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Take your ideas to the next level. Work with us as equal partners to make the chemical industry more sustainable. 

The winners of Imagine Chemistry 2018 have been announced!

Another group of 10 start-ups and chemical researchers will see their ideas move a step closer to commercialization after being named winners of the 2018 edition of AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals’ Imagine Chemistry challenge.

Find out who will be working with us to create a sustainable future.

The four joint development agreement winners (left to right): Green Lizard Technologies, Water Knight, Fero Labs, and Solugen

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“Collaborating with startups, scale ups and university innovators is truly inspiring. Together we can tackle so many challenges. That’s what we learned last year when we awarded 3 finalists with a joint development agreement. I’m looking forward to your ideas, the in depth discussions on our challenge platform and working with you at our 3-day collaborative event in Sweden. I hope this Challenge will be the start of a long lasting innovative partnership between you and us”. - Peter Nieuwenhuizen, Director RD&I & Sustainability, AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals

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