Jonathan Bean
CEO & Co-Founder
MatNex
Jonathan Bean is the Co-Founder & CEO of MatNex, an AI-driven materials discovery company accelerating the design and deployment of next-generation materials for energy, infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing. They help partners shorten R&D cycles, reduce development risk and bring lower-impact materials to market faster. He’s raised £10M+ in Seed funding, secured commercial contracts with global industrial partners, and led deployments focused on real-world decarbonisation.
MatNex
Matnex is on a mission to discover new materials that significantly reduce the environmental, economical, and social cost of items critical to our society. Our ground-breaking AI software transforms the way new materials are discovered and designed. Using rapid automated processes and advanced quantum calculations, we work with partners to reduce global CO2e emissions and accelerate the discovery of next-gen materials from decades to months.
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