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🏭 Innovation in carbon capture, utilization and storage can support industrial #decarbonization. Top Innovator D-CRBN uses plasma technology to convert #CO2 into valuable feedstock for e-fuels, chemicals, and polymers. Compact, energy-efficient and fully electrified, their solution is scalable for a wide range of industrial applications. D-CRBN is a winner of the Carbon Capture and Utilization Challenge, run by UpLink and the World Economic Forum's Resource Systems and Resilience program, in partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy | وزارة الطاقة and the Ministry of Economy and Planning - MEPsaudi. 🗓️ Gill Scheltjens, CEO of D-CRBN, will be joining the UpLink delegation at the Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos taking place 20 - 24 January 2025. 🌤️ Learn more about UpLink at #WEF25: https://ow.ly/iBhK50UGYVI King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) aramco AEON Collective SABIC Global CO2 Initiative Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability #NetZero #CarbonCapture #CarbonUtilization #CCU #Industry #PlasmaTechnology #StartUp #Innovation

💊 Imagine a world where drug discovery takes months, not decades. Quantum computers could soon simulate drug interactions in the human body, predicting their effectiveness and cutting development time drastically, leading to faster cures and more affordable medicines. UpLink recently ran The Quantum for Society Challenge in collaboration with the World Economic Forum's Quantum Economy Network and the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Saudi Arabia, to source innovators driving sustainability through quantum solutions. 🔬 Explore the submissions on UpLink and stay tuned for the announcement of the winners in the coming months: https://ow.ly/R4cQ50UGNKo C4IR Saudi Arabia Accenture King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) SandboxAQ CERN Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia National Technology Development Program Pasqal aramco The Garage | الكــراج HCLTech #Quantum #Tech #QuantumComputing #QuantumTechnology #Innovation #Sustainability #DrugDiscovery #Medicine #QuantumForSociety

♻️ How can we develop a circular economy that works for everyone? Top Innovator Rodrigo Oliveira, CEO and Co-founder of Green Mining, featured in an episode of our An Innovator Explains series to explain how we can transform waste management to cut emissions and build a cleaner, fairer world. 🚮 Watch the full episode on UpLink! Find out how The Circulars Acceleration Network, an initiative from UpLink, the Forum's Centre for Nature and Climate and Accenture, is supporting circular innovation and connecting early-stage entrepreneurs with partners, investors, industry leaders and other stakeholders: https://ow.ly/BixC50UGaBy Accenture The Circulars Amazon Web Services (AWS) Ecolab Anglo American

“We are trying to demonstrate that companies can do good and do well at the same time,” says John Dutton, Head of UpLink. 💪 By supporting early-stage innovators and engaging impact investors and corporate partners, UpLink is building an innovation ecosystem that can drive change and accelerate progress on the SDGs. Next week, a delegation of UpLink Top Innovators will attend the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos to showcase their solutions and connect with fellow change-makers, potential investors and key decision-makers. 🏔️ Find out more about UpLink at #WEF25: https://ow.ly/HXwT50UFYMC

🌆 UpLink's Yes SF Initiative, run in collaboration with Deloitte, Salesforce, Citi, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, and supported by the Forum’s Center for Urban Transformation and its Alliance for Urban Transformation, empowers innovators with sustainable urban development solutions. 🚙 Top Innovator Tiya Gordon, co-founder of it's electric and winner of the Yes SF Urban Sustainability Challenge, featured on the World Economic Forum's Meet the Leader podcast. Hear her discuss her start-up's innovative approach to #EV charging infrastructure here: https://ow.ly/VQkE50UFXLj Visit UpLink to learn more about our growing global network of innovators, founders, experts, and partners driving sustainable urban development and to learn about our exciting programme for #WEF25. BuildTech VC - Gensler - At One Ventures - Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy - Congruent Ventures - être Venture Capital - Gehl - Making Cities for People - Good Machine - JLL Spark - Most Likely To - Recology San Francisco Environment Department - San Francisco Planning Department - Swissnex in San Francisco - Blackhorn Ventures

#Water is a chronically underfunded area 🚰, but investors like Emerald Technology Ventures are working to change that. 💵 Emerald has invested in several UpLink Top Innovators—Kilimo, Indra, and bNovate Technologies SA—who are leveraging cutting-edge technology to enhance water security. Funding from investors like Emerald is vital to scaling their impact. Emerald Technology Ventures was among the first supporters of UpLink and HCL Group's Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative. This five-year collaboration, supported by the Forum’s Food and Water Initiative, empowers aquapreneurs to scale technologies that transform water management. 💧 Discover the diverse opportunities accessible to water innovators through UpLink, and learn more about our 2025 milestones, including #WEF25: https://ow.ly/jIC650UFt6i HCL Enterprise Kelven Lam #Water #WaterInnovation #Technology #Investing #WaterInvestment #Innovation #Impact #WaterSecurity #Sustainability

🎥 For the latest episode of our An Innovator Explains series, we invited Garrett Sprague, Co-founder and CEO of Smplicare, to take us through their solution to help promote healthier lives for ageing populations. A winner of the Prospering in Longevity Challenge, run in partnership with Manulife, Smplicare is a data-driven platform that combines technology and education to equip older adults with the skills to self-manage their #health as they age. 🏋️♀️ UpLink and the World Economic Forum's Longevity Economy Initiative are partnering with Manulife to build a dynamic innovation ecosystem around early-stage entrepreneurs in the #longevity space. 🔗 Watch the full episode with Garrett Sprague to learn more: https://ow.ly/G8ZY50UFqyn APG Cleveland Clinic IDB Lab Mercer Innovation Foundation Primetime Partners Stanford Center on Longevity Swiss Re #Longevity #LongevityInnovation #LongevityEconomy #PreventativeHealthcare #FinancialResilience #StartUp #Innovation

⚒️ How can we harness innovative technologies to accelerate decarbonization in ‘hard-to-abate’ sectors like mining and aviation? In this blog, our panel of experts and partners identify the challenges and solutions of ensuring all industries reach net-zero. Read here: https://ow.ly/y2lo50UErlf 🌎 UpLink, in partnership with Prospect Innovation, is advancing sustainable mining solutions by connecting stakeholders across the mining cycle and supporting early-stage start-ups 🔜 Our delegation of UpLink Top Innovators will attend the Forum's Annual Meeting 20 - 24 January to showcase their solutions and build connections. Discover more about UpLink at #WEF25 on our site. Vivek Salgaocar Vimson Group Shahrukh Shamim EnviCore Inc. Benedikt Sobotka Eurasian Resources Group Annie Hills U.S. Department of State

Untreated industrial wastewater poses a huge environmental risk. Top Innovator Membrion, Inc. is enabling companies to treat and recycle their wastewater on-site, achieving high water reuse rates and recovering valuable minerals crucial for green technologies. 💧 Stay tuned for the announcement of the winners of the Tackling Water Pollution Challenge during the upcoming World Economic Forum Annual Meeting taking place 20 - 24 January. Learn more about UpLink at #WEF25 here: https://ow.ly/PekS50UErbP HCL Enterprise Greg Newbloom Arup AtkinsRéalis BlueTech Research Imagine H2O National Alliance for Water Innovation Mazarine Ventures IKEA #WaterPollution #CleanWater #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #SDG6 #Water

🐠 🤖 Top Innovator Reefgen, a winner of the Regenerative Blue Economy Challenge, is advancing ocean restoration with its underwater robots. Reefgen CEO Christopher Oakes will be joining the UpLink delegation at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos from 20 - 24 January. 🌊 Last year, Reefgen was a winner of the Blue Horizons: Pitching for a Regenerative Ocean Economy Contest, winning 40,000 CHF in prize money. The session was organized in partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Economy and Planning and Wave. Learn more about the Blue Horizons session and the winning solutions here: https://ow.ly/Qnl450UEpJ8 Ministry of Economy and Planning - MEPsaudi WAVE Friends of Ocean Action Builders Vision Fauna & Flora G20 CORDAP (Coral Research & Development Accelerator Platform) Global Fund for Coral Reefs NCECKSA Red Sea Global SVC OceanX AVEVA