2023 Finalists

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Aerospace & Defence

EnabEl: Enabling Aircraft Electrification
Cranfield University with The Light Aircraft Company Ltd Flylight Airsports Ltd and CDO² Ltd

Project Fresson
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions with Reaction Engines, Britten-Norman, Evolito and Ricardo

Radiating elements development for Satellite communications phased arrays
Qammer H. Abbasi with The Royal Academy of Engineering and Celestia UK

Retroflight Alpha (Future Flight Landing and Infrastructure - FFLP2)
Vanti with Custom Interconnect Limited, Oxfordshire County Council, Midlands Aerospace Alliance, and ARC Aero Systems

Automotive

GKN Advanced research centre
GKN Automotive with the University of Newcastle and University of Nottingham

Kautex-Textron predicts fuel sloshing noise Monolith AI software
Monolith with Kautex-Textron

McLaren Applied and Elaphe EV powertrain
McLaren Applied with Elaphe

Universal Battery Recycling System
Recyclus Group with University of Birmingham

Energy & Environment

A New Partnership in Offshore Wind
University of Sheffield with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Durham University,
Orsted and the University of Hull

Distributed ReStart
National Grid ESO with SP Energy Networks and TNEI Consultancy

LHYTS
ERM with Axens, Chiyoda, Enquest, Koole, Net Zero Technology Centre, Peterhead Port Authority, Port of Rotterdam, Shetland Islands Council, Storegga and The Scottish Government

REACT - Rapid Evaluation Areal Connection Tool
SSEN Transmission with Olsights Ltd, MapStand Ltd, Icebreaker One Ltd.

Renewables for Subsea Power
Mocean Energy, Verlume, NZTC, Baker Hughes, Transmark Subsea, Serica Energy, Harbour Energy and PTTEP

TransShip II
O.S. Energy with Newcastle University, Exeter University CFCM, SOLIS Marine Engineering, Chartwell Marine, Stone Marine Propulsion, H2Tec, and Newcastle Marine Services

Healthcare & Medical

GaitSmart
Dynamic Metrics with Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and University of East Anglia

MediTel - A Medical Telexistence Platform for Hazardous Environments
The University of Sheffield - Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Sheffield Robotics

Northumbria Healthcare drone deliveries
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust with Apian and Skyports

SmUPS
DefProc Engineering with Liverpool 5G Create, Telet Research, and Docobo

The SMART Suit
Duchenne UK with Spinal Muscular Atrophy UK and The Inclusionaries Lab at The University of Liverpool

Information, Data & Connectivity

Digitisation of the North West Electricity Network
Electricity North West with Kelvatek

Innovative Pre-Straining Tools and BOFDA Technology assessment: A Transnational Leap in infrastructure Monitoring
Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC), University of Moratuwa, University of Oxford, Access Engineering, Laing O'Rourke Centre - University of Cambridge, fibrisTerre Systems GmbH, University of Qatar, Epsimon Ltd and WSP UK

McLaren Applied Active Antenna and Fleet Connect
McLaren Applied with Huber + Suhner

Realising Enabling Architectures and Solutions for Open Networks (REASON)
University of Bristol with (Strathclyde University, KCL, Southampton University, Queens University Belfast, Thales, BT, BBC, Parallel Wireless, Digital Catapult, Weaver Labs), and 5 subcontractors (Nokia, Ericsson, Samsung, Real Wireless, and Compound Semiconductor Centre (CSC)

SINDRI - Synergistic utilisation of Informatics and Data centric Integrity engineering
The University of Bristol with EDF, Imperial College London, The University of Manchester, and The Henry Royce Institute

The Common Framework Project
National Grid ESO withArup, Energy Systems Catapult, and Icebreaker One.

Manufacturing Technology

A Digital Twin of construction machinery for improved energy efficiency
Cranfield University with BAM Nuttall and Flannery

A single-click automated manufacturing metrology demonstrator

Midlands Centre for Data-Driven Metrology (MCDDM) with Manufacturing Metrology Team. Faculty of Engineering University of Nottingham; Loughborough University; Coventry University

AIRLIFT (Additive Industrialisation for Future Technology)
GKN Aerospace Service Ltd with   GKN, Siemens, the University of Sheffield, CFMS, and the AMRC

Wild Card

1D superconductivity
University of Manchester with National Graphene Institute; Kyung See University (South Korea), NUS (Singapore); NIMS (Japan); Yale University (USA) and Lancaster University (UK)

A novel mop air purifier for virus removal from buildings and transport (MopFan)
University of Nottingham with High Performance Moulding Ltd

Airhead: Anti-Air Pollution Face Mask
Brunel Design School, Brunel University London, Airhead

EMPHASIZING: Enhancing Material Properties of recycled glass fibres through SIZING
B&M Longworth with Gestamp UK, Ford UK, Gen 2 Plank Ltd, TWI, Brunel University London
and EMS Grivory

Innovative Pre-Straining Tools and BOFDA Technology assessment: A Transnational Leap in Infrastructure Monitoring
Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC), University of Moratuwa, University of Oxford, Access Engineering, Laing O'Rourke Centre - University of Cambridge, fibrisTerre Systems GmbH, University of Qatar, Epsimon Ltd and WSP UK

STEM Initiative

Access & Awareness
Oxfordshire Advanced Skills with MTC Training, Oxfordshire Advanced Skills, UK Atomic Energy Authority, and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Life is Up
British International Education Association with Engineering Development Trust and Linear Design and Construct

Next Engineers
GE Vernova with The Inspirational Learning Group Stoke-On-Trent and Staffordshire Careers Hub

Powering the Future: South Tyneside and Beyond

South Tyneside Council with Dogger Bank Community Fund, Little Inventors, Ford Aerospace, Cell Pack Solutions, Ryder Architects, Port of Tyne and North Star Marine

Spazio Verde and Micros Kosmos
Polysolar with Saint Gobain, Mobilane, TRAID, Black Grape Global, supported by Yolanda Brown MBE, Ray Elysee of Northumbria University

Young Innovator

AutoMate - The chess board for everyone
Joseph Birch

ResQDrone
Gurdit Singh

Wind Mirrors
South Tyneside Council / Isaac Usher