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01 02 03 agenda Who is META? What are metamaterials? Strategic Focus Areas Technology Platforms Update 04 05 Key Takeaways Q&A with Analysts © 2023 Meta Materials Inc. All rights reserved
Advanced materials and Nanotechnology company Founded: 2011 Patents: 500+ NASDAQ Listed: 2021 (first metamaterial Company) 100 + years COLLECTIVE Metamaterial Employee experience Metamaterials offer multiple-functions with fully tailored properties in sensing, transmission, control of light, sound, energy, heat, as well as friction, strength, and electric energy compared to traditional materials and coatings cleanrooms and production facility 200,000 + Sq. ft. Global Facilities, High-Security, Cleanroom and Production Roll-to-Roll production 7.5+ Million m2 Roll-to-Roll Production Capability + © 2023 Meta Materials Inc. All rights reserved 1 2 3
BROAD TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM CAPABILITES AND END MARKETS 512 Active Patent Documents 322 Issued Patents © 2023 Meta Materials Inc. All rights reserved ADDRESSABLE MARKETS: Aerospace & Defense, Augmented Reality. Automotive, Banknotes and Brand Protection, Batteries, Clean Energy, Communications, Consumer Electronics, Health & Wellness 127 Patent Families, of which 69 Patent Families with at least one issued patent Electro-Optics Smart Eyewear / ARfusion® Advanced Coating Transparent Conductive Materials Battery Materials Holography Banknote Security Authentication Medical Devices
Competitive advantage speed META uses in-house software-driven designs and a library of patterns for different applications, which beneficially delivers new custom solutions within hours vs months. META uses software driven simulation tools and a proprietary design platform Scale and sustainability META is one of the first companies to develop proprietary roll-to-roll production equipment to produce large area, high volume nanomaterials, without the use of scarce or rare-earth metals cost Increasing the roll-to-roll web width and line speed should drive costs down. Our nanomaterials are thinner and use less raw material than traditional alternatives + © 2023 Meta Materials Inc. All rights reserved
sustainability is in our DNA Metamaterials do more with less Lux Research 2021 Innovator of the Year Passive 5G Reflector Uses No Power 60x more efficient than ALD 8x more efficient than Magnetron Sputtering Production Facility in Thurso, QC 99% Clean Renewable Hydroelectric Power Safer and more efficientElectric Vehicles Less energy (10 sec vs 50 hours curing time) and less material usage © 2023 Meta Materials Inc. All rights reserved
PEIMAN HOSSEINI, PHD,STEVEN CARLSON, PHD,DMITRY YARMOLICH, PHD,AND BEN SLOAN Vision To make advanced materials and nanotechnology available to everyone mission To deliver breakthrough products using sustainable science © 2023 Meta Materials Inc. All rights reserved
What are metamaterials? © 2023 Meta Materials Inc. All rights reserved VLEPSIS© Transparent Conductive Materials Holography Authentication
LARGE GROWING ADDRESSABLE TARGET MARKETS 2022-2026 Sources: Based on META's internal estimates using third-party sources and information such as IDTechEx, Statista, Verified Market Research, Yano Market Research, Lux Research. © 2023 Meta Materials Inc. All rights reserved
Demonstrate VLEPSIS® 2023 Strategic AREAS OF FOCUS Launch KolourOptik® Technology Broaden Battery Materials Relationships Manufacturing Partner for NANOWEB® Partner/Divest glucoWISE® and ARfusion® © 2023 Meta Materials Inc. All rights reserved 1 2 3 4 5
Roll to Roll Nanoimprint Lithography Casting Line COMMERCIALIZING TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS: NANOWEB Applications: EMI Shielding for microwave ovens Transparent Heaters for ADAS sensors 5G Reflectors for network signal propagation Production Status: Microwave: delivering test samples for full-size rectangular windows Transparent Heaters: sampling OEMs for camera/lidar and radar versions 5G Reflectors: samples meet/exceed specs, 60cm web-width needed for roll-out Capacity Expansion: Outsourcing relationship for 60cm capacity PLASMAfusion® to improve line speed Transparent Heaters for ADAS Sensors Non-diffractive pattern for cameras/lidars Polarized pattern for radars R2R Production in Pleasanton, CA © 2023 Meta Materials Inc. All rights reserved
Roll to Roll Nanoimprint Lithography Casting Line TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS: NANOWEB® - PARTNER Capacity Expansion: Outsourcing relationship for 60cm capacity PLASMAfusion® to improve line speed Qualifying a potential outsourcing partner in Asia © 2023 Meta Materials Inc. All rights reserved
Roll to Roll Nanoimprint Lithography Casting Line BATTERY MATERIALS: NCORE™ NCORE™ : Replaces traditional metallic foil current collectors with a metal-polymer composite (Cu and Al), offering the world’s 1st through-plastic-core conductivity. ULTRA-Lightweight and Thin Reduced weight (-85% for current collector, -5% at cell level) Increased energy and power densities Added Safety Fuse-like protection from thermal runaway Chemistry agnostic Scalable Manufacturing Roll-to-roll manufacturing using proprietary PLASMAfusion® Cost comparable to metallic foil METAL-POLYMER COMPOSITE CURRENT COLLECTOR Under development and in collaboration with: © 2023 Meta Materials Inc. All rights reserved
Roll to Roll Nanoimprint Lithography Casting Line BATTERY MATERIALS: NPORE® NPORE®: the world’s 1st flexible, free-standing ceramic nanoporous membrane separator for LIBs. Ultra Thermal Stability <1% heat shrinkage for increased battery safety 5x higher thermal conductivity compared to plastic separators Flame resistance Excellent Electrochemical Performance Superior abuse resistance Rapid wet out with battery electrolytes 3x greater compression resistance compared to plastic separators Excellent electrolyte conductivity ALL-CERAMIC BATTERY SEPARATORS NPORE® separatorprevents thermal runawayin a nail penetration test Demonstrated production scale at a high speed on a 1.5 m-wide line © 2023 Meta Materials Inc. All rights reserved Freestanding, ceramic, nanoporous separator eliminates the plastic layer
NPORE® SAFETY TEST VIDEO ORE® Safety Testing Demonstrate VLEPSIS® © 2023 Meta Materials Inc. All rights reserved
Roll to Roll Nanoimprint Lithography Casting Line BATTERY MATERIALS:NPORE® + NCORE™ NCORE™: 10cm x 20meter-sample rolls on 6 µm PEN Optimizing/characterizing material properties Spot welding PoC with standard nickel strip Designing/sourcing pilot-scale R2R system Strong OEM interest, including more PLASMAfusion® deposition applications NPORE®: JDA with global battery OEM; sampling many others Continuing Phase II SBIR project Testing with Coulometrics and iElectrolyte Outsourced pilot-scale production and prepping for volume with partner New lab in Billerica, MA SAFER, LIGHTER, MORE SUSTAINABLE BATTERIES NCORE™ Characterization NPORE® Safety Testing © 2023 Meta Materials Inc. All rights reserved
Roll to Roll Nanoimprint Lithography Casting Line PHOTONIC MATERIALS: KOLOUROPTIK® AND LUMACHROME™ ANTI-COUNTERFEIT SECURITY FOILS G10 Frame Agreement: Developing a unique security feature for a confidential G10 central bank, up to $41.5MM (5-yrs). New Purchase Orders: $5.2MM new orders in Sep 22/Feb 23. Orders under frame agreement currently total $14.4MM LumaChrome™: used as security feature on 7B+ banknotes, across 30+ denominations in the last 20+ years KolourOptik® Stripe technology: testing and optimization in preparation for commercial launch. Pilot-line runs of 10,000 meters delivered (100,000 linear meters of Stripe) Customer trials underway, launch/commercial availability in 2023 Successful industrial application on banknote paper Meets all industry durability and anti-harvesting requirements Highly Successful Mexico Currency Conference: Design meetings with multiple potential central bank customers Examples of Brand and Currency Security Features and Produced Roll Samples Roll-to-Roll Nanoimprint Lithography Casting Line © 2023 Meta Materials Inc. All rights reserved
Roll to Roll Nanoimprint Lithography Casting Line ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICES: VLEPSIS® Ground-breaking, multiple-gigapixel, turnkey wide area motion imagery system. Capabilities: Covers up to 50 km2 from a 5 km altitude>100 km2 from a 7 km altitude Track and monitor hundreds of objects/locations simultaneously, in stunning detail and resolution Proprietary hardware and AI software enable analytical insights across a wide range of missions Revolutionary optical and processing design dramatically reduces size, weight, power and cost Live on-board video streaming and archival, rapid access by multiple ground station users WIDE AREA MOTION IMAGERY PLATFORM Public Safety, Disaster Recovery, Natural Resources, Smart Cities © 2023 Meta Materials Inc. All rights reserved
Demonstrate VLEPSIS® 2023 Strategic AREAS OF FOCUS Launch KolourOptik® Technology Broaden Battery Materials Relationships Manufacturing Partner for NANOWEB® Partner/Divest glucoWISE® and ARfusion® © 2023 Meta Materials Inc. All rights reserved 1 2 3 4 5
1. META’s IP portfolio is among the best in our industry Much of the research and development is behind us yielding quality prototypes in most segments Full scale production for revenue is our focus internally and with partners 4. We are re-organizing and focusing to reach our goals 5. We sincerely appreciate your support Key takeaways
The First Metamaterials Company on NASDAQ Access to Non-dilutive Government Funding Global Partnerships with OEM & Fortune 500 Companies Software Driven Simulation Tools Scalable & Sustainable Products Proprietary Production& Design Platform Multinational Subject Matter Experts Broad & Growing IP Estate © 2023 Meta Materials Inc. All rights reserved
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