February 25, 2025

CSEM opens Switzerland’s first dry room to advance next-gen batteries

  • CSEM has inaugurated a dry room unlike anything in the country, a start-of-the-art facility for assembling and prototyping cutting-edge batteries. 
  • Equipped with a pilot production line, this new infrastructure will play a crucial role in fast-tracking the commercialization of next-generation batteries. 
  • A dedicated section of the room is reserved for start-ups and small- and medium sized businesses (SMEs), providing them with strategic opportunities while lowering the risk and costs of innovation. 
A CSEM expert carefully unloads thin-film Li-metal anodes, deposited via thermal evaporation, onto a Cu current collector.
© Keystone / Christian Beutler - A CSEM expert carefully unloads thin-film Li-metal anodes, deposited via thermal evaporation, onto a Cu current collector.

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