Highlights from a year of progress in smarter materials innovation - 2025

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.

It doesn’t take an expert in markets or materials science to recognize that 2025 has pushed the materials industry harder than expected – tighter budgets, higher expectations and almost no margin for error in a climate where rapid, measurable returns dominate decision-making.

In this environment, accelerating digital adoption in R&D isn’t optional; it’s the differentiator. The teams that embrace it are proving more effective, more resilient and faster at delivering better products to market.

From disconnected labs to a connected knowledge engine – that’s the mission driving Aixelo.

Aixelo exists to help chemistry and materials teams design smarter experiments, steer clear of costly dead ends and create a unified data layer that ties day‑to‑day lab work to strategic decision-making. The outcome is confidence, speed and measurable impact in R&D. But AI isn’t just another tool in the stack. It represents a fundamentally different operating model for the modern lab – and adoption is a journey. One we’ve advanced together, step by step.

2025 marked a meaningful acceleration in that journey.

• The launch of Edison‑4.0™, our smart R&D project and experiment planning platform, quickly evolved into dedicated programs tailored for academic groups.
• We saw strong performance with partners such as TUM and KIT, and more collaborations are already planned for 2026.
• In parallel, successful customer-led validation delivered measurable value in industrial settings – clear evidence that this technology is ready to scale into operations.

A major milestone was our acceptance into the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a program designed for companies with exceptional growth potential. The mentorship and discipline we gained sharpened our strategy and strengthened our ability to deliver meaningful impact.

No one succeeds alone.

We’re grateful for the support of strong ecosystems like SolarTap, 5‑HT Chemistry & Health and EU COST Actions including EU‑MACE, NanoCatML, and the MOF community EU4MOFs. And we’re especially proud to be named “Startup of the Month” by KIT Gründerschmiede – a meaningful milestone from the institution where our journey began.

Now for the obligatory “action item” that every year‑end corporate message must have: As you look ahead, have the courage to start – or accelerate – your AI journey in R&D. Shift from siloed, failure‑prone workflows to a connected knowledge engine that moves science forward. Real momentum is built through small, deliberate steps taken with conviction.

Wishing you a successful and inspiring New Year – and a bold start to what comes next. 

ABOUT AIXELO

Aixelo is a Cambridge, Mass.-based technology company transforming R&D in the chemical and materials industries through AI-powered enterprise software. The company enables lab teams transition to a better R&D process through the adoption of next-generation AI, speeding up product development and enabling groundbreaking innovation. Learn more at www.aixelo.com.