{"id":1202,"date":"2026-04-14T11:42:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accelerator.high-tech.nrw\/?p=1202"},"modified":"2026-04-29T14:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:01:25","slug":"xemx-eng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accelerator.high-tech.nrw\/en\/batch-2-eng\/xemx-eng\/","title":{"rendered":"xemX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fd412670 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/accelerator.high-tech.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/xemx.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-390\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:30px;border-top-right-radius:30px;border-bottom-left-radius:30px;border-bottom-right-radius:30px;aspect-ratio:1.4299065960869586;width:302px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/accelerator.high-tech.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Teams_XemX-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-262\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover;width:360px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accelerator.high-tech.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Teams_XemX-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/accelerator.high-tech.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Teams_XemX-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/accelerator.high-tech.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Teams_XemX-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/accelerator.high-tech.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Teams_XemX-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/accelerator.high-tech.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Teams_XemX-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/accelerator.high-tech.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Teams_XemX-500x750.jpg 500w, https:\/\/accelerator.high-tech.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Teams_XemX-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/accelerator.high-tech.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Teams_XemX-1280x1920.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/accelerator.high-tech.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Teams_XemX.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Founder Sven Maih\u00f6fer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category is-style-post-terms-1 is-style-post-terms-1--1 wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/accelerator.high-tech.nrw\/en\/category\/batch-2-eng\/\" rel=\"tag\">Batch #2<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Bochum-based startup <strong>xemX <\/strong>develops customized catalysts for chemical processes, particularly to accelerate key technologies for the energy transition\u2014such as green hydrogen production\u2014and make them independent of expensive precious metals, which are often mined and processed under environmentally harmful conditions. <strong>xemX <\/strong>identifies suitable materials for electrocatalysts using AI-driven, data-driven high-throughput research on high-entropy alloys. Based on a knowledge database generated through this research, the team offers consulting services and also independently develops catalysts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:71px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide has-parallax\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:100px;border-top-right-radius:100px;border-bottom-left-radius:100px;border-bottom-right-radius:100px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);min-height:360px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-6 size-large has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/accelerator.high-tech.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/accelerator_header.jpg)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#2a3085\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-8cc6ce4b wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Als Gr\u00fcnder eines Tech-Start-ups kann ich mit \u00dcberzeugung sagen, dass HIGH-TECH.NRW ein wertvoller Partner auf unserer weiteren Reise ist. Dieses Programm versteht, Tech-Start-ups zusammenzubringen und bietet die passende Unterst\u00fctzung und Ressourcen. Das beginnt mit ihrem intensiven Netzwerk aus Branchenexperten und Investoren und wird von einem engagierten Team abgerundet. Danke Euch!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">Sven Maih\u00f6fer<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bochum-based startup xemX develops customized catalysts for chemical processes, particularly to accelerate key technologies for the energy transition\u2014such as green hydrogen production\u2014and make them independent of expensive precious metals, which are often mined and processed under environmentally harmful conditions. xemX identifies suitable materials for electrocatalysts using AI-driven, data-driven high-throughput research on high-entropy alloys. 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