October 9th, 2025
Prime Lithium AG
Refining Lithium in Europe – Building a Sustainable Supply Chain
Europe’s battery ambitions depend on more than gigafactories — they require a reliable supply of battery-grade lithium. Prime Lithium AG is establishing local refining capacity to convert lithium minerals into high-purity lithium hydroxide and derivatives. In their pitch, they will outline why European refining is critical for reducing dependence on foreign suppliers, the technological challenges involved, and the opportunities this creates for forward-looking investors.
Fraunhofer FFB
How We Built Europe’s Most Digital Battery Factory: Insights from the Fraunhofer FFB
The Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production (FFB) in Münster is building one of Europe’s most digitally advanced battery factories. Their facility combines cutting-edge production technology with a fully digitalized infrastructure, serving as both a research platform and a pilot production site. By integrating smart processes, real-time data, and digital twins, FFB enables industry partners to scale innovations faster, test flexible concepts, and strengthen Europe’s battery value chain.
Phineal
Digital Product Passport for Batteries – Secured by Blockchain & NFT
Transparency and traceability are becoming essential in the battery value chain. Phineal Group presents its vision of a digital product passport that leverages blockchain and NFT technology to ensure data integrity, certify origin, and make compliance verifiable across the entire lifecycle of a battery. This approach not only supports EU regulatory requirements but also strengthens trust, sustainability, and circularity in global supply chains.
Dylan Roman
CEO and Founder
NIU NIU
Turning E-Waste into Critical Resources with AI
Electronic waste is one of the fastest-growing waste streams — but also a hidden mine of critical minerals. NIU NIU has developed an AI-powered platform that classifies and distributes e-waste, enabling the recovery of essential resources like lithium, cobalt, and rare earth metals. Their solution transforms discarded electronics from both society and industry into the building blocks for EVs and clean energy, while reducing environmental and social impacts.
Battery Start-up Incubator (BaStI)
The Battery Startup Incubator
The Battery Startup Incubator (BaStI) enables visionary researchers and founders to transform groundbreaking ideas into real-world impact.
Supported by TUM Venture Labs, TUMint.Energy, and backed by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), BaStI gives founders access to Germany’s leading battery infrastructure, expertise, and entrepreneurial networks.