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We are delighted to announce our 2025 finalists.

The 24 companies will present their innovative technologies on 2 July in London.

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From a competitive application round our interdisciplinary judging panel, made up of of scientists, industry specialists, entrepreneurs and investors, select the finalists to pitch at the final on2 July 2025. One winner will be crowned from each of the competition categories.

Take a look at this year’s leading tech innovators who are developing chemistry-led technologies that:

enable the creation or improvement of products and services across a wide product scope, potentially in combination with other complementary technologies.
are new processes and products that deliver significant energy generation, efficiency, or storage improvements, supporting sustainable energy as part of the transition to NetZero.
conserve resources, monitor, and reduce the impact on the environment and support the move to a circular economy.
ensure healthier lives and well-being for all, at all ages, including global healthcare challenges.

Enabling Technologies finalists

Bioataratix

Sustainable highly performing biobased surfactant for home and personal care

Bioataratix have developed a new chemical process and new molecule called Ecosaf to convert agricultural biomass waste into highly effective surfactants for home and personal care applications. Their innovative product combines sustainability, cleaning efficiency, and cost competitiveness, leading to a new generation of eco-friendly chemicals with breakthrough functionalities.

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Cardiff Catalysis Institute

Hydro-Oxy: in-situ hydrogen peroxide synthesis for sustainable chemical production

Hydro-Oxy is a new innovative catalytic technology decoupling chemical synthesis from industrial hydrogen peroxide production. Generating hydrogen peroxide in-situ, we can achieve significant improvements in process intensification, safety and efficiency, reducing environmental impact and lowering manufacturing costs, whilst rivalling the performance metrics of the state-of-the-art industrial processes.

https://hydro-oxy.com/

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Newcastle University

A water-based reversible adhesive for zero-waste economies

Newcastle University's technology features an adhesive that can be reversed on-demand when exposed to acidic or alkaline environments. It is made from commodity materials using an existing manufacturing process. This technology facilitates the dismantling of products and enables the efficient sorting of components for repurposing or recycling.

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Solveteq

Maximising non-ferrous metal extraction, using deep-eutectic solvents

Metals are essential. However, extracting and refining metals is energy intensive and expensive. Solveteq’s proprietary solvent-based technology platform extracts various non-ferrous metals at near room temperature, slashing energy use by up to 90% and CO emissions by up to 75% while maximising metal recovery

https://solveteq.co.uk/

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Sustainable Extricko

Closed-loop pressolysis based recycling of carbon fibre composites.

Sustainable Extricko have developed a modified pressolysis process for the recycling of end-of-life composites waste, such as wind turbine blades and car body work. Extricko breaks down the resins, recovering these important resin building blocks, as well as high-quality, reusable, fibres. This helps eliminate landfill and decarbonises composites production.

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University of Manchester

Smart Materials for rapid authentication technology

The University of Manchester have developed Smart Materials that demonstrate unprecedented UV-light photoresponse with a fully reversible luminescence colour change within seconds. Their idea enables the authentication of banknotes, fiscal stamps, government documents or pharmaceuticals. Manchester smart materials enable new security anti-counterfeiting technology that criminals or competitors would find extremely difficult to replicate.

https://www.smartmaterials.uk/

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Energy finalists

Imperial College London

Local sustainable anodes for sodium-ion batteries

Imperial College London have developed high performance anode materials for sodium-ion batteries with lower costs and improved sustainability. Their anodes are carefully engineered from abundant, locally sourced materials following our extensive fundamental studies into the relationship between the synthesis conditions, the material's properties and its performance.

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/chemical-engineering/about/contact/

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Kodiaq Technologies

Metal-free electrolytes for battery-based long-duration energy storage

Kodiaq Technolgies have developed innovative, high-energy-density electrolytes for renewable energy storage. These electrolytes consist of metal-free molecules and, in conjunction with redox flow batteries, offer an alternative to current metal-based technologies. With their high energy densities, they provide significantly increased return on investment and strengthen the case for renewable energy installations.

www.kodiaqtechnologies.com

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NANOPLUME

Scalable Bio-Aerogel platform for cold chain and thermal insulation applications

Nanoplume are scaling the manufacturing of Bio-Aerogel, a nanoporous, ultra-light biomaterial with industry-leading thermal insulation. Initially engineered for cold chain packaging, its fine-tuned structure ensures precise temperature control across logistics, packaging, and construction. Made from renewable feedstocks, it enhances energy and space efficiency whilst promoting circularity in sustainable thermal applications.

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Remedium Energy

Carbon Capture heat battery using synthetic limestone

Remedium is making carbon capture commercially viable for hard-to-abate industries through two core innovations: a novel material, Limeloop, and an innovative carbon capture process, Carbon Capture Heat Battery. These two core innovations reduce the cost associated with carbon capture by more than 80% to only $13 per tonne.

https://www.remediumenergy.com/

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University of Liverpool

Electrified plasma-catalytic technology for CO2 conversion to green methanol

The University of Liverpool have developed a revolutionary plasma-catalytic process that efficiently converts CO2 and renewable hydrogen into green methanol under mild conditions. This innovative technology eliminates the need for high temperatures and pressures, providing a flexible, modular solution that integrates renewable electricity for sustainable methanol production, with significantly reduced costs.

https://www.liverpool.ac.uk

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University of Manchester

Hydrosense: Hydrogen gas sensor technology for the emerging hydrogen economy

The University of Mancherster have developed a universal hydrogen gas sensor platform based on organic semiconductors. The sensor features wide sensitivity (from ppb to 100% Hydrogen concentration), fast response (<20 ms), and ultra-low power consumption (≤μW), outcompeting existing commercially available gas sensors. Their sensors will enable the safe deployment of hydrogen at scale.

https://www.manchester.ac.uk/

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Environment finalists

PlantSea

Plastic-free water-soluble films to replace PVOH for packaging applications

PLantsea have developed a unique and scalable seaweed biorefining process to produce a new raw material to replace PVA/PVOH for the encapsulation of laundry detergents and chemicals. The product is cost comparative with PVOH, elastic, heat sealable, has a long shelf life, and is compliant with dissolution standards.

https://plantsea.co.uk/

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Mantisonix

Sound waves to eliminate forever chemicals (high-frequency ultrasound)

Mantisonx's technology destroys PFAS (per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances) and other persistent pollutants. They use sonolysis (ultrasound cavitation) to convert pollutants to naturally occurring compounds. The process is catalyst- and chemical-free and is robust for different contamination types. Mantisonix process is highly scalable and is suitable for in-situ deployment.

https://mantisonix.co.uk/

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CDOTBIO

Sugar-based RNA carrier enabling next-generation solutions in agriculture

CDOTBIO have developed a biodegradable sugar-based carrier that enables sprayable RNA solutions for targeted pest and weed control in agriculture. Their technology improves RNA stability and delivery, helping replace chemical pesticides with more sustainable, precise, and environmentally friendly crop protection tools.

https://www.cdotbio.co.uk

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Plasma2X

Sustainable production of fertilizer and fuel from air and water

Plasma2X have developed a revolutionary plasma electrocatalysis technology for sustainable and efficient green ammonia and fertiliser production under ambient conditions. This emerging technology can accommodate a high turndown ratio and rapid start-up and shutdown, offering great flexibility for decentralised ammonia production using intermittent renewable energy.

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RIPCELL

Carbon-negative bio-chemicals for applications in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries

RIPCELL transforms the waste of today into the resources of tomorrow by forming cross-sector alliances to improve resource efficiencies and waste disposal within Scotland's bio-cluster. They employ circular-economy practices to recover valuable platform chemicals from whisky distillery waste; producing high-grade biochemicals for applications in industry, and returning water to distillers.

https://ripcell.co.uk

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Segura

Portable multi-metals testing for drinking and environmental water quality monitoring.

Segura's technology enables anyone, anywhere to test for heavy metals in water. It is fast, affordable, easy to use, and all managed through an app. Like glucose testing, results are obtained in under five minutes with enough sensitivity to measure the equivalent of a single drop in an olympic-sized pool.

www.segura-water.com

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Health finalists

Cardiff University

Self-cleaning, cloth-based menstrual products for low income geographies

SunPad is an affordable, photocatalyst-infused, reusable menstrual product. The textile in SunPad is a chemistry-based technology that self-sanitises in sunlight and aims to reduce infection risks, thus improving women's health. Because SunPad cleans using sunlight (air and water) it can positively impact menstrual health in water and sanitisation scarce geographies.

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Brainalyze

MX-Raman chemical fingerprinting technology for differential dementia diagnostics

Brainalyze have developed a rapid and scalable blood test that can detect and distinguish different types of dementia and at early stages. It uses lasers to scan a blood drop to generate a unique spectral ‘fingerprint’ reflective of the underlying biochemistry and disease. Their simple test can transform dementia diagnostics.

https://www.brainalyze.co.uk/

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Imperial College London

Interactive 'super-plaster' to promote healing of traumatic skin injuries.

Imperial College London present a DNA super plaster that harvest proteins directly from patients, on-site, to promote wound healing and tissue regeneration. This smart plaster enables targeted drug delivery, selective delivery of pro-healing proteins in a safe, cost-effective and accessible manner, suitable even for low resource and front-line environments.

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/

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TargoPep

TargoPep delivers life changing oligotherapeutics to their site of action

TargoPep uses its next-generation peptide-based platform to design, research and refine targeted neurological delivery solutions for oligonucleotide therapeutics. Their modular and dynamic approach, combined with our mild and biocompatible attachment chemistries enables TargoPep to address these neuro-delivery needs and expand the possibilities for oligonucleotide cures into the clinic.

https://targopep.com/

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Revolver Therapeutics

Transcription block survival for cancer therapies

Revolver creates structured, cell-permeable peptide drug leads inside living cells. Using small, functional crosslinkers, they stabilize peptides to selectively target oncogenic transcription factors, overcoming key limitations in peptide drug discovery and unlocking new therapeutic possibilities in cancer treatment.

https://www.bath.ac.uk/corporate-information/spin-out-companies-from-university-of-bath-research/

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University of Liverpool

Synthetic Teixobactins: multitargeting antibiotics to combat resistant superbugs

The Univeristy of Liverpool have pioneered a robust, scalable, and automated synthetic platform to develop a new class of antibiotics—synthetic teixobactins. These antibiotics effectively eliminate drug-resistant bacterial pathogens without detectable resistance. Leveraging cost-effective components, our technology offers a compelling solution to antimicrobial resistance, potentially saving millions of lives around the world.

https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/ishwar-singh

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We are delighted to announce of finalists!

The 2025 finalists will pitch on 2 July in London

If you would like to attend the event our would like more information on the competition, Email our Programme Manager: Emily Vipond.

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