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P2 Science

4 Research Drive, Woodbridge, CT, 06525, United States

Overview

P2 Science develops proprietary, nature-inspired chemical processes to produce renewable specialty ingredients with a focus on performance and sustainability at scale. The company has launched beauty ingredients including Citrolatum® P, a 1:1 plant-based petrolatum replacement, and CitroComplex® Nourish, a natural oil blend for skin and hair, and entered a strategic partnership with Algenesis to develop 100% biobased, biodegradable polyurethanes. P2 has been recognized by Fast Company in 2025 and 2026 and was selected for L'Oréal's L'AcceleratOR sustainable innovation accelerator. It recently received $2.8 million in non-dilutive ARPA-E funding to accelerate catalyst innovation via AI-enhanced autonomous labs. The company plans to use its new equity financing to scale commercial production in beauty and expand its platform into adjacent markets such as aroma technologies, performance polymers, home care, coatings, and crop care. P2 was co-founded by Professor Paul Anastas and Dr. Patrick Foley at Yale's Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering and is based in Woodbridge, Connecticut.

Total raised
$37M
Funding rounds
7
Latest round
Equity
Latest activity
May 2026

Industries

  • Biotechnology
  • Chemical
  • Manufacturing
  • Renewable Energy
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Recent funding

  1. Equity

    May 2026

    $23M

  2. Series C

    Jan 2020

    $12M

  3. Equity

    Apr 2014

    $1M

  4. Seed

    May 2013

    $1M

  5. Equity

    Mar 2013

    $0M

Team

  • Neil Burns

    Co-Founder & CEO

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  • Oihana Elizalde

    CEO

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  • Patrick Foley

    Founder, Chief Innovation Officer, Vice-Chair Scientific Advisory Board

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  • Yonghua Yang

    Senior Scientist

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