Making Green In-Space Propulsion

ISPTech

InSpacePropulsion Technologies (ISPTech) is a Spin-Off of the Institute of Space Propulsion at the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Current space propulsion systems offer either low cost or a high reliability. With their solutions – based on thousands of hot firing tests at DLR’s facilities – ISPTech can serve both worlds: offering low costs with high performance and high reliability. ISPTech's two propulsion solutions are suitable for all spacecraft sizes and classes – ranging from cubesats to large satellites, capsules or landers.

Making sustainable recycling of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Tozero

ToZero is introducing a sustainable process to recover critical materials from all types of Lithium-Ion Batteries. They will be the first in Europe capable of recovering all critical materials: Lithium, Nickel, Cobalt, Manganese and Graphite. This will allow ToZero to take old batteries and reintroduce fresh raw commodity materials back into the supply chain.

Making Decentralised Renewable Energy

Reverion

Innovative solid oxide fuel cells allow Reverion to provide 24/7 supply security, enable long-term seasonal storage and reduce megatons of CO2 emissions. This technology doubles electricity production through electrical efficiencies of 80% whilst also stabilising the power grid in electrolysis mode and producing renewable gases.

Making Producing Natural Polymers

Uluu

Uluu’s products act like plastic but are made from seaweed, not fossil fuels. They’re strong, lightweight and waterproof, while being truly biodegradable and biocompatible. Uluu is naturally produced via fermentation. This process uses saltwater microbes fed with farmed seaweed—a regeneratively-grown feedstock that can be scaled to entirely replace the fossil fuels used to make 400 million tonnes of plastic each year, all while sequestering carbon and bioremediating our oceans. Uluu can be directly substituted for plastic in existing manufacturing equipment, including to produce fibres that can replace polyester in textiles.

Making Psychedelic Medicines

Xylo Bio (prev. Psylo)

Mental disorders account for one of the largest and fastest growing categories of the burden of disease worldwide. Mental ill-health has devastating effect on individuals, families and communities, and weighs heavily on societies and economies - the economic burden of mental ill-health can rise to up to 4% of GDP, and those with mental illness have poorer educational and work outcomes than those in good mental health. Xylo is building a proprietary platform for developing psychedelic medicines to redefine how we treat mental illness. The Xylo team is uniquely positioned to transform mental health treatment with the application of psychedelics. Collectively, they bring years of experience researching cannabinoids and building deep biotech companies. And, like all great company-builders, the founding team has assembled a supporting tribe of industry-leading biotech investors and psychedelic experts.

Making Fusion Energy

Marvel Fusion

The world’s population is forecast to peak at 10.5 billion around 2050 and while the progress in renewables is encouraging, they cannot provide enough energy for humankind without an ongoing reliance on fossil fuels. In order to sustain economic growth and overcome climate change, the world needs to develop alternatives. We’re excited to back the Marvel Fusion team who’re building a reliable, commercially-viable nuclear fusion power plant. Marvel’s unique design has a genuine shot to get us to clean, safe, abundant power in the next decade to complement intermittent renewables on a pathway to a carbon-free energy grid.