P2 Science is a newly formed company, co-founded by
Yale scientists, a surfactant industry veteran, and Elm Street Ventures, an early stage venture fund. The company is using patent pending technology from the Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering to develop and manufacture a new class of high performance surfactants, C-glycosides (CG’s). CG’s find application in a range of consumer and industrial products such as detergents, personal care products, cosmetics, lubricants, hard-surface cleaners, emulsion polymers, mining and oilfield chemicals, and many other areas.
The new surfactants are mild in use, stable, customizable, and manufactured in low energy-intensive conditions. Patrick Foley, the lead Yale inventor in the C-glycoside field, is P2′s Chief Scientific Officer. Neil Burns, an executive with 20 years experience in the surfactant industry, is the company’s founding CEO. P2 has set up a laboratory in New Haven to continue development of the initial surfactant product range and has commenced discussions with potential partners and customers in a number of key end-use markets.