PoroGen

PoroGen specialized in manufacturing chemical and temperature-resistant porous polymeric membranes. The company was acquired by Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLC in October 2015. Before the acquisition, PoroGen was based in Woburn, Massachusetts, and employed approximately 25 people. The firm's president was Ben Bikson.

The company's offerings served a variety of applications, including nanofiltration, microfiltration, gas separation, and gas transfer, with uses in methane recovery and biofuels processing. PoroGen's product line was noted for its portfolio based on polyether ether ketone (PEEK) membrane materials. The acquisition was intended to complement Air Liquide's existing MEDAL™ line of polymeric membranes, creating a more robust hollow fiber membrane portfolio. The integration aimed to benefit the natural gas industry, particularly offshore markets, by providing all-membrane solutions. It also strengthened Air Liquide's position in the aerospace, refining, and petrochemical markets.

There appear to be two separate entities named PoroGen. One, founded in 2005 in the US, focused on industrial membranes and was acquired by Air Liquide. Another PoroGen, a private Dutch life sciences company, was founded in 2007. This Dutch entity specializes in developing technologies for the free-form fabrication of biomaterials devices, such as porous constructs and customized medical implants using materials like polymers, ceramics, and metals. This company's business is divided into Biomaterials Services, which provides 3D reference scaffolds for biomedical applications, and Medical Implants, which designs and manufactures medical devices.

Keywords: porous polymeric membranes, PEEK membranes, gas separation, nanofiltration, microfiltration, biofuels processing, methane recovery, Air Liquide, biomaterials, medical implants, 3D scaffolds, tissue engineering, life sciences, free-form fabrication, macroporous structures, custom implants, industrial filtration, petrochemical membranes