Deasyl

What Deasyl does

Deasyl is a Geneva-based green chemistry technology provider founded in 2017 that develops and licenses novel reaction processes for the fine chemicals and petrochemical industries. The company's core offering is a patent-protected method called Impact in Continuous flow Heated Mechanochemistry (ICHEM), a continuous flow heated mechanochemistry architecture that targets the molecular core of chemical reactions to reduce energy consumption, combined with in situ temperature monitoring to improve conversion yields. Deasyl extends the same platform into waste valorization, converting waste and biomass streams into higher-value sustainable products, with all work explicitly framed against the 12 principles of Green Chemistry and a net-zero environmental impact objective.

The company serves a single horizontal customer segment — the chemical industry — addressing pain points around CO2 footprint reduction, energy cost, yield and selectivity, and sustainability mandates. It monetizes through technology development and licensing rather than commodity chemical sales, with pricing and contract structures not publicly disclosed. Deasyl complements its internal R&D with strategic partnerships with "major industrial players from around the globe" for implementation of green chemical solutions and waste valorization processes, and with universities for upstream research.

Deasyl is privately held, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and operates with 11-50 employees under a four-person leadership team consisting of President and co-founder Julien Thiel, co-founder Dr. Francois Lacoste, CEO Olivier Enos, and board member Dimitri Lavrov. The company has raised approximately $2.87M in cumulative disclosed funding across a 2022 European Innovation Council round and a 2022 FONGIT Innovation Fund round; no revenue, ARR, or customer concentration data is publicly disclosed.

Name

Deasyl

Legal name

Deasyl

Website

https://deasyl.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Deasyl is a Geneva-based green chemistry startup, founded in 2017, that develops and licenses its patented ICHEM continuous flow mechanochemistry process to reduce energy use and improve yields for fine chemical and petrochemical industry customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Green Chemistry Technology

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325), Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (32519), Petrochemical Manufacturing (32511)

SIC

Chemicals & Allied Products (2800), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Thermochemical CO₂ Conversion Systems (RWGS, Fischer‑Tropsch integration, catalytic hydrogenation) (EUABAIAL)

Keywords

• Green chemical processes
• Mechanochemistry technology
• Waste valorization
• Sustainable chemistry
• Biomass conversion

Headquarters

HQ city

Plan-les-ouates

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Deasyl identifies, in-licenses, and develops novel chemistry into scalable green chemical processes using its patented Impact in Continuous flow Heated Mechanochemistry (ICHEM) technology. The company offers eco-friendly alternatives to traditional polluting processes, enabling the chemical industry to reduce CO2 footprint, save energy, and improve yield. Its core expertise is transforming waste and biomass into high-value, sustainable products aligned with the 12 Green Chemistry principles.

Product overview

Deasyl is a single unified technology offering focused on green chemical innovation. Their core offering is a patented process called Impact in Continuous flow Heated Mechanochemistry (ICHEM) that enables the chemical industry to reduce CO2 footprint, save energy costs, and improve yield and selectivity. The company specializes in transforming waste and biomass into high-value sustainable products, aligned with the 12 Green Chemistry principles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Green Chemical Processes (ICHEM) Eco-friendly alternatives to traditional polluting chemical processes, enabled by Deasyl's patented Impact in Continuous flow Heated Mechanochemistry (ICHEM) technology. Designed for the fine chemical and petrochemical industry to reduce CO2 footprint, save energy, and improve yield and selectivity.
• Waste Valorization and Biomass Conversion Solutions Technology services that transform waste and biomass into high-value, sustainable chemical products, designed for the chemical industry to achieve net-zero environmental impact.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Industrial partnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with major industrial players from around the globe for implementing green chemical solutions and waste valorization processes.
• University partnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with esteemed universities globally for research and development in green chemistry and sustainable chemical processes.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Avantium: Dutch renewable-chemistry platform that develops and licenses novel process technologies (e.g., plantMEG, ray technology) to chemical industry players — directly comparable business model of licensing green-chemistry innovations into petrochemical/fine-chemical operations.
• LanzaTech: US/NZ carbon-to-chemicals company that gasifies waste feedstocks and uses biological/thermochemical conversion to produce fuels and chemicals — directly comparable mission of converting waste/CO2 streams into high-value chemical products via innovative process technology licensed to industrial partners.
• Carbios: French biotech developing enzymatic recycling processes for PET plastics into monomers — comparable green-chemistry platform licensing sustainable process technology to the chemical/plastics value chain.

Emerging players

• Solugen: US bio-based specialty chemicals producer using enzymatic and chemocatalytic processes to convert plant-derived feedstocks into industrial chemicals — comparable emerging green-chemistry process developer serving industrial customers.
• MetGen: Finnish industrial-biotech company producing enzymatic solutions and bio-based chemicals for industrial applications — comparable emerging player developing green process chemistry for chemical industry customers.

Broad incumbents

• Solvay: Belgian broad-based chemicals company with sizable green-chemistry programs (e.g., bio-based polymers, sustainable solvents) — comparable large incumbent in fine/specialty chemicals that Deasyl could either partner with or compete against for process technology.
• BASF: World's largest chemical company with broad sustainable-chemistry initiatives including carbon-neutral and circular programs — comparable incumbent with both in-house R&D and a customer base for Deasyl's ICHEM technology.
• Clariant: Swiss specialty chemicals company (same Geneva geographic ecosystem as Deasyl) with active sustainability-focused process innovations — comparable incumbent with overlapping fine-chemicals customer base.
• Arkema: French specialty materials company with strong bio-based and low-carbon process chemistry initiatives — comparable incumbent frequently partnering with or investing in sustainable chemistry startups.
• INEOS: Global petrochemical major and one of Deasyl's named 'major industrial players' target customers — comparable incumbent showing how Deasyl's ICHEM platform could integrate into large-scale petrochemical operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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