REG - Ilika plc - Start of Primed Solid-State Battery Programme

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22/09/2025 07:00

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RNS Number : 1297A  Ilika plc  22 September 2025

 

 

22 September 2025

Ilika plc

('Ilika,' the 'Company,' or the 'Group')

 

Ilika Announces commencement of its PRIMED Solid-State Battery Programme
supported by expert Automotive Steering Committee

 

Production of Industrial Prototype Next-Generation Electric Vehicle Batteries
Commences with Key Automotive Support

 

·    Steering support with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Oxford University
for 12-month PRIMED solid-state battery programme

·    Programme leverages UKBIC's industrial facilities to scale up 50Ah
battery production

·    Builds on successful 'Goliath' battery prototype development with
path to gigafactory manufacturing

 

Ilika (AIM: IKA), the UK pioneer in solid-state battery technology, announces
further to its release on 15 July 2025, the commencement of its PRIMED
programme, effective 1 August 2025. The programme welcomes Jaguar Land Rover
and Professor Paul Shearing of Oxford University in strategic steering roles,
alongside existing partner HSSMI.

 

Supported by the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) through its Demonstrate
fund, PRIMED represents another significant step towards commercialising
Ilika's innovative solid-state battery technology. The programme will utilise
the electrode production facilities at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre
(UKBIC).

 

PRIMED builds upon two successful predecessor projects. The Battery Innovation
Programme (formerly Faraday Battery Challenge) project HISTORY developed a
50Ah solid-state battery prototype, whilst the Automotive Transformation Fund
programme SiSTEM established SSB assembly capabilities and conducted initial
production trials at UKBIC.

 

The programme will deliver several critical outcomes. These include the
production of P2 solid-state battery prototype cells, development of 50Ah
A-Sample batteries, creation of a Production Scale Model, and a comprehensive
Business Case Review for gigafactory-scale manufacturing.

 

Graeme Purdy, CEO of Ilika, said: "The launch of PRIMED marks a pivotal moment
in Ilika's journey towards commercial-scale solid-state battery production.
Combining invaluable automotive expertise with UKBIC's world-class facilities,
positions us strongly to accelerate the industrialisation of our Goliath
technology for the rapidly evolving EV market."

 

Axel Bindel, Executive Director of HSSMI, said: "We are delighted to commence
this project and continue our relationship with Ilika. It signifies an
important step in the development and manufacture of automotive ready
Solid-State Batteries, and we are thrilled to welcome the extended support
from JLR and University of Oxford as part of the Steering Committee. The HSSMI
team have already hit the ground running and we are excited to commence
modelling of the cell production line."

 

Paul Shearing, Professor of Sustainable Energy Engineering at the Department
of Engineering Science and Director of the ZERO Institute at Oxford University
said: "The development of next generation battery chemistries is pivotal to
our Net Zero journey across a range of applications. Building on the success
of the HISTORY programme, I am delighted to continue to support Ilika and
HSSMI as a member of the Steering Committee for the PRIMED programme, which
will take solid state battery technology to the next phase of
commercialisation."

The information communicated within this announcement is deemed to constitute
inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No.
596/2014 which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (withdrawal)
Act 2018. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information
is now considered to be in the public domain.

 

ENDS--

 

Enquiries:

 

 Ilika Plc                                             www.ilika.com (http://www.ilika.com/)
 Graeme Purdy, Chief Executive

                                                     Via FTI Consulting
 Jason Stewart, Chief Financial Officer

 Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nomad and Broker)  +44 (0)131 220 9772
 Peter Lynch

                                                     +44 (0)131 220 9771
 Neil McDonald

 FTI Consulting (Comms Advisors)                       ilika@fticonsulting.com

 Ben Brewerton

 Elizabeth Adams

 Dwight Burden

 

About Ilika plc

 

Ilika is a global expert in the development of solid-state battery technology
for electric vehicles, medical devices and consumer appliances. The Company's
pioneering next-generation technologies aim to provide scalable, affordable
alternatives to conventional batteries, to industries which need to
incorporate a smaller, lighter, and safer power source in their products.

 

The Company has two product lines. Its Stereax batteries are designed for
powering miniature medical implants, industrial wireless sensors and Internet
of Things (IoT) applications and the Goliath large format batteries are
designed for EV cars and cordless appliances.

 

Through its licensing business model, Ilika supplies its IP portfolio to both
OEMs and manufacturing partners in exchange for a license fee and future
royalties.

 

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