This week in Stockholm, our Founder and Chief Science Officer, Professor Omar Yaghi, formally received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering work on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). For everyone at Atoco, seeing him honored at the Nobel Prize Ceremony is both a moment of pride and a powerful validation of the science that underpins our technology.
Atoco was founded by Prof. Yaghi to translate breakthroughs in reticular chemistry into transformative solutions that address both the causes and effects of climate change. Under his scientific supervision, Atoco is developing and scaling solutions in atmospheric water harvesting and carbon capture, turning reticular materials such as MOFs – designed with atomic precision – into high-performance systems through nano-engineering and molecules-to-systems integration.
In the words of our CEO, Dr. Samer Taha, “Prof. Yaghi has long believed that MOFs, and reticular materials at large, mark a new era in disruptive precision materials, the age of reticular materials. He always believed that it wouldn’t be something big, but rather something remarkably small that could transform our planet. This Nobel Prize is not only a recognition of Prof. Yaghi’s creativity and extraordinary scientific discoveries, but also a validation of the enormous promise that novel reticular materials hold for solving the world’s most urgent challenges.”
We wholeheartedly congratulate and celebrate Professor Yaghi on this historic achievement and remain committed to advancing his vision: using nano-engineered reticular materials to develop transformative technologies for a more sustainable future. We are working diligently to release, to the market, our transformative solutions, so the planet and the people experience the performance and the benefits of this Nobel Prize winning technology.