DexLeChem
DexLeChem is a Berlin-based green chemistry startup offering innovative development services for sustainable chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.
About
DexLeChem is a spin-off from the German Cluster of Excellence UniCat, focused on transforming the chemical-pharmaceutical industry through sustainable and innovative development services. By leveraging the principles of Green Chemistry and digital tools, DexLeChem develops, optimizes, and scales-up greener chemical manufacturing processes, leading to cost savings, higher resource efficiency, and reduced environmental impact. The company collaborates with global partners, helps address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and supports the EU Green Deal. DexLeChem's mission is to modernize the industry with state-of-the-art green technologies, offering competitive advantages via cross-disciplinary expertise in chemistry, physics, mathematics, and data sciences.
Products & Services
- Development and optimization of green chemical manufacturing processes
- Catalyst re-use solutions (especially noble metal and Pd-catalysts)
- Water-based catalysis for pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals
- Dynamic simulation and theoretical modeling of chemical and biotechnological processes
- Scale-up services for chemical and biotech manufacturing
- Data analytics and digital transformation services for the chemical industry
- Consulting and lectures on innovation and sustainability in chemistry
Use Cases & Case Studies
- Project with AstraZeneca to enhance sustainability and reduce costs of API production
- Lonza catalyst re-using projects focusing on industrial upscalability
- DSM partnership on catalyst re-use in fine chemicals production
- Boehringer Ingelheim collaboration for data-driven improvements in API manufacturing
- Support of digital transformation workshops and panel discussions with chemical industry leaders
Partnerships & Collaborations
- UniCat - Unifying Concepts in Catalysis
- European Regional Development Fund
- Middle German Network 4chiral
- Chemie-Cluster Bayern
- Collaboration with Prof. John Warner, founder of Green Chemistry
- LANXESS (support for data analytics course at TU Berlin)
Awards & Recognition
- Winner of Next Economy Award 2015 (category: resources)
- Victress Award 2015 (Women in Science)
- ACES Academic Enterprise Awards 2014 (finalist)
- Science4Life Venture Cup winner (2014)
- StarTUp Label 2013 (TU Berlin)
- Best of Both 2013 (finalist)
- Service 'Optimize Biotech' nominated for Chemie-Cluster Bayern Innovation Prize