Another winner from the Cambridge Ecosystem! 🥳 Congratulations to Orr Yarkoni at Colorifix for being awarded the 2024 Princess Royal Silver Medal by the Royal Academy of Engineering. This award highlights Colorifix’s outstanding contribution to UK engineering. They are revolutionising the way we dye fabrics by harnessing microscopic life to make natural fabric dyes. These natural dyes massively reduce chemical pollution and save vast quantities of water, helping manufacturers meet their sustainability goals. It’s great to see our fellow colleagues across the Cambridge Ecosystem achieving well deserved recognition for their incredible innovations! To find out more about the Princess Royal Silver Medal winners, click here: https://lnkd.in/evtPUzeT #RAOE #CambridgeEcosystem #UKInnovation #Science #Technology
We're delighted to reveal the winners of our 2024 Princess Royal Silver Medals. The award recognises outstanding personal contributions to UK engineering by early to mid-career engineer resulting in market exploitation. The winners will be presented with their medals at our annual Awards Dinner which takes place today, 9 July. - Professor Jason Hallett, Imperial College London, has developed environmentally-friendly and economical solvent-based chemical processes for large-scale industries. - Dr Daniel Jamieson founded Biorelate Ltd., a cutting-edge tech-bio startup at the forefront of using data science to revolutionise pharmaceutical research. - Dr Katerina Spranger founded Oxford Heartbeat to increase the safety and accuracy of brain implant surgeries through AI software. - Dr Orr Yarkoni, Colorifix, was a major contributor to the development of biological textile dyeing as a replacement for toxic and wasteful chemical processes. Congratulations to our winners. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/evtPUzeT Image description: Collage showing the four winners of the 2024 Princess Royal Silver Medal. Clockwise from top-left: Professor Jason Hallett, Dr Daniel Jamieson, Dr Orr Yarkoni, Dr Katerina Spranger
Cambridge Enterprise, University of Cambridge: Winners keep on coming through for UK business! 🚀 Proud to be an alumnus!
Massive! Thanks for the shoutout 🎉