Emilie Bodoin

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OccupationPure Lithium CEO Scientist and Businesswoman

Emilie Bodoin is an American inventor and entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Pure Lithium Corporation, a Chicago-based technology company, and was recognized in 2025 by Fastmarkets as Trailblazing Woman of the Year.[1].

Early Life and Career

Born in Royal Oak, MI in 1977, Bodoin spent her early years competing in equestrian sports[2]. She studied chemistry and international relations before moving to New York to pursue a career in finance, and served as Chief Technology Officer for G.C. Andersen Partners, a boutique investment bank in 2019 and 2020[3].

In 2015, Bodoin took a position as principal investigator on a lithium metal production project at Argonne National Laboratory, where she stayed until 2018, followed by a stint at New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, where she served as an Entrepreneur in Residence.[4]

Pure Lithium

In 2019, Emilie Bodoin co-founded Pure Lithium, a lithium battery technology company focused on developing a more affordable and sustainable type of battery, with MIT Professor Emeritus Donald R. Sadoway.[5] The proprietary battery technology is based on a patented process to extract pure lithium from brine and pair it with a vanadium cathode[6] developed jointly with Nobel Prize laureate Sir M. Stanley Wittingham in 2023,[7] to create a potentially safer, more sustainable, and efficient alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries[8][9][10].

Emilie Bodoin has been granted four U.S. patents and four joint patents for battery technologies. She also has more than a dozen individual and joint patent applications pending[7].

Emilie Bodoin's focus on lithium metal batteries began in 2012, driven by her interest in the material's superior energy storage potential compared to graphite-based alternatives used in lithium-ion batteries. Recognizing the untapped potential, Bodoin and MIT Emeritus Professor Donald R. Sadoway co-founded Pure Lithium Corporation in 2019.[11][12][13] They developed a process to extract pure lithium metal from brine and pair it with a vanadium cathode,[6] creating a safer, more sustainable, and efficient alternative to conventional batteries[8][9].

In 2024, Bodoin led the formation of a joint development partnership between Pure Lithium and Calgary-based lithium extraction technology company E3 Lithium to explore the construction of a pilot battery plant[14][15][16], reducing dependence on potentially vulnerable global supply chains[8][9].

In 2024, she led the formation of a joint development partnership between Pure Lithium and Calgary-based lithium extraction technology company E3 Lithium to explore the construction of a pilot battery plant.[14][15][16] The lithium for Pure Lithium battery can be produced entirely in North America, reducing dependence on potentially vulnerable global supply chains.[8][9]

In October 2024, Bodoin led the acquisition of all assets of Buffalo-based company Dimien Inc. with the intent of using the company’s zeta vanadium (ZVO), a low-cost cathode material with high energy density and improved safety compared to NMC (nickel-manganese-cobalt) and NCA (nickel-manganese-aluminum) cathodes used in Li-ion batteries[17][18][19]

In June 2025, Pure Lithium was recognized by Reuters Awards in the R&D category[20], and Bodoin herself was shortlisted for Fastmarkets Trailblazer Woman of the Year award[21], and Pure Lithium received the Best New Project award[22]. Pure Lithium won the 2025 Green Chemistry Challenge[23] award from the American Chemical Society for its brine to battery technology.

References

  1. ↑ "Voltas Awards 2025 Shortlist". 17th Lithium Supply and Battery Raw Materials Conference 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
  2. ↑ "Pure Lithium Founder & CEO Emilie Bodoin Recognized for Trailblazing Woman of the Year at 2025 Volta Foundation Awards at 17 th Annual Fastmarkets Lithium Supply and Battery Raw Materials Conference | Business Wire". www.sttinfo.fi (in suomi). Retrieved 2025-10-26.
  3. ↑ team, Editorial (2025-09-29). "Emilie Bodoin: The tech-trailblazer who built a better and safer battery for all — TFN". Tech Funding News. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
  4. ↑ "Woman in Tech for the Week: Emilie Bodoin". thestackjournal.com. 2025-08-27. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
  5. ↑ "The Lithium Leap: Emilie Bodoin's Breakthroughs Promise a Safer, More Powerful Energy Future". markets.financialcontent.com. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hotter, Andrea (2024-08-15). "Lithium metal to make traditional batteries obsolete, Pure Lithium CEO says | Hotter Commodities". Fastmarkets. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Emilie Bodoin Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Eakj, SAE Media (2024-10-10). "Pure Lithium Bets on Vanadium Cathodes to Save U.S. Battery Independence". www.techbriefs.com. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Chavez, Eli (2024-08-12). "Boston startup takes new approach to an old battery technology". Biz Journals. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  10. ↑ "Pure Lithium's CEO on Unlocking the Power of Lithium Metal in Next-Gen Batteries". Bloomberg. September 30, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Saudi Arabia's Energy Capital Group announces investment in Boston-based Pure Lithium". Al Arabiya English. 2023-08-30. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  12. ↑ "Pure Lithium bets on Vanadium cathodes to save U.S. battery independence". www.sae.org. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  13. ↑ Chowdhry, Amit (2024-03-17). "Pure Lithium: Lithium Metal Battery Company Raises $15 Million". Pulse 2.0. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Webb, Mariaan. "E3 aims to transform Alberta's lithium brine into battery gold". Mining Weekly. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Vitello, Connie (2024-08-22). "E3 Lithium enters into partnership for lithium metal battery project". The Environment Journal. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "E3, Pure Lithium to test production of lithium metal batteries from Alberta brine". MINING.COM. 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  17. ↑ Nadig, Smruthi (2024-10-01). "Pure Lithium acquires Dimien assets to shift from Chinese EV battery market". Mining Technology. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  18. ↑ Hutton, Natalie (2024-10-01). "Pure Lithium Expands with Dimien Acquisition". Daily News. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
  19. ↑ Nadig, Smruthi (2024-10-01). "Pure Lithium acquires Dimien assets to shift from Chinese EV battery market". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
  20. ↑ "Global Energy Transition Awards 2026". events.reutersevents.com. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
  21. ↑ "Voltas Awards 2025 Shortlist". 17th Lithium Supply and Battery Raw Materials Conference 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
  22. ↑ "Voltas Awards - 18th Lithium Supply and Battery Raw Materials Conference 2026". 17th Lithium Supply and Battery Raw Materials Conference 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
  23. ↑ "Pure Lithium wins 2025 Green Chemistry Challenge award". Best Magazine. 2025-08-26. Retrieved 2025-10-26.

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