Our finalists

We are delighted to announce this year's finalists.

Every year, our 24 finalists present their innovative technologies at Burlington House, London, where our winners were chosen by our panel of judges.

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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 in Burlington House, London. Our winners will be crowned from each of the competition categories and take home a share in the prize pot, plus support, feedback, and opportunities for profile.

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.

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Enabling Technologies finalists

Terrella Plasma Ltd

Plasma jet based metal deposition for next generation printed electronics

We have developed a single step, non-contact metal printing capability that produces highly conductive, strongly adherent metal features on virtually any surface. This capability enables additive manufacture of interconnects on conformal surfaces and complex electronic sensors, without the high temperatures required by conventional methods.

www.terrella.app

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DeltaQ

Quantum-accurate AI platform for CO₂ catalyst discovery

Current AI tools for discovering CO₂ capture catalysts are trained on inaccurate data, causing costly false leads in the lab. ClimateChem-QX uses quantum computation to correct these errors, generating trustworthy training data for AI catalyst screening, making clean chemistry discovery faster, cheaper, and more reliable.

https://deltaq.aether7.com/

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University of Glasgow

Green_Nitrofix Technology for nitrogen fertilizer from air and water only

Our technology is a device that allows farmers to produce their own nitrogen fertiliser directly on the farm using only air, water, and electricity without chemical handling. This enable farmers to make their own fertiliser on-site any time and anywhere.

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University of Manchester

DEUTEROSE: enabling research and diagnostics with clean cheap isotopic sugars

Deuterose is a new biotechnology for clean manufacture of speciality isotopically labelled sugars. These sugars are essential for a range of research and medical applications, but their high cost makes them prohibitively expensive. Deuterose reduces costs by an order of magnitude - enabling frontier bioscience research and cutting edge diagnostic techniques.

https://www.deuterose.co.uk/

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CDotBio

Sugar-based delivery platform enabling next-generation crop protection

We have developed a sugar-based delivery platform that helps crop protection products work more effectively at lower doses. It improves uptake, stability, and performance of both biological and chemical solutions, enabling more sustainable, precise, and scalable agriculture without changing how farmers apply products.

https://www.cdotbio.co.uk/

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PlanetFix

PFASDestruct: Transforming toxic forever chemicals into critical battery minerals.

We are developing an innovative electrochemical system that completely destroys toxic PFAS 'forever chemicals' in industrial wastewater. By breaking down these resilient pollutants, our technology recovers the harmless remnants as fluorspar - a critical raw material, creating a circular, domestic supply chain for next-generation clean energy batteries.

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Energy finalists

Imperial College London

Electro-recycling of spent batteries for sustainable critical materials supply chain

We have developed a sustainable electro-recycling technology that selectively recovers high-value materials from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries. Using electricity instead of harmful chemicals, the process produces battery-grade materials for reuse, addressing critical mineral supply shortages, reducing carbon emissions, and enabling a circular battery supply chain to support net-zero goals.

https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/xiaochu.wei16

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Remedium Energy Ltd

Converting carbon-capture from a $100/tCO₂ liability into an $12/tCO₂ profit.

We're making carbon capture commercially viable, converting carbon capture from a $100/tCO₂ liability into an $12/tCO₂ profit opportunity. Our material captures 36x more CO₂, lowering material costs by 80%. Our Carbon-Capture-Heat-Battery enables low-cost regeneration using intermittent electricity with 24/7 heat supply, generating revenue from electricity arbitrage and heat sale.

https://www.remediumenergy.com/

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University of Manchester

Ultra-efficient light-emitting materials for low-power display technologies

We have developed new molecular materials that produce light more efficiently in electronic devices, enabling brighter displays with lower power consumption. This reduces energy use and improves device performance, supporting next-generation low-power display and lighting technologies.

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

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Lancaster University

OSPC: the new carbon material for safer, longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries

OSPC is a newly discovered porous carbon material that improves the safety and durability of lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and renewable energy storage. When added in small amounts to graphite anodes, it suppresses lithium dendrite formation, reducing fire risk while remaining compatible with existing battery manufacturing processes.

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BerryCells LtD

From light to logic: printed photocapacitors replacing billions of batteries

BerryCells harnesses earth-abundant copper coordination polymers to harvest indoor light and store energy in a single printable device. By co-designing molecular structure with computational power budgets, our photocapacitor delivers the exact microjoules an edge-AI chip needs per inference, eliminating batteries from wireless sensors and enabling perpetual smart monitoring.

www.berrycells.com

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University of Liverpool

Electrified Plasma-Catalytic Technology for CO2 Conversion to Green Methanol

We have developed a patented plasma-catalytic process that efficiently converts CO2 and hydrogen into green methanol at 1 bar and 30 oC. 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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Environment finalists

University of Birmingham

Turning PFAS waste into safe, reusable mineral fluorides

We have developed a solvent-free process that destroys PFAS by grinding them with metals, and converting them into stable, non-toxic mineral fluorides that can be reused in the chemical industry.

https://kubickilab.com/

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MetalMorph

On-site water treatment coagulant recovery and reuse via electrochemical separation.

Metal Morph's process recovers 90% of metal-based coagulants from drinking water treatment sludge at 95% purity using a novel electrochemical treatment train. The recovered chemicals are reused on-site, cutting utility chemical costs by 26%, reducing CO₂ emissions by up to 89% and eliminating landfill disposal of toxic waste.

https://metalmorph.co.uk/

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R3V Tech

Green solvent from biodiesel waste— 50× value uplift.

R3V Tech developed a green process technology that enable undesired crude glycerol from biodiesel process to be converted into green solvent and high-value chemicals in a single step through electrochemical transformation, increasing 50 times its market value, reducing waste management burdens and creating circular economy opportunities for biodiesel producers.

www.r3vtech.com

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Brilliant Dyes

Low-energy, closed-loop algae dyes extraction and sustainable fixation in textiles

We have developed two patent pending technologies: a continuous low-energy, closed loop natural dyes extraction process and a sustainable dyes fixation using green chemicals. Together, it reduces energy use over 80%, cut water pollution in textile dyeing by 90% and saves the costs by 50% over other natural dyes.

https://www.brilliantdyes.com/

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Demeter Bio Limited

Bio-based water and oil repellent coating for textiles

AguaShield is a biodegradable and bio-based coating that replaces toxic "forever chemicals" (PFAS) used to make textiles water- and oil-resistant. Made from biopolymers, it matches the performance of conventional coatings without harming the environment, and works with existing manufacturing equipment.

https://www.demeter-bio.com/

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Imperial College (FluoroCycle)

Breaking down PFAS “forever chemicals” with scalable low-energy destruction technology.

We have developed a chemical process capable of destroying a broad range of PFAS “forever chemicals”. This chemical destruction approach breaks down PFAS at 10x lower temperatures than high temperature incineration (HTI) and uses simple reagents to fully mineralise PFAS into fluoride salts. Low energy and affordable PFAS elimination onsite.

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Health finalists

University of Bath

Probiosooth: probiotic modified fabrics for preventing and treating skin infection

We have developed a technology which shows huge promise in preventing skin and wound infection by attaching 'good' bacteria probiotics (often added to yogurts and baby formula) to skin facing fabric. This has applications in infant care, care of adults with incontinence and chronic wound care.

http://www.bath.ac.uk

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Microsol Ltd

Aerosol engineering to derisk, accelerate and optimise inhaled drug development.

Microsol is a Bristol-based aerosol technology company transforming inhaled drug development, to de-risk and accelerate the development process for pharmaceutical companies and produce better products for patients. Our approach combines predictive simulations with direct measurements of individual aerosol particles resulting in much faster, more accurate and cost-effective inhaled medicine development.

https://www.microsolscience.com/

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AlphaVectors Biotech

Fridge-free nanoparticles for global RNA-based vaccines and therapeutics delivery

We have developed virus-inspired nanoparticles that deliver RNA-based vaccines and therapeutics without refrigeration. By mimicking how viruses naturally protect and deliver genetic material, our platform achieves room-temperature stability and lower doses, eliminating cold-chain dependence and making next-generation RNA medicines accessible to patients worldwide, including in low-resource settings.

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ConsoneAI Ltd.

AI-platform predicting drug toxicity across animal species and human demographics

We have developed DioScor an AI powered platform that predicts drug toxicity across multiple animal species and human demographics in under 90 seconds. Working within the existing drug development pathway, it helps drug developers make better go/no-go decisions earlier, reducing animal use, saving billions and protecting patients.

www.consoneAI.com

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Molecular Titans Ltd

Smart Polymer Platform for Instant Pathogen Detection with Handheld Devices

Artemis™ is a patented smart-polymer material platform that physically captures and concentrates types of bacteria and fungi for instant detection. Working directly on large/mixed samples without laboratory culture, it delivers results in minutes across healthcare, food safety, and industrial settings, with cost-effective manufacturing already validated at the kilogram scale.

https://www.moleculartitans.org/

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University of Bath

Drugs for undruggable proteins using intracellular peptide discovery

Revolver Therapeutics develops peptide drugs against “undruggable” proteins such as transcription factors. Our platform generates and tests drug candidates directly inside living cells, ensuring they are functional and cell-active. This enables new treatments for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases where conventional drug approaches have failed.

https://www.revolvertherapeutics.com/

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