Osmoses has developed a patented membrane technology and polymer material platform that delivers unprecedented flux and selectivity for separating the world’s smallest gas molecules. The company says its membranes can reduce industrial energy consumption by up to 90%, enable up to 40% higher product recoveries in some hydrogen purification applications, and cut footprint by over 50% versus conventional processes. Published in Science Magazine in 2022, the platform targets difficult, energy‑intensive separations across hydrogen, biomethane, oxygen generation, helium harvesting, refrigerant reuse, and carbon capture. Osmoses plans to develop commercial-scale membrane modules for field deployment and establish pilot partnerships with chemical and petrochemical firms, utilities, and alternative energy companies. In the coming months the company will double full-time headcount and build partnerships with engineering and manufacturing firms to commercialize its technology. Founded in 2021 and spun out of MIT, Osmoses aims to address a gas separations market the company projects to grow from $15 billion toward $35 billion by 2030. Osmoses has developed a patented 3D ladder membrane polymer platform that delivers up to 5x the selectivity and 100x the permeability versus conventional membranes, while remaining stable under industrial conditions. The membranes are designed to integrate with existing energy infrastructures and are manufactured via established techniques as modular units. The company says the platform can cut energy consumption by 40%–60% compared with commercial alternatives and targets separations including methane, hydrogen, oxygen, biogas upgrading, and CO2 removal. Osmoses positions its technology as a lower-cost, higher-performance alternative to thermal separation processes with applications across power generation and materials manufacturing. The team plans to use initial funding to hire technical and operations staff, advance platform development, scale manufacturing, and pursue initial commercial partnerships. Founded in 2021 and spun out of MIT, Osmoses is based in Cambridge, Mass.

Total raised

$16M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Oct 2023