The shortlist showcases the talent and innovation driving progress toward a net-zero future and personalized medicine in the East of England.
Eleven people are up for the Top21.2025 People awards. Anna-Maria Kypraiou cuts carbon emissions and boosts living standards. Arko reprograms immune cells as living drugs. Austin Reed develops cancer prevention therapies. Ethan Waisberg studies astronaut vision problems.
Georgina Leadley uses ultrasound for transplant surgery. Jiayin Hong creates customized cells for medicine. Jonathan Fisher helps Parkinson’s patients walk better. Lucy Jung makes devices for neurological disorders and Luke Cullen automates carbon emission estimates.
Ping Lin Yeap improves cancer radiotherapy. Raifa Al Maamari studies low-carbon hydrogen in the Middle East. Twelve companies compete for the Top21.2025 Company awards.
Alceus Bio targets solid cancers with CAR T therapies. Bioscopic uses infant bacteria to boost immune systems. BioTryp Therapeutics creates anti-biofilm therapies for infections. Cellestial Health protects brain cells to stop Parkinson’s.
Clock.bio reverses aging in cells. Evoralis breaks down textiles and plastics for reuse. Infiniti Recycling builds a carbon-negative battery recycling system. Nanomation enables nanomaterial use in semiconductors.
Nanoprint Innovations enhances solar cell production. Outsee finds drug targets using genomics. TRIMTECH Therapeutics degrades harmful proteins in the brain. Trismik tests AI models for safety and accuracy.
Eleven innovations are vying for Top21.2025 ‘Things.’ AllFocal Optics improves VR/AR visuals. HEAVENS protects hardware from counterfeits. iBoxit offers carbon-negative packaging. Journey Lens tracks focus.
Lamda Agri boosts food production with greenhouse coatings. Prospectral lowers the cost of spectral imaging. Reclinker makes zero-emissions cement. Supersense Technologies monitors people with dementia.
Synthetizor simulates financial crime data. VyperCore speeds up computing and blocks cyberattacks. Wave Photonics creates deeptech quantum chips.
Chris Ellis, Christine Martin, Jo Slota-Newson, and Tom Hughes are the judges. They will assess the nominees, considering innovation, impact, influence, viability and memorability.
The judges find that promising ideas keep flowing, attracted to the region’s intellectual power. The Top21.2025 winners will be announced March 6, 2025.
