New Materials Startups

Aqua Metals develops AquaRefining, a water-based, closed-loop process for recycling and refining metals from lithium-ion and lead batteries to produce high-purity battery materials while avoiding the emissions of conventional smelting. The company serves the battery and energy-storage supply chain and operates an Innovation Center and demonstration plant in Reno, Nevada.

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AquOm Water is an American manufacturer of all-natural, non-toxic geo-polymer and bio-polymer products that bind and reduce nitrogen, ammonia, and phosphorous in water. Its products serve freshwater, wastewater, aquaculture, agriculture/irrigation, and landfill leachate treatment applications.

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Argo Graphene develops and commercializes graphene-based technologies for industrial applications, including modified concrete and asphalt for construction and infrastructure. The company operates globally from its Vancouver headquarters with subsidiaries and R&D partnerships, focusing on sustainable, high-performance alternatives to conventional materials.

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Aropha provides biodegradability, compostability, and ecotoxicity testing for companies developing sustainable materials, combining predictive modeling with laboratory automation. It offers digital tools and accredited testing services to help businesses shorten development timelines and validate sustainability claims.

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Arsenal Medical develops a platform of biomaterials for medical applications, including ResQFoam for hemorrhage control and NeoCast, advancing products through clinical trials and FDA regulatory pathways. The company focuses on biomaterial-based medical devices and combination products across clinical indications.

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Artelon develops synthetic ligament and tendon reconstruction products based on its Dynamic Matrix technology for orthopedic soft tissue repair. Its implants, used in joint stability and kinematics procedures, have been implanted over 60,000 times worldwide, and the company is now part of Stryker.

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Artimus Robotics develops HASEL actuators — soft, electrically controlled artificial muscles that convert electrical to mechanical energy using flexible materials, liquid dielectrics, and electrostatic forces, as an alternative to pneumatic systems. It also designs and manufactures specialty high voltage electronics for research and OEM robotics and actuation applications.

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ASP (ASP Isotopes) is an advanced materials company developing proprietary technology and processes to produce and enrich isotopes for markets including nuclear medicine and therapeutics, green energy generation, and quantum computing. Its initial focus is constructing plants in South Africa to produce highly enriched isotopes for the nuclear medicine market.

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Athena Gold Corporation is engaged in mineral exploration and acquisition of mineral property assets, with projects focused on precious and base metals across North America. The company operates the Laird Lake project in Ontario's Red Lake Gold District, the Forester project in northwestern Ontario, and the Excelsior Springs project in Nevada's Walker Lane Trend.

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Badwater Alchemy develops produced water treatment solutions using nano materials to remove contaminants from oil and gas operations at significantly lower cost than thermal desalination. The modular systems recover over 80% of water while reducing brine disposal volumes and potential seismic risks.

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Bardo Climate is a Vanderbilt University spin-out commercializing bipolar membranes with a spun 3D junction that operate at higher current densities than conventional planar membranes. Its membranes target applications including water treatment, lithium processing, acid/base production, CO₂ capture, long-duration energy storage, and hydrogen electrolysis.

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BGM (Battery Grade Materials) is a vertically integrated supplier of critical minerals to the battery industry, focused on sourcing and processing conflict-free metals and low-carbon-footprint chemistries. It serves battery manufacturers with materials derived from mining and mineral processing operations.

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Bell Copper is a publicly traded mineral exploration company (TSXV: BCU; OTCQB: BCUFF) focused on discovering large-scale porphyry copper systems in Arizona. Its assets are the wholly owned Big Sandy Project and the Perseverance Project, a joint venture with Cordoba Minerals, both located in northwestern Arizona near Kingman.

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Beyond Plastic develops high-performance biopolymers from renewable plant sugars and natural oils using patented PHA technology, offering compostable packaging formulations engineered to replace conventional plastics across industries. The company provides custom polymer development and manufacturing feasibility validation for packaging applications requiring specific performance characteristics.

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Biochar Now manufactures biochar at large scale using kiln-based slow pyrolysis technology, serving applications such as specialty agriculture, land reclamation, oil and gas, odor control, bio-filler, and nutrient removal. The company operates in the biochar and carbon materials industry.

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Biofine holds a patent portfolio for a technology that converts waste lignocellulosic feedstocks into renewable chemicals, carbon-negative biofuels, and biochar. The company operates a pilot plant in Maine and is developing its first commercial biorefinery in Lincoln, Maine, for the industrial bioeconomy.

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BioLogiQ makes plant-based thermoplastic resins (BioPolymers such as NuPlastiQ, DuraPlantiQ, and BioBlend) that convert starch into plastic resins for manufacturers to blend with traditional plastics, reducing plastic pollution and improving recycled and compostable content. Its products serve manufacturers seeking more sustainable, planet-friendly plastic materials.

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BioPoly develops biomaterial implants made from a proprietary self-lubricating material combining hyaluronic acid and polyethylene for orthopedic applications, enabling partial joint resurfacing and cartilage replacement. The company serves orthopedic surgeons and patients seeking less invasive joint repair solutions, with products approved in Europe and the U.S.

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BioSurfaces develops medical devices, 3D tissue engineering scaffolds, and personal care products using its proprietary Bio-Spun nanofiber technology. The company works in the medical device and tissue engineering space, with collaborations that include Takeda, NIH, and Corning.

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Bison Metals Technologies manufactures copper tubing products for industrial, HVAC, plumbing, and refrigeration markets. The company operates manufacturing facilities in Shawnee, Oklahoma and has over 50 years of experience in copper tube technology.

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Blackrock Silver Corp. is a mineral exploration and development company focused on silver projects.

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Blue Planet Systems develops a mineralization technology that captures CO2 from any source and converts it into synthetic limestone aggregate used as a building material for concrete. The company targets the construction and carbon capture markets, offering CO2-sequestered aggregate that permanently stores emissions while performing like standard quarried aggregate.

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BNNT Materials produces boron nitride nanotubes (also called white graphene nanotubes), strong and flexible nanoscale ceramic fibers for industrial applications. The technology and team were spun out of NASA and US Department of Energy national labs.

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Bolder Industries produces sustainable materials from end-of-life tires and rubber scrap for the rubber, plastics, and petrochemical industries. Its flagship product, BolderBlack, is a carbon black alternative made entirely from post-consumer and post-industrial tires that replaces petroleum-derived carbon black as a rubber reinforcing agent and plastics pigment.

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