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Puraffinity: the Imperial alumni removing forever chemicals from wastewater
17 January 2025
Puraffinity was formed in 2015 by two Imperial international students, Henrik Hagemann and Gabi Santosa, a green technology company that has developed materials that remove harmful ‘forever’ chemicals from wastewater.
Puraffinity's founders took part in several Imperial entrepreneurship programmes, including the Venture Catalyst Challenge, WE Innovate, and Undaunted’s climate accelerator programme, now known as The Greenhouse.
The company is based in the White City Innovation District, at the heart of the Imperial WestTech Corridor. Puraffinity were among the first residents of the White City Incubator in 2017 before graduating to Scale Space in 2021 after a period of accelerated growth.
Expanding on their R&D headquarters in Scale Space, Puraffinity is now developing an outsourced manufacturing facility in Middlesbrough in the North East, which will create highly-skilled jobs in the region. In September 2024, Puraffinity completed their £17 million Series A funding round, which will enable them to scale up their manufacturing capabilities from product to market.
