Ann Arbor, Michigan – November 12, 2012 — Inmatech, an emerging company dedicated to developing and bringing the next generation supercapacitors to market, announced today its upcoming participation in The Battery Show on November 13-15 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.

The company will exhibit its next generation supercapacitor prototype in Booth B857, alongside strategic partner Fraunhofer USA, a global non-profit organization for applied research and development. The company is helping Inmatech bring the product to energy storage markets through validation research.

In addition, Inmatech Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Saemin Choi will participate in the Michigan Energy Forum (MEF) taking place on Tuesday, November 13 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. This forum will showcase regional, early-stage energy storage companies and university researchers in conjunction with The Battery Show.

“We are looking forward to sharing our technology at The Battery Show. We’re proud of the progress we made in terms of improving the performance of our devices and the effortsto help transfer technology from the lab to global markets. We’re doing it in partnership with the University of Michigan and businesses focusing on new energy solutions,” said Dr. Choi.

The U-M Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) is making it possible to bring Inmatech’s next generation supercapacitor to market, by actively helping to license the product for commercial applications. OTT also works on behalf of Inmatech to acquire grants, investment funding and industry partnerships.

The Battery Show 2012 is the premier showcase of the latest advanced battery technology. The event is attended by technical leaders, scientists, engineers, and senior executives invested in advanced energy storage.

Batteries are the principal devices used for most electrical energy storage, however, these devices are inefficient in pulsed and high power applications.  Supercapacitors, another type of electrochemical energy storage device, are used to improve the efficiency, extend the run times and increase the cycle-lives of batteries by handling these pulsed and high power events.

Inmatech’s use of patented, low-cost materials and cell design results in safe operation (non-flammable) and higher energy density than those generated by other commercial supercapacitors. The combination of performance, cost and safety offered by Inmatech’s next generation supercapapcitor will enable significant expansion of important energy storage in automotive, smart grids and defense markets.

About Inmatech

Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Inmatech is an emerging company dedicated to next generation supercapacitors that incorporate low-cost, high-performing materials to optimize energy storage. Inmatech aims to commercialize its next generation supercapacitors within industries that need higher energy storage density and lower cost than current available supercapacitors.

To bring the next generation supercapacitor to market, Inmatech has secured private and federal funding, and key commercial partnerships in technology research, materials, manufacturing, validation and distribution. Pending commercial applications include use in hybrid electric vehicles and uninterruptible power supplies for smart grids and defense equipment.

Our team — led by Co-Founders Professor Levi Thompson, Dr. Saemin Choi, Dr. Paul Rasmussen and Dr. Stefan Heinemann — formed through the University of Michigan, where we work, teach, invent and collaborate. The U-M Office of Technology Transfer helps us leverage the commercial potential of our innovation, by licensing the product, attracting investment and actively moving it from lab to commercial marketplace. For more information, visit www.inmatech-inc.com.

Ann Arbor, Michigan — September 1, 2012 — Inmatech, an emerging company dedicated to developing and bringing the next generation supercapacitors to market, announced today Phase II of its project research, which has been made possible through a newly awarded grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Two companies, Fraunhofer USA and PIDC (Pacific Industrial Development Corporation), will participate in the Phase II program supported by the NSF Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding.

NSF granted Inmatech a Phase II award to demonstrate that the next generation supercapacitor can meet or exceed the cost and performance targets set by the United States Advanced Battery Consortium for Freedom Car applications.

The research project will be conducted in the venture accelerator on the campus of the University of Michigan, where Inmatech’s founders work, teach, invent and collaborate. The U-M Office of Technology Transfer helps the company leverage the commercial potential of the supercapacitor, by licensing the product, attracting investment and actively moving it from lab to commercial marketplace.

Supercapacitors could accelerate the development of battery electric vehicles (BEV) that are currently struggling with further improvements of batteries for higher energy storage respectively longer range and lower cost. Inmatech is developing a next generation supercapacitor device that incorporates low-cost, high-performance materials in proprietary designs.  These devices use aqueous electrolytes that are safe (non-flammable) and beneficial to alternative automotive development.

“We’ve already confirmed the technical feasibility of the scientific processes and alternative materials that make our supercapacitor so unique and beneficial to new markets. We’re proud of private and federal support that we have received including a recent grant from the NSF, as well as strategic partnerships with Fraunhofer USA and PDIC. These partnerships will help Inmatech bring product to a number of important commercial markets,” said Professor Levi Thompson, Inmatech Co-Founder and Board Chairman.

Through a strategic partner with Inmatech, Fraunhofer will develop new packaging technologies tailored to the specific requirements of advanced supercapacitors. Fraunhofer is a globally operating non-profit organization for applied research and development.

Through its partnership with Inmatech, PIDC will develop scale up production processes, as well as provide materials in large quantity that offer significant cost and performance advantages, compared to other commercially available materials for energy storage.

In addition to extending the range of battery powered vehicles, devices developed during this SBIR program could also support efforts to minimize the nation’s production of greenhouse gases and reduce dependence on foreign energy sources. Federal agencies including the Department of Defense will also benefit, in particular, for applications such as extended range vehicles, exoskeleton systems, and electromagnetic armors.

The two NSF grant installments, awarded in June and December 2011, total approximately $300,000. The funds are directed toward additional supercapacitor prototypes using a new combination of materials and processes to generate higher energy density devices at a lower cost.

Inmatech discovered superior performance and lower cost in the combination usage of base metal nitrides and oxides tailored to give high specific capacitance, in aqueous electrolytes. The result is the ability to generate safe (non-flammable), efficient high power cycling.

Inmatech’s next generation supercapacitor also can support a transition from electricity produced from fossil fuels to carbon neutral electricity, thus reducing our nation’s production of greenhouse gases and dependence on foreign energy sources.

In order to gain broader market acceptance of its next generation supercapacitor, Inmatech must prove that its invention can enhance the energy density by a factor of three. The power-level generated by the use of lower cost materials could result in application costs as much as ten times lower than the current available commercial devices.

A few examples of commercial market applications for the next generation supercapacitor include hybrid electric vehicles (for powering start-up, acceleration and braking), memory back-up in mobile phones, and uninterruptible power supplies.

Inmatech’s team — led by Co-Founders Professor Levi Thompson, Dr. Saemin Choi, Dr. Paul Rasmussen and Dr. Stefan Heinemann — formed through the University of Michigan, where they work, teach, invent and collaborate. The U-M Office of Technology Transfer helps Inmatech leverage the commercial potential of our innovation, by licensing the product, attracting investment and actively moving it from lab to commercial marketplace.

This project will give students at the University of Michigan an opportunity to participate in a commercialization effort.