- S&Inno signs an industry-academia cooperation agreement with Secondary Battery Innovation and Convergence College Project Team, Pusan National University, and Secondary Battery Technical Workforce Training Project Team to advance battery thermal runaway prevention technology and foster talent development.

- S&Inno develops battery thermal runaway prevention technology capable of withstanding flames of 1200°C for over 2 hours and files related patents.

S&Inno, a company specializing in electric vehicle fire prevention solutions (CEO Jung Hae-man), announced on the 9th that it signed an MOU for industry-academic collaboration with Pusan National University's Secondary Battery Innovation Convergence University Project Team and Secondary Battery Technical Workforce Training Project Team on December 6th at the Pusan National University Joint Research Center. The collaboration aims to enhance battery thermal runaway prevention technology, strengthen secondary battery technology, engage in joint R&D, and foster talent.

The signing ceremony was attended by S&Inno's CEO Jung Hae-man, CTO Kim Young-min, COO Choi Seong-woo, Pusan National University's Project Director Cho Chae-yong (Professor of Nano Energy Engineering), as well as around 10 officials from both institutions.

Under the agreement, S&Inno and Pusan National University will cooperate for battery thermal runaway prevention, including joint R&D for technological advancement, technology exchange, educational collaboration, and talent development and career support to strengthen their competitiveness in the secondary battery sector.

Cho Chae-yong, the project director at Pusan National University, stated, "Through this agreement, we hope that Pusan National University and S&Inno will contribute to the technological development in the secondary battery field, as well as the education of undergraduates and the nurturing of specialized talent."

Jung Hae-man, CEO of S&Inno, expressed, "I am very pleased to sign this industry-academic partnership with Pusan National University, which is highly regarded for its R&D and talent development in the secondary battery field. S&Inno will continue leading the battery thermal runaway prevention sector through active R&D investment and acquiring talented professionals."

S&Inno, a company specializing in electric vehicle fire prevention solutions, has developed key technologies to delay battery thermal runaway, capable of withstanding flames of 1200°C for over two hours, and has filed for related patents. On December 1st, the company signed an R&D contract with Pusan National University's Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation (Project Leader Professor Cho Chae-yong), and both institutions are currently jointly advancing the technological development of this solution.

Additionally, S&Inno's key executives and R&D personnel of S&Inno have founded the company after working at organizations with expertise in high-heat resistance technology and battery material manufacturing. Notably, CTO Kim Young-min, who holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Birmingham, UK, has previously served as a patent examiner at the Korean Intellectual Property Office, an IP-R&D quality officer at the Korea Intellectual Property Strategy Institute, and a researcher at POSCO's Technology Group. Since 2013, he has been an external evaluator for technology value evaluation at the Korea Technology Finance Corporation.

Jung Hae-man, CEO of S&Inno (left), and Cho Chae-ryong, Director of Pusan National University’s Secondary Battery Projects (right), pose for a commemorative photo at the 'Industry-Academic Collaboration (MOU) Signing Ceremony for the Advancement of Battery Thermal Runaway Prevention Technology' held on the morning of September 6th at the Pusan National University Joint Research Center.

Jung Hae-man, CEO of S&Inno (left), and Cho Chae-ryong, Director of Pusan National University’s Secondary Battery Projects (right), pose for a commemorative photo at the 'Industry-Academic Collaboration (MOU) Signing Ceremony for the Advancement of Battery Thermal Runaway Prevention Technology' held on the morning of September 6th at the Pusan National University Joint Research Center.