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Promethean Particles’ CEO welcomes Nobel Prize recognition for breakthrough MOF chemistry
The chief executive officer of Nottingham-based chemical manufacturer Promethean Particles has welcomed the decision to award this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry to the scientists who developed the advanced materials at the heart of the company’s work. James...
Promethean Particles’ CEO welcomes Nobel Prize recognition for breakthrough MOF chemistry
The chief executive officer of Nottingham-based chemical manufacturer Promethean Particles has welcomed the decision to award this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry to the scientists who developed the advanced materials at the heart of the company’s work. James Stephenson described the award to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi as “a landmark moment” which could help speed up efforts to tackle climate change. The materials in question are metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), crystalline materials made up of metal ions linked by organic molecules. With more than 100,000 disfferent structures now reported, some are designed to ‘adsorb’ molecules – meaning to capture them on their surface – and act like a sponge to trap substances such as carbon dioxide, water, or gas. Allied to...
Promethean Particles Adds Team Members to Support Growth Initiatives
Promethean Particles has appointed three new members of staff after embarking on a major project designed to scale up the production of its metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), for use in the fight...
“Why we Invested in Promethean Particles” – Mercia Ventures
In a recent article, Marina Fuentes, investment manager at Mercia Ventures, describes her passion for climate tech and what drew her, and ultimately Mercia Ventures, to co-lead the Series A...
Promethean Particles Outlines Growth Plans to Local MP
Staff at Promethean Particles showed Lilian Greenwood, MP for Nottingham South and Minister for the Future of Roads, around its laboratory and its manufacturing facility at Genesis Park, Midland...
BBC Coverage Highlights Promethean Particles’ Progress
Since the recent announcement of the closing of our £8M Series A funding round, we have seen some fantastic interest from a variety of media sources to learn more about what we are doing here at...
Promethean Particles Announces Closure of £8M Series A Investment Round
Promethean Particles today announces the closing of a £8 million financing round. The investment was led by Mercia Ventures and Aramco Ventures, with participation from existing investors including...
Project MONET Lands at Drax CCUS
We are very excited to announce a major update on Project MONET (MOF-based Negative Emissions Technology), our ground-breaking carbon capture project demonstrating the performance of our...
Promethean Particles Named to Cemex Ventures’ Cleantech Construction Map 2024
Promethean Particles was recently named as one of CEMEX Ventures' Top 25 cleantech startups in their Cleantech Construction Map 2024. Five startups/scaleups were identified in each of five verticals...
Leah Matsinha Joins Promethean Particles as Senior Technical Scientist
Promethean Particles is pleased to announce the appointment of Leah Matsinha as Senior Technical Scientist. Leah joined Promethean’s R&D team as a Senior Technical Scientist in 2024. She is an...
Promethean Particles Secures €2.4M in EIC Accelerator Funding
Promethean Particles (“Promethean” or the “Company”), the UK-based, leading global provider of industrial scale, cost-effective advanced materials, is pleased to announce it has been awarded...
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