NASA SBIR SUCCESS STORY Glen Research Center 
1991 Phase II

Novel Processing Technology for Electronically Conducting Polymers

Fideris, Inc. (formerly a division of Lynntech, Inc.)
 

College Station, TX

INNOVATION
    A photopolymerized conducting polymer having multi-applications including printed circuit board fabrication and electrode materials for batteries and fuel cells
NOSAVE
Fuel Cell Test Equipment
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • The electrode materials for fuel cells led to the development of electrochemical test equipment which was further developed into a commercial product for the testing and evaluation of fuel cells
COMMERCIALIZATION
  • Fideris is a world leader in the fuel cell test equipment market selling to universities, national laboratories, and industrial fuel cell developers, generating more than $2.1M in product revenues
  • Secured $5.5M in equity financing from Chrysalix Energy Limited Partnership, Braemar Energy Ventures, Altira and Yellowstone Capital, Inc., which will be used to expand the company's development capabilities and service/sales operations
GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
  • As a successful product, Lynntech, Inc. continued the development of the fuel cell test equipment into a complete product line for fuel cell research and development
  • Applicable in NASA's Reusable Launch Vehicle and Space Power programs
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