German start-up Spark e-Fuels is helping the aviation industry move toward more sustainable flight by developing a new, energy-efficient and cost-competitive method to produce synthetic aviation fuels.
A jury of experts has selected three start-ups as winners of the CHEManager Innovation Pitch 2025.
Optex Innovation Center launches as an independent extrusion coating pilot for flexible packaging.
The European Chemistry Partnering (ECP) is celebrating its 10th anniversary and is holding the anniversary edition on February 4, 2026 at the Dechema House in Frankfurt am Main.
The combination of technological excellence and sustainable solutions is increasingly becoming a success factor for BASF. Examples from BASF research illustrate how innovative technologies can revolutionize the chemical and agricultural industries and offer not only direct competitive advantages, but also impulses for the sustainable transformation of the industry.
Dunia Innovations Merges AI and Robotics to Accelerate Real-World Materials Discovery
Six promising startup teams took the stage at the KickStart finals, impressing the jury and audience with their novel ideas for advancing sustainable chemistry.
Power2Polymers found a way to create more sustainable and high-performance polymer products for specialty applications, such as lubricants, industrial adhesives, and coatings for various applications.
The Leeds Innovation & Application Center is the newest of the now 71 Brenntag Specialties innovation centers globally, 31 of which focus on Food & Nutrition.
How AI and Robotics are reshaping the race for materials discovery.
"Chemical Invention Factory – John Warner Center for Start-ups in Green Chemistry" is to become Europe's largest laboratory infrastructure for transfer and pre-start-up teams in green chemistry.
Elementarhy uses a revolutionary plasma technology, positioning it as a leader in supplying cost-efficient and scalable Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEAs) to electrolyzer manufacturers.
Bunko Junko is a women-led Indian start-up that transforms industrial fabric scraps – typically considered waste – into unique fashion products such as clothing, decorative items, and gifts.
Tapping into Future-oriented Synergies of Data Analysis in the Materials Sector
The start-up from Congo developed an organic absorbent fibre from a local invasive plant, the water hyacinth, to clean up oil spills.
The award winner will receive access to Merck's technologies and expertise to expand its AI-based genome editing platform.
Woman-led, Indian start-up WE The Recycling Company is dedicated to make an impact on the current handling of e-waste in India.
Human Material Loop is transforming human hair into an alternative fibre for the textile industry.
Enhancing Manufacturing with Faster, Cleaner, High-crystallinity Processes
Leading the Way in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing by Fostering an Agile Mindset and an Inclusive Culture.
Unlocking nature’s resilience: phytoinitiator mRNAs empower plants to thrive in deserts, saline soils, and harsh climates—no gene editing required.
Primogene is an innovative biotechnology company based in Leipzig that specializes in the development of biotechnological production processes for bioactive ingredients.
Paper is a sustainable material by nature. However, many paper products need to be treated with additives such as wet strength agents or sizing agents to improve their properties for certain applications.
Inseit, based in Bern, develops biocatalysts for industrial setups using enzyme immobilization and biocomputation. Addressing biotech and sustainability challenges, Inseit was selected for Venture Leaders Biotech and won two Nucleate accelerator prizes.
Porelio's FOMS adsorbents target PFAS, metals, and genotoxins, outperforming commercial solutions with unmatched selectivity, innovation, and sustainability.
The CHEManager Innovation Pitch is both a showcase and a competition for start-ups in the chemical industry. Each year, industry experts select a winning start-up from the finalists.
Interview with Olli Kähkönen, Nordic Bioproducts Group
Interview with Franziska Walde and Lukas Fischer, Refinq
Interview with Johannes Kabisch (CSO), Joe Heenan (CEO) and Aron Eiermann (CTO), Proteineer
Interview with Sridhar Balaram, Founder and CEO of Flownetics Engineering.
Aralez Bio, a San Francisco-based start-up, has engineered a platform of enzymes that creates 100 times more compound diversity using processes that are also 50 times greener than conventional methods.
The Heidelberg-based start-up Blue Activity replaces 100% of biocides in cooling water treatment with natural, functional microorganisms. The product change increases the efficiency of cooling tower performance and reduces water consumption and operating costs.
Process manufacturing companies waste almost $100 billion globally every year while formulating novel materials and chemicals due to the trial-and-error approach to R&D and the lack of tools to leverage the experimental data in real-time.
