InnovateUK

"We believe that every tonne of plastic that gets incinerated is a missed opportunity to deliver low-carbon materials to a construction sector that desperately needs affordable and long-lasting assets. The backing of Vectr7, the South West Investment Fund, FSE and other investors is an important step; it gives us the resources to scale manufacturing, whilst continuing to develop the systems behind our materials and respond to growing pressure on industry to find better uses for plastic waste."

"Beta Bugs has supplied its industry leading products to an increasing number of established and new entrant insect farmers in the UK and international markets. The company continues to develop its outstanding HiPer-Fly® breeding programme, which has demonstrated consistent increases in Black Soldier Fly genetic performance across multiple, economically valuable production traits."

"X-ray scanners are such a common technology that we don’t often think of them as an area for innovation. But the reality is that the addressable market is huge – far beyond the obvious medical applications, with X-ray equipment critical in a range of sectors from construction to manufacturing. Silveray’s technology could play a key role in bringing the world’s oldest imaging technology into the 21st century."

"Until now, analysing the returns of potential commercial real estate deals has been flawed due to the lack of transparent data available."

"The world must create 70% more food by 2050 in a sustainable way. We need to double production, improve efficiencies on existing farmland, and avoid destroying more rainforests. At Omega Crop we can monitor and evaluate vast tracts of farmland, diagnosing crop loss events at scale and enable targeted interventions that will help feed our growing world."