Management

Dr S.R.S. Prabaharan

Prabaharan is the founder of Inventus Battery Energy Technologies (Inventus). Currently, he serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Head of Business Development at Inventus. With over three decades of experience in the field of battery energy storage, he is a seasoned veteran in battery and supercapacitor technologies. His extensive industrial R&D experience encompasses cell design & Process Formulation development, battery-grade cathode-active materials (CAM), LiPF6 and LiFSI electrolytes formulations, solid polymer electrolytes, and Flexible lithium metal ceramic solid-state batteries since 1988.

Prabaharan’s expertise in Li-ion cell chemistry and cell fabrication process methodologies, including both first and second-generation categories, is remarkable. In the early 2000s, a first-generation Li-ion polymer rechargeable battery company in Malaysia adopted one of his process methodologies, setting a benchmark for second-generation electrode fabrication processes. He is recognized as a leading technocrat in energy storage technologies, including Li-ion, Na-ion, supercapacitors, hybrid LIC/LIB cells (Capattery), and polymer electrolytes.

Dr. Prabaharan has developed the world’s most innovative all-solid-state batteries (ASSB) technology, featuring a groundbreaking protected lithium metal cassette (PLC) anode. His journey in Li-ion cell research began in India in 1992, just a year after Sony Energytec, Japan, unveiled the world’s first-generation Li-ion batteries for electronic gadgets.

At CECRI, Karaikudi, where he served as a Quick Hire Fellow (QHF), he led the development of Li-ion cells. During his tenure at CECRI, he pioneered the development of industrial-scale first gen battery-grade cathode-active materials (CAMs)  and EC/DMC/EMC organic solvent-based LiPF6 and LiFSI electrolyte formulations for Li-ion cells.

As a research scientist and recipient of the young scientist award, Prabaharan advanced electrolyte formulations for Li-ion batteries and contributed to the development of solid electrolytes (both ceramic oxide and solid polymer) between 1990 and 2000. He holds a robust patent portfolio and has managed several million dollars in funding throughout his career. An Erasmus Mundus fellow, he has served as a visiting fellow, scientist, and professor in the USA, France, and Japan. His industrial and research expertise in Li-ion batteries, coupled with his business acumen, led to the founding of Inventus Battery Energy Technology (P) Ltd.

Email: prabaharan@inventus.in

Dr. M.S. Michael

As Head of R&D, Sylvia oversees all R&D advancement @ Inventus R&D. She is an established researcher in the field of electrochemical energy storage systems and Corrosion Science & Technology.  Her career at Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi (in early 1990) was primarily focused on developing Battery grade first-generation CAMs and polymer electrolytes for All Solid-State Li-Ion batteries. As part of her post-doc assignment, she contributed to the development of high voltage CAMs using a one-pot Solvothermal approach at  Universiti Malaya (Malaysia) and Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC, Paris). Later, she pursued her independent research at Multimedia University (Malaysia) in the area of  Gel Polymer electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries.  Since 2006, she has been working as an associate professor in the department of chemistry, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar (SSN) College of Engineering, Chennai. Her research on Battery materials, Li-Ion Batteries, and Supercapacitors was sponsored by DRDO (NRB), DST (S&T), and DST (Nanomission).   Currently, she is involved in the development of electrode materials for Na-Ion batteries (NIB) and the conversion of bio-waste into hierarchically porous carbon electrodes for supercapacitors and Li/Air batteries. She has a strong patent portfolio to her credit. Her expertise in the field of energy storage devices and materials spans over 30 years.  She currently occupies the role of a member of the board of directors in IBE.

Cecil Lazarus

Cecil is the CFO who is responsible for finance and costing. He is a multifaceted management professional with a proven track record in the manufacturing and financial services industries. He has worked for over three decades on designing financial products, building teams, accessing capital and bank borrowings, introducing technology, accounting, cost analysis etc. He is happy to have been a pioneer in the microfinance industry and has been involved in two start-ups that have grown to be leaders of the industry in India. His past experiences cover tenures in HAL, Whirlpool, Amtrex- Hitachi, Sanghamithra Rural Financial Services, and Janalakshmi Financial Services. He is a member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India and also has an MBA (Fin).