G6 Materials President & CEO Daniel Stolyarov: Strong IP Portfolio of Graphene-based Technology

G6 Materials provides graphene-based solutions for a variety of commercial, research and military applications. The company has a growing IP portfolio based on its proprietary technology.

G6 Materials’ solutions have a variety of applications across key sectors. “The technology that G6 has developed is currently being utilized in many industries, including but not limited to advanced composites, pharmaceuticals and air purification,” said Stolyarov.

One of G6 Materials’ wholly-owned subsidiaries, Graphene Laboratories Inc., offers over 100 graphene and graphene-related products to thousands of customers worldwide, including NASA, Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Harvard University and IBM (NYSE:IBM). G6 recently entered into a licensing agreement with a biopharmaceutical company. “[This] demonstrated our ability to continue maximizing the value of our IP portfolio,” he added.

With health and safety at the top of everyone’s minds in 2020, G6 Material’s graphene products have the potential to play an important role in reducing the spread of infections at home, school, work and hospitals. “On top of its Nobel Prize-winning physical and chemical properties, graphene also possesses antimicrobial properties, which make it a highly relevant material for today,” explained Stolyarov. “For example, graphene-based materials and coatings can be incorporated into personal protective equipment and in other products to combat the spread of infections.”

Air purification systems offer another application for graphene’s antimicrobial properties. “Most modern air purification systems rely on HEPA filters that are designed to remove micron-sized particles such as pollen and dust,” Stolyarov said. “However, such systems are not very effective at filtering ultrafine particles between 100-1,000 nanometers, such as pathogens, including viruses and some bacteria.” G6 Materials has developed a graphene oxide coating to improve the performance of HEPA systems by helping to deactivate viruses captured in the air filter.

The sale of air purification systems contributed to its record-breaking quarter-over-quarter revenue growth in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ending May 31, 2020.

Another contributing factor to its record revenue growth was the company’s participation in a marine research project. G6 Material recently finalized a research and development project that resulted in formulations for graphene-enhanced resins for fiberglass and carbon fiber marine composites. Management expects to receive a final payment of approximately US$117,500 from a private Singaporean company that partnered on the project.

Read on below for the full transcript of the interview with G6 Materials Co-CEO Daniel Stolyarov.

G6 is a world-leader in developing innovative graphene-based solutions for cutting-edge applications around the world. Our mission is to bring advanced material products to market and maximize the potential of our strong IP portfolio, which currently consists of three granted patents, three provisional patents and five filed patent applications. Further, the technology that G6 has developed is currently utilized in many industries, including but not limited to advanced composites, pharmaceuticals and air purification.

This year has been marked by unprecedented challenges, including the global coronavirus pandemic and wildfires on the US west coast, which offer a unique set of opportunities to apply advanced materials such as graphene. On top of its Nobel Prize-winning physical and chemical properties, graphene also possesses antimicrobial properties, which make it a highly relevant material for today. For example, graphene-based materials and coatings can be incorporated into personal protective equipment and in other products to combat the spread of infections. Therefore, graphene-based materials have an opportunity to play an essential role in keeping offices, hospitals, schools and homes safer during these challenging times and in the future.