Company Profile
Boston Power
Company Overview
Boston-Power, led by a team of industry veterans, is fueled by the unwavering mission of bringing dependable power to everyday applications. By creating a next-generation lithium-ion battery technology platform, leveraging insights by researchers over the last 30 years and lessons learned from the commercialization of lithium-ion solutions, we are bringing to market batteries that deliver on the promise of long life, fast charge, safety and environmental sustainability.
Our breakthrough lithium-ion battery technology platform, advanced mass-manufacturing expertise, experienced leadership team, tier-one investors and commitment to the environment are providing solutions capable of powering end applications ranging from portable consumer electronics to the electrification of transportation and next-generation utility energy storage.
We have over 120 patents pending in the United States and internationally, with a technology platform design based on a combination of unique chemistry formulations, plus mechanical engineering and electrical designs at the cell and system level, that enable us to deliver on our promise.
We operate one of the world’s most advanced lithium-ion battery manufacturing facilities in Asia, which has the capacity to scale to millions of batteries per month. With Six Sigma processes, world class shop floor control and real-time quality control feedback and management systems, our factory establishes a new benchmark for battery production. It passed even the most stringent audit criteria by our partner, Hewlett Packard – the world’s #1 notebook PC vendor.
Founded in 2005 by Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud, an internationally recognized strategy advisor and technology inventor to the portable power and energy storage industries, Boston-Power has accomplished something truly groundbreaking by dramatically improving the quality and safety of lithium-ion batteries while delivering performance levels unmatched in the industry. The company stands out because of the passion and creativity its team brings to work each and every day – a commitment to excellence and an entrepreneurial spirit fueled by the promise of bringing dependable power to everyday applications.
"Boston-Power takes its environmental responsibility seriously," says Boston-Power Founder and CEO Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud. "As a young company innovating a new approach to Lithium-ion batteries and a better way to build them, environmental conscientiousness has guided our decisions from day one. We believe we've shown that a battery provider can be sensitive to environmental issues while delivering products with unmatched performance, quality and cost-efficiency."
Boston-Power is headquartered in Massachusetts, USA with mass manufacturing operations in Asia. The company is funded by top-tier venture capital firms Foundation Asset Management, Oak Investment Partners, Venrock Associates and Gabriel Venture Partners.
Company History
Boston-Power Corporate Timeline
2005: Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud develops a concept for a safe, powerful, environmentally-sound lithium-ion battery technology.
2005: Dr. Lampe-Onnerud sets up an R&D lab in her carriage house. Impressed investors pump $1 million into the company.
2005: First functional cell prototypes are made.
2006: First product is ready and submitted for UN and UL testing.
2006: First mass production site is established in Asia.
2007: Sonata® is unveiled to the industry and Dr. Lampe-Onnerud is named “DEMOgod” at DEMO ’07 event.
2008: Sonata receives Nordic Ecolabel and China Environmental United Certification Center (CEC) accreditation for outstanding performance and environmental responsibility.
2008: Mass manufacturing ramp-up begins with establishment of Taiwan facility.
2008: Sonata passes stringent Tier 1 production audits.
2008: U.S. HQ expands through the addition of R&D labs for applications from consumer electronics to large format transportation batteries.
2009: HP partners with Boston-Power® to offer its HP Long Life Battery (formerly Enviro Series) based on Sonata.
2009: Swing™ is introduced for transportation applications.
2009: Boston-Power conducts first road test of a converted Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV).
2009: Boston-Power joins Saab and others to form Swedish industry-first EV coalition to fuel the advancement of zero-emission, hi-performance vehicles.
2010: ASUS will be first to include Sonata as standard equipment in its new Business Series notebooks.