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Welcome
Membrane Platform
Recycling
Hydrogen
Storage
Connecting the dots for energy sovereignty
AI-powered physical solutions to electrification
What we build
The building block three industries depend on
The same core science - highly conductive, chemically stable, mechanically robust films - powers all three of our application areas. We own the building block, not a single product.
About Us
ABOUT US
Born at EPFL, built
for electrification
NovaMea is developing next-generation technologies and devices for electrochemical energy storage and conversion. We are connecting the dots for energy sovereignty by developing physical solutions to electrification. We have created a universal materials platform that produces novel membranes for electro-recycling (e.g., Li recycling), green hydrogen production, and long-duration energy storage by flow batteries - and an AI platform to accelerate the development and validation of these novel technologies.
Our history
SINCE 2023
NovaMea SA is a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (in French, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL). The technologies of NovaMea are based on more than ten years of cutting-edge research and development in the laboratory of Prof. Xile Hu, co-founder and the first Chairman of the Board of NovaMea. The company was founded in early 2023.
FOUNDED
Early 2023
ORIGIN
EPFL · Lausanne
FOUNDATION
10+ years of R&D
Nova
Our name
NOVA + MEA
"New" · Latin
MEA
Membrane Electrode Assembly
In astronomy, a nova is the sudden appearance of a new star. We aspire to be a new star in green energy technologies.
The core of electrolyzers and fuel cells. Low-cost, scalable, efficient MEAs are our key innovation.
Together they form NovaMea - the new star built on the membrane at the heart of clean electrochemistry.
Our logo
BY ARTIST PRUNE
THE EDELWEISS
At the center is the edelweiss, Switzerland's national flower - signifying the Swiss origin of our technologies.
THE MEMBRANE
At the heart of the edelweiss, a colored rectangle represents the membrane, NovaMea's core technology.
THE NUCLEUS
The rectangle is surrounded by a circle representing the nucleus of hydrogen, the element at the center of our focus.
THE ELECTRON
Outside the edelweiss, a larger circle carries a colored dot - the hydrogen electron orbiting its nucleus. Together these echo our core focus: green hydrogen technologies.
ROUND SKY, FLAT EARTH
Hidden within, the circle-and-rectangle pairing is the ancient Chinese sign “round sky, flat earth,” signifying the philosophy of balance between yin and yang.Hidden within, the circle-and-rectangle pairing is the ancient Chinese sign “round sky, flat earth,” signifying the philosophy of balance between yin and yang.
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