Two Empa spin-offs win €4.4M in EIC Accelerator Grants for battery and solar tech
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Jul 7, 2026 | MICHAEL HAGMANN
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Two Empa spin-offs — BTRY (battery startup) and Perovskia Solar (cleantech) — have each secured €2.2 million in non-dilutive EIC Accelerator Grants from the European Innovation Council. The funding will support the industrialization of BTRY's thin-film solid-state battery technology and Perovskia Solar's indoor photovoltaics modules. Both companies are advancing clean energy technologies with potential applications in IoT, medical devices, smart buildings, and consumer electronics.
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· 2 pulledTwo Empa Spin-offs, the battery startup BTRY and the cleantech company Perovskia Solar, have both secured EUR 2.2 million in non-dilutive funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC).
The EIC Accelerator Grants will help advance the industrialization of BTRY's thin-film solid-state battery technology and Perovskia Solar's indoor photovoltaics modules and technology.
Two Empa Spin-offs, the battery startup BTRY and the cleantech company Perovskia Solar, have both secured EUR 2.2 million in non-dilutive funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC). The EIC Accelerator Grants will help advance the industrializatio
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