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.
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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!

Contact us

Email digibat@imperial.ac.uk

Linkedin: DIGIBAT at Imperial

Bluesky: @digibat.bsky.social

Twitter: @DIGIBATImperial

Find us at
Room 107 Roderic Hill Building
Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus
London | SW7 2BB | UK