Chemstars

Chemstars is a public–private partnership building the chemical innovation ecosystem that enables effective collaboration between industry and startups. We partner with market-leading companies, visionary founders and investors to drive innovation and strengthen the resilience of our industry. Chemstars is the place where research turns into products and services, entrepreneurs create impact and collaborations between established and startups emerge.

Our mission is twofold: We support founders who contribute to the future competitiveness and transformation of the chemical sector, while helping established companies successfully collaborate with startups through matchmaking, innovation programs, and cultural change initiatives.

To date, Chemstars has helped to incorporate 9 startups through the From Lab to Market Challenge and has supported 70+ startups in its startup support program, which have raised more than EUR 250 million in funding. As a “reaction space” for chemistry, Chemstars actively shapes the future role of the chemical industry.