Graphene 3D Lab Acquires Former Parent Company

As a Graphene Laboratories spinout company, Graphene 3D Lab was started to focus exclusively on developing materials and technology capable of turning the superhard material graphene into an additive manufacturing super material. Officially launched in 2013, the new independent company was seen as a bit of a risk considering at the time they only had potential products but no proof of concepts. But in less than a year they had developed a 3D printed battery, their Conductive Graphene 3D printing filament, attracted major investors and went public, quickly being valued at over 40 million dollars.

As spinout businesses go, Graphene 3D Lab was a roaring success. And that success has only continued to expand, so rapidly in fact that they have now announced that they will be acquiring all of the issued and outstanding shares of Graphene Laboratories Inc., their former parent company. Graphene Laboratories was originally founded by a group of researchers who were already experts in dealing with what, at the time, was still a highly experimental material. Their original purpose was to develop the superhard material comprised of an atomic-scale lattice of carbon atoms into a multi-use material suitable for a wide variety of applications, including consumer electronics, batteries, data storage and even as a drug delivery agent.

It didn't take long for Graphene Laboratories to quickly become a major player in the science of manufacturing graphene. As the potential uses for graphene expanded, their client list grew to be a who's who of the world's most successful tech companies, including NASA, Ford Motor Co., GE, Apple, Xerox, Samsung and IBM.

The proof of concept for Graphene Laboratories’ graphene manufacturing process was designed to achieve high-grade graphene materials at what they expect to be an industry leading low manufacturing cost. Graphene Laboratories had already begun planning for a two-phased program to develop their patented manufacturing process from a working prototype into a large-scale manufacturing operation, and Graphene 3D Lab is expected to continue that program.