Founded 2023
Founders Amir Al Ghatta, Raul Aravena, Jason Hallet
CEO Amir Al Ghatta
Bioataraxis is developing a new process called Ecosaf to produce bio-based surfactants from waste biomass. These surfactants will be used in cleaning products with the ultimate goal of decarbonizing the cleaning industry which today is heavily fossil fuel based (emitting over 50 Million tons of CO2 per year). The Ecosaf process creates surfactants with high detergency, comparable to their petrochemical counterparts, but with substantially greener credentials.
In April 2024, the company completed the technology development by scaling up the process to a pilot scale of 200 kg/day and established key partnerships throughout the supply chain to ensure a further scale-up to 4,000 tons/year. In 2025 they were Finalists in the Startup category in the IChemE Global Awards.
Bioataraxis secured £1.3 million in grants and equity in a pre-seed round, together with an R&D partnership with Shell through the Shell GameChanger program. The company has now opened a seed round to launch the product in the market.
Global Awards - Finalists - IChemE