40 years of innovation.

2024

The whole world is trying (again, as it did at the time of the oil crisis) to make itself less dependent on fossil fuels. Research is focused on developing ever more efficient, lighter and environmentally-friendly batteries. Today, progress is being made with lithium-air, lithium-sulfur and sodium batteries. BioLogic continues to orient its instruments and their multiple functionalities to respond to this new research.

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2020

BioLogic integrates the High Precision Coulometry technique in its instruments. This advanced electrochemical approach revolutionizes battery testing by enabling precise measurement of charge and discharge currents, providing a direct assessment of the coulombic efficiency (CE) – a crucial indicator of battery health. The ability to accurately measure CE with HPC allows for the early detection of battery degradation and facilitates the development of strategies to enhance battery lifespan.

Find out more about HPC.

2015-2016

BioLogic integrates EIS quality indicators into its EIS systems, giving support for rapid assessment of the validity of an impedance measurement.

How to make reliable EIS measurements with your potentiostat or battery cycler.

2014

With the launch of its top-of-the-range BCS-800 cyclers*, BioLogic has entered the field of volume battery testing. Designed to perform multiple measurements in parallel, these cyclers enable researchers and engineers to evaluate battery performance over time and optimize their design.
* Instruments for programming and controlling charge/discharge cycles to measure battery performance over time.

Know more about cyclers.

2003

BioLogic introduces the VMP2, a significant step forward in electrochemical instruments. Each board in the VMP2 serves as a potentiostat/galvanostat, enabling remarkable acquisition speeds, 100 times faster than its predecessor.
Building upon the foundation of the VMP2, BioLogic launches the VMP3 in 2005, the world’s first multichannel potentiostat/galvanostat to offer fully integrated electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The VMP3 is also the first BioLogic instrument to feature a blue case, an original color at a time when scientific instruments are often gray. All subsequent BioLogic instruments will be designed in this color. Gradually, it will become the BioLogic’s emblematic color.
In the same period, BioLogic revolutionizes electrochemical data acquisition and processing with the introduction of the “Modify on the fly” software concept. This allows the parameters of a technique to be modified during execution. Users can dynamically optimize and adapt measurement and recording conditions without interrupting the experiment.

#blueboxAll you need to know about EIS.

Mid to late 1990s

BioLogic pushes the boundaries of electrochemical research with a series of innovative instruments, including the VMP and EC-Lab software. With its capacities, the VMP, a multi-channel potentiostat/galvanostat, revolutionizes measurements by taking data acquisition to a whole new level: 16 channels in 20 milliseconds.
Designed for PC compatibility, the VMP introduces an Ethernet network-based communication interface, eliminating the need for a serial port. Complementing the VMP, EC-Lab software provides a user-friendly interface for controlling the instrument, analyzing data, and sharing results across the network.

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1991-1992

While Sony is marketing the first rechargeable lithium-ion battery, BioLogic industrializes and commercializes the world’s first multi-channel potentiostat/galvanostat controlled by a computer (the famous Macintosh) which is entirely dedicated to electrochemical research,, in particular battery materials testing. This revolutionary instrument, the MacPile developed by a CNRS engineer, Christian Mouget, under the direction of French researcher Yves Chabre and its subsequent versions transform research by enabling simultaneous analysis of several cells, and considerably improving analysis efficiency.

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1983

It is a biologist, Yves Dupont, who creates BioLogic in December 1983 (with young entrepreneur Philippe Cimadomo) to develop the measuring instruments he needs for his research. At that time, the company designs tools for molecular and cellular biology, hence the name BioLogic.

1980

American chemist and physicist John B. Goodenough invents the lithium cobalt dioxide cathode, and Moroccan physicist and electrochemist Rachid Yazami develops a graphite anode. A few years later, Japanese chemist Akira Yoshino’s research team builds the first lithium-ion battery prototype, a more stable and safer version of the lithium battery.

1970

The beginning of the history of lithium batteries coincides with the energy crisis triggered by the oil shorage. Fifty years ago, the desire to replace fossil fuels was already motivating the development of alternative energies, in particular electricity and methods for storing it. It is the work of American chemist Stanley Whittingham that leads to the invention of the lithium metal battery, material he uses for the anode. But this early technology is unstable and presents safety problems.

1859

Frenchman Gaston Planté, observing the electrolysis of water, develops the first lead-acid battery. This is the world’s first rechargeable lead-acid battery, designed on a principle that is still in use today.

1799

Italian physicist Alessandro Volta invents the first electric battery. The Volta battery consists of pairs of copper and zinc disks stacked on top of each other and separated by a layer of brine-soaked cloth or cardboard.