Name

alchemia-nova

Website

https://alchemia-nova.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Phytochemistry & Circular Process Research

NAICS

Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Chiral / Asymmetric Synthesis & Complex Chemistry Services (HLAGAHAE)

Keywords

• Innovative phytochemistry
• Closed-loop processes
• Sustainable chemistry
• Plant-based chemistry
• Circular bioeconomy

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

alchemia-nova is an institute that delivers applied research, development, and consulting in innovative phytochemistry and closed-loop processes. It works with plant-derived chemistries and circular process designs to enable sustainable, resource-efficient outcomes for industrial and institutional partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Innovative Phytochemistry Research & Consulting Applied research, development, and consulting services in innovative phytochemistry, providing partners with bio-based compound expertise, feasibility analysis, and project-based scientific support. Targeted at industrial, agricultural, and institutional clients seeking plant-derived chemistry solutions.
• Closed-Loop Process Development Design and implementation of closed-loop (circular) industrial processes that minimize waste and reintegrate outputs into usable material or biological streams. Intended for organizations pursuing circular economy, resource efficiency, or sustainable manufacturing objectives.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Emerging players

• Carbios: French biotech developing biological recycling and circular processes for plastics and textiles. Comparable through its focus on industrial closed-loop bioprocesses, though operating in a different chemistry sub-segment.
• Botalys: Belgium-based company developing plant-based ingredients using advanced phytochemistry. Comparable in plant-chemistry domain though more product/commercial oriented than institute-style.

Broad incumbents

• TNO: Dutch applied research organization with energy, circular economy, and bio-based chemistry programs. Comparable as a European applied-research institute in the same thematic domain.
• Naturex (Givaudan): Global natural ingredients company (now part of Givaudan) with deep plant-extraction capabilities. Adjacent peer operating in industrial phytochemistry, though at much larger scale.
• Fraunhofer Society: Germany's largest applied research organization with institutes covering bioeconomy, process engineering, and plant-based chemistry. Comparable as a competing applied-research provider in phytochemistry and sustainable processes.
• VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland: Large applied research institute with programs in biotechnology, bioeconomy, and circular processes. Comparable as a research institute model in the same scientific domain, though significantly larger and broader.

Direct peers

• Circle Economy: Amsterdam-based circular economy think tank and consultancy producing research and advisory work. Comparable as a European institute converting circular-economy expertise into client engagements.
• Metabolic: Dutch consultancy and venture builder focused on circular economy and sustainable systems. Directly comparable given alchemia-nova's closed-loop processes focus and similar advisory/research delivery model.
• Phytowelt GreenTechnologies: German R&D company focused on plant-based chemistry and bioprocess development. Highly comparable as a specialized phytochemistry and bioprocess firm operating in the same niche.

Regional players

• Sphera (closed-loop operations software): Provider of operational sustainability and closed-loop process software to industrial clients. Comparable as an enabler of closed-loop operations, though software- rather than chemistry-focused.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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