𝐑𝐈𝐂-𝟐𝐃 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐁𝐆𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

On July 24th, Dr. Ray O. Johnson—Managing Director of RIC-2D and Senior Advisor to the President of Khalifa University—led a delegation to visit the Beijing Graphene Institute (BGI) once again. This high-level strategic dialogue with Professor Zhongfan Liu and other BGI leaders marks a significant step forward, shifting our partnership from initial discussions to substantial collaboration.

Professor Liu extended a warm welcome to Dr. Johnson’s team and introduced BGI’s recent breakthroughs and long-term strategic vision in the field of graphene. He shared BGI’s achievements in materials synthesis, transfer technologies, and critical equipment development. He also highlighted the industrial applications of our flagship products—such as “Monene glass fiber” and “graphene cryoEM grids”—across sectors like industrial heating, wind turbine blades, aircraft anti-icing, and biomedicine.

On the industrialization front, Professor Liu emphasized the rapid development of BGI’s Henan production base, which will ensure scaled manufacturing capacity to meet global demand. He reaffirmed BGI’s commitment to building a robust innovation-to-commercialization pipeline, reinforcing our global leadership in graphene technology.

Mr. Fahad Al Absi, Director of Commercialization & Special Projects at RIC-2D, shared RIC-2D’s globalization strategy and outlined their integrated approach to accelerating the journey of 2D materials from lab to market. He provided an in-depth look at key project needs and collaboration opportunities, expressing strong recognition of BGI’s scientific strength and industrial vision.

During the meeting, both parties engaged in in-depth discussions on R&D collaboration and business frameworks. Technical exchanges focused on emerging materials systems including Monene glass fiber, metal powders, graphene-on-sapphire/silicon wafers, and graphene polymer fibers. Business dialogues addressed joint development models, IP structure, technology transfer, manufacturing strategies, and scaling pathways.

This friendly exchange reflects RIC-2D’s interest in learning more about BGI’s innovation capabilities and industrial layout, while also allowing BGI to gain deeper insights into RIC-2D’s global strategy in 2D materials. Moving forward, both sides expressed a willingness to maintain communication and explore areas of mutual interest.