C2i Awards 2025
The winners of the 2025 Collaborate To Innovate Awards were unveiled at the winners party at One Great George Street in central London on Thursday 26th February 2026.
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
2025 Winners
Aerospace & Defence
Sponsored by Lucideon
Drone Spine
ISS Aerospace with The Structural Battery Company, Marshall Aerospace, Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA)
Highly commended awarded to...
SPECTRAL PROPHET
Defence Science and Technology Labs - UK MOD with BAE Systems, Leonardo, Roke Manor Research, University of Bristol, IQHQ, Phoenix C4I, and Xenint
Automotive
Sponsored by Advanced Propulsion Centre UK
evolvAD
Nissan with Connected Places Catapult, Humanising Autonomy, SBD Automotive and TRL
Energy & Environment
Sponsored by Xometry
World-first integration of direct air capture for building materials production
Mission Zero Technologies with O.C.O Technology and Optimus
Highly commended awarded to...
Diamond Battery
University of Bristol with UK Atomic Energy Authority, Smolsys and Arkenlight
Healthcare & Medical
Continuous respiration monitoring using a novel, wearable capaciflector sensor (PneumoRator)
Nottingham Trent University & University of Southampton with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and Zelemiq
Highly commended awarded to...
Prostate-AI: High-Throughput, AI-Enabled Prostate Cancer Screening for NHS
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, JEB Technologies, and Queen Mary University of London.
Information, Data & Connectivity
Project Bluebird
NATS with University of Exeter and The Alan Turing Institute
Manufacturing Technology
Sponsored by Mazak
NextSpace Testrig
The University of Glasgow with the Manufacturing Technology Centre
STEM Initiative
Power Up!
Sizewell C with Skills Supply
Highly commended awarded to...
GirsGet Set
Baker Hughes with GE Healthcare, GKN Aerospace, Italian Sea Group, Avio Aero, Eli Lilly, Lanit-Intercom Italia, Ambiante S.p.a, RINA Consulting and VIBE Foundation
Wild Card
Sponsored by Big Commerce
WEEVIL
Pearson Engineering with Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Highly commended awarded to...
PipeINEER – Pipe INspection Enhanced-Energy Robot
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority with CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Young Innovator
AI-driven cancer diagnosis: testing image analysis software
Freman College
Grand Prix
Sponsored by Babcock International Group
Project Bluebird
NATS with University of Exeter and The Alan Turing Institute