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Electricity generation and coastal defence combine in award-winning technology | Imperial News | Imperial College London

Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · 16d

🔌 + 🌊Electricity plus coastal protection: Kinowave has a simple, innovative wave energy system and won this year's James Dyson Award

Read more - hubs.ly/Q03L8xrr0

A student set to join the Master’s programme for cleantech innovation is leading the startup named UK winner of the 2025 James Dyson Award.

Leading startups from Africa and India present bold ideas at investor showcase | Imperial News | Imperial College London

Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · 23d

🌍 Check out some of the most promising ventures from across the world: hubs.ly/Q03K3m3T0

📣 Last week we heard from 19 leading startups from across the globe, who were shortlisted from over 1,400 applications to participate in our newly-launched Commonwealth Startup Fellowship.

Some of the world’s most promising startups have been in London pitching their bold ideas to investors to expand their global impact.

Researchers nationwide invited to apply for musculoskeletal health accelerator | Imperial News | Imperial College London

Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · 28d

Are you a healthcare innovator working to improve the health of bones, muscles and joints? 💪

The MSK Innovation Accelerator, co-funded by Orthopaedic Research UK, is recruiting now for its next six-month cohort, beginning in mid-November 2025.

For more info: hubs.ly/Q03JBBwF0

An Imperial programme is offering healthcare innovators UK-wide free support to turn research into tech ventures that improve musculoskeletal health.

Imperial startups pitch for investment at London Demo Day 2025 | Imperial News | Imperial College London

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Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · 29d

🥐🗽Join us for breakfast in #NewYorkCity next Monday (22 September) for a delicious helping of AI insights, fintech applications and plenty of pastries: hubs.ly/Q03Jfkt50

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Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · Sep 12

👉 Exciting enterprises open for investment: hubs.ly/Q03Hf_zX0

💵 20 ventures from pitch their businesses to secure up to £2 million of investment in front of an audience of over 700 people at London Demo Day 2025.

Four startups founded by Imperial students and alumni have pitched their businesses to an audience of investors at London Demo Day 2025.

Join us to officially open Leap, Imperial Incubator's new shared lab space at ARC West London and discover how you can get 12 months free.

Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · Sep 10

⏱️ Just a week until the formal launch of our new Incubator! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/official-l...

🔬 Explore our flexible lab benches and specialist equipment
💡 Meet innovation leaders and ecosystem champions
💸 Learn about the "Leap Lab Pass": offering two startups fully subsidised lab bench space

Official Launch Event

www.eventbrite.co.uk

Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · Sep 3

🗽 Are you in New York?
💲 Do you work in finance, fintech or advanced computing?
😍 Excited to hear about innovations in the sector?

Join us on 22 September as experts and leaders from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social & The New York Academy of Sciences for a special breakfast: hubs.ly/Q03GDnxj0

From Models to Markets: AI’s Next Frontier in Finance

Learn from Europe's leading university about innovations in AI that could revolutionise the world of fintech and finance as we know it

Search jobs for external candidates | Jobs | Imperial College London

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Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · Sep 1

🚨 JOB ALERTS 🚨
New posts for our Schools of Converence Science:
Find out more: hubs.ly/Q03G1CJ30

- Head of Impact Delivery x1
- Impact Delivery Manager x3
- Head of Bid Development x1
- Bid Development Manager x3
- Head of Relationship Management x1
- Relationship Manager x3

Prestigious Royal Society medals awarded to three Imperial scientists | Imperial News | Imperial College London

Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · Aug 28

🎉Congratulations🎉

@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social's Professor Sir John Pendry, Professor Sir Martin Hairer, and Professor Jason Hallett, who have been awarded prestigious medals from The Royal Society 🎖️

Find out more ⬇️

www.imperial.ac.uk/news/267813/...

Three Imperial academics from Physics, Chemical Engineering and Mathematics have been awarded Royal Society medals, announced today.

www.imperial.ac.uk

Henry Royce Institute National Conference

Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · Aug 27

🔭 Discover the latest science and innovations in the UK's materials research: hubs.ly/Q03FyfYW0

Join the Henry Royce Institute for Our Flagship National Conference 2025 3-4th September 2025 | Manchester Nancy Rothwell Building Unlocking UK economic gr...

New Imperial spinout developing breakthrough drugs for world diseases | Imperial News | Imperial College London

Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · Aug 26

💊 Sustainable manufacturing of peptide-based medicines: hubs.ly/Q03DZkPx0

☝️ Find out how @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social spinout Orthogonal Peptides from Department of Chemical Engineering could revolutionise the way that specific drugs are produced and made more effective.

Biotechnology spinout, Orthogonal Peptides, will transform the discovery, development, and sustainable manufacturing of peptide-based medicines.

Professor Michele Dougherty appointed as new Astronomer Royal | Imperial News | Imperial College London

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Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · Aug 19

🔭 The first female Astronomer Royal in the 350-year history of the role: hubs.ly/Q03CVjfx0

🛰️ @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social Professor Michelle Dougherty has been appointed to the influential and important position, reflecting a lifetime of amazing research and her leading role on space missions.

Imperial’s Professor Michele Dougherty will be the first woman to hold this position since its creation.

Charting a Sustainable Future: A Vision for Climate, Energy, and Innovation - Imperial Tech Foresight

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Undaunted: Tackling climate change with innovation @undaunted-hq.bsky.social · Aug 18

The @earthshotprize.bsky.social is OPEN! Imperial is an Official Nominator & we're on the lookout for solutions you think we should nominate for 2026.

Nominees gain international recognition, mentorship & access to Earthshot's network; winners take home £1m.

➡️ www.imperial.ac.uk/enterprise/b...

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Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · Aug 15

#ForesightFriday ⏩ hubs.ly/Q03zX0BR0

0️⃣ What can we do to achieve hashtag#NetZero, and how long will it take?
👩‍💻 What technologies and emerging research will change our relationship and behaviours with our environment?
🌱🌾 Can we restore and recover the detrimental impacts we've already had?

Learn how Imperial's world-leading expertise and our Foresight specialists are convening to ensure a sustainable future for the planet.

Do you work for a team or organisation developing an ambitious environmental solution?

Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · Aug 14

We're on the lookout for solutions that you think we should nominate for the 2026 Earthshot Prize.

All nominees gain international recognition, mentorship, and access to the Earthshot network of supporters. And the winners take home a £1 million grant.

hubs.ly/Q03CBgKB0

The Earthshot Prize

Wearable device for restoring movement aims to deliver hope to stroke patients | Imperial News | Imperial College London

Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · Aug 7

From 🤖 robots to rehabilitation 💪: hubs.ly/Q03Bkj2Q0

@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social Spinout Neubond has taken the interface from a robotic limb and developed it into a wearable device that helps stroke patients regain movement.

Stroke rehabilitation spinout Neubond is fundraising to support clinical trials and to seek regulatory approval for its home therapy device.

Six things we learned about health innovation at Imperial Collider 2025 | Imperial News | Imperial College London

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Imperial Medicine @imperialmed.bsky.social · Jul 29

"If you want to go far, go together."

Imperial Collider 2025 brought together #academia, pharma, and investors to turn #research into real-world impact 🔬

From mRNA vaccines to £90M cancer spinouts, read more 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/266693/... @imperialenterprise.bsky.social

Experts from the life sciences industry have shared key insights into how healthcare innovation is changing and the next wave of medicines.

www.imperial.ac.uk

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Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · Aug 1

#ForesightFriday: hubs.ly/Q03yT8Xx0

💬Are LargeLanguageModels the future of AI?
📄How do we ensure that we stay abreast, informed and in control of the systems and processes we design?
⚖️Can AI be equitable and better for the planet?

Human-AI Synergy: A Vision for the Next Era of Intelligence - Imperial Tech Foresight

Human and artificial intelligence will work hand-in-hand to ensure that we remain in control of future tech development and application.

Imperial to host CDL-London to support entrepreneurship in critical minerals | Imperial News | Imperial College London

Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · Jul 28

🎨Get creative. Get destructive. Join us in the Institute for Deep Tech Innovation: hubs.ly/Q03yTybn0

We're proud to be hosting the Creative Destruction Lab's CDL-London here at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social

Imperial Business School will host Creative Destruction (CDL) London, a mentorship programme to support entrepreneurship, backed by Rio Tinto.

Climate change could lead to respiratory problems | Imperial News | Imperial College London

Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · Jul 23

🤧Coughing because of #ClimateChange: hubs.ly/Q03y9H1m0

@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social in partnership with John Hopkins University, Boston University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Sensory Cloud, Inc. and University of North Carolina, the researchers identified how diseases impacted by dry air.

A new study has identified the way in which human airways are affected by very dry atmospheres, which are set to increase due to climate change.

EnAcuity wins grant to bring AI-driven surgical imaging into operating theatres | Imperial News | Imperial College London

Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · Jul 21

👩‍🎓Learning from the best! hubs.ly/Q03wrFYL0

🎥EnAcuity, a joint spinout from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and UCL, has won an Innovate UK grant to validate its AI-driven imaging system for keyhole surgery with videos of procedures carried out at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

An Innovate UK grant will help spinout EnAcuity validate its software on video from operations at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

EarthScale is a UK-wide 12‑month programme empowering IP‑rich climate tech startups to scale beyond prototype.

Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · Jul 18

Help spread the word! @ic-cep.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperiallifesci.bsky.social @undaunted-hq.bsky.social ‪@granthamicl.bsky.social‬

Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · Jul 18

📣 Introducing: EarthScale: hubs.ly/Q03xH86Q0

🌱 The three-year project, co-funded by UK Research and Innovation's Research England, brings together some of the leading universities in the UK to tackle major climate challenges through innovative ideas and ventures.

Home - EarthScale

Imperial joins £7m green steel research partnership with Tata Steel | Imperial News | Imperial College London

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Imperial Enterprise @imperialenterprise.bsky.social · Jul 17

😍Huge new partnership to explore #GreenSteel: hubs.ly/Q03xtMGh0

🏭 We're delighted to have extended our long-term relationship with Tata Steel through a £7m EPSRC Prosperity Partnership, deploying AI to identify the potential quality of new steel using recycled materials in Electric Arc Furnaces.

New Prosperity Partnership will build an AI system to predict how using different kinds of scrap in steel production affects product performance.