Five of Imperial’s most exciting clean tech startups have showcased their innovative solutions for sustainability issues in New York City.
As part of Imperial College London’s visit to New York for Climate Week, startups led by alumni from the university’s thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem highlighted their work to build a climate resilient future.
“Creating deeper connections with the US will accelerate advances in science and technology to tackle global grand challenges such as climate change.” Professor Hugh Brady President of Imperial College London
The event, which brought together alumni, regional partners, policymakers, investors and founders, was hosted by Professor Mary Ryan, Imperial’s Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise), and featured opening remarks from Imperial’s President, Professor Hugh Brady, and Alyssa Gilbert, Director of Undaunted, Imperial’s climate change innovation hub, run in partnership with the Royal Institution.
The five startups who showcased at the event were:
- Notpla – winners of Prince William’s £1m Earthshot Prize who have created seaweed-based alternatives to single-use plastics. Their technology has reached full industrialisation, with millions of units sold across nine EU countries and the US.
- ToffeeX – leaders in physics-driven generative design used by the world’s leading engineering organisations to accelerate their…
