation.