Internationally Recognized Battery Innovator Joins Exclusive Group of Influential Executives in Furthering Engineering and Economic Sciences in
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. – June 15, 2010 – Boston-Power®, Inc., the rapidly growing provider of next-generation lithium-ion batteries, today announced that company founder and CEO Dr. Christina Lampe-Önnerud has been elected a lifetime member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, IVA. The world’s oldest engineering academy, IVA was founded in 1919 with the mission to “promote the engineering and economic sciences and the development of industry for the benefit of society.”
Widely respected throughout Europe and globally, IVA’s nearly 1,000 Swedish and foreign members comprise a network of influential executives from business and industry, universities and the public sector. Its activities are financed through contributions from corporations, project grants and government grants. The academy focuses particular attention on the natural sciences, engineering and economics, working on an international scale while also promoting a closer relationship with the EU commission.
“It is a great honor to join so many other accomplished technologists as a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences,” said Boston-Power Founder and CEO Dr. Christina Lampe-Önnerud. “In Sweden, Europe and around the world, the academy is recognized for its influential role in promoting scientific innovation, building bridges between the business community, academia and the political realm. I am committed to working within this group to promote a vision of sustainable development and advancement achieved through scientific innovation.”
Dr. Lampe-Önnerud and Boston-Power have earned numerous industry and environmental recognitions, including:
· Top 10 clean technology company as part of The Wall Street Journal’s “Next Big Thing”
· World Economic Forum 2010 Technology Pioneer
· Northern Europe's Top Sustainable Leadership Award
· 2010 Boston Business Journal Green Award Winner
· The Guardian and Cleantech Group’s 2009 Global Cleantech 100
Further demonstrating Boston-Power’s commitment to environmental sustainability, the company recently celebrated the third anniversary of its rechargeable lithium-ion battery cells having earned the esteemed Nordic Ecolabel accreditation. Boston-Power remains the only lithium-ion battery maker worldwide to hold such a designation. The company’s products have also earned a similar industry-first certification from the China Environmental United Certification Center (CEC).
About Boston-Power
Boston-Power, Inc. is an award-winning provider of next-generation lithium-ion battery technology. Designed to fuel a wide range of applications, its flagship offering, Sonata®, serves as the foundation for HP’s new brand of longer lasting notebook batteries that also help the environment – the HP Long Life Battery. The company’s Swing™ product delivers unmatched capabilities for Plug-In Hybrid and Battery Electric Vehicles (PHEV/BEV), and utility energy storage. Founded in 2005 and with more than 100 patents filed, Boston-Power is led by Founder and CEO Dr. Christina Lampe-Önnerud, an internationally recognized innovator, entrepreneur and technology advisor with regard to portable power, energy storage and climate change. To date, the company has raised $125 million in venture funding from Foundation Asset Management, Oak Investment Partners, Venrock, GGV Capital and Gabriel Venture Partners. Boston-Power is headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, and has Six Sigma-level mass manufacturing operations in Asia.
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