Date added: 2026-11-06
September 2026 – Innosuisse Monitoring Visit at Empa as Part of the ASCEND Project
On September 29, 2026, representatives of Innosuisse, Raphaela Kubler and Ernst-Jan M. van Hattum, visited the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) for a monitoring visit of the ASCEND project, funded under the Swiss-Polish Cooperation Programme.
During the meeting, representatives of Empa and Siloxene AG presented the progress achieved so far, with particular emphasis on the development of innovative Si/Sn@SiOxCy anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. The discussions covered advances in the development of SiOC ceramic matrices, electrochemical characterization of the materials, current challenges, and the next stages of project implementation.
The visit also included a tour of the Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics at Empa. Representatives of the Swiss project partners, Empa and Siloxene AG, attended the meeting in person, while Gdańsk University of Technology was represented remotely by the project leader, Dr Monika Wilamowska-Zawłocka.
The visit provided an opportunity to review the project's achievements, exchange knowledge and experiences, and discuss future activities within the Swiss-Polish collaboration aimed at developing next-generation energy storage materials.