Alqem
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Alqem uses AI combined with domain expertise in chemistry and physics to discover new crystalline materials, aiming to identify breakthrough materials validated in the real world. The company operates in materials discovery for the chemical and energy industries.
Founders & leadership
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Milan AllaninLMU ProfessorHolds the chair of quantum sensing and metrology at LMU Munich and has been an associate professor at Leiden University since 2014, alongside a visiting academic appointment at Rice University. He was an ETH Fellow at ETH Zürich and a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell University, and co-founded QuantaMap in 2023.
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Hanh NguyeninCEOPreviously VP Global Sustainability at OCI N.V., Director of New Business Models at Unilever, and head of innovation and acquisition at Dümmen Orange, where she also served as general manager of the Calla and specialty bulbs business. She spent six years at McKinsey & Company, rising to associate partner, worked on the World Economic Forum's Circular Economy Initiative, and held a postdoctoral position at the University of Zurich.
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Tiago CerqueiraCTO
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountpre-seedJul 2026Source ↗
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Alqem do?
- Alqem uses AI combined with domain expertise in chemistry and physics to discover new crystalline materials, aiming to identify breakthrough materials validated in the real world. The company operates in materials discovery for the chemical and energy industries.
- Who founded Alqem?
- Alqem was founded by Milan Allan.
- Who are Alqem's investors?
- Alqem's investors include UVC Partners, Union Square Ventures (USV).