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LAB INNOVATEUS and E-CNTShield.

LAB INNOVATEUS is a deep-tech company developing E-CNTShield, an ultra-thin CNT sensor solution for cell-level battery safety monitoring.

03.1Overview

A team applying CNT sensing and structural health monitoring research to battery cell safety. Projects and patents are on the Research page.

INNOVATE + US — creating something new, together. The name reads as “let’s innovate together” and “innovation for us.”

Research FoundationHanyang University ERICA Lab
Company (Korean)
이노베이트어스
Company (English)
LAB INNOVATEUS
Product
E-CNTShield
Core technology
CNT-based cell-level battery safety monitoring
Research base
Hanyang University ERICA Lab
Location
Room 409, Engineering Building 2, Hanyang University ERICA, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do 15588, Republic of Korea
03.2Team

Who builds it.

Sung-Hwan Jang
Founder · CEO / CTO

Sung-Hwan Jang장승환

Professor, Hanyang University ERICA

A CNT materials specialist with over ten years in battery sensor R&D, working across carbon-based composites, smart skin sensors, battery safety management and structural health monitoring.

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics — Columbia University
  • M.S., Civil Engineering — Yonsei University
  • B.S., Civil Engineering — Yeungnam University

Career

  1. 2025–Professor, Hanyang University ERICA
  2. 2021–2025Associate Professor, Hanyang University ERICA
  3. 2019–2021Assistant Professor, Hanyang University ERICA
  4. 2017–2019Assistant Professor, University of Plymouth, UK
  5. 2017Postdoctoral Researcher, Delft University of Technology
  6. 2015–2017Postdoctoral Researcher, Carnegie Mellon University

Research team · 7

LAB INNOVATEUS, Hanyang University ERICA

  • Postdoctoral Researcher

    Puneet Sagar

  • Postdoctoral Researcher

    Sangeen Khan

  • Ph.D. Candidate

    Yu-Jin Jung

  • Ph.D. Candidate

    Ga-Hyeon Eom

  • Ph.D. Candidate

    Liu Lichao

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant

    Do-Hyun Kim

  • Lab Administrator

    Julia Song

03.3In the lab, on the exhibition floor

A sensing system demonstration for visitors at the lab bench, and the LAB INNOVATEUS booth presenting smart materials based on CNT polymer composites.

  • Researcher demonstrating a CNT sensing system to visitors in the LAB INNOVATEUS lab
    Lab demonstration
  • LAB INNOVATEUS exhibition booth presenting smart materials based on carbon nanotube polymer composites
    Exhibition booth

Conferences & exhibitions

As announced by the lab.

  1. 2026 · Jun 21–25ECCM22 — 22nd European Conference on Composite MaterialsOslo, Norway
  2. 2026 · Jun 2–5EMI 2026 — Engineering Mechanics Institute ConferenceBoulder, Colorado, USA
  3. 2026 · Apr 15–17KOSACS 2026 — Korean Society for Advanced Composite Structures ConferenceJeju, Korea
  4. 2026 · Apr 8–10KSMI 2026 — Korea Institute for Structural Maintenance and Inspection Spring ConferenceBusan, Korea
  5. 2026 · JanCES 2026 — Consumer Electronics ShowLas Vegas, Nevada, USA
  6. 2025 · Sep 8–11CAMX 2025 — The Composites and Advanced Materials ExpoOrlando, Florida, USA
  7. 2025 · Aug 4–8ICCM24 — 24th International Conference on Composite MaterialsBaltimore, Maryland, USA
03.4Research & IP
Registered patents (KR)
10
Filed patents (KR)
25
SCI(E) papers
50+
Disclosable PoC
Pending
03.5Market Context

The market grows. The risk stays close.

Batteries are spreading from industrial installations into everyday spaces. Fires and explosions keep being reported, and the market for managing and monitoring those batteries is growing fast.

CAGR

20.1%

Global battery management system (BMS) market, 2026–2035

Market.us, Battery Management Systems Market, July 2026

Global BMS market sizeBil. USD
  1. 11.3
  2. 16.3
  3. 23.5
  4. 33.9
  5. 48.9
  6. 70.6
  1. 2025
  2. 2027E
  3. 2029E
  4. 2031E
  5. 2033E
  6. 2035E

2025 is the report's actual figure and 2035 its forecast. 2027–2033 are estimated at the 20.1% CAGR. (E = forecast or estimate)

Safety paradigm shift
Before

Passive, physical defense

Suppression after ignition, relying on thermal and flame-retardant materials.

Now

Active, technical detection

Reading cell condition before an anomaly develops into an incident.

Recently reported
  • 01

    Thermal runaway after impact

    April 2026, two electric vehicles in Changwon and Cheonan caught fire at the battery immediately after road collisions. Even with the vehicles submerged in water tanks, the fires took about 1 hour 40 minutes and more than 2 hours to put out.

    JTBC, 2026.04 ↗
  • 02

    ESS facility fire

    May 2026, a 7MW ESS facility in Nottinghamshire, UK caught fire and four fire stations responded. No casualties were reported and the cause is under investigation.

    KPI News, 2026.05 ↗
  • 03

    Battery explosion at home

    September 2026, a power bank charging in a Seoul home swelled and gave off an odor, then exploded. The product was certified.

    Newsis, 2026.09 ↗

Summarized from public reporting. No fault is attributed to any product or company, and no conclusion is drawn about ongoing cause investigations.

03.6Business Model

From hardware supply to a battery data platform.

Sensor modules go first to sites where safety management is most urgent, then expand into a subscription service that monitors battery condition in real time, with a data platform on top.

  1. 01Sensor
  2. 02Edge
  3. 03Monitoring
  4. 04AI Analysis
  5. 05Dashboard
  6. 06Data Platform
  1. Phase 101

    Hardware supply

    Sensor modules

    • ESS operator retrofit
    • Battery logistics sites
    • Early track record
  2. Phase 202

    SaaS subscription

    Real-time monitoring

    • Monitoring dashboard
    • Subscription model
    • Recurring revenue structure
  3. Phase 303

    Platform expansion

    Battery data

    • Battery data accumulation
    • AI prediction models
    • New verticals

Sensor modules → monitoring subscription → data platform

03.7Vision

Wherever there is a battery.

Build experience in ESS and data centers, then expand into logistics and high-density battery applications.

  1. 2026IN PROGRESS

    Enter the ESS market

    • Supply to ESS and data centers
    • PoC to production
    • Launch subscription service
  2. 2027PHASE 02

    Battery logistics

    • Warehouse solutions
    • Accumulate track record
    • Establish subscription revenue
  3. 2028+PHASE 03

    Humanoid and EV

    • Miniaturized sensor production
    • Global OEM partnerships
    • Lead platform standards
03.8Why E-CNTShield

What electrical signals miss.

E-CNTShield by monitoring unit, detected factors, sensor form and operating model.

Monitoring unit
Individual cellEach cell, not a pack average.
Detected factors
Physical + thermal + electricalPressure, temperature and form change alongside electrical signals.
Sensor form
Ultra-thin CNT filmAttaches to the cell surface without meaningful weight or volume penalty.
Operation
Continuous, real-timeRead during operation, not at scheduled inspections.
Business structure
Hardware + software subscriptionSensor supply is followed by an ongoing monitoring service.