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Graphene Aluminium Ion Battery Patent Granted and GMG and The University of Queensland Enter into New Collaboration Agreement
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 14, 2025) - Graphene Manufacturing Group ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Graphene Aluminium Ion Battery Patent Granted and GMG and The University of Queensland Enter into New Collaboration AgreementBrisbane, Queensland, Australia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 14, 2025) - Graphene Manufacturing Group Limited (TSXV: GMG) (OTCQX: GMGMF) (\"GMG\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that the patent for the Company's Graphene Aluminium Ion Battery has been granted in Australia and GMG is progressing its patenting process in various other countries. The University of Queensland (UQ) holds the patent and GMG has a worldwide exclusive commercialisation license. Figure 1 shows a typical Graphene Aluminium Ion Battery Pouch Cell Prototype which GMG is currently co-developing with Rio Tinto and UQ.Figure 1: Typical G+AI Battery Pouch Cell PrototypeTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/8082/258713_gmg_figure1_550.jpgFurthermore, GMG has signed a Collaborative Research Agreement with UQ - Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) to continue its collaboration on the Graphene Aluminium Ion Battery. UQ is also a recipient of AU$880,000 of Australian Government grant funding to further develop the Graphene Aluminium Ion Battery.Figure 2To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/8082/258713_gmg_figure2_550.jpgGMG and UQ started working on an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project in 2021 to co-develop the Graphene Aluminium Ion Battery and this will now continue under this new Collaborative Research Agreement. The Agreement sets out, among other things, the way in which pre-agreed GMG and UQ personnel can work at each other party's premises and the intellectual property rights and obligations for each party. It also provides that GMG has the exclusive first right to negotiate an exclusive license to use any of the work UQ develops under this Agreement.UQ's Professor Alan Rowan, AIBN Executive Director, commented \"We look forward to continuing our strong research and development relationship with the world leading clean technology company GMG and deepening our knowledge on the graphene aluminium ion battery technology.\"GMG's Managing Director and CEO, Craig Nicol, commented: \"GMG is very pleased to continue working with the world leading UQ AIBN team and collaborating wit...