This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast

Innovating to reduce battery pack fires. Leong from Matwerkz Technologies in Singapore joins to share his founding story. Leong spotted the opportunity for materials discovery and formulation as the COVID19 supply chain crisis hit Singapore. He left the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A*STAR to start Matwerkz Technologies.

Reading in the news about battery pack fires, Leong wondered about a material that could dissipate heat during normal operations, but turn into an insulator in the case of thermal runaway. Enter Thermorphous, Matwerkz' flagship product.

Leong has leveraged his advisors and even retirees to build up a resilient supply chain across Asia and is looking to deploy the technology with the World’s largest pack manufacturers.

Encouraged by a friend, Leong entered Slingshot 2024, Singapore’s premier start-up competition hosted at the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH). Going in with no expectations, he won the whole thing.

Learn more about Matwerkz, Leong Yew Wei and the amazing work they are doing:

Matwerkz (Website)

Leong Yew Wei (LinkedIn)

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