The Emerging Technologies Competition is the Royal Society of Chemistry’s annual innovation initiative, turning promising ideas into commercial reality.
Now in its seventh year, the competition brings cutting edge science to the real world for the benefit of society. The final will take place at Chemistry Means Business, our flagship event for industry.
About the Emerging Technologies Competition
Our annual innovation competition supports early stage companies and academia in accelerating commercialisation of innovative technologies in the following areas: (you can find out more about these categories in Application & Judging).
• Health
• Energy & environment
• Food & drink
• Enabling technologies
The competition is free to enter and open to small companies and universities, who can apply using our online application form. We welcome ideas, at any stage of development, from across the UK and Europe.
Shortlisted entrants will be invited to present their ideas to a panel of expert judges at the competition final, taking place at Chemistry Means Business 28-29 October in London. This is a high-profile event bringing together start-ups, small and medium enterprises, multinational organisations, and academic entrepreneurs from across the chemistry-using community.
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Why take part
Entering the Emerging Technologies Competition is a chance to gain exposure for your technology, receive tailored support from our competition partners, and win up to £10,000 to develop your idea.
Since the competition began seven years ago, our winners have gone on to raise a combined total of over £31m in equity investment and grant funding, one has announced a £28m trade sale and another has recently been acquired for £650million. We’ve also seen the winners expand overseas, enter commercial contracts, conduct clinical and industrial scale trials, and collectively double their number of employees. See more:
Prizes
Our prizes are designed to help you take your ideas to the next level; there will be eight winners- two in each category - receiving cash prizes of £10,000. Winners will receive tailored business support from our partner companies, which includes access to: networks, strategy review, mentoring, idea evaluation with consumers, potential commercial partnerships and more…
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