Making Innovation Visible to an Entire Ecosystem: Mathieu Morcrette on Advanced Battery Power

For Mathieu Morcrette, Advanced Battery Power brings together far more than a programme of specialist presentations. It provides direct access to the people, organisations and ideas shaping the battery sector—from scientific research and poster contributions to companies working on industrial implementation.

Morcrette speaks from both perspectives. As a research director at CNRS and co-founder and CTO of Tiamat, he works at the interface between electrochemical research, battery prototyping and commercial production. Tiamat specialises in sodium-ion technology, with Morcrette leading activities ranging from supply-chain specifications to the performance of batteries manufactured at industrial scale.

At the 2026 conference, his keynote addressed the optimisation and commercialisation of Tiamat’s sodium-ion chemistry for high-power charging applications. In his interview, however, he focuses less on technical details than on what a conference can achieve for an emerging company: it creates visibility, enables technologies to be explained directly and connects innovators with the wider battery ecosystem.

His enthusiastic response to the poster session also reflects the breadth of the event. The 2026 exhibition comprised 270 scientific posters, providing a substantial forum for discussing research results and identifying new technological approaches.

Advanced Battery Power will return to the Eurogress in Aachen from 7 to 9 April 2027. Researchers, start-ups, established manufacturers and development partners will once again meet to exchange findings, question new approaches and initiate collaborations across the battery value chain. For companies seeking to introduce an innovation to the German and international battery community, Morcrette’s experience offers a compelling message: being present can be the first step towards being recognised.