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RFC Power is dedicated to helping the world store renewable energy, simply and safely so it can be used whenever it’s needed. The Imperial spin-out specialises in developing novel flow battery chemistries for energy storage systems.

Imperial spin-out Puraffinity is an advanced materials company that designs and develops novel adsorbent media to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water. The company’s vision is to improve human and environmental health by effectively removing PFAS from water.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.