“We are harnessing the power of living polymerization technology to create revolutionary new materials which will forever change our world.”
Patrick McCarthy
CEO
Patrick McCarthy
CEO
A Historical Look at Pilot Polymer
| 2006: | ATRP Solutions is spun out of Carnegie Mellon University |
| 2008: | Innovation Works invests in ATRP Solutions |
| Scientists at ATRP Solutions file patents for Ultimate ATRP® and Ultimate RAFT® and enable scaling |
| 2009: | Scientists at ATRP Solutions file patents covering a new class of rheology modifiers which later become its flagship ingredient technologies ATRP Solutions team named as winners in EPAs Green Chemistry Challenge |
| The National Science Foundation (NSF) funds ATRP Solutions to scale Ultimate ATRP to industrial scales | |
| ATRP Solutions honored as Pittsburgh Technology Council’s Rising Star |
| 2010: | ATRP Solutions honored for Advanced Manufacturing by The Pittsburgh Technology Counsel |
| 2011: | ATRP Solutions closes Series A investment round |
| 2013: | ATRP Solutions closes Series B investment round led by Birchmere Ventures ATRP Solutions scales Ultimate ATRP® to 200 gallon scale |
| 2014: | ATRP Solutions scales Ultimate ATRP® to 750 gallon scale ATRP Solutions runs 20 batches at 750 gallon scale |
| 2015: | ATRP Solutions completes preliminary design for 10 million pound manufacturing plant ATRP Solutions deploys hydraulic fracturing fluid technology in Permian Basin |
General Technology
Atom transfer radical polymerization was invented to be a tool for scientist to create well-defined polymers with precise architectures. A er a decade of development at ATRP Solutions, it is now possible to manufacture these new polymers at commercial scale.
Building Blocks
Acrylates
Styrenes
Pyridines
Methacrylates
Acrylonitriles
Styrenes
Pyridines
Methacrylates
Acrylonitriles
Architecture
Linear
Star
Block
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Gradient
Brush
Cross
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Market
Function
Ultimate ATRP
Enables commercial manufacturing of ATRP-based polymers. Current world record 750 gallons.
Intellectual Property
Granted Patents
| US 9,012,528 | US 8,815,971 |
| US 8,822,610 | US 8,604,132 |
| US 8,569,421 | US 8,173,750 |
| MX 322801 | JP 5624155 |
| CN 1029336611B |
Patent Applications
| US 2015-0218438 | US 2015-0191552 |
| US 2014-0024779 | US 2014-0024783 |
| US 2014-0357814 | US 2013-0296495 |
| WO2011/075156 | WO2012/058255 |
| WO2014/036498 | WO2014/121188 |
| WO2012/078716 |