ENABLING AEROGEL TECHNOLOGY TRANSLATION

ANY GEL HAS THE AEROGEL POTENTIAL

About Aerogelex UG

Aerogelex UG is an award winning start-up from the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Germany. Founded in 2018 in Hamburg, Germany, its mission is to unveil the promise of aerogels for medical devices, cosmetic, nutrition, life sciences, pharmaceuticals and other applications.

Proud recipient of the Nanomedicine award (2017) for the best technology deal from the ETPN (European Technology Platform on Nanomedicine)

About the founders

Dr. Raman Subrahmanyam is the co-founder and CEO of Aerogelex. A chemical engineer by trade, he holds a doctorate degree in aerogel processing from the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) under the guidance of Prof. Irina Smirnova.

Prof. Pavel Gurikov is the other co-founder of Aerogelex. He holds M.Sc. degree in physical chemistry and PhD in chemical engineering and in 2019 received the “Professor Sigfried Peter Prize” for pioneering research work in high-pressure process engineering.

Location: Hamburg, Germany

Email: raman.subrahmanyam@aerogelex.com

Tel: 0049 176320 19442

MATERIAL AGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGY

We can currently produce aerogels from:

1. Industrial polysaccharides: alginates, cellulose, pectins, starch & others
2. Plant/animal proteins: whey, potato, egg-white, gelatin, collagen & others
3. Lignocellulosic materials and derivatives
4. Synthetic polymers
5. Inorganic materials
6. Niche bio-composites & hybrids

Our solutions

Through our aerogel partner network, we offer solutions for:

1. Material evaluation & characterization

2. Aerogel material access for prototyping (pilot lines)

3. Turnkey drying solutions for aerogel production (bench/pilot/commercial)

4. Go to market solutions

CUSTOMISED AEROGEL SOLUTIONS

Aerogel feature

• 5-10 times lighter than the corresponding precursor
• High surface area (100 – 800 m²/g)
• Nano enabled open porous structure (2-50 nm pore sizes)

Significance

• Reduction in the total quantity of the material required for a specific application
• Faster response to stimuli due to the open porous structure and accessible surface

Innovation potential in several industry sectors

• medical devices
• food additives
• drug delivery systems
• encapsulation matrices
• others

Our mission: Development of an aerogel technology translation platform for a healthier future.