On September 16, Ukraine witnessed the culmination of the Green Chemistry Accelerator — Demo Day 2025. Six ambitious teams showcased how science and entrepreneurship can unite to create real business solutions based on sustainable chemistry.
The atmosphere was filled with innovation and vision: projects ranged from new materials to recycling and soil restoration technologies. Each presentation demonstrated that green chemistry is not theory but a practical way to cleaner production, global competitiveness, and responsibility for future generations.
Winners:
🥇 TerraVita Recovery (Sumy) – organo-mineral fertilizer to restore degraded soils in areas affected by war and industrial stress.
🥈 UASilica (Kyiv) – bio-adsorbents from waste to cut costs for agriculture and energy companies.
🥉 Felmar’s Lab (Vinnytsia) – BioCell, a biocomposite from textile waste using deep eutectic solvents.
Speakers including Paul Anastas (Yale University), Lars Ratjen (UNIDO) and others, and Ukrainian experts emphasized the global significance of these efforts and Ukraine’s growing role in sustainable innovation.
Green Chemistry — Ukraine’s innovative path: this event proved the talent and determination of Ukrainian startups. While three winners were chosen, every team contributed valuable ideas for a cleaner, safer future where economy and ecology go hand in hand.
Organizers: RECP Centre (Ukraine), Yale Center for Green Chemistry & Green Engineering, under the UNIDO-led Global GreenChem Innovation and Network Programme, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
