C2i Awards 2024

The winners of the 2024 Collaborate To Innovate Awards were unveiled at the winners party at One Great George Street in central London on Thursday 27th February 2025.

Congratulations to all the finalists and winners

Scroll down to see a full list of the winners

For more in-depth coverage of each winner and the shortlist, visit The Engineer

2024 Winners

Aerospace & Defence
Sponsored by Lucideon
DragonFire
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) with MBDA, Qinetiq and Leonardo

Automotive
eVITA – an inclusive electric wheelchair accessible vehicle (eWAV)
Motability Operations with Callum

Energy & Environment
Aftrak – a scalable, affordable, reliable microgrid solution to revolutionise energy access and agriculture in Africa
Loughborough University with The Consortium for Battery Innovation, Tiyeni and Clarios

Highly commended awarded to...
AGRI-SATT (Agricultural Growth using Remote-sensing, IoT, Satellite and Autonomous Telecommand Technology)
Brilliant Planet with Platinum Electrical Engineering, University of Southampton, Scottish association for marine science, Efficient documents, Chelsea technologies, Clearwater sensors, AVEVA and Schneider Electric

Healthcare & Medical
Sponsored by Med-Tech
The Children’s Adaptive Deep brain stimulation for Epilepsy Trial (‘CADET’)
Department of Neurosurgery - Great Ormond Street Hospital with Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, Medical Research Council Brain Network Dynamics Unit, University of Oxford, Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, Amber Therapeutics Ltd, UK

Information, Data & Connectivity
Project Skymast
Stratospheric Platforms (SPL) with BT, Cambridge Consultants, Britten Norman and Marshall

Highly commended awarded to...
Project Jolt
Centre for Sustainable Road Freight with University of Cambridge and Heriot Watt University

Manufacturing Technology
Sponsored by UKRI Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Cement 2 Zero Cambridge Electric Cement with Balfour Beatty, CELSA UK, Cambridge Electric Cement, Day Group, Materials Processing Institute, Tarmac and University of Cambridge

STEM Initiative
Increase STEM in Apprenticeships
Weston College

Wild Card
AVA Bridge & Lift System
AVA Consortium - Network Rail, Expedition Engineering, Walker Construction, Hawkins\Brown, McNealy Brown, ARX, Outokumpu

Young Innovator
Sponsored by Hays Recruitment
dotFlow - A Refreshable Braille Display
Mohammad Alim, Nizar Abdelhannane - Yr 12 Featherstone High School

Highly commended awarded to...
EcoChroma
Gurdit Singh

Green Pot: Growing the future
Keon Robert

The Impact Award for Innovation Excellence
Sponsored by Schneider Electric
Sir David McMurtry - Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Renishaw

Grand Prix
Sponsored by Babcock International Group
Aftrak – a scalable, affordable, reliable microgrid solution to revolutionise energy access and agriculture in Africa
South Tyneside Council with Dogger Bank Community Fund, Little Inventors, Ford Aerospace, Cell Pack Solutions, Ryder Loughborough University with The Consortium for Battery Innovation, Tiyeni and Clarios