True North Venture Partners has announced the merger of its portfolio companies Nanostone Water and Solecta into Acuriant Technologies, Inc. The newly formed company aims to address complex separation and filtration challenges in sectors such as dairy, food and beverage, life sciences, and municipal and industrial water worldwide.

Acuriant combines Solecta’s precision-tuned polymeric MF/UF/NF/RO membranes with Nanostone’s durable ceramic platform. Both solutions are enhanced by the company’s process-engineering expertise focused on specific applications. The merger results in one of the industry’s most extensive advanced membrane portfolios, providing customers with a single point of accountability for all water filtration and process separation needs. This approach aims to improve yield, capacity, robustness, and efficiency, while also offering measurable sustainability benefits, particularly in areas where traditional technologies are less effective or cost-prohibitive.

Acuriant combines Solecta’s precision-tuned polymeric MF/UF/NF/RO membranes with Nanostone’s durable ceramic platform

Acuriant is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and employs over 250 people across 10 countries. It operates manufacturing centers in Oceanside, California, and Halberstadt, Germany. The company works with a global network of partners to offer five distinct membrane technology platforms, focusing on key verticals.

Jürgen von Hollen, CEO of Nanostone Water, will become the CEO of Acuriant Technologies, Inc. He stated, “At Acuriant, we deliver performance-driven solutions for the world’s most critical separation and filtration challenges. With more than 400 installations worldwide and a relentless customer focus, we will scale our impact globally, safeguarding water supplies, maximizing nutrient yields, and purifying life-sciences streams. Our mandate is simple: create measurable economic returns and meaningful environmental gains for every client and partner we serve.”

Mike Ahearn, Co-Founder & Partner at True North Venture Partners, commented, “Bringing Solecta and Nanostone Water together instantly multiplies the value we can create for customers in water, dairy, food & beverage, and life-sciences markets. True North is backing Acuriant with the capital and expertise to expand rapidly. Coupled with Jürgen’s record of scaling businesses worldwide, Acuriant is uniquely positioned to accelerate innovation, set new benchmarks for performance and profitability, and lead adoption across the global separations landscape.”