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This investment is led by Breega, Cathay Innovation, and Felicis, with contributions and advice from Jörg Weiser (former Managing Director at Schrödinger), Gilles Wainrib (co-founder of Owkin), Thomas Wolfe (CSO and co-founder of Hugging Face), Arnaud Robert (former C-level executive at Sanofi), Michal Valko (Principal LLama Engineer at Meta, formerly Deepmind), and Yoshua Bengio (Turing Award laureate, founder and scientific director of the Mila Institute).
Entalpic is the result of a collaboration between researchers from Mila, the world's leading research lab specializing in machine learning for climate action, and a former executive from Owkin, a unicorn renowned for its use of AI in drug discovery. Leveraging this expertise, Entalpic aims to reinvent materials and molecules discovery for a more sustainable future.
Transforming Chemistry with AI
Entalpic's cutting-edge AI platform is designed to generate and evaluate new materials and molecules capable of replacing obsolete industrial chemical processes. This digital platform rapidly formulates and tests chemical hypotheses through a series of automated experiments, thereby enriching the knowledge base with actionable data.
By integrating diverse data sources — from digital quantum simulations and physical lab experiments to academic literature and patents — Entalpic leverages the latest advancements in AI, including large language models (LLMs), Active Learning, and graph neural networks (GNNs).
Developing Sustainable Industrial Practices
By focusing on strategic processes such as electrochemistry and catalysis, Entalpic develops solutions for energy storage, fertilizer production, and pollution control. The company goes beyond determining optimal chemical formulations, by
also refining manufacturing processes to ensure reproducibility, a current blind spot in the industry. Entalpic's business model is based on a combination of open and proprietary research, thus encouraging collaboration on initiatives such as green hydrogen production while advancing internal developments with industrial clients.
Leadership Based on Expertise
Entalpic was co-founded by a trio of French AI and machine learning experts, each bringing a deep understanding of technology's role in materials science. Mathieu Galtier, CEO, is an alumnus of Mines Paris and holds a PhD from INRIA, ENS, and Oxford, focusing on machine learning and neuroscience. He was previously Chief Data & Platform Officer at Owkin.
Victor Schmidt, CTO, is a graduate of École Polytechnique and UCL, and holds a PhD from the Mila Institute on machine learning applied to climate change.
Alexandre Duval, CSO, is a graduate of the MSc in Artificial Intelligence from CentraleSupélec, also holding a PhD in machine learning for materials (CVN laboratory of CentraleSupélec and Inria), and notably worked as a researcher at Amazon on large language models (LLM).
Recognition from the ecosystem and major development prospects
Yoshua Bengio, Professor at the University of Montreal and Scientific Director of Mila, states: "Climate change is a major challenge, and Entalpic's scientifically rigorous approach is a promising contribution to its mitigation."
Thomas Wolfe, CSO of Hugging Face adds: "Entalpic is at the forefront of the emerging field of machine learning applied to science, which is profoundly transforming chemical research and paving the way for major breakthroughs."
Industrial chemistry is a vast and strategic sector, with a market value reaching several trillion dollars and a considerable environmental impact. The ammonia production process, for example, essential for fertilizer manufacturing, relies on a single high-impact process that accounts for over 1% of global CO2 emissions. Despite its scale, this sector has seen limited innovation, and is characterized by outdated infrastructure and an urgent need for modernization.
Developed countries have shown renewed interest in revitalizing this sector, particularly due to the necessity of the ecological transition. The potential for disruption is evident, which demands innovation efforts to achieve real change.
"Our goal is to forge strong partnerships with key industry players," stated Mr. Galtier, CEO of Enlapic. "With operations in France, Germany, and Canada, and expansion plans in the United States and Asia, we are ready for rapid growth."
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