New Materials Startups

Origin by Ocean harvests invasive algae blooms to create bio-based ingredients for cosmetics, food, and textile industries through a proprietary biorefining process. The company addresses ocean pollution and ecosystem degradation while producing sustainable, regenerative materials.

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Origin Seal is a group specializing in custom industrial sealing solutions based on elastomers, including the manufacturing and trading of seals/gaskets. It operates an integrated group of nine production and distribution sites across France and Europe.

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Suzhou Yuanzhan, founded in 2020, develops, produces, and sells high-end fine electronic chemicals used to prepare metal, oxide, nitride, carbide, silicide, and sulfide thin films. It serves industrial and academic customers in fields such as semiconductors, displays, nanomaterials, new energy, and catalysis, offering products from lab-scale to industrial scale along with custom synthesis, purification, and precursor deposition testing services.

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Abyrx (Orthocon) develops a materials science platform focused on therapeutic surgical devices, including water-soluble, resorbable hemostatic bone putty products such as MONTAGE. Its products are used by surgeons in orthopedic, trauma, spine, sports medicine, cranial, maxillofacial, and cardiothoracic procedures.

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Oscillum develops biosensors and active packaging additives for food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic products. Its technologies enable real-time product monitoring and extend shelf life by preserving freshness and quality.

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OssDsign develops orthopedic and spine medical devices, drawing on expertise across clinical affairs, sales, and manufacturing from leading companies like Medtronic and Boston Scientific. The company serves surgical and orthobiologic markets with a team of executives experienced in bone healing and medical device commercialization.

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Ourobio develops engineered microorganisms that convert industrial byproducts into biomaterials using synthetic biology. The company targets industries seeking sustainable alternatives to petroleum-derived chemicals and materials.

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Ouros Materials is an early-stage materials technology startup developing composite building panels made by incorporating CO2 during a low-temperature curing process that combines ceramics and polymers. Its panels, aimed at construction and architecture markets, are positioned as fire-resistant, machinable, and stronger than concrete at lower cost.

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Ovation Polymers is a specialty engineered plastic compounder that produces custom and standardized performance polymers through processes including dispersion, reactive extrusion, grafting, and nano-material processing. The company serves manufacturers across multiple industries who require high-performance polymer solutions.

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OXECO is an Oxford University spin-out that develops ultra-thin functional coatings using its ONTO™ surface-modification chemistry based on reactive carbenes applied via wet coating techniques. It serves manufacturers in purification, bioprocessing, and high-value manufacturing to enhance material surface performance.

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Oxford nanoSystems (OnS) develops coating technologies that improve electrolysers and heat exchangers, allowing them to be smaller, lighter, more efficient and lower cost. The company focuses on coatings for alkaline water electrolysers to produce hydrogen more efficiently for clean energy applications.

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OzoneBio is a Canadian green chemistry company that converts wood waste and lignocellulosic residues such as nutshells, bark, and lignin-rich biomass into bio-adipic acid and bio-based Nylon 66. Its materials target automotive, robotics, engineering, and fashion industries as lower-carbon alternatives to fossil-based nylon.

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OzoneBio engineers biologically-powered materials to replace fossil-based chemical production processes for industrial applications. The company targets the chemical manufacturing industry with sustainable alternatives designed for performance and environmental responsibility.

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Pacas makes socks and accessories from alpaca fiber designed for comfort and moisture management.

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Pack2Earth develops plant-based materials for packaging and other applications that are home-compostable, recyclable, and reusable, including high-barrier materials that protect against moisture and oxygen for long shelf life. Its products target sustainable packaging needs across industries seeking alternatives to conventional plastics.

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PackBenefit makes cellulose-based food packaging trays that are recyclable as paper and 100% compostable, offered as an alternative to plastic modified-atmosphere (MAP) trays for food brands. The trays are heat-sealable, oven-, microwave-, and freezer-safe, and certified compostable under EN 13432.

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Packmatic helps industrial manufacturers source and integrate customized protective packaging solutions that balance functionality with cost-efficiency. The platform addresses fragmentation in the packaging supply chain by simplifying supplier discovery and supply chain integration.

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Pajarito Powder manufactures advanced catalysts for PEM fuel cells and electrolyzers, including precious metal-containing catalysts, Engineered Catalyst Supports (ECS), and iridium oxide OER catalysts for PEM water electrolysis. It also develops tailorable mesoporous carbon supports (VariPore) and works on scaling catalyst manufacturing for the hydrogen energy industry.

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Paladin EnviroTech is a certified IT asset disposition (ITAD) and electronics recycling company that manages surplus, end-of-life, and obsolete electronics for enterprise, hyperscale/data center, and government clients using proprietary software for asset tracking and secure lifecycle management. It combines ITAD, materials recovery, data destruction, and rare earth/critical materials recovery under one program across U.S. and European operations.

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Pangaea Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in hard tech companies working in materials science, chemistry, and biology to address environmental and planetary challenges. It has backed over 40 ventures and operates with an impact model aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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PaperMulch manufactures a paper-based mulch product as an alternative to plastic mulch for commercial vegetable farming. The product is designed to suppress weeds, retain moisture, and reduce plastic waste in agriculture.

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PaperShell produces a bio-based, fossil-carbon-free material made by pressing kraft paper into load-bearing components. It is positioned as a substitute for carbon-intensive materials such as aluminum, plastic, and glass-fibre composites, reducing CO2e emissions by up to 98%.

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Paperworks Industries manufactures paperboard and packaging products with a focus on sustainability. It supplies these packaging solutions to business customers.

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Paques Biomaterials produces biodegradable PHA polymers from renewable resources and circular feedstocks using proprietary bacterial fermentation technology. The company operates demonstration and pilot facilities in the Netherlands to produce its branded Caleyda material for diverse industrial applications.

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