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More than a decade after publishing our first round of picks, we used data from the analytics firm PitchBook to catch up with all 120 companies we have featured.

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Where are C&EN’s 10 Start-Ups to Watch now?
Some of our picks have raised billions, while others didn’t survive
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October 24, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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Parallel Carbon, one of C&EN's #10StartupsToWatch, integrates direct air capture and water electrolysis for e-fuels that are cheaper than fossil fuels:

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10 Start-Ups to Watch 2026: Parallel Carbon plans to make synthetic fuels cheaper than fossil fuels
Closed-loop system is key to low-cost CO<sub>2</sub> and green hydrogen for e-fuels that are cheaper than fossil fuels
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October 21, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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Solidec, one of C&EN's #10StartupsToWatch, electrifies chemical production with an electrocatalytic process that makes intermediates on-site and on demand.

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10 Start-Ups to Watch 2026: Solidec electrifies chemical production
Electrocatalytic process makes intermediates on-site and on demand
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October 22, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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Nuclide Therapeutics, one of C&EN's #10StartupsToWatch, brings a diagnostic-therapeutic combination strategy to small molecules for cancer:

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10 Start-Ups to Watch 2026: Nuclide Therapeutics builds leaner radiopharmaceuticals
The start-up brings a diagnostic-therapeutic combination strategy to small molecules for cancer
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October 20, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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This week in the C&EN magazine: Meet the companies rethinking how we make medicines, food, materials, and more. cen.acs.org/magazine/104...

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10 Start-Ups to Watch 2026
October 21, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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Moa Foodtech, one of C&EN's #10StartupsToWatch, uses AI to speed up ingredient discovery by suggesting new fermentation methods:

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10 Start-Ups to Watch 2026: Moa Foodtech is using AI to turn the food industry’s trash into treasure
Artificial intelligence speeds up ingredient discovery by suggesting new fermentation methods
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October 19, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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Decibel Bio, one of C&EN's #10StartupsToWatch, uses nucleic acid–based seed coatings to improve crop yield and quality without the lengthy development time:

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10 Start-Ups to Watch 2026: Decibel Bio uses epigenetics to download new traits to crops
Nucleic acid–based seed coatings and sprays can improve crop yield and quality without the lengthy development time
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October 18, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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Copernic Catalysts, one of C&EN's #10StartupsToWatch, deploys AI to discover better catalysts for making chemicals:

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10 Start-Ups to Watch 2026: Copernic turns to AI to discover better catalysts for making chemicals
The company’s top candidate is designed to produce ammonia more efficiently through the Haber-Bosch process
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October 17, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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Blue Activity, one of C&EN's #10StartupsToWatch, combines microorganisms, water treatment chemistry, and continuous monitoring to reduce reliance on chemical biocides:

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10 Start-Ups to Watch 2026: Blue Activity uses bacteria to treat industrial cooling water
The start-up combines microorganisms, water treatment chemistry, and continuous monitoring to reduce reliance on chemical biocides
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October 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Aralez Bio, one of C&EN's #10StartupsToWatch, uses Nobel Prize–winning science to expand drugmakers’ options in making peptide drugs:

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10 Start-Ups to Watch 2026: Aralez Bio creates noncanonical amino acids
The start-up uses Nobel Prize–winning science to expand drugmakers’ options in making peptide drugs
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October 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Antares Therapeutics, one of C&EN's #10StartupsToWatch, tackles brand-new protein pockets to go after proteins involved in cancer and other diseases:

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10 Start-Ups to Watch 2026: Antares Therapeutics tackles brand-new protein pockets
The Scorpion Therapeutics spin-off is going after proteins involved in cancer and other diseases
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October 14, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Alta Resource Technologies, one of C&EN's #10StartupsToWatch, uses biotechnology to refine rare earth elements in a way that’s clean, scalable, and low-cost:

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10 Start-Ups to Watch 2026: Alta Resource Technologies refines rare earths using proteins
Biotechnology could help the US break China’s monopoly on the minerals used in clean energy technologies
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October 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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Meet the companies rethinking how we make medicines, food, materials, and more: cen.acs.org/business/sta...

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10 Start-Ups to Watch 2026
October 12, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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The 2026 #10StartUpsToWatch is out in @cenmag.bsky.social today. This year I profiled Alta Resource Technologies, a company refining rare earth elements. C&EN has covered lanmodulin before, but it was neat to see this technology coming to market.

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October 12, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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C&EN's 10 Start-Ups to Watch program is seeking nominations for promising chemistry #StartUps. Nominate a company today and help us uncover the future of innovation in chemistry. The deadline is tomorrow, July 1!

Nominate here: cen.acs.org/surveys/star...

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Nominate a start-up for C&EN’s 10 Start-Ups to Watch
June 30, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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Spiritus, one of C&EN's #10StartUpsToWatch, wants to make carbon capture affordable: cen.acs.org/business/sta...

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June 23, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Do you know a #StartUp driving scientific breakthroughs in chemistry? Nominate a start-up for our 10 Start-Ups to Watch program by July 1. Self-nominations permitted.

Nominate now: cen.acs.org/surveys/star...

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C&EN 10 Startups to Watch: Know an innovative start-up? Nominate them today.
June 17, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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Shiru, one of C&EN's #10StartUpsToWatch, uses artificial intelligence to discover proteins for food ingredients and other applications: cen.acs.org/business/sta...

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June 16, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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C&EN is looking for pioneering chemistry #StartUps to be featured in C&EN’s 10 Start-Ups to Watch. The nominees will be highlighted in our Special Issue in Nov 2026. Nominations close July 1. Self-nominations are permitted. Submit now: cen.acs.org/surveys/star...

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10 Start-Ups to Watch Nominations
C&EN’s 10 Start-Ups to Watch program highlights young firms and their founders who are using chemistry to solve the world’s most pressing problems.
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June 13, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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Seloxium, one of C&EN's #10StartUpsToWatch, says its technology can recover valuable metals from mine effluent and tailing ponds: cen.acs.org/business/sta...

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June 9, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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PostEra, one of C&EN's #10StartUpsToWatch, uses artificial intelligence and machine learning tools alongside medicinal chemistry to design new molecules: cen.acs.org/business/sta...

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June 2, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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Peptobiotics, one of C&EN's #10StartUpsToWatch, is creating novel antibiotic peptides for use in aquaculture: cen.acs.org/business/sta...

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May 28, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Know a chemistry start-up doing innovative work? Nominate them for C&EN's 10 Start-Ups to Watch program. Selected start-ups will be featured in the C&EN Special Double Issue in Nov. 2026: cen.acs.org/surveys/star...

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May 26, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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Mattiq, one of C&EN's #10StartUpsToWatch, is on a quest to make billions of nanomaterials: cen.acs.org/business/sta...

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May 24, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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Light Horse, one of C&EN's #10StartUpsToWatch, scans entire proteins with CRISPR to find functional vulnerabilities, then hunts for molecules that exploit them: cen.acs.org/business/sta...

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May 19, 2026 at 3:31 PM