Raymond Johnson.

• Author: Cote, Mike
• Position: SMALL COMPANY FINALIST - Infinite Power Solutions - Brief article

Raymond Johnson, CEO, Infinite Power Solutions

Littleton-based Infinite Power Solutions develops thin-film micro-energy storage devices. Under the leadership of CEO Raymond Johnson, the company has grown over the past five years from five workers to nearly 50 and has raised more than $60 million in equity investment.

IPS was expected to announce a new CEO in November, but details were not available at press time.

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The company has built the first and only volume manufacturing facility for solid-state rechargeable batteries, which Johnson says is the world's most powerful battery of its kind.

The solid-state battery is about the size and thinness of a postage stamp and is designed to replace conventional batteries and supercapacitors in applications ranging from medical to consumer, Johnson says. The batteries can be recharged indefinitely and never need to be replaced--or put in a landfill, he says.

"What we've really built here is...