Sebastien Patoux is manager of the battery technologies division at CEA for more than 10 years. He is also an international expert for his company. He has a background on material sciences, involved on battery activities for more than 20 years. He defended a PhD on Li-ion cathode materials in 2003 at the University of Amiens (France), before joining the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US) for a postdoctorate position. He going back to France to work for CEA. He holds 20 patents and more than 45 publications in the domain.