Ilika plc
("Ilika" or the "Company")
Vapour Deposition Method European Patent Grant
Ilika (AIM: IKA), a pioneer in materials innovation and solid-state battery technology, announces that a European patent has been granted in respect of its unique High-Throughput Vapour Deposition synthesis platform, which is licensed exclusively to Ilika from the University of Southampton. The equivalent US, Japanese and Canadian applications were confirmed as granted in May 2012.
Commenting on this grant award, Graeme Purdy, Ilika CEO, said: "Our ability to synthesize large numbers of inorganic materials using our proprietary combinatorial vapour deposition method is central to our business model, and we welcome this European recognition alongside that already received in the US, Canada and Japan."
For more information contact:
| Ilika plc | www.ilika.com |
| Graeme Purdy, Chief Executive | Tel: 023 8011 1400 |
| Steve Boydell, Finance Director | |
| Numis Securities Limited | Tel: 020 7260 1000 |
| Oliver Cardigan/ Paul Gillam / | |
| James Black | |
| Walbrook PR Ltd | Tel: 020 7933 8780 / ilika@walbrookpr.com |
| Paul Cornelius | Mob: 07866 384 707 |
| Lianne Cawthorne | Mob: 07584 391 303 |
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