LG Energy Solution Partners with POSTECH to Establish 'Battery Innovation Research Center'

Next-Generation Battery Technology Development
Active Cooperation to Foster Talent

On the 18th, at the POSTECH University Headquarters in Pohang, Gyeongbuk, (from left) Shin Young-jun, Executive Director and CTO of LG Energy Solution, and Kim Moo-hwan, President of POSTECH, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on mutual cooperation in the battery sector and took a commemorative photo. Photo by LG Energy Solution

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seoyoon] LG Energy Solution and Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) have decided to establish an industry-academia collaborative system for the development of battery materials and process technologies.

On the 18th, LG Energy Solution and POSTECH announced that they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on mutual cooperation between LG Energy Solution and Pohang University of Science and Technology. Attending the signing ceremony were Shin Youngjun, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of LG Energy Solution, Noh Sewon, Executive Vice President and Head of the Small Battery Development Center, Kim Muhwan, President of POSTECH, and Kim Sangwoo, Director of Industry-Academia Cooperation.

Based on this MOU, both parties will actively utilize LG Energy Solution’s capabilities in battery-related research and development (R&D), patents, and intellectual property (IP), along with POSTECH’s research achievements in materials and precision analysis technologies, to develop next-generation battery innovation technologies and actively cooperate in nurturing battery industry experts.

To facilitate close industry-academia cooperation, a “Battery Innovation Research Center” will be established to continuously expand exchange activities related to industry-academia cooperation, such as managing joint research projects, inviting experts for seminars, and holding joint academic workshops.

Currently, LG Energy Solution and POSTECH have identified a total of 11 industry-academia cooperation projects, including the development of battery materials related to fast charging and long life, and the development of high-performance electrode materials and process technologies, and are conducting joint technology development.

Executive Vice President Shin said, “In the rapidly changing electric vehicle battery market, discovering new materials and possessing advanced analytical capabilities are becoming increasingly important to secure differentiated quality and safety. Based on this cooperation, we will secure fundamental battery material technologies and actively acquire experts in the battery field.”

President Kim stated, “This agreement has laid the foundation for POSTECH’s fundamental technologies in the materials field to create new value. I hope it will enhance not only LG Energy Solution’s technological competitiveness but also POSTECH’s research competitiveness.”

LG Energy Solution maintains various industry-academia collaborations with leading domestic and international universities and research institutions through active open innovation activities. In September this year, it signed an industry-academia cooperation agreement with Yonsei University for electric vehicle battery technology development and has established and operates contract departments with Yonsei University, Korea University, and Hanyang University to nurture future battery talents.

Additionally, LG Energy Solution has established and operates the Frontier Research Lab (FRL), a joint research center conducting focused R&D projects on next-generation batteries, in collaboration with domestic and international universities and institutions such as Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), University of M?nster in Germany, and University of California San Diego (UCSD) in the United States.

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