The reality of deep tech chemistry

Find out more about what deep tech chemistry start-ups are doing, how their technologies can have impact, and what their challenges are on the road to creating their solutions to societal challenges.

Get inspired by our deep tech chemistry case studies

Explore the technologies that these our Change Makers Ventures are developing and the blockers these unique start-ups face on the road to creating solutions to societal challenges like climate change, food production, and healthier lives. 

Albotherm

Developing colour change coatings to revolutionise greenhouse and commercial space cooling and make cooling more sustainable.

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Apeikon Therapeutics

Using focussed-ultrasound and nanotechnology to create targeted treatments for hard to treat cancers, including brain tumours in children.

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EnsiliTech

Ensilicating vaccines to improve thermal stability, reduce the cost and emissions of cold chain storage, reduce vaccine wastage, and improve accessibility of vaccines to hard to reach areas of the world.

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Interface Polymers

Creating solutions to polymer recyclability and adhesion, Interface Polymers are allowing plastics to be re-used more and applied in new applications that are currently not possible. 

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See what these technologies look like and what they can do

Watch our videos where our founders show off their technologies and tell us what impact these can have on making a cleaner, healthier world.

Albotherm

Using colour-change technology, Albotherm have created a coating that can change from clear to white when temperatures rise, reducing the need for air-con in commercial spaces and preventing crop burning in greenhouses. Find out more about how this contributes to more sustainable food production and building cooling.  

ViridiCO2

With their revolutionary catalytic technology, ViridiCO2 can turn CO2 into high value chemical intermediates, which can then be used in valuable items like textiles and cosmetics. Find out out more about how their carbon capture reduces emissions and creates sustainable products.  

TFP Hydrogen

Developing and manufacturing new electrochemical materials, like improved electrolysers to make hydrogen production more effective and sustainable, they are creating cleaner ways to fuel our lives.  

Oxford PV

With record-breaking perovskite-on-silicon solar cells, they are enabling solar power to be more efficient and more affordable to lead the way to more sustainable power in the future. 

Echion Technologies

Developing niobium-based anode materials means that Echion Technologies are enabling lithium-ion batteries to charge safely, quicker, and with greater lifespan. They also are enabling applications in vehicles such as train travel.  

Learn more about how we are tackling the challenges faced by deep tech chemistry

If you have enjoyed learning more about deep tech chemistry and the journey to impact, learn more about what the Royal Society of Chemistry is doing to overcome the systemic challenges faced by this ecosystem.

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