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\nInnovation in Textiles<\/span>
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\nChicago, IL, USA<\/span>\n<\/p>\nMedical\/Hygiene<\/a>, Clothing\/\u200bFootwear<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n\nBy 2024, Chicago-based Mattiq \u2013 a newly launched company which has secured $15 million in seed funding \u2013 will have synthesised and analysed more than one trillion novel material combinations within the context of real-world industrial systems.<\/p>\n
Mattiq develops new chemical systems at an unprecedented speed and scale with the goals of producing e-chemicals and e-fuels with reduced dependence on scarce and expensive materials, such as iridium. At the same time, it seeks to reduce supply chain volatility and carbon footprint in the chemical and energy industries, envisaging a circular economy in which products \u2013 from plastics to jet fuel \u2013 are made only from renewable feedstocks and electricity.<\/p>\n
Born out of the Northwestern University lab of material scientist and professor Chad Mirkin, Mattiq\u2019s first-in-kind \u2018chemistry for climate\u2019 platform pairs nanotechnology with AI to speed the discovery and deployment of new materials to power the energy transition.<\/p>\n
Mirkin, a nanotechnology pioneer, has already helped develop more than 2,000 commercial products in life sciences, biomedicine, biotechnology, 3D printing, nanofabrication and semiconductor processing, and is founding director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern University, where Mattiq was incubated.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the stone age to the silicon era, materials discovery has been slow, unpredictable and constrained by the performance of available materials,\u201d he says. \u201cMattiq is disrupting this status quo, resulting in discoveries that enable new technologies at a pace not previously imaginable.\u201d<\/p>\n
By synthesising and evaluating millions of potential combinations in parallel, Mattiq\u2019s integrated technology platform streamlines the historically fragmented development of novel materials powering a variety of products and solutions. At the same time, the work generates unprecedented amounts of high quality data that is enabling Mattiq to build the world\u2019s most powerful materials AI.<\/p>\n
Weteran Silicon Valley executive and entrepreneur Jeff Erhardt, co-founder of Material Impact which led the seed finding, is the new Mattiq CEO.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt Material Impact, we seek startups with the potential to transform industries through category-creating deep technologies,\u201d he says. \u201cWith momentum in the energy transition constrained by the availability and performance of fundamental materials, Mattiq\u2019s unique approach presents an opportunity of immeasurable value in the clean economy.<\/p>\n
\u201cSolutions to the materials bottleneck must meet skyrocketing demand while also reducing the \u2018green premium\u2019 so that climate technologies can be scaled in commercially viable ways. Mattiq\u2019s discoveries will make possible technologies that today can only be imagined.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pairing nanotechnology with AI to to address key bottlenecks in the sustainable production of chemicals and fuels.<\/p>\n
9th February 2023<\/p>\n \nInnovation in Textiles<\/span> Medical\/Hygiene<\/a>, Clothing\/\u200bFootwear<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n By 2024, Chicago-based Mattiq \u2013 a newly launched company which has secured $15 million in seed funding \u2013 will have synthesised and analysed more than one trillion novel material combinations within the context of real-world industrial systems.<\/p>\n Mattiq develops new chemical systems at an unprecedented speed and scale with the goals of producing e-chemicals and e-fuels with reduced dependence on scarce and expensive materials, such as iridium. At the same time, it seeks to reduce supply chain volatility and carbon footprint in the chemical and energy industries, envisaging a circular economy in which products \u2013 from plastics to jet fuel \u2013 are made only from renewable feedstocks and electricity.<\/p>\n Born out of the Northwestern University lab of material scientist and professor Chad Mirkin, Mattiq\u2019s first-in-kind \u2018chemistry for climate\u2019 platform pairs nanotechnology with AI to speed the discovery and deployment of new materials to power the energy transition.<\/p>\n Mirkin, a nanotechnology pioneer, has already helped develop more than 2,000 commercial products in life sciences, biomedicine, biotechnology, 3D printing, nanofabrication and semiconductor processing, and is founding director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern University, where Mattiq was incubated.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom the stone age to the silicon era, materials discovery has been slow, unpredictable and constrained by the performance of available materials,\u201d he says. \u201cMattiq is disrupting this status quo, resulting in discoveries that enable new technologies at a pace not previously imaginable.\u201d<\/p>\n By synthesising and evaluating millions of potential combinations in parallel, Mattiq\u2019s integrated technology platform streamlines the historically fragmented development of novel materials powering a variety of products and solutions. At the same time, the work generates unprecedented amounts of high quality data that is enabling Mattiq to build the world\u2019s most powerful materials AI.<\/p>\n Weteran Silicon Valley executive and entrepreneur Jeff Erhardt, co-founder of Material Impact which led the seed finding, is the new Mattiq CEO.<\/p>\n \u201cAt Material Impact, we seek startups with the potential to transform industries through category-creating deep technologies,\u201d he says. \u201cWith momentum in the energy transition constrained by the availability and performance of fundamental materials, Mattiq\u2019s unique approach presents an opportunity of immeasurable value in the clean economy.<\/p>\n \u201cSolutions to the materials bottleneck must meet skyrocketing demand while also reducing the \u2018green premium\u2019 so that climate technologies can be scaled in commercially viable ways. Mattiq\u2019s discoveries will make possible technologies that today can only be imagined.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/section>\n
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