Atium

🚀🌱 New investment | #Deeptech Startup Atium Secures SEK 6.7M – On A Mission To Purify Water From Mercury Atium, a pioneering Swedish startup focused on sustainable mercury removal from water, has raised SEK 6.7 million in its latest funding round. Existing investors Chalmers Ventures and Gladium were joined by new backers Butterfly Ventures, NextSTEP, GOKAP Invest, and HOLDING 5J. Atium is a Chalmers Ventures portfolio company. - Atium’s mission is to tackle the critical issue of heavy metal pollution in waters with a sustainable and cost-effective solution for global industrial applications, said Johan Björkquist, Co-founder and CEO. - We are glad to see such great progress in Atium's development. Atium's solution speaks of great potential in both impact and business. – Björn Westman, Investment Director at Chalmers Ventures. - I am very excited to start to work with the team on strategy and expansion of their technology throughout various geographies, including the US market. – Tanya Horowitz, Partner at Butterfly Ventures. - We are committed to sustainability and recognize the crucial importance of water purification. We are excited to have invested in Atium, a decision that reflects our values and our commitment to effectively combating climate change. – Claudio Colombo, Managing Director at NextSTEP. Atium’s technology stems from the research of Associate Professor Björn Wickman at Chalmers University of Technology. #impactinvestments #deeptech #chalmers #chalmersventures Chalmers University of Technology Chalmers Innovation Office Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship

Water purifying product soon to be launched – based on research from Physics In half of the lakes in Sweden, there are elevated levels of mercury, something that the company Atium wants to change by purifying the water in an innovative way. Atium is based on research by Björn Wickman, Associate Professor at Chalmers Physics. Now, Atium's first product , which is aimed for dental practices, is about to be launched. "The wastewater from dental practices has been found to contain a lot of mercury. Even though it is not allowed to use dental fillings containing mercury in Sweden today, there are still many people who have fillings with the material or have had their teeth fixed abroad," says Björn Wickman. Johan Björkquist Henric Ernbrink #chalmersuniversityoftechnology

💧VeniSIA is thrilled to announce Atium as one of the outstanding winners of the Co-Innovation Program 2023, in the 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲, chosen by our main partner Eni Joule. Atium is on a mission to tackle one of the world's most significant challenges — the 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀. With a focus on reducing emissions of toxic heavy metals, Atium aims to revolutionize water treatment for enhanced effectiveness and sustainability. Atium's innovative approach offers up to 99% removal of mercury ions. Congratulations Atium on this remarkable achievement!