CHEMTRIX BV

Their core work

Chemtrix is a Dutch SME specializing in continuous flow chemistry technology — they design and manufacture microreactor and flow reactor systems that enable precise, scalable chemical processes. In H2020, they contributed their flow reactor expertise to projects spanning pharmaceutical manufacturing, solar fuel production, and CO2 conversion. Their core value lies in translating lab-scale chemical reactions into industrially viable continuous-flow processes, serving as the process engineering backbone in multi-partner research consortia.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Chemtrix began its H2020 journey in pharmaceutical manufacturing, contributing flow reactor technology to a GMP-compliant nanopharma pilot plant (NanoPilot, 2015-2019). From 2021 onward, their focus shifted decisively toward green chemistry — specifically photocatalysis, solar fuels, and carbon capture through flow photoreactor systems. This evolution shows a company pivoting its established flow chemistry hardware expertise from pharma applications toward the high-growth sustainability and energy transition space.

Chemtrix is firmly moving toward green chemistry applications, positioning their flow reactor technology as infrastructure for solar-driven fuel production and carbon utilization — expect future work in Power-to-X and sustainable chemical manufacturing.

How they like to work

Chemtrix participates exclusively as a partner, never as coordinator — consistent with a technology SME that provides specialized equipment and process know-how within larger research consortia. With 30 unique partners across 14 countries from just 3 projects, they work in large, diverse consortia (averaging 10+ partners per project). This pattern suggests they are sought after as a specialist contributor whose flow reactor technology complements academic and industrial partners rather than driving the research agenda.

Despite only three projects, Chemtrix has built a remarkably broad network of 30 partners across 14 countries, indicating they are embedded in large European research consortia spanning multiple geographies. Their Netherlands base in Geleen (Chemelot chemical cluster) places them at the heart of European chemical industry infrastructure.

What sets them apart

Chemtrix occupies a rare niche as an SME that manufactures actual flow reactor hardware and integrates it into research projects — they bring real equipment and process engineering, not just consulting or modeling. Their pivot from pharma to solar chemistry demonstrates the versatility of their core platform. For consortium builders, they offer a one-stop partner for scaling any chemical process from batch to continuous flow, with demonstrated ability to operate under GMP constraints.

Highlights from their portfolio

• NEFERTITI
  Directly integrates photocatalysts into flow photoreactor systems for CO2-to-ethanol conversion — a rare combination of Chemtrix's hardware expertise with solar fuel chemistry.
• SPOTLIGHT
  Largest funding share (EUR 690,961) and targets disruptive sunlight-to-chemicals conversion for methane and methanol production via photonic devices.
• NanoPilot
  Demonstrates Chemtrix's versatility — applying flow reactor technology to GMP-compliant pharmaceutical manufacturing, a completely different sector from their later energy work.