HPQ Silicon and its French affiliate Novacium have spent years developing advanced silicon based anode materials and next generation energy technologies. According to CEO Bernard Tourillon, multiple parties are now testing Novacium’s batteries, with preliminary data replicating results previously produced by the company. That technical progress is now being matched by a commercial expansion. HPQ and Novacium have partnered with Offset Links, an industrial and defence business development consultancy led by Jean Deschamps and Matthieu Deschamps, while appointing Jean-Louis Florentin, a former French Special Forces operator, to lead defence business development. The message from management is clear: HPQ believes it has products ready to be presented and is now building the team required to identify opportunities and advance discussions with prospective industrial and defence stakeholders.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Federal Support: HPQ secured up to $3 million from Natural Resources Canada in September 2025 to support the development of its first 50 tonne per year continuous silicon based anode material production system.
Commercial Leadership Expansion: HPQ and Novacium have partnered with Offset Links to identify prospective opportunities, facilitate introductions and support international business development discussions. Initial areas of focus are expected to include Australia and markets across the Middle East and North Africa.
Performance Based Alignment: Tourillon said the business development professionals are working on a success based model rather than traditional salaried arrangements. Under the formal Offset Links agreement, compensation, if any, will be determined separately for each approved business development assignment.
Battery Testing: Tourillon said multiple parties are testing Novacium’s batteries and that preliminary data from those tests is replicating results previously produced by the company.
Defence Experience Added: Jean-Louis Florentin will lead defence sector business development following a 15 year operational career in the French Special Forces. His experience includes working with defence contractors, military stakeholders and organizations such as Nexter, the French Army Technical Section and the Integrated Structure for the Operational Maintenance of Land Equipment.
International Reach: Jean Deschamps brings decades of experience across industry, infrastructure and defence, including more than 19 years advising the British Ministry of Defence on industrial offset programmes in Saudi Arabia. Matthieu Deschamps brings more than 20 years of experience in international business development, commercial negotiations, strategic growth and partnership development.
STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS
Advanced technology does not sell itself. Industrial and defence customers need to understand how a product fits into their systems, what operational problem it addresses and what additional testing or development may be required before adoption. HPQ and Novacium are now building the commercial organization intended to help bridge that gap.
Offset Links will support international business development by identifying prospective opportunities, facilitating introductions and advancing discussions with potential industrial and institutional stakeholders. Its initial areas of focus are expected to include Australia and the MENA region, expanding HPQ’s and Novacium’s ability to pursue opportunities beyond France.
Florentin adds direct defence experience through his 15 year career in the French Special Forces and his work with technical teams, procurement organizations and military end users. His understanding of operational requirements and defence procurement is expected to support potential energy applications involving drones, embedded electronics and next generation autonomous systems.
Today’s announcement confirms that HPQ and Novacium are adding professionals with experience in international business development, strategic partnerships and defence procurement. This allows Novacium’s scientists and engineers to remain focused on research, testing and product development while the expanded commercial team advances market engagement.
Tourillon described the announcement as a transition from technology development toward increased commercial activity. In his words, the reason for making that transition now is simple: “We have products.”
CEO Bernard Tourillon, edited for clarity and length:
“We validated the technology. The technologies do work. We’re ready to go, and we now need the sales team to represent that because we can’t do everything. We have multiple people testing our batteries, and the preliminary data coming back from them is that they’re replicating what we have done. We’ve reached the point where we need people with the expertise, the contacts and the field knowledge to take this prime time.”
INVESTOR TAKEAWAY
HPQ Silicon and Novacium are building a dedicated business development platform around technologies that have largely been advanced by scientists, engineers and company executives. Offset Links brings decades of international industrial and defence experience, along with access to prospective stakeholders in markets including Australia and the MENA region. Jean-Louis Florentin adds 15 years of French Special Forces experience and direct knowledge of defence procurement, military requirements and operational environments.
These appointments do not represent signed customer contracts, confirmed procurement orders or guaranteed revenue. They represent the commercial infrastructure HPQ believes it now needs to turn technical progress into structured industrial and defence discussions.
HPQ enters this stage with federal support of up to $3 million for its planned 50 tonne per year silicon based anode material production system, Gen3 and Gen4 materials under development and multiple parties currently testing its battery technology. According to Tourillon, preliminary results from those tests are replicating results previously produced by Novacium, while some prospective parties are beginning to ask questions about potential production capacity.
The next step is execution. Offset Links and Florentin must identify the right opportunities, make the right introductions and help align the technologies with specific industrial and defence requirements.
There is no guarantee those efforts will result in completed business. However, management believes HPQ and Novacium have reached the point where their product portfolio is ready to be presented by professionals with the experience, relationships and market knowledge required to advance those discussions.
For shareholders, that is the significance of today’s announcement. HPQ is no longer building only the technology. It is building the team intended to bring it to market.
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