We classify our spinouts according to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). A spinout is a new company formed, by academic staff, to commercialise intellectual property (IP) originating from Imperial College London.

Importantly, a spinout involves the university holding an equity stake in the company, reflecting its contribution to the development of the IP being commercialised. The spinout portfolio includes all spinouts currently active at the end of July 2024, excluding companies operating in stealth mode.

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About:Energy Limited

  • About:Energy is a leading battery modelling and data company that empowers small startups and major OEMs to accelerate critical decisions across the battery supply chain. From cell selection to lifetime and performance prediction, our cutting-edge digital tools enable faster, more efficient development.
  • www.aboutenergy.io

Accunea Ltd.

  • Develops medical devices, specialising in diagnostics and monitoring equipment. Accunea has developed a bedside kidney monitoring device that is able to detect kidney injury earlier than existing technologies, allowing doctors to intervene with timely and personalised treatment. Our monitor is connected to the patient’s blood and is the first device to continuously test for markers of kidney function.
  • www.accunea.com

Acurable Limited

  • Acurable designs and produces wearable medical devices that monitor respiratory and cardiac activity.
  • www.acurable.com

Akamis Bio Limited

  • Develops pharmaceuticals against a range of diseases, particularly cancer
  • www.akamisbio.com

Alkion BioInnovations

  • Development and supply of pharmaceutical active ingredients in plant tissue for vaccines and therapies.
  • www.alkinnov.com

Alveogene Limited

  • An innovative company focused on transforming rare respiratory disease outcomes using inhaled gene therapy, focussed on developing inhaled gene therapy to transform rare respiratory disease outcomes. The partnership will catalyse the translation of new genetic therapies for various rare respiratory diseases, including lethal neonatal surfactant protein deficiencies SP-B and ABCA3, Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency lung disease (AATD Lung Disease) and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
  • www.alveogene.com

Antikor Biopharma Limited

  • Develops antibody therapeutics targeting cancer cells with minimal damage to surrounding tissue
  • www.antikor.co.uk

Asep Healthcare Limited

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Bioataraxis Ltd

  • At Bioataraxis, our mission is to work together as a committed team to bring a positive change to the environment revolutionizing detergents for a sustainable future. We strive to bridge the gap between conventional and green surfactants by delivering innovative, sustainable solutions that help protect our planet whilst maintaining the high performance and quality standards our customers expect.
  • www.bioatx.com

Biocentis Limited

  • Ground-breakingwww.biomin.co.uk vector and pest control solutions for a healthier and more sustainable world. Biocentis leverages the latest advancements in genome engineering, artificial intelligence, and a unique technological platform to develop highly effective and environmentally friendly insect control solutions.
  • www.biocentis.com

Biomex Ltd

  • Creating wearable rehabilitation technology for athletes post-injury and patients with osteoarthritis. The product modulates muscle activity in real-time in response to the wearer's movements. This is achieved by using algorithms to capture motion data and then optimising muscle activity through electrical stimulation techniques. Movement data can then be used to track recovery progress.
  • www.biomexlabs.co.uk

Biomin Technologies Limited

  • Develops toothpaste that uses patented technology to protect against hypersensitivity and tooth decay, and replenish the minerals in tooth enamel. They also operate an e-learning platform for CPD (Continuous Professional Development) courses.
  • www.biomin.co.uk

Bramble Energy Limited

  • Develops and manufactures fuel cells using printed circuit board materials within established supply chains.
  • www.brambleenergy.com

Bright Energy Ltd

Bumblebee Power Ltd

  • Bumblebee Power is redefining wireless energy transfer with an innovative solution that is more cost-effective, significantly lighter, and highly versatile compared to existing wireless methods. With successful pilots and strong intellectual property, Bumblebee Power is set to revolutionize industries spanning infrastructure operations, mobility, healthcare and beyond.
  • www.bumblebeepower.com

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Cardiovascular Imaging Solutions Limited

  • Cardiovascular Imaging aims to bring together the knowledge base from all modalities in the field of cardiovascular imaging in a single web platform. The site aims to be largely free to the registered users in order to promote education and develop a useful resource in this rapidly growing field. However, the on-line courses and links to external courses/meetings would have their own registration fees.
  • www.cv-imaging.org

Cogitat Ltd

  • A device and subject agnostic software platform that converts thoughts into actions by reliably and accurately decoding brain waves from the motor cortex. The technology is designed to be used in next generation wearable EEG and VR devices to allow users to interact with VR environments using their thoughts alone.
  • www.Cogitat.io

Curvex Technology Ltd

  • Curvex has successfully developed a multi-axial extrusion technology that can accurately combine the extrusion and bending processes together with 35% lower manufacturing costs and 100 times finer grain size compared with the conventional extrusion products.
  • No website available. 

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Deltadot Limited

  • DeltaDOT is dedicated to the advancement of analytical techniques using patented methods and instrumentation in High Performance Capillary Electrophoresis (HPCE). They design and produce HPCE instruments which we are marketing worldwide. Also use the same instruments to offer Analytical Services and Contract Research.
  • www.deltadot.com

Digistain Limited

  • Digistain is an MHRA-cleared, UKCA-marked tumour profiling technology designed to assess the risk of recurrence in breast cancer patients following surgery. It predicts a patient’s 10-year risk of recurrence when treated with adjuvant endocrine therapy alone, guiding clinicians in making informed decisions about adjuvant chemotherapy.
  • www.digistain.co.uk

DNAE Group Holdings Limited

  • DNAe is developinA proprietary technology that addresses the need to recycle both dyes and fabrics. The integrated technology decolorizes textile fibres creating high value dye-free fibres ready to use by fibre recyclers. The extracted dyes are reused to dye new fabrics, creating a unique circular dyeing solution using “recycled colours”g the LiDia-SEQ™ Platform, a direct-from-specimen diagnostic system that performs DNA sequencing on a microchip, to provide rapid, actionable information to clinicians.
  • www.dnae.com

Dosium Holdings Limited

  • Real-time medication decision support systems enabling safe and informed decision making in clinical settings by giving healthcare providers up-to-date and patient-specific medication guidance. By integrating data including drug manufacturers' information, national formularies and hospital protocols, patients are prescribed the right drug, at the right dose, at the right time.
  • www.dosium.com

Drop-Tech Ltd

  • Developed a droplets-on-demand sampler and add-on microfluidic chips to make droplet generation easily accessible.
  • www.drop-tech.com

Dyerecycle Ltd

  • A proprietary technology that addresses the need to recycle both dyes and fabrics. The integrated technology decolorizes textile fibres creating high value dye-free fibres ready to use by fibre recyclers. The extracted dyes are reused to dye new fabrics, creating a unique circular dyeing solution using “recycled colours”.
  • www.dyerecycle.com

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Econic Technologies Ltd

  • Manufactures polyols and surfactants utilising waste CO2 for high-performance products for industries including construction, automative, furniture and clothing. Uses a proprietary catalyst to react carbon dioxide with conventionally produced epoxide inputs to form polymer precursors for various polyurethane products such as foams, coatings, sealants and adhesives.
  • www.econic-technologies.com

Embed Biotech Limited

  • A medical device company using bioelectronic implants to accelerate and monitor tissue regeneration. Its first product is being developed for faster, more reliable spinal fusion.
  • www.embed.bio

Embody Orthopaedic Limited

  • Develops pre-operative planning, 3D-printed patient-specific instruments, and complex surgical systems intended for the orthopaedics. State-of-the-art bone-preserving metal and cement-free hip implant and manufactures additives, enabling patients with cost-effective personalized surgery, whilst minimizing bone resection and preserving soft tissues.
  • www.embody-ortho.com

Enacuity Limited

  • Building the first hardware-free hyperspectral imaging solution for real-time surgical image enhancement. A sustainable solution, improving the capabilities of the existing in the OR equipment. The key features include AI-fuelled hyperspectral imaging, hardware-agnostic software, and real-time image enhancement.
  • www.enacuity.com

Entia Ltd

  • Develops healthcare monitoring devices to improve cancer treatment.
  • www.entia.co

Exactmer Limited

  • Exactmer manufactures polymers designed to be purer than traditional polymers, for use in medicines.
  • www.exactmer.com

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Frontwave Imaging

  • Novel medical imaging technology based on Tomographic Ultrasound, advanced algorithms, and supercomputing for high image resolution, with initial focus on breast imaging. Its goal is to improve breast cancer diagnosis for all patients at any age.
  • www.frontwave.io

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Glioquell Limited

  • A drug discovery and development company producing therapies for the treatment of brain tumours, along with other diseases with significant medical and societal burden. This is achieved by targeting the modulation of cellular metabolism which affects the viability of specific cell types.
  • No website available. 

Go Assistive Technology Ltd

  • Disruptive prosthetic legs with mobile-enabled customer support to empower people with limb differences around the world. These artificial lower limbs codeveloped with users and clinicians leverage smart design, frugal technologies, and mobile services to offer high functionality and durability at a price tag appropriate for a global market.
  • www.goassistivetech.com

Gripable Limited

  • GripAble develops transportable tools for training the arms and hands of those who have suffered debilitating injuries. These can connect with mobile devices.
  • www.gripable.co

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IpalK SAS

  • Develop the technologies able to transform plants into a natural biorefinery
  • No website available.

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Lumirithmic Limited

  • Lumirithmic is focused on 3D appearance capture technology, specializes in highest quality facial scans with realistic skin appearance, through portable desktop devices and smartphones. Their proprietary technology combines novel computational imaging with AI to provide cost-effective and accessible solutions, enabling any company around the world to deploy high-quality 3D appearance capture at scale for the mass market.
  • www.lumirithmic.com 

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Medusa Pharmaceuticals Ltd

  • Combatting antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by developing novel combinations of existing therapeutics, repurposing already approved drugs to reinvigorate antibiotics to kill previously resistant bacteria, presenting a low-cost and accelerated route to clinic. This approach presents the first economically feasible and readily applicable solution to the critical global threat of AMR.
  • www.medusapharma.com

Melico Sciences Limited

  • Based on a scientifically validated and clinically proven models, Melico provides a quantitative measure of the quality of your diet, enabling personalised nutrition and wellness advice. The dietary analysis including the collection and analysis of urine samples, personalised reporting on the results and recommended dietary interventions.
  • www.melicosciences.com

Microtech Ceramics Limited

  • Developing novel ceramic substrates for the automotive emissions control market. Using an advanced fabrication technique, substrates are designed with highly ordered and self-assembled microstructures that function as a substrate for catalysts.
  • No website available.

Mint Neurotechnologies Ltd

  • Advanced semiconductors for next-gen neural implants. MintNeuro develops modular and compact microchips to unlock the future of neurological care. These devices integrate sensing, stimulation, and data processing, enabling scalable and minimally-invasive solutions for managing and treating complex neurological conditions.
  • www.mintneuro.com

Molecular Vision Limited

  • Developed a technology platform (known as the BioLED™ platform) that quickly produce lab-quality information from a single sample of bodily fluids. The low-cost, instrument-free, disposable point-of-care device is able to measure previously incompatible parameters on a single test from a single sample, providing both quantitative and qualitative information.
  • No website available.

Monolith AI Limited

  • Proprietary predictive ai algorithms handling 3D data for product design and engineering solutions. Members and contributors of NAFEMS.
  • www.monolithai.com

Myricx Pharma Limited

  • Myricx Bio (“Myricx”) is a UK biotech company focused on the discovery and development of a completely novel class of selective cytotoxic payloads for antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), based on inhibitors of N-myristoyltransferase (NMT) for the treatment of cancer. NMT is an enzyme that adds a specific lipid modification to a number of protein targets key to cancer cell survival. Myricx closed a £90m series A in July 2025, to progress two of its proprietary ADCs to clinical proof of concept.
  • www.myricxbio.com 

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Nanograb Limited

  • A computational drug discovery company that uses AI to generate the best combination of binders to treat different diseases. Its product helps target drugs to very specific parts of the body.
  • www.nanograb.com

Nanomox Ltd

  • Nanomox is a sustainability-focused company utilizing the Oxidative Ionothermal Synthesis (OIS®) process to reduce energy consumption and minimize waste in material production. We actively recover and recycle metals from industrial waste streams, contributing to a low-carbon economy and adhering to circular economy principles.
  • www.nanomox.net

Nexeon Limited

  • Nexeon is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of ground breaking silicon based anode materials, dramatically enhancing the performance of Lithium-Ion batteries.
  • www.nexeonglobal.com

NK:IO Ltd

  • Biotech startup overcoming the limitations in the production of sufficient fully active NK cells for targeting cancer, unlocking greater potential for NK cell therapy. The technology enables production of superior cell expansion and tumour killing, greatly facilitates NK cell engineering and enables development of small molecule driven cell therapy.
  • www.nk-io.com

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Omnicyte Limited

  • OmniCyte is a preclinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing targeted treatments for unmet needs in cancer therapy.
  • www.omnicyte.com

Orthonika Limited

  • Novel total meniscus replacement: a synthetic orthopaedic implant for the knee joint replicating the structure and function of the biological meniscus.
  • www.orthonika.com

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Permia Sensing Limited

  • Permia combines its patented bio-acoustic sensor with drone imagery to provide insights on palm tree health, enabling farmers to adopt best practices and double their yield. By optimising yields in coconut, date, areca, and oil palm plantations, this innovation increases farmers' income, addresses food security, reduces pesticide use and deforestation, and mitigates CO2 emissions.
  • No website available.

Polaron Ltd

  • Polaron is a material design tool that takes microstructural image data and trains bespoke AI models to rapidly improve performance. By putting generative AI into the hands of engineers, Polaron is accelerating material design, reducing costs, and enhancing performance for materials such as battery electrodes and metal alloys.
  • www.polaron.ai

Polymetrix Ltd

  • A cloud platform to autonomously capture 3D body scans and design and manufacture fully bespoke medical and industrial wearable devices for all people, especially underserved minority groups. Its goal is to ensure all individuals are properly protected and treated by devices designed to keep them safe or improve their health.
  • No website available.

Precision Cardiovascular Ltd

  • Precision Cardiovascular develops a remote monitoring system for cardiac diagnostics with a focus on identifying problems and tailoring treatment
  • www.precision-cv.com

Precision Robotics Limited

  • Precision Robotics develops medical robotics technology for oncological surgeries, focusing on using 3D, AR-based imaging software to navigate robotic arms.
  • No website available.

Protondx Ltd

  • A team of researchers from Imperial College London that combine state-of-the-art electronics, molecular biology and machine learning to develop new diagnostic technology. Their novel diagnostic test based on microchip technology addresses the need for new accessible diagnostics to be rapidly deployed in hospitals for testing front-line staff, enabling clinical management of infected patients and real-time tracking.
  • www.protondx.com

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Quaisr Limited

  • Quaisr empowers engineers and scientists to bridge the fields of simulation and AI, enabling teams to make informed decisions across the lifecycle of engineered systems. Multinationals in the pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, defence and resource sectors use Quaisr to create and distribute predictive capabilities at scale.
  • www.quaisr.com

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Reco Medical Ltd

  • Creating a new standard of care for Intracranial Pressure (ICP) Management through a portable wireless sensing technology consisting of an implantable miniature sensor, a battery-powered electronic reader and a small and flexible external patch antenna. Wireless ICP monitoring can significantly reduce infection risk, improve patient mobility and reduce healthcare costs.
  • www.recomedical.co.uk

RFC Power Limited

  • RFC Power develops hybrid flow batteries for long term grid energy storage, for use with renewable energy generation methods.
  • www.rfcpower.com

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Safe Intelligence Limited

  • Developing solutions that make AI safe and secure. Specifically, Safe Intelligence is realising a cloud-based product to verify the correctness of machine learning and methods and tools for automated robustification. As a first product, Safe Intelligence is targeting the industries in aviation and autonomous vehicles.
  • www.safeintelligence.ai

Satisfed Limited

  • A novel appetite and metabolism modifying synthetic food stuff developed by scientists at Imperial College London and The University of Glasgow. With support from hands on investors, the team will build on over 10 years of research to help address the global obesity epidemic.
  • No website available.

Seratech Limited

  • A company focussing on a new technology to produce affordable zero-carbon cementitious material to drive decarbonisation of construction Their production process permanently sequesters CO2 emissions from industry or captured by Direct Air Capture. The CO2 is permanently stored, by mineralisation, in a zero-carbon cement which can be used to manufacture near-zero construction products such as building blocks and panels.
  • www.seratechcement.com

Serg Technologies Limited

  • Revolutionising the entire ecosystem of care for neurodegenerative movement disorders (NDMDs), starting with Parkinson's. Revolutionising the way we interact with technology by reinventing human to machine interface. The company has created a wearable, touch-less, natural and intuitive interface which provides Gesture Control for existing technology, completely removing the dependency on any current control devices.
  • www.sergtechnologies.com

Signatur Biosciences Inc.

  • A diagnostics platform that leverages existing qPCR infrastructure to make precision diagnostics more accessible. Traditional diagnostic tests are slow and expensive because they need to be run in a single complex centralised facility, which limits adoption. Signatur Biosciences tests are designed to integrate into every clinical lab seamlessly.
  • www.signatur.bio

Smart Surgical Appliances Limited

  • Develops novel platform technologies designed to reduce costs, improve safety and outcomes and minimise risk in the exceedingly large but complex minimally invasive surgery (MIS) markets. The Company is focusing on developing its first product, which is a new imaging and visualisation platform to improve image navigation and guidance in laparoscopic surgery.
  • No website available.

Smart Surgical Solutions Ltd

  • A smartphone-based intra-operative navigation system (called M.A.R.I.O); Mobile Assisted Reconstruction in Orthopaedics which is simple, low-cost and will help surgeons place an implant precisely during knee replacement surgery. M.A.R.I.O is backed by more than 15 years of fundamental research at Imperial College London and will improve surgical outcomes for patients.
  • www.s-3.co.uk

Solena Materials Limited

  • Solena Materials uses AI to design new-to-world proteins to create high-performance solutions for textile applications. By combining machine learning and precision fermentation, Solena develops sustainable fibres tailored for diverse uses, from fashion apparel to technical textiles. These protein-based fibres are engineered to replace petrochemical-derived synthetic and resource-intensive natural materials.
  • www.solena-materials.com

Solve Chemistry Ltd

  • At SOLVE, we specialize in improving chemical processes, driving both efficiency and sustainability. Through our innovative data collection and machine learning approaches, we deliver flexible future proof solutions for superior results.
  • www.solvechemistry.com 

Solveteq Ltd

  • Solveteq is transforming traditional, high-temperature, CO2-intensive metal extraction processes. Its proprietary technology platform leverages affordable, easy-to-handle, and environmentally friendly deep eutectic solvents (advanced ionic liquids) and their derivatives. Through a series of low-temperature conversion steps, the platform recovers high-purity materials, reducing energy costs by up to 90% and CO2 emissions by up to 75%. This innovative approach enhances efficiency, improves safety, and fosters more sustainable metal production for refineries and recycling companies.
  • www.solveteq.co.uk

Sonobotics Ltd

  • Manufacturer and supplier of new sensors and related technologies that enable robotic non-destructive testing of components. Its core product is Sonus, an acquisition system for electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) that is small, lightweight, wireless, versatile, and runs the Robotics Operating System, which makes it easy to integrate into any robot.
  • www.sonobotics.com

Sparta Biodiscovery Limited

  • An instruments manufacturer developing and commercialising the SPARTA® analytical platform technology and accompanying software, consumables and reagents, to enable development of nanoformulations for next-generation therapeutics. These include novel cancer and gene therapies and vaccines, to allow quicker patient access to improved and safer technologies.
  • www.spartabiodiscovery.com

Spiracheck Limited

  • Develops a breath test for oesophageal and gastric cancer, designed to act as a preliminary test before more invasive methods.
  • www.spiracheck.com

Sub Salt Solutions Limited

  • Developed Full Waveform Inversion (FWI) technology to see under complex overburden using only legacy seismic data. S-Cube has developed a proprietary algorithmic toolbox known as X-Wave for Full Waveform Inversion.
  • www.s-cube.com

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Taurhythm Therapies Limited

  • TauRhythm Therapies is developing technology to support doctors to improve procedures for treatment of heart rhythm disorders, particularly atrial fibrillation, which affects 30 million people globally. The Tau20 system enables doctors to identify abnormal heart areas for curative ablation.
  • No website available. 

Toffeex Limited

  • ToffeeX is a cloud-based, physics-driven generative design software that employs physics simulations to guide the engineering process, autonomously creating optimized designs that meet the user’s objectives.
  • www.toffeex.com

Tympa Health Technologies Limited

  • Tympa Health develops hearing assessment software that aims to reduce the burden on hospitals and clinics.
  • www.tympahealth.com 

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Zoompast Limited

  • Online platform for exploring, building and sharing genealogies integrating zooming user interface and layout algorithms for navigation and display of huge and complex genealogies.
  • www.zoompast.com

Zyme Dx Limited

  • The QwikZyme diagnostic device delivers rapid, affordable point-of-care testing with its nanozyme technology boosting sensitivity up to 100 times compared to similar devices. The technology caters to both molecular and protein diagnostics, offering quantifiable results powered by a machine learning algorithm. This allows clinicians to make quicker, more informed decisions.
  • No website available.

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