HEG Limited's wholly owned subsidiary TACC Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials at the National University of Singapore to collaborate in advanced materials science, nanotechnology, and related disciplines.
The MOU establishes a framework for long-term cooperation combining TACC's industrial and commercialization capabilities with NUS's scientific research expertise. The collaboration aims to accelerate the development, validation, and commercialization of next-generation advanced materials technologies, including graphene and functional nanomaterials. The partnership seeks to accelerate technology maturity through applied research and pilot projects.
Key objectives include collaborative research in advanced functional materials, translating laboratory research into industrial applications, and exploring commercialization pathways through licensing, startups, and joint ventures. The partnership also covers talent development through researcher exchange programs and building a cross-border innovation bridge connecting Singapore and India innovation ecosystems. The collaboration will leverage artificial intelligence and laboratory automation for developing novel advanced functional materials.
TACC operates at the intersection of advanced carbon technologies and industrial innovation as part of the LNJ Bhilwara Group. TACC is developing a 20,000 metric tonne anode materials plant and a 4,000-plus tonne graphene derivatives facility.
Ankur Khaitan, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of TACC Limited, said carbon-based advanced materials are redefining industries and the MOU represents a step toward accelerating technology maturity, creating commercialization pathways, and strengthening the Indian innovation ecosystem by uniting research with industrial-scale development.
Professor Sir Konstantin Novoselov, Director of NUS I-FIM and Nobel laureate for the discovery of graphene, said strong collaboration between academia and industry is essential to translate scientific research into scalable technologies.
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