Impact Investment Stories
A spin-out from Manchester University, Watercycle Technologies has designed and built end-to-end mineral recovery systems capable of extracting high-purity products such as lithium, potassium, and calcium. The business uses graphene-based water filtration membranes from a range of inputs, including end-of-life batteries, industrial wastewater and geothermal brines.
A business which has created a way to manufacture Omega-3 at scale without the harvesting and unnecessary killing of wild caught fish, instead using whisky wastewater to grow Omega-3 rich algae.
A health-tech business combining gamified therapy and innovative soft robotics to help improve outcomes for patients who require upper extremity rehabilitation post-stroke/trauma. Bioliberty is advancing wearable technologies to extend therapy beyond the traditional setting, and leveraging artificial intelligence to enable individual treatment plans.
A spin-out from University of Glasgow, Chemify has invented a system for chemical and materials discovery and manufacture which combines automation, artificial intelligence and scalable synthesis. Chemify’s system will help global pharmaceutical partners to tackle major challenges like drug-resistant tuberculosis and malaria.