BTRY Wins €2.2M EIC Grant to Scale Thin-Film Solid-State Batteries
The funding will support the industrialization of BTRY’s ultra-thin solid-state battery technology and preparations for high-volume production in Europe.
DÜBENDORF, Switzerland, June 16, 2026 – BTRY has secured €2.2 million in non-dilutive grant funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator to accelerate the industrialization of its thin-film solid-state battery technology.
The EIC Accelerator is one of Europe’s most competitive funding programs for deep-tech startups. It supports breakthrough technologies with the potential to create new markets and strengthen Europe’s technological capabilities. In the latest funding round, 38 companies from across Europe were selected following a rigorous evaluation process, with a success rate below five percent.
From Research Spin-Off to Industrial Scale-Up
Founded as a spin-off from ETH Zürich and Empa, BTRY develops and manufactures ultra-thin solid-state batteries for industrial IoT, medical technology, wearables, and consumer electronics.
The company focuses on compact devices in which conventional batteries reach their limits in terms of form factor, safety, operating temperature, power output, or manufacturability.
BTRY’s technology is designed to combine energy storage and high-power delivery in a single component. This can reduce the need to combine batteries with supercapacitors and simplify the design of compact electronic systems.
Solvent-Free Production for High-Volume Manufacturing
A key feature of BTRY’s technology is its solvent-free vacuum coating process. The process uses established roll-to-roll manufacturing equipment derived from the semiconductor industry.
This approach is intended to enable scalable and cost-efficient production while supporting more sustainable and resilient battery manufacturing in Europe.
The EIC funding will help BTRY further industrialize this process, increase production readiness, and prepare its technology for commercial manufacturing.
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Foundation for a European Battery Factory
BTRY plans to use the grant to lay the foundation for Europe’s first thin-film solid-state battery factory capable of producing millions of batteries annually.
The future production capacity is intended to serve applications in industrial IoT, MedTech, wearables, smart sensors, and other compact electronics markets.
“Securing the EIC Accelerator grant is a major milestone for BTRY,” said Moritz Futscher, CEO and Co-Founder of BTRY. “The funding will help us industrialize our production process, accelerate market entry, and establish the basis for high-volume manufacturing of thin-film solid-state batteries in Europe.”
The company expects the project to strengthen its position in advanced energy storage while contributing to Europe’s battery manufacturing capabilities.
BTRY at the Think WIoT Livestream
On June 17, 2026, Moritz Futscher, CEO and Co-Founder of BTRY AG, will present “Solid-State Batteries for BLE Labels” during the Think WIoT livestream “Ultra-Low-Power Design: Harvesting & Storage for Tags & Sensor Nodes.”
The session will show how ultra-thin solid-state batteries can support short current peaks, long runtimes, and energy-harvesting systems in BLE labels, LoRaWAN trackers, wearables, and compact IoT devices.
Time: 13:00–13:30 CEST
Register here: https://wiot-group.com/think/en/livestreams/think-wiot-livestream-harvesting-storage-for-tags-sensor-nodes/
About BTRY
BTRY is a Swiss battery technology company and a spin-off from ETH Zürich and Empa.
The company develops ultra-thin solid-state batteries for industrial IoT, medical technology, wearables, and consumer electronics. Its technology is designed for compact applications in which conventional batteries face limitations related to size, safety, temperature range, power delivery, or production.
BTRY uses a solvent-free vacuum coating process based on scalable roll-to-roll manufacturing technology and is preparing for industrial production in Europe.
About the European Innovation Council
The European Innovation Council was established under the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
With a budget of €10.1 billion, the EIC supports high-risk, high-impact innovations from early-stage research and proof of concept through commercialization and the scale-up of startups and small and medium-sized enterprises.