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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.
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2024 round-up: Investment flows into White City Innovation District
Entrepreneurs and innovators in the WCID community have succeeded in attracting millions of pounds of funding in 2024. Read our highlights of the substantial funding deals closed by the WCID community this year.
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Exploring I-X: Imperial’s AI initiative at White City Deep Tech Campus
Professor Sophia Yaliraki, I-X Co-Director of Engagement and founder of Imperial’s Institute for Digital Molecular Design and Fabrication – DigiFAB, discusses I-X’s beginnings, its core mission, and where next-generation AI technologies might be heading.
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Upstream London: next phase industrial strategy launched
Hammersmith & Fulham Council Leader Stephen Cowan last week launched the next phase of the borough’s pioneering industrial strategy, Upstream London, which is set to cement White City Innovation District’s status as a global hub of innovation and inclusive growth.
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Life Sciences expansion with new White City Innovation Centre
Imperial is gaining a significant boost to its life sciences capacity at its White City Deep Tech Campus within White City Innovation District – thanks to a new joint venture just announced with innovation ecosystem developer Bruntwood SciTech.
