Asahi Kasei Selects PolymRize™ to Advance Polymer Informatics for Sustainable Innovation
23 July 2024 - 3:02PM
UK Regulatory
Asahi Kasei Selects PolymRize™ to Advance Polymer Informatics for
Sustainable Innovation
ATLANTA, July 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Matmerize, Inc., a leading polymer informatics and materials AI
startup, is excited to announce its engagement with Asahi Kasei, a
diversified Japanese multinational company. Asahi Kasei operates
across three sectors: Material, Homes, and Health Care, with a
strong focus on sustainability initiatives and a goal of achieving
a carbon-neutral society by 2050.
Asahi Kasei aims to leverage Matmerize's
advanced AI algorithms and machine learning capabilities to
accelerate the research and development of sustainable polymer
formulations. Asahi Kasei's Material sector, comprising
Environmental Solutions, Mobility & Industrial, and Life
Innovation, includes a wide array of products from battery
separators, electronics, biodegradable textiles, engineering
plastics, and sound solutions.
The Asahi Kasei team is using Matmerize's
flagship software, PolymRize, to enhance their ability to drive
advancements in material discovery and optimization, which is
crucial for applications in electronics, packaging, and sustainable
materials.
PolymRize harnesses Matmerize's vast database or
uses client-proprietary data in a secure manner to construct
predictive models that assist in new polymer discovery and design,
and rapidly predict the properties of novel, yet-to-be-synthesized
polymers, composites, and formulations. By employing automated
analytic and generative AI tools, PolymRize significantly
accelerates R&D for target materials, reducing both time and
costs. It also introduces a robust framework for data management
and organization.
Learn more about PolymRize: www.matmerize.com/polymrize
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This collaboration is expected to play a
significant role in achieving Asahi Kasei’s sustainability and
carbon-neutral goals by enabling the development of polymers with
enhanced ionic conductivity and attractive optical and dielectric
properties, crucial for applications in fuel cells, batteries,
dielectrics, electronic and electrochemical devices.
About Matmerize
Matmerize integrates polymer domain knowledge
with advanced AI to transform and accelerate materials development
at scale. Their mission is to revolutionize the materials R&D
environment by offering AI software for the cost-effective and
rapid design of functional and sustainable polymer formulations.
For more information on this collaboration and how PolymRize is
impacting materials development, please contact Matmerize at
info@matmerize.com.
About Asahi Kasei
The Asahi Kasei Group contributes to life and
living for people around the world. Since its foundation in 1922
with ammonia and cellulose fiber business, Asahi Kasei has
consistently grown through the proactive transformation of its
business portfolio to meet the evolving needs of every age. With
more than 49,000 employees worldwide, the company contributes to
sustainable society by providing solutions to the world’s
challenges through its three business sectors of Material, Homes,
and Health Care. For more information, visit
www.asahi-kasei.com.
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