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RNS Number : 4967C  Gelion PLC  27 March 2025

27 March 2025

Gelion plc
("Gelion", the "Company" or the "Group")

Renowned Scientist Prof. Markus Antonietti Appointed as Technology Advisor

Gelion (AIM: GELN), the global energy storage innovator, is pleased to
announce the appointment of Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Markus Antonietti as
Technology Advisor, effective immediately. He will provide strategic guidance
on battery technology development, primarily supporting the recently announced
collaboration with the Max Planck Institute (MPI) on pioneering sulfur battery
innovations.

Professor Antonietti is one of the world's most influential scientists,
currently ranked as the fourth best chemical scientist globally and first in
Germany 1 . He is the Founding Director of the Max Planck Institute of
Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam, Germany, and his groundbreaking research
spans sustainable chemistry, catalysis, electrocatalysis, artificial
photosynthesis, carbon sequestration, and soil remediation. Throughout his
distinguished career, he has received numerous prestigious awards, including
the Goldschmidt-Elhuyar Award (2003), the Grignard-Wittig Award (2011), the
Liebig Medal (2016), and the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
(2018). In 2024, he was honoured with the prestigious Solvay Chair in
Chemistry.

Professor Antonietti's appointment marks a significant milestone for Gelion,
bringing invaluable expertise and aligning with the Company's vision to
advance cutting-edge battery technologies. To recognise his contribution, he
will receive 1.5 million nominal cost options over Gelion's ordinary shares of
0.1p each, vesting equally over three years with the exercise period being
five years from the Commencement Date.  Any IP generated under this advisory
contract will vest with Gelion.

Prof. Thomas Maschmeyer, Founder and Director of Gelion, commented: "I am
delighted that Gelion has been able to attract such an outstanding and
internationally sought-after individual as Prof. Antonietti into a technology
advisory role. His involvement is a strong endorsement of our journey and a
validation of our mission to push the boundaries of energy storage
innovation."

John Wood, CEO of Gelion, added: "Prof. Antonietti quite simply sees and
understands physical systems in a manner that surpasses the ordinary.  His
MPI team echoes this in terms of their drive and capability.  Our founder
Professor Maschmeyer similarly displays, attracts and harnesses creativity,
especially that required to take science to the next level into scale and
application.  One starts the sentence with pure chemistry and the other
continues it with the process for realization."

Prof. Dr. Markus Antonietti commented: "Joining Gelion as a Technology Advisor
is an exciting opportunity to translate innovative chemistry into practical
solutions. Gelion's vision for advanced sulfur battery technology aligns
perfectly with my research focus, and I am eager to contribute to their
mission of creating sustainable, high-performance energy storage solutions."

 

 

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About Gelion

Gelion ("gel: ion") is a global energy storage innovator, supporting the
transition to a more sustainable economy by commercialising globally important
next generation battery technologies: Sulfur based, Lithium-Sulfur (LiS),
Sodium-Sulfur (NaS) and Zinc-based (Zn) hybrid cells to electrify mobile and
stationary applications. Gelion plc (the Group) is listed on the London Stock
Exchange's Alternative Investment Market and wholly owns UK based OXLiD Ltd
and Battery Minerals Ltd and Australia based Gelion Technologies Pty Ltd.
Gelion is designing and delivering innovative battery technology to enable
that transition and return value for its customers and investors.

About the Max Planck Institute (MPI)

The Max Planck Society (MPG), formerly the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, is the
pre-eminent and largest German, non-profit research organization with near
unmatched global prestige, conducting basic research in natural, life, and
human sciences through its 84 institutes and facilities, which all have
specific missions.

The Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Colloid and Interface Science is one of the
world's leading deep technology research centres in that area and know for
exceptional breakthroughs in materials science, e.g. highly conductive and
stable carbon/nitrogen composites that are more 'noble' than gold.

 

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