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WCID Innovator honoured by Royal Society of Chemistry
Dr Florence Huynh from White City Innovation District’s Polymateria has been honoured with a prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry prize for contribution to scientific progress. Dr Huynh has been been named winner of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Rising Star in Industry Prize in recognition of brilliance in research and innovation.
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Imperial supercharges discovery with new Schools of Convergence
Imperial College London today announced the launch of four new Schools of Convergence Science aimed at supercharging scientific discovery, driving economic growth, and addressing the world’s most urgent challenges — from climate change to AI, space tech to global health.
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Where Are They Now? Tracking the success of Imperial Incubator graduates
Since 2006, Imperial Incubator has provided a first home for early-stage science and technology startups who are setting out to solve some of the future’s biggest challenges. We caught up with some of the game-changing startups who have passed through the doors of the Incubator and harnessed this unique launchpad to drive their growth and ongoing success.
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RCA GRADUATES MAKE WAVES WITH IMMERSIVE WHALE EXPERIENCE
Graduates from the Royal College of Art (RCA) White City are making a splash in the world of immersive storytelling. Deep Dive XR, the name of their collective, is the creativity behind ‘Whale Fall’ – a unique project encompassing a powerful virtual reality (VR) experience and a gripping 360-degree documentary that’s turning the tide on plastic pollution awareness.
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Algreen Blooms Towards A Plastic-Free Future
Algreen is making major strides towards achieving a world-changing ambition: to replace our unsustainable plastics and petrol-based chemicals with transformative bio-based polyurethane. We caught up with Algreen’s COO and Co-Founder Roderick Thackray to find out more.
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“We’re ready to make the UK a science & technology powerhouse”
Imperial College London President Hugh Brady opened the NLA’s Innovation Summit at Guildhall with an inspiring keynote address, declaring: “We’re ready to make the UK a science and technology powerhouse, with London at its beating heart.”
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HRH The Prince of Wales meets mental health innovation advocates at Scale Space
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visited Scale Space to meet with Mental Health Innovations and The Mix Charity to explore their important work around mental health and innovation.
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Day in the Life of Dr Toinét Cronjé, Director of Translational Sciences at Sequoia Genetics
We caught up with Dr Toinét Cronjé, Director of Translational Sciences at Sequoia Genetics, to get a window on her typical day at work and her perspective on life at a fast-growth start-up in White City Innovation District.
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Imperial sets stage for launch of ambitious London Growth Plan
Imperial College London this week hosted the launch of a major new plan to turbocharge economic growth across the capital. The London Growth Plan sets out an ambitious blueprint to kickstart productivity.
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His Majesty The King tours Centre for Injury Studies in White City
His Majesty The King paid a very special visit to Imperial College London’s Centre for Injury Studies in White City Innovation District yesterday to explore cutting-edge trauma injury research.
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Driving impact: Undaunted steps up to the climate challenge
We catch up with Undaunted Director Alyssa Gilbert about Imperial’s convening hub for the UK climate innovation community, and how it is driving the acceleration of the start-ups and SMEs that are tackling our biggest challenges in climate change today.
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London’s Deputy Mayor meets WCID’s climate innovators
The Deputy Mayor of London for Environment and Energy Mete Coban MBE visited WCID to see first-hand the climate innovation, green entrepreneurship and air quality research being pioneered in Imperial WestTech Corridor.