The Emerging Technologies Competition is the Royal Society of Chemistry’s annual initiative for early stage companies and academic entrepreneurs who want to commercialise their technologies to make a global impact.
Congratulations to all 37 of our finalists who presented at Chemistry Means Business on 28 October.
We are pleased to announce our eight winners.
2019 Winners
Cambridge Photon Technology - a new material to increase solar panel power output
We are developing a photon multiplication film (PMF) that will raise the power output of solar modules by as much as 20%. PMF does not require manufacturers to make significant changes to their designs or processes, and provides the simplest and most cost-effective way of significantly boosting module power.
Thermulon Ltd - the first building insulation that's energy-efficient, fire-proof and sustainable
Current insulation materials are either low-thermal-performance and non-combustible (mineral wool) or high-performance and burn (phenolics). Thermulon has designed a novel continuous chemical process combining new techniques to synthesise complex nanoporous insulation materials at scale. The first high-performance and non-combustible building insulation material to meet increasing energy efficiency and fire regulations.
Hexigone Inhibitors - a disruptive, globally unique way of tackling corrosion.
Our infrastructure is under daily stress from the elements which can cause costly damage that needs repairing or replacing to avoid structures breaking or, at worst, collapsing. Hexigone Inhibitors manufactures 'chemically intelligent' corrosion inhibitors that protect products for longer - helping to make our communities safer and more sustainable.
Refeyn Ltd - revolutionizing bioanalytics by weighing molecules with light
Mass photometry enables accurate mass measurement of single molecules in solution, in their native state and without the need for labels. This proprietary technology allows the quantification of biomolecules in minutes and using only very low amounts of sample - opening up new possibilities for bioanalytics and research into biomolecular functions.
Mimica - next-generation food expiry label that reduces food waste
Mimica Touch is a next generation food expiry label that both reduces food waste and improves food safety. It provides accurate, real-time indication of the product's freshness. The label is low-cost enough to be deployed any package across the supply chain, from production to the consumer's fridge.
Majico - Low-Power Digital Water Kiosks
At Majico we are developing hyper-local water kiosks. Our kiosks harness nanomaterials to create water purifying, storing and dispensing systems that are small-scale, low-power and affordable. These kiosks will be used by water vendors in Tanzania, allowing them to produce and sell clean water into their own communities.
RUBYnanomed - non-invasive monitoring of cancer progression
RUBYnanomed has developed a precise cancer snapshot tool, the RUBYchip®, a microfluidic device for isolating all types of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) from unprocessed whole blood. In this way, RUBYnanomed offers a non-invasive and real-time snapshot of cancer progression to oncologists.
Rosa Biotech - barrel array diagnostics and sensing
We have developed a sensing platform that mimics the mammalian olfactory system. We computationally design barrel-shaped proteins which produce distinctive colour changes in response to a huge variety of analytes. By using barrel arrays, we create characteristic fingerprints that are interpreted by machine learning to make commercial and clinical predictions.
