Materials Nexus

Advanced material discovery & design

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21-100 employees
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Sustainability
  • Manufacturing
  • Deep Tech
  • Supply Chain
  • Machine Learning
London, UK

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Company mission

To discover new materials that significantly reduce the environmental, economical, and social cost of items critical to our society.

Our take

Achieving net-zero goals will be impossible without advances in material technology to drive electrification and lower the costs of renewable energy. Previously discovered advanced materials, such as titanium, have revolutionised the aviation, transport, medical and aviation industries, but the environmental, economic, and social costs involved in many equally powerful breakthroughs mean that many next-generation materials are not able to be utilised.

Material Nexus aims to accelerate the change to net-zero materials, providing an AI model that greatly reduces the need for physical testing to discover new materials. This allows businesses to develop advanced materials without the years of research typically involved in making a new material ecologically and economically viable for the market.

With seed funding secured, the company has begun scaling its R&D and marketing efforts. In the longer term, Material Nexus aims to build a facility where it can sustainably produce the materials it discovers and is eyeing an eventual expansion to the USA. Going forward, its focus on net-zero materials is certain to be welcomed by materials designers and manufacturers looking to play their part in the fight against climate change.

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Benefits

  • 📈 Stock Options: We value our employees and you to share in the success of the company. You will be a vested partner in our future achievements
  • 🌴 Flexible holidays: 33 days annual leave/year which can be used on UK public holidays or on more convenient days for you
  • 💚 Fully covered comprehensive private healthcare and mental health support
  • 🎂 Your birthday day off: Enjoy a well-deserved day off to celebrate and recharge
  • ✈️Work abroad: Travel the world while you get your job done - see family, or simply explore a new place!
  • 🐣 Enhanced Family & Carers leave to ensure you get that quality time in when you need it
  • 💻 Flexible work arrangements: our shared office space in Shoreditch is here to help foster collaboration and community. Most of the team is in 2-3 days a week, but we are happy to discuss alternatives as necessary
  • 📒 Continuous learning and growth: We’re pioneers in our field, so you'll be encouraged to expand your knowledge and skills in new areas too

Funding (1 round)

Jul 2023

$2.6m

SEED

Total funding: $2.6m

Leadership

Jonathan Bean

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Alongside this role, they continue to mentor at the Royal Academy of Engineering and teach Materials Science for Engineers at Trinity College, Cambridge and is a Visiting Fellow at London South Bank University.

Jon Pillow

(Co-Founder & CSO)

Previously a Senior Principal Scientist at CDT and Opsys with over 45 patent applications. Received their PhD in Chemistry from the University of Oxford.

Robert Forrest

(Co-Founder & CTO)

Holds a PhD in Materials Science from Cambridge. Pioneered the application of machine learning in materials science specifically focussed on amorphous materials while at Cambridge.