Meta Materials Opens New Global Headquarters & Centre of Excellence

Canada's largest commercial optics and nano-photonics center, with twelve semiconductor-quality cleanrooms.

HALIFAX, NS / ACCESSWIRE / November 17, 2022 / Meta Materials Inc. (the "Company" or "META®") (NASDAQ:MMAT)(FSE:MMAT), a developer of high-performance functional materials and nanocomposites, today officially opened its new global headquarters and Centre of Excellence in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. This 68,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility will house some of the world's leading scientists in metamaterials, advanced manufacturing, and nano-photonics. It is the only facility in Canada to combine advanced packaging for semiconductors, unique materials, and chemistry research, as well as design and manufacturing of holographic and other optical products. The facility's 12 cleanrooms are designed to operate at ISO 8 and up to ISO 5 standards, making it one of the largest and most advanced nanofabrication facilities in Canada in the last thirty years, and the only facility of its kind east of Ottawa.

"Today marks a historic milestone for Meta Materials," said Jack Harding, chair of the board at META. "During my career in semiconductors, I have observed the development of advanced manufacturing infrastructure globally. I'm particularly impressed with the efficiency with which META has built world class facilities in Nova Scotia extending its leadership in advanced functional materials and nanophotonic applications. Our customers and partners will be the beneficiaries of our new facility. Further, Nova Scotia now has the opportunity to lead the world in this critical technology."

META's new facility offers customers a one-stop-shop approach in augmented reality, automotive head-up display, electro-optics, and other solutions. It will be the new home for META's ARfusion® platform technology, which caters to the entire smart lens value chain, from optical design and material selection, to mass production and integration. In addition, META can integrate its advanced materials into a variety of products such as VLEPSIS™, NANOWEB®, metaAIR® and holoOPTIX®.

"The opening of this impressive facility shows that Atlantic Canada has what is required to support companies of almost unimaginable scope and ability," said the Honorable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). "In the last nine years, META grew from a startup seeking ACOA's advice and support to a world leader of advanced materials and nano technology. We are proud they selected Nova Scotia for their global headquarters and Centre of Excellence."