Join us for a deep dive into how cutting-edge lithium research born in university labs is transforming into practical, impactful technologies across the lithium value chain. In this talk, we’ll explore how startups — launched from academic research — are leveraging phase-change materials (PCM) and other lithium-related innovations to create operational solutions for energy storage, extraction, and supply-chain resilience. We’ll illustrate the journey: from initial discovery, to prototype development, to scale-up and commercialization — highlighting the challenges, lessons learned, and wins along the way. Attendees will learn how academic rigor can seed real-world impact, how entrepreneurial support (like that provided by Lithium Regional Innovation Cluster) enables this transition, and what it takes to operationalize lithium technologies responsibly and at scale. Whether you’re a researcher, entrepreneur, investor, or policymaker, this talk will offer insight into how university-originated lithium innovations are helping power the clean-energy transition.