Breathe Applied Sciences (founded 2016 at JNCASR, Bengaluru) develops scalable materials and processes to convert waste CO₂ from coal and gas power plants into methanol and other value-added products. A Carbon XPRIZE competitor, Breathe focuses on efficient CO₂ utilization at industrial scale. Recognition includes Karnataka’s Elevate-100 (2017) and CleanEquity Monaco (2019) runner-up for Excellence in Environmental Technology Research.