Access DIGIBAT

DIGIBAT is an EPSRC Strategic Equipment Facility accessible to both academic researchers and industrial partners. Located at Imperial College London, we provide a fully integrated, AI-orchestrated workflow that compresses the timeline of materials discovery from years to months. Whether you need high-throughput synthesis of materials or rapid benchmarking of novel electrolytes, our "smart factory" infrastructure bridges the gap between atomic design and device verification.

Why access DIGIBAT?

• High-throughput speed: Synthesize and characterize hundreds of unique battery or electrocatalyst compositions in the time it takes to test one manually.
• Industrial reproducibility: Eliminate human error with our robotic systems.
• Data integrity: Receive AI-ready, FAIR-compliant datasets for every sample, enabling seamless integration with your internal modelling and digital twins.

Welcome to DIGIBAT

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For Academia

As a TRAC (Transparent Approach to Costing) facility, we support both UK and international academics. We offer collaborative support for high-impact projects, particularly those aligning with autonomous discovery and sustainable energy goals.

For Industry (Commercial R&D)

We offer bespoke R&D services for the automotive, chemical, and energy sectors. Access our facility to validate scalability, benchmark proprietary electrode/electrolytes, or optimize materials formulations.
IP Management: Intellectual property (IP) is managed via collaboration agreements (NDA and framework research agreement), ensuring your proprietary data and materials remain secure within our closed-loop systems.
How to work with us
1. Expression of Interest: Get in touch and email a brief paragraph of your research goals to digibat@imperial.ac.uk.
2. Feasibility consultation: Our Facility Manager and technical leads will review your requirements to ensure our robotic platforms (e.g., Flex CATscreen, SWingXL, AutoCatX, Cellerate) can handle your specific material chemistries.
3. Proposal & costing: We will generate a project proposal including a TRAC-based cost estimate and a timeline for execution.
4. Execution: You can choose to be on-site or receive remote data updates.
5. Data delivery: Upon completion, you receive the physical samples and a comprehensive data package.
Contact us
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Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK, SW7 2AZ.
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DIGIBAT is here to foster collaboration, innovation, and impactful research in the energy field. Whether you're an academic researcher or an industrial partner, we look forward to working with you!