About Us – Natrion

Our Mission

No more outdated battery tech.

At Natrion we focus on alternative battery technologies, specifically solid-state batteries and sodium-ion batteries. We believe that large advances in the mass market viability of clean power systems will take equally large advances in battery technologies. At all levels from fundamental science to scaled solutions, we prioritize our customers and the needs of the renewable energy market.

Our Story

Founded from a college dorm.

Natrion was started by two college students out of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who wanted to break away from the standard mold of how battery companies are built. After seeing too many of our peers take academic research findings and try to find a market for them (only to run out of time and money), we pioneered our own R&D approach that is customer-centric, lean, and pivotable.

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Our Progress

2018

Natrion's Founding

In August of 2018, Natrion is organized in Delaware as a Limited Liability Company by founders Alex Kosyakov and Tom Rouffiac.

2019

First Patents Filed

In April 2019, Natrion filed for its first patents with the USPTO for the company’s innovation in ceramic solid-state electrolytes and solid-state sodium-ion batteries.

2020

Affiliation with JCESR

In February 2020, Natrion became affiliated with the Department of Energy’s Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR). Spearheaded by Argonne National Lab, JCESR is an Energy Innovation Hub that advances the development of emerging battery technologies.

2020

Partnership with CUNY Medgar Evers College

In June 2020, Natrion partnered with the lab of Michele Vittadello of the City University of New York’s Medgar Evers College Chemistry and Environmental Science Department on a sponsored research collaboration for the development of solid-state sodium-ion batteries.

2020

Partnership with Binghamton University

In July 2020, Natrion partnered with the lab of Hao Liu of Binghamton University on collaborative research towards the development of new solid-state lithium-ion and sodium-ion battery systems.

2020

Joined KSTI and NYSERDA

In July of 2020, Natrion moved into its new lab in the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator (KSTI) in Binghamton, and also became a part of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) Clean Energy Incubator.

2020

Agreement with University of Illinois MRL

In November 2020 Natrion entered into a facility use agreement with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory (MRL). Natrion now conducts materials characterization and analysis at the MRL.

2021

Contract from the Department of Defense

In January 2021, Natrion received a SBIR contract from the United States Air Force to develop a plug-and-play solid-state electrolyte component for existing lithium-ion batteries that would improve battery life and eliminate fire risk.

2021

Cozad New Venture Challenge Funding

In May 2021, Natrion won the University of Illinois’ premier startup competition for students and alumni: the Cozad New Venture Challenge. This led to an investment in Natrion from the University of Illinois Board of Trustees and Illinois Ventures.