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Oxford, United Kingdom, 08 October 2024 – FluoRok, an Oxford-based start-up has secured a grant of £700k ($950K) to develop the UK supply of a crucial component of Lithium-ion batteries. The project will generate a detailed business plan based on a first-of-a-kind pilot manufacturing facility to support future investment in a new UK-based manufacturing unit for fluorine containing electrolyte salts (LiPF6), a key material in the Li-ion battery chemical supply chain. LiPF6 is the most commonly used salt in Li-ion battery electrolyte formulations and is of critical importance as it represents the majority of the electrolyte cost, CO2 footprint and a critical supply chain risk for Li-on batteries.

This grant is provided by the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK on behalf of the UK’s Department for Business and Trade as part of a multi-million-pound package of investment for the automotive industry looking into battery technologies and supply chain via the Automotive Transformation Fund.

Dr Andrew Schwarz, VP Business Development at FluoRok said, “FluoRok’s revolutionary sustainable fluorination technology offers an unparalleled opportunity to develop a UK based chemical supply chain for Li-ion batteries and move the country closer to its net-zero targets. In the long-term, this will support the national target of employing c.65,000 people in the battery supply chain and enable more robust supply-chain in the UK for battery electric vehicle manufacturing.”

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About FluoRok: FluoRok is a deep-tech start-up company based in Oxford, UK and focused on fluorochemical manufacturing and licensing. It develops novel and transformational technologies to access fluorochemicals in an efficient, safe and sustainable way. Spun-out of the University of Oxford in 2022, FluoRok’s team has decades of cumulative experience in fluorination chemistry, and extensive manufacturing, commercial and business development expertise.

FluoRok’s proprietary technology directly employs fluorine-containing waste or naturally occurring fluorite mineral as raw materials, to access high value fluorochemicals that are key to the world’s energy transition, our global food supply, and our health. Its innovative solution reduces energy requirements, lowers CO2 emissions, enables reshoring of manufacturing due to intrinsic process safety and introduces for the first time the circular economy in fluorochemical production. Traditional barriers to entry such as high capital expenditure, regulatory challenges, and complex controls of hazardous operations, are circumvented, thus allowing for easy adoption and rapid scale-up of the technology.

Its market focus is Li-ion battery electrolyte salts and agrochemicals.

See: www.fluorok.com

About the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK: The Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) collaborates with UK government, the automotive industry and academia to accelerate the industrialisation of technologies that support the transition to zero-emission vehicles and towards a net-zero automotive supply chain in the UK.

Established in 2013, the APC, with the backing of the UK Government’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT), has facilitated funding for 304 low-carbon and zero-emission projects involving 538 partners. Working with companies of all sizes, this funding has helped to create or safeguard over 59,000 jobs in the UK. The technologies and products that result from these projects are projected to save over 425 million tonnes of CO2.

With deep sector expertise and cutting-edge knowledge of new propulsion technologies, the APC’s role in building and advising project consortia helps projects start more quickly and deliver increased value, accelerating new technologies to market. The APC works to drive innovation and encourage collaboration, building the foundations for a successful and sustainable UK automotive industry.

In 2020 the UK Government established the Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF) to accelerate the development of a net-zero vehicle supply chain, enabling UK-based manufacturers to serve global markets. ATF investments are accessed through the APC and awarded by DBT to support strategically important UK capital and R&D investments that will enable companies involved in batteries, motors and drives, power electronics, fuel cells, and associated supply chains to anchor their future.

The ATF was created to accelerate the electrification of Britain’s automotive sector and protect its competitiveness in the global market. It enables the delivery of feasibility studies to investigate the viability of projects for scale-up and offers capital grants to help de-risk and unlock further private investment.

For media enquiries, contact:
FluoRok – Gabriele Pupo / Clare Simpson
info@fluorok.com

Oxford, United Kingdom, 23 September 2024 – FluoRok, an Oxford-based start-up has raised £7.7 million for the scale-up, manufacture and commercialisation of novel fluorochemical reagents and battery electrolyte salts. The oversubscribed funding round was led by BGF alongside Green Generation Fund and also included battery and energy solution specialist Volta Energy Technologies, FluoRok’s current investors (Oxford Science Enterprises and University of Oxford), Excellis Holding and angels.

Founded in 2022, FluoRok is a University of Oxford spin-out that has developed a highly innovative and unique patented method to access fluorochemicals, a group of chemicals that contain the element fluorine and are key to the world’s energy transition, healthcare and food supply.

With a growing global market currently valued at $24 billion, the manufacture of fluorochemicals currently relies on a centuries-old, carbon-intensive process centred around hydrogen fluoride (HF), one of the most toxic, hazardous and difficult-to-handle chemicals known. In contrast, FluoRok has developed a safe and sustainable approach which completely bypasses HF and provides an environmentally friendly access to fluorochemicals while reducing process costs. FluoRok’s groundbreaking innovation has gained substantial commercial traction, attracting a large pool of potential customers across its core markets, the Li-ion battery electrolyte salts and agrochemicals industries.

The funding will support FluoRok’s team growth and expansion of its production facilities for the initial supply of its fluorinating reagents and lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6), a key component of lithium-ion batteries.

Dr Gabriele Pupo, CEO and founder of FluoRok, said: “We are delighted to welcome BGF and Green Generation Fund along with Volta Energy Technologies to our investor base. Their experience of building successful break-through technology businesses in battery and sustainable technologies will be invaluable. With an outstanding investor syndicate to support us, we continue our mission to make fluorochemicals production safer, cheaper, and more sustainable. This investment will play a huge part in our journey to scale and commercialise our proprietary technology with key partners across the global fluorochemical supply chain, and in accelerating the development of a technology that can provide a reliable and localised supply of a key component of Li-ion batteries.”

Dennis Atkinson, investor at BGF, said: “FluoRok’s approach transforms the safety and sustainability of fluorochemical production while reducing costs. We are particularly encouraged by the significant early demand from customers across the globe and look forward to supporting FluoRok’s journey to disrupt the global market and reach commercial scale.”

Manon Littek, founding partner at Green Generation Fund, said: “FluoRok’s revolutionary process offers a breakthrough for the fluorination industry, enabling access to high-value compounds that are fundamental to the energy transition, global food supply, and our health. As we continue our mission toward a resilient and sustainable future, the Green Generation Fund is thrilled to partner with what we anticipate will become one of the global leaders in fluorination and supply chain independence.”

Dr Jeff Chamberlain, CEO and Founder of Volta Energy Technologies said: “Volta is very enthused about its investment in FluoRok, and is eager to support the company as it commercialises and scales its unique fluorinating agents. The use of FluoRok reagents in the battery industry promises to enable the production of fluorinated electrolyte salts, like LiPF6, without the need to use toxic and corrosive hydrofluoric acid. This will reduce the barrier to entry for new players in the electrolyte industry in Europe and North America. The wide number of applications for FluoRok reagents beyond the battery industry provide great potential for FluoRok to have an impact in many markets across the globe.”

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FluoRok’s proprietary technology directly employs fluorinated waste or naturally occurring fluorite mineral as raw material, to access high value fluorochemicals that are key to the world’s energy transition, our global food supply, and our health. Its innovative solution reduces energy requirements, lowers CO2 emissions, enables reshoring of manufacturing due to intrinsic process safety and introduces for the first time the circular economy in fluorochemical production. Traditional barriers to entry such as high capital expenditure, regulatory challenges, and complex controls of hazardous operations, are circumvented, thus allowing for easy adoption and rapid scale-up of the technology.

Its market focus is Li-ion battery electrolyte salts and agrochemicals.

See: www.fluorok.com

About BGF: BGF was set up in 2011 and has invested £4 billion in over 600 companies to date making it the most active investor in the UK. BGF is a minority, non-controlling equity partner with a patient outlook on investments, based on shared long-term goals with the management teams it backs. BGF invests in growing businesses in the UK and Ireland through its network of 15 offices.

BGF is one of the most active investors in the fields of climate tech having invested in more than 30 climate and sustainability-focused companies, providing over £200 million to support businesses tackling issues such as decarbonisation, resource efficiency, and environmental improvement. BGF is a certified UK B Corporation (B Corp), reflecting its commitment to creating a positive impact across the growth economy.

See: www.bgf.co.uk

About Green Generation Fund: With over €100m in fund size, the Green Generation Fund focuses on early-stage investments, from pre-seed to Series A, across Europe and North America. GGF’s mission is grounded on supporting visionary Green Tech and Food Tech founders, forging the path towards a more resilient global system within planetary boundaries and redefining the status quo of our industries.

See: www.greengenerationfund.com

About Volta Energy Technologies: Volta Energy Technologies is a US based venture fund focused on identifying transformative technologies and businesses that will accelerate the energy transition, with a focus on energy storage and associated technologies. Volta identifies and works with entrepreneurs and companies to solve their most important technical challenges while providing its strategic investors the opportunity to invest in and acquire the most promising of these technology companies. Volta’s portfolio consists of 20 companies with technologies spanning from lithium-ion battery materials to non-rare earth magnets and hydrogen production.

See: www.volta.vc

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info@fluorok.com

Greenbrook – Peter Hewer / Demi Kurban / Christina Tang
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BGF@greenbrookadvisory.com

Oxford, United Kingdom, 15 March 2024 – FluoRok, a deep-tech start-up company developing revolutionary processes to access fluorochemicals in an efficient, safe, clean and sustainable way, is pleased to announce the appointment of chemical industry veteran Dr Kevin Matthews as non-executive chair of the board.

Currently CEO of global adhesives, composites and functional polymers manufacturer, Scott Bader, Kevin has led chemical manufacturing companies for more than two decades. A highly experienced non-executive in start-ups and large corporations, he was a board member at Elementis plc for nine years during its transformation into a leading speciality chemical company and more recently executive chairman and CEO of Itaconix Ltd (Revolymer). Earlier he worked for multinational chemical companies including Rhodia SA, Albright & Wilson plc and ICI plc. He earned a D. Phil in chemistry from the University of Oxford, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, serves on the Board of Trustees of the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) and the UK’s Chemical Industry Association (CIA) Council.

With his wealth of experience, Kevin is ideally poised to add value to FluoRok’s team, advising and supporting the Company’s management as FluoRok accelerates commercialization of its revolutionary fluorination technology, which is set to vastly reduce manufacturing costs, improve industrial safety and lower carbon emissions.

“I am delighted to welcome Kevin as chair of FluoRok’s board and look forward to working with him over the coming months and years. Kevin brings with him decades of invaluable experience in the chemical sector and company governance. His outstanding track record in building growth combined with his leadership, mentorship and non-executive experience will be vitally important to FluoRok as we rapidly scale-up and bring to market our ground-breaking technology,” said FluoRok Founder and CEO, Dr Gabriele Pupo.

Dr Kevin Matthews said, “I am very excited to be joining Fluorok as its non-executive Chair. Fluorok is a rare example of a business with the potential to deliver industry critical materials that are safer and greener whilst also being cheaper.”

About Fluorok
FluoRok is a start-up company based in Oxford, UK and focused on fluorochemical R&D, manufacturing and licensing. It develops novel and transformational technologies to access fluorochemicals in an efficient, safe and sustainable way. Founded in 2022, the company builds on decades of research in the laboratories of Professor Véronique Gouverneur at the University of Oxford.

FluoRok’s proprietary technology directly employs fluorinated waste material or naturally occurring fluorite mineral as a source, to access high-value compounds that are key to the world’s energy transition, our global food supply, and our health. Its innovative solution reduces energy requirements, lowers CO2 emissions and enables reshoring of fluorochemical manufacturing due to intrinsic process safety.

FluoRok is backed by Oxford Science Enterprises, an independent, billion-pound investment company, that funds transformational businesses via its unique partnership with the University of Oxford.

Contact
Dr Gabriele Pupo or Clare Simpson, info@fluorok.com, +44 (0)1865 647095

Oxford, United Kingdom, 08 January 2024 – FluoRok, a deep-tech start-up company developing revolutionary processes to access fluorochemicals in an efficient, safe, clean and sustainable way, has been awarded a feasibility study grant of £750,000 by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) via its Faraday Battery Challenge to scale up its disruptive chemical processes.

Developing a robust and reliable lithium-ion (Li-Ion) battery supply chain is key to meeting our net-zero targets and strengthening the role of the UK in leading the energy transition. The grant, delivered by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, aims to accelerate the development and commercialisation of state-of-the-art battery technologies and support growth of the UK supply chain for the battery sector.

FluoRok’s CEO, Dr Gabriele Pupo said, “This is yet another step in FluoRok’s path to reinventing a safer and greener process for the way key fluorochemicals such as Li-Ion battery electrolyte salts are manufactured. This grant will provide a strong acceleration towards industrialisation of our technology in the battery sector and further support the UK in meeting its ambitious net-zero targets.”

In partnership with globally renowned deep tech innovation centre CPI and experts in Li-Ion battery technology at WMG at the University of Warwick, the project will focus on scaling up FluoRok’s novel process for the HF-free manufacture of electrolyte salts (LiPF6 and LiFSI). These fluorine-containing materials are key components in Li-Ion batteries yet are almost entirely manufactured in Asia Pacific via a hazardous and unsustainable process based on the highly toxic chemical, hydrogen fluoride (HF). This project will enable FluoRok and CPI to scale-up HF-free technology towards a pilot plant, while WMG’s electrolyte testing in Li-Ion batteries will ensure the required quality standards for mass adoption.

Dr Andrew D. Schwarz, FluoRok’s Business Development Director said, “FluoRok’s central aim is to work with the fluorochemical industry to develop cost competitive, localised and sustainable supply chains in critical fluorochemicals. FluoRok is proud to be working with CPI, WMG and Innovate UK to achieve these goals. We passionately believe that our technology is a crucial enabler to net-zero and a unique way to introduce a cyclic economy in fluorochemical manufacturing.”

Dr Keri Goodwin, Chief Technologist at CPI said, “At CPI we’re committed to making bright ideas a reality and we can’t wait to start work on this exciting project. Scaling up novel and sustainable processes for battery materials will be crucial as we look to cement the UK’s supply chain in battery manufacturing. Projects like these have the potential not just to revolutionise the way industries can operate sustainably, but they are part of a bigger picture to eventually provide highly skilled, highly paid jobs for the communities they serve.”

About Fluorok
FluoRok is a start-up company based in Oxford, UK and focused on fluorochemical R&D, manufacturing and licensing. It develops novel and transformational technologies to access fluorochemicals in an efficient, safe and sustainable way. Founded in 2022, the company builds on decades of research from FluoRok CEO Gabriele Pupo and Professor Véronique Gouverneur at the University of Oxford.

FluoRok’s proprietary technology directly employs fluorinated waste material or naturally occurring fluorite mineral as a source, to access high-value fluorochemicals that are key to the world’s energy transition, our global food supply, and our health. Its innovative solution reduces energy requirements, lowers CO2 emissions and enables reshoring of fluorochemical manufacturing due to intrinsic process safety. Traditional barriers to entry such as high capital expenditure, regulatory challenges, and complex controls of hazardous operations, are circumvented, thus allowing for easy adoption and rapid scale-up of the technology.

FluoRok is backed by Oxford Science Enterprises, an independent, billion-pound investment company, that funds transformational businesses via its unique partnership with the University of Oxford.
Contact: Gabriele Pupo or Clare Simpson, info@fluorok.com

About CPI
CPI catalyses the adoption of advanced technologies and manufacturing solutions to benefit people, places, and our planet.

We’re a pioneering social enterprise that accelerates the development, scale-up and commercialisation of smart AgriFoodTech, energy storage, HealthTech, materials, and pharma innovations. Through our incredible innovation experts and infrastructure, we look beyond the obvious to transform healthcare and drive towards a sustainable future.

As a trusted partner of industry, academia, government, entrepreneurs and the investment community, we connect the dots within the innovation ecosystem to make great ideas and inventions a reality. We believe by working together we can build a better collective future, and as part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, we facilitate access to world-class organisations to deliver transformation across industries and landscapes.

Creating lasting global impact from the North of England and Scotland, we invest in people and disruptive technologies to invigorate economies, create circular supply chains and make our world a better place.
https://www.uk-cpi.com/

About WMG at the University of Warwick
WMG is a world leading research and education group, transforming organisations and driving innovation through a unique combination of collaborative research and development, and pioneering education programmes.

As an international role model for successful partnerships between academia and the private and public sectors, WMG develops advancements nationally and globally, in applied science, technology and engineering, to deliver real impact to economic growth, society and the environment.

WMG’s education programmes focus on lifelong learning of the brightest talent, from the WMG Academies for Young Engineers, degree apprenticeships, undergraduate and postgraduate, through to professional programmes.

An academic department of the University of Warwick, and a centre for the HVM Catapult, WMG was founded by the late Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya in 1980 to help reinvigorate UK manufacturing and improve competitiveness through innovation and skills development.

About Innovate UK
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is the UK’s innovation agency. We work to create a better future by inspiring, involving and investing in businesses developing life-changing innovations. With an annual budget of over £1billion we provide businesses with the expertise, facilities and funding they need to test, demonstrate and evolve their ideas, driving UK productivity and economic growth.

FluoRok announces its relocation to a state-of-the-art chemistry laboratory and offices at leading science and innovation cluster, ARC (Advanced Research Clusters) Oxford.

The move significantly increases FluoRok’s laboratory capacity and will enable accelerated commercialization of our revolutionary fluorination technology, which is set to vastly reduce manufacturing costs, lower carbon emissions and, for the first time, introduce a cyclic economy for fluorochemicals via the use of waste fluoride sources.

“This expansion is a key milestone in FluoRok’s growth and enables our team of talented scientists to scale our groundbreaking technology at pace. We’re looking forward to delivering safer, cleaner and sustainable HF-free fluorination solutions to the fluorochemicals industry,” said FluoRok founder and CEO, Dr Gabriele Pupo.

Oxford, United Kingdom, 23 November 2023 – FluoRok, a deep-tech start-up company developing revolutionary processes to access fluorochemicals in an efficient, safe, clean and sustainable way, has been awarded a Catapult grant by Innovate UK Edge.

Innovate UK Edge seeks to empower innovation-driven businesses to grow at pace and achieve their industry and society transforming ambitions. The grant will fund an independent technical and economic viability assessment of FluoRok’s novel fluorochemical manufacturing process.

Fluorochemicals are fundamental to our daily life, with key applications in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and Lithium-ion batteries. However, their production currently relies on a centuries-old, energy-intensive process involving highly toxic, hazardous, and difficult-to-handle hydrogen fluoride (HF). Fluorok’s revolutionary technology bypasses HF to directly manufacture fluorinated materials from raw minerals or fluorinated waste streams. The results are vastly reduced manufacturing costs, lower carbon emissions and, for the first time, a cyclic economy for fluorochemicals via the use of waste fluoride sources.

The assessment, to be conducted by technology innovation catalyst and globally renowned process experts CPI, will independently validate the expected benefits and costs, providing a wealth of data to enable FluoRok to effectively identify and evaluate options to scale-up and commercialize its groundbreaking technology.

Dr Gabriele Pupo, FluoRok’s CEO said, “This grant is another step in FluoRok’s growth journey and an independent evaluation of our technology is key to our commercial roadmap. We are looking forward to working with the team at CPI over the coming weeks and I’d like to thank Innovate UK Edge for their support.”

About Fluorok FluoRok is a start-up company based in Oxford, UK and focused on fluorochemical R&D, manufacturing and licensing. It develops novel and transformational technologies to access fluorochemicals in an efficient, safe and sustainable way. Founded in 2022, the company builds on decades of research in the laboratories of Professor Véronique Gouverneur at the University of Oxford. Contact Gabriele Pupo, Ph.D. or Clare Simpson, info@fluorok.com

FluoRok is backed by Oxford Science Enterprises, an independent, billion-pound investment company, that funds transformational businesses via its unique partnership with the University of Oxford.

Contact Gabriele Pupo, Ph.D. or Clare Simpson, info@fluorok.com

About Innovate UK Edge Innovate UK’s business growth and scaling service offers tailored support and advice to innovation-focused companies, empowering them to achieve their ambitions.

About the Catapult network The Catapult network brings together nine elite technology centres established by Innovate UK as a long-term investment in the UK’s economic capability. Through cutting-edge R&D infrastructure partnership building and specialist knowledge, Catapults help businesses accelerate the development, deployment and adoption of new technologies, bringing valuable products and services into existence to compete in the global markets of tomorrow.

About CPI CPI catalyses the adoption of advanced technologies and manufacturing solutions to benefit people, places, and our planet.

Oxford, United Kingdom, 20 September 2023 – FluoRok, a deep-tech start-up company developing revolutionary processes to access fluorochemicals in an efficient, safe, clean and sustainable way, today announces the appointment of Steve Dobson as a non-executive director.

Steve is a Chartered Scientist and a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers with a 40-year career in the chemical industry. For ten years Steve was Head of the Electronic Chemicals division of Solvay SA, a business which grew more than tenfold under his leadership and where he played a key role in commercializing new technologies and materials, including working with a number of start-up and spin out companies. Steve is presently a board member with lithium-ion battery materials maker Nexeon Ltd and leading specialty coating company Tullis Russell as well as a number of not-for-profit boards. For full profile click here.

Steve Dobson said, “Having many years of experience in both the upstream and downstream fluorine based markets I could immediately see the potential of FluoRok’s innovative technology to impact these industries from both an economic and sustainability perspective and I am delighted to be joining the board at this early stage to realize its potential.”

Dr Gabriele Pupo, FluoRok’s CEO said, “I am thrilled to welcome Steve to FluoRok’s board. He brings a wealth of international commercial experience in the fluorochemicals industry which will be of critical importance in enabling FluoRok to bring its revolutionary technology to the market and build our business.”

About Fluorok – FluoRok is a start-up company based in Oxford, UK and focused on fluorochemical R&D, manufacturing and licensing. It develops novel and transformational technologies to access fluorochemicals in an efficient, safe and sustainable way. Founded in 2022, the company builds on decades of research in the laboratories of Professor Véronique Gouverneur at the University of Oxford.

FluoRok is backed by Oxford Science Enterprises, an independent, billion-pound investment company, that funds transformational businesses via its unique partnership with the University of Oxford.

Contact – Gabriele Pupo, Ph.D. or Clare Simpson, info@fluorok.com, +44 (0)1865 309668

Oxford, United Kingdom, 31 August 2023 – FluoRok, a deep-tech start-up company developing revolutionary processes to access fluorochemicals in an efficient, safe, clean and sustainable way, today announces the appointment of Dr Robert (Bob) G. Syvret as an advisor. With his extensive industry experience, Bob will provide pivotal support as FluoRok shapes strategy to commercialise its transformational technology allowing efficient, safe, sustainable access to fluorochemicals crucially without the traditional intermediate production of highly toxic hydrofluoric acid.

Bob is a world-renowned fluorine chemist with over 35 years of industrial experience creating new fluorinated molecules, developing new process technology and commercializing several new high-value fluorochemical products. For his full profile click here.

Dr Bob Syvret said, “I’m honoured to serve in an advisory role to FluoRok and to help the company industrialize this game-changing fluorination technology.”

Dr Gabriele Pupo, FluoRok’s CEO said, “I am delighted to welcome Bob as an advisor to FluoRok. His remarkable experience and expertise will be invaluable in enabling FluoRok to revolutionize the fluorochemical industry and create a better, safer, cleaner world.”

FluoRok is backed by Oxford Science Enterprises, an independent, billion-pound investment company, that funds transformational businesses via its unique partnership with the University of Oxford.

Contact – Gabriele Pupo, Ph.D. or Clare Simpson, info@fluorok.com, +44 (0)1865 309668

– Fluorochemicals are crucial for the world’s energy transition, global food supply and our health
– FluoRok’s pioneering approach, originally developed at the University of Oxford, bypasses the traditionally toxic and hazardous process based on hydrogen fluoride (HF)

Oxford, United Kingdom, 21 July 2023 – FluoRok, a deep-tech company developing revolutionary processes to access fluorochemicals in an efficiet, safe, clean and sustainable way, today announces the publication of its first article in Science.

The article describes a new method for the direct synthesis of high-value fluorochemicals from fluorspar (CaF2) with a process that will revolutionize safety standards for fluorination and make significant progress towards net-zero emissions in the fluorochemical industry. The study was led by the University of Oxford (research group of FluoRok’s co-founder Prof. Véronique Gouverneur) and FluoRok in collaboration with University College London and Colorado State University.

For more information, download the full announcement:

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Founded by renowned fluorination expert Oxford Professor Véronique Gouverneur and Dr Gabriele Pupo with their combined decades of experience in fluorination chemistry, organic synthesis and catalysis.

Oxford, United Kingdom, 05 July 2023 – FluoRok, a deep-tech company developing revolutionary processes to access fluorochemicals in an efficient, safe, clean and sustainable way, today announces £3m of pre-seed funding from Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE).

FluoRok is pioneering a new method for the direct synthesis of high value fluorochemicals from fluorspar (CaF₂). Its proprietary technology directly employs fluorinated waste material or naturally occurring fluorite mineral as a source, to access high-value compounds that are key to the world’s energy transition, our global food supply, and our health.

For more information, download the full announcement:

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– Fluorochemicals are crucial for the world’s energy transition, global food supply and our health – FluoRok’s pioneering approach, originally developed at the University of Oxford, bypasses the traditionally toxic and hazardous process based on hydrogen fluoride (HF)

Founded by renowned fluorination expert Oxford Professor Véronique Gouverneur and Dr Gabriele Pupo with their combined decades of experience in fluorination chemistry, organic synthesis and catalysis.

– Fluorochemicals are crucial for the world’s energy transition, global food supply and our health
– FluoRok’s pioneering approach, originally developed at the University of Oxford, bypasses the traditionally toxic and hazardous process based on hydrogen fluoride (HF)