Seafood waste sustainable packaging wins Imperial鈥檚 biggest startup competition | Imperial News

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> <title>Seafood waste sustainable packaging wins Imperial鈥檚 biggest startup competition | Imperial News | Imperial College London</title>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com/consent/6d9efb9d-b605-406f-b8b3-c9644859d064/OtAutoBlock.js" ></script> <script src="https://cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js" type="text/javascript" charset="UTF-8" data-domain-script="6d9efb9d-b605-406f-b8b3-c9644859d064" ></script> <script type="text/javascript">function OptanonWrapper() { }</script>  <meta name="description" content="SUSTAINABLE SHELLS - A team of Imperial students is turning waste crustacean shells into biodegradable, compostable products, providing a plastic packaging alternative.">  <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/assets/news/img/favicon/favicon.svg"> <link rel="alternate icon" href="/assets/news/img/favicon/favicon.ico">  <link rel="icon" href="/assets/news/img/favicon/favicon-32.png" sizes="32x32"> <link rel="icon" href="/assets/news/img/favicon/favicon-57.png" sizes="57x57"> <link rel="icon" href="/assets/news/img/favicon/favicon-76.png" sizes="76x76"> <link rel="icon" href="/assets/news/img/favicon/favicon-96.png" sizes="96x96"> <link rel="icon" href="/assets/news/img/favicon/favicon-128.png" sizes="128x128"> <link rel="icon" href="/assets/news/img/favicon/favicon-192.png" sizes="192x192"> <link rel="icon" href="/assets/news/img/favicon/favicon-228.png" sizes="228x228">  <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/assets/news/img/favicon/favicon-196.png" sizes="196x196">  <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/assets/news/img/favicon/favicon-120.png" sizes="120x120"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/assets/news/img/favicon/favicon-152.png" sizes="152x152"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/assets/news/img/favicon/favicon-180.png" sizes="180x180">  <meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#C8D8E4"> <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="/assets/news/img/favicon/favicon-144.png">  <meta name="msapplication-config" content="/assets/news/img/favicon/browserconfig.xml" />  <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@ImperialSpark"> <meta name="twitter:creator" content="@ImperialSpark"> <meta name="twitter:title" content="Seafood waste sustainable packaging wins Imperial鈥檚 biggest startup competition | Imperial News | Imperial College London">  <meta name="fb:app_id" content="674884772674087">  <meta property="og:title" content="Seafood waste sustainable packaging wins Imperial鈥檚 biggest startup competition | Imperial News | Imperial College London" /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/198795/seafood-waste-sustainable-packaging-wins-imperials/" /> <meta property="og:locale" content="en_GB" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Imperial News" />  <meta name="SectionType" content="News" /> <meta name="NewsSection" content="college-and-campus" /> <meta name="SearchPriority" content="1593513120" />  <meta name="twitter:description" content="SUSTAINABLE SHELLS - A team of Imperial students is turning waste crustacean shells into biodegradable, compostable products, providing a plastic packaging alternative."> <meta name="twitter:image:src" content="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/ImageCropToolT4/imageTool/uploaded-images/newseventsimage_1593428155278_mainnews2012_x1.jpg">  <meta property="og:type" content="article" /> <meta property="article:published" content="2020-06-30T11:32:00+01:00" /> <meta property="article:section" content="college-and-campus" /> <meta property="og:image" content="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/ImageCropToolT4/imageTool/uploaded-images/newseventsimage_1593428155278_mainnews2012_x1.jpg" /> <meta property="og:image:type" content="image/jpeg" /> <meta property="og:image:secure_url" content="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/ImageCropToolT4/imageTool/uploaded-images/newseventsimage_1593428155278_mainnews2012_x1.jpg" /> <meta property="og:image:width" content="700" /> <meta property="og:image:height" content="484" /> <meta property="og:description" content="A team of Imperial students is turning waste crustacean shells into biodegradable, compostable products, providing a plastic packaging alternative." />  <meta name="GSA_Picture_URL" content="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/ImageCropToolT4/imageTool/uploaded-images/newseventsimage_1593428155278_mainnews2012_x1.jpg">  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/assets/news/css/reset.css" media="all" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/assets/news/css/commonelements.css" media="all" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/assets/news/css/extras.css" media="all" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/assets/news/css/general.css" media="all" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/assets/news/css/print.css" media="print" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/imedia/plugins/overlay/overlay.css" media="all" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen and (min-width:955px)" href="/assets/news/css/wide.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen and (max-width:954px) and (min-width:720px)" href="/assets/news/css/portrait.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen and (max-width:719px)" href="/assets/news/css/mobile.css" /> <link rel="amphtml" href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/198795/seafood-waste-sustainable-packaging-wins-imperials/amp/" />      <script src="/assets/news/lib/jquery-1.8.2/index.js"></script> <script src="/assets/news/lib/jquery-ui/ui/minified/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>  <script src="/assets/news/lib/global-js/global-subset.js?init=false"></script>  <script src='/assets/news/js/load.js'></script> </head> <body class='ui'>  <noscript><iframe src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-NDH95W87" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript> <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= '//www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-NDH95W87');</script>  <div id="fb-root"></div> <script type='text/javascript'> var STORY_ID = 198795; fetchpars(STORY_ID); var view_token = "article_198795"; var url_enc_server = "%2F%2Fwww.imperial.ac.uk%2Fnews%2F198795%2Fseafood-waste-sustainable-packaging-wins-imperials"; var url_enc_client = $(location).attr('href'); </script> <header> <a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk" accesskey="0"><img class="header-logo" src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/assets/news/img/iclogo.svg" alt="Imperial College London" /></a> <nav> <div class="navlinks" id="bob"> <a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/" accesskey="1">Home</a> <a class="currentLanding" href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/college-and-campus" accesskey="2">College and Campus</a> <a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/science" accesskey="3">Science</a> <a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/engineering" accesskey="4">Engineering</a> <a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/health" accesskey="5">Health</a> <a class="last" href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/business" accesskey="6">Business</a> </div> <div class="searchBox"> <form method="get" action="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/search"> <label for="searchfield">Search field</label> <input id="searchfield" name="query" class="shaded_input" type="text" placeholder="Search here..."> <input type="submit" value="Go" id="searchSubmit"/> </form> </div> </nav> </header>   <div class="main" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/NewsArticle"> <section class="headlineAndDate"> <h1 itemprop="headline">Seafood waste sustainable packaging wins Imperial鈥檚 biggest startup competition</h1> <p class="byAuthor"> by <a href="#authorbox" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name">Joanna Wilson</span></a> <time datetime="2020-06-30" class="date" itemprop="datePublished"> 30 June 2020 </time> </p> </section> <div class="post" itemprop="mainEntityOfPage">  <article itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="photo" id="mainImageWrapper" itemprop="image" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <img src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/ImageCropToolT4/imageTool/uploaded-images/newseventsimage_1593428155278_mainnews2012_x1.jpg" alt="Plastic alternative products created by The Shellworks" class="mainImage"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/ImageCropToolT4/imageTool/uploaded-images/newseventsimage_1593428155278_mainnews2012_x1.jpg"> <meta itemprop="width" content="700"> <meta itemprop="height" content="484"> <meta itemprop="representativeOfPage" content="True"> <meta itemprop="fileformat" content="image/jpeg"> <div class="caption"> <div class="caption-inside cufoned MetaOT"><p>Image credit: The Shellworks</p></div> </div> </div> <img src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/assets/news/img/main_image_shd.png" alt="" class="imageShadowAfterMainImage"> <p class="abstract" itemprop="description">A team of Imperial students is turning waste crustacean shells into biodegradable, compostable products, providing a plastic packaging alternative.</p> <p><a href="https://www.theshellworks.com/">The Shellworks</a>, founded by Imperial College London graduates Insiya Jafferjee, Amir Afshar and Edward Jones, won the <a href="https://www.imperialenterpriselab.com/vccfinal2020/">Venture Catalyst Challenge 2020</a> for their invention which turns waste crustacean shells into biodegradable, composable products which can be used as an alternative to plastic.  </p> <p>The <a href="https://www.imperialenterpriselab.com/programmes/vcc/">Venture Catalyst Challenge</a> (VCC) is the College’s largest entrepreneurial competition for students and alumni, enabling them to develop an innovative idea for commercialisation. The competition is run by <a href="https://www.imperialenterpriselab.com/">Imperial Enterprise Lab</a> and powered by <a href="https://www.blenheimchalcot.com/">Blenheim Chalcot</a>, the UK’s leading venture builder.  </p> <h2>All-digital final </h2> <p>The team took home the £30,000 top prize after battling it out against four other startups during the competition's first ever all-digital final.   </p> <p>After an intense 7-week programme of workshops, mentoring and business coaching, 25 teams, divided into 5 themed tracks, pitched to expert panels in the heats in March. The winner of each track was awarded £10,000 and then competed to win the £20,000 Grand Prize. </p> <h2>Sustainable packaging </h2> <p><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2017/07/plastic-produced-recycling-waste-ocean-trash-debris-environment/">6.3 billion tonnes of plastic waste</a> has been created on earth to date and The Shellworks are hoping to make this a thing of the past. They create materials that can break down in any natural environment by extracting a biopolymer that is found in shellfish waste called chitin. </p> <p>Chitin, which is, the <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/chitin">world’s second most abundant biopolymer</a>, is found in crustaceans, insects and fungi, but needs to be chemically extracted from the source before it can be turned into a useful material. The team has created a series of machines that recycle, extract, and form this biopolymer into a biodegradable and recyclable plastic - they have already secured 55 thousand tonnes of shell waste which allows them to make 175 million products annually.  </p> <p>The team is starting by focusing on the global cosmetics packaging market. They have already secured two paid pilots from a perfume company and a skincare company and will work with them on making sustainable bottle caps, trays and outer packaging.  </p> <div class="video-player" data-src="https://vimeo.com/429666417"> <figure class="caption"> <div class="video-placeholder"><img class="placeholder" src="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/t4assets/images/placeholder/video-placeholder.jpg" alt="Video placeholder image" /> <a class="play-button" href="#">Play video</a></div> <figcaption>A pitch video by The Shellworks at the VCC Final.</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>Over 800 members of the public also voted for their favourite semi-finalist pitch for the £500 People’s Prize, which was won by <a href="https://www.treeconomy.co/">Treeconomy</a>. They provide a one-stop-shop for landowners to earn money by planting trees and combatting climate change.  </p> <p>The <a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/enterprise/ivms/">Imperial Venture Mentoring Service</a> also selected their favourite finalist pitch and awarded them a £500 bonus prize and time with the competition’s headline sponsor Blenheim Chalcot. The Mentor Prize went to <a href="https://saltyco.uk">Salty Co</a> who are creating the first ever freshwater-free fabric, using salt-resistant plant fibres. </p> <h2>Track winners </h2> <p>The competition was split into five themed tracks, <a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196154/five-student-startups-head-head-venture/">with the winner of each track also claiming £10,000</a>. The Shellworks won the Energy & Environment track, sponsored by ABB. </p> <p>Other winners were: </p> <p><b>Creative & Consumer - sponsored by Imperial College London </b></p> <p>SaltyCo, who won this year’s Mentor Prize, aims to reduce global freshwater consumption by creating alternative, freshwater-free textiles. One of the main consumers of freshwater, an increasingly depleting resource, is the textiles industry where freshwater is used in the production of both natural and synthetic fabrics.  </p> <figure class="caption full left"><img class="full" src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/ImageCropToolT4/imageTool/uploaded-images/salty-co-5_1593428776891_x2.jpg?r=2798" alt="Image of materials created by Salty Co" /> <figcaption>Image credit: Salty Co</figcaption> </figure> <p><b>Digital & Fintech - sponsored by Santander Universities </b></p> <p>Hippocampus is an immersive virtual reality platform for those who need help with their long-term memory. The platform draws on the ancient Greek technique of the Memory Palace, which uses visualisations of familiar spatial environments in order to enhance and improve the recall of information and is favoured by Sherlock Holmes.   </p> <p><b>Health & Wellbeing - sponsored by P&G Ventures </b></p> <p><a href="https://www.bia.care">Bia.Care</a> is a digital platform that supports women during menopause by connecting them with clinicians of different specialties through virtual group consultations. Women can receive information and personalised care that addresses both their medical symptoms and long-term goals.   </p> <p><b>AI & Robotics - sponsored by Amazon Robotics </b></p> <p>Powered by AI, Third Eye Intelligence aims to increase intensive care survival rates to predict the risk of organ failure. They have developed AI capable of forecasting clinical deterioration, predicting the risk of organ failure and guiding targeted treatment planning. By giving clinicians ample warning and guidance, they hope that their system can help save lives and resources. </p> <h2>Pushing boundaries of innovation </h2> <p>This year’s competition also saw the introduction of two new prizes, which were awarded ahead of the final.  </p> <p>The Moonshot Prize, sponsored by AirAsia, was awarded to <a href="https://www.thetyrecollective.com/">The Tyre Collective</a> for challenging the status quo and pushing boundaries of innovation. They were awarded £10,000 for their innovation to collect harmful tyre particles from vehicles, one of the largest contributors to air pollution.   </p> <figure class="caption full left"><img class="full" src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/ImageCropToolT4/imageTool/uploaded-images/ttc-5-render_1593428822468_x2.jpg?r=7209" alt="Image of The Tyre Collective's device for collecting tyre particles" /> <figcaption>Image credit: The Tyre Collective</figcaption> </figure> <p>The Social Impact prize of £10,000, sponsored by Grosvenor, was awarded jointly to <a href="https://recycleye.com/">Recycleye </a>and <a href="https://www.tempo-market.com/">Tempo Market</a> to raise the profile of teams seeking to make a positive impact on the world.   </p> <p>Recycleye is a waste sorting solution that uses deep-learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to enable automated sorting of waste. Tempo Market offers easy camping equipment rentals to campsite visitors, overcoming the need to own your own equipment, saving customers money and making campsites accessible to a whole new market.   </p> </article> <section class="copyright"> <p>Article text (excluding photos or graphics) © <?php echo date('Y'); ?> Imperial College London.</p> <p>Photos and graphics subject to third party copyright used with permission or © Imperial College London.</p> </section> <section class="reporter"> <h2 class='cufoned MetaOT'>Reporter</h2>  <a id="authorbox"></a> <div class="reporterBox" id="joanna.wilson"> <a href="http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/joanna.wilson"> <img class="profile" src="https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/joanna.wilson/photo" alt="Joanna Wilson"> </a> <div class="reporterInfo"> <div class="reporterInfoInner"> <p> <b class="reporterName">Joanna Wilson</b> <br /> Communications Division </p> </div> </div> <img src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/assets/news/img/expand_arrow.png" id="authorboxArrow" class="expandArrow" alt="Click to expand or contract" title="Click to expand or contract" /> <h4 class='cufoned MetaOT'> Contact details </h4> <p> Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 3970 <br /> Email: <a href="mailto:joanna.wilson@imperial.ac.uk">joanna.wilson@imperial.ac.uk</a> <br /> <br /> <a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/search?author=00995950" class="seeMoreStories"> Show all stories by this author </a> </p> </div>  </section> <section class="tags"> <h4 class='cufoned MetaOT-Book'>Tags:</h4> <p> <span itemprop="keywords"> <a itemprop="keyword" href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/search?tag=2">Alumni</a>, <a itemprop="keyword" href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/search?tag=138">Student-entrepreneurship</a>, <a itemprop="keyword" href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/search?tag=18">Entrepreneurship</a>, <a itemprop="keyword" href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/search?tag=96">Enterprise</a>, <a itemprop="keyword" href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/search?tag=183">Comms-strategy-Entrepreneurial-ecosystem</a> </span> <br /> <b><a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/tagcloud" id="cloudlink">See more tags</a></b> </p> <div id="tagCloud"></div> </section> <a id="comments"></a>  <section class="comments"> <h2 class='cufoned MetaOT'>Comments</h2> <p class='loading'>Comments are loading...</p> </section>  <section class="leaveAcomment"> <h2 class='cufoned MetaOT-Book'>Leave a comment</h2> <p class='disclaimer'>Your comment may be published, displaying your name as you provide it, unless you request otherwise. Your contact details will never be published.</p> <form id="commentForm" method="post"> <label for="c_name" class="cufoned MetaOT-Book">Name <span class="required">(required)</span></label> <input type="text" name="c_name" id="c_name"/> <label for="c_email_id" class="cufoned MetaOT-Book">Email <span class="required">(required)</span></label> <input type="email" name="c_email_id" id="c_email_id"/> <label for="c_comments" class="clear cufoned MetaOT-Book">Message <span class="required">(required)</span><span class="quiet disclaimer"> <sup>*</sup> please state if you do not wish your comment to be published.</span></label> <textarea name="c_comments" id="c_comments" maxlength="2000"></textarea> <div class="nozzleMessage"></div> <input type="hidden" name="token" value="" /> <input type="submit" name="submit" class="submitComment right" value="Submit comment"/> </form> </section>  </div>  <aside>  <div class="iconAside sm" data-service="comments"> <img src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/assets/news/img/icon-comment.png" alt="comments"/> <a href="#comments"> <b>1</b> comment </a> </div> <div class="iconAside sm fbook" data-service="FacebookShare"> <img src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/assets/news/img/icon-fb.png" alt="facebook"/> <a href="#"> Share this </a> </div> <div class="iconAside sm" data-service="Twitter"> <img src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/assets/news/img/icon-twitter.png" alt="X, formerly known as Twitter"/> <a href="#"> Post this </a> </div> <div class="iconAside sm" data-service="Reddit"> <img src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/assets/news/img/icon-reddit.png" alt="reddit"/> <a href="#"> Share on reddit </a> </div> <div class="iconAside sm" data-service="LinkedIn"> <img src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/assets/news/img/icon-linkedin.png" alt="linkedin"/> <a href="#"> Share on LinkedIn </a> </div> <div class="iconAside"> <img src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/assets/news/img/icon-email.png" alt="email"/><a class="emailfriend" href="#">Email a friend</a> </div> <div class="iconAside last-child"> <img src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/assets/news/img/icon-print.png" alt="print"/><a href="#" class="printButton">Print this story</a> </div>   <hr class="extraSpace" />   <section> <h3 class='cufoned MetaOT-Book relatedTitle'>Related stories</h3> <div id="relatedStoriesWrapper"> <a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196154/five-student-startups-head-head-venture"> <img src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/ImageCropToolT4/imageTool/uploaded-images/newseventsimage_1584026669446_featurenews2012_x1.jpg" class="storyImage" alt="Five new student startups go head to head in Venture Catalyst Challenge final"> <b>Five new student startups go head to head in Venture Catalyst Challenge final</b> </a> <div class="devider"></div> <a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196154/five-student-startups-head-head-venture"> Five new student startups go head to head in Venture Catalyst Challenge final </a> <div class="devider"></div> <a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/190632/sight-saving-imaging-tool-wins-imperials-biggest"> Sight-saving imaging tool wins Imperial鈥檚 biggest startup competition </a> </div> </section> <hr class="extraSpace" />       <section class="mediaMentions"> <h3 class='cufoned MetaOT relatedTitle'>Media mentions</h3> <a href="https://www.dezeen.com/2019/02/22/shellworks-bioplastic-lobster-shell-design/" target="_blank"> Dezeen: Shellworks turns discarded lobster shells into recyclable bioplastic objects </a> <div class="devider"></div> <a href="https://www.dezeen.com/2020/03/30/royal-college-of-art-saltyco-sustainable-fabric/" target="_blank"> Dezeen: RCA students develop SaltyCo sustainable fabrics using seawater plants </a> <div class="devider"></div> <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/air-pollution-tyres-students-a4377411.html" target="_blank"> Evening Standard: London students' innovative device to help reduce air pollution from tyres </a> </section> <hr class="extraSpace" />   <section> <h3 class='cufoned MetaOT relatedTitle'>More</h3> <ul id="moreLinksWrapper"> <li><a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/design-engineering/" target="_blank">Dyson School of Design Engineering</a></li> </ul> <ul id="moreCatWrapper"> <li><a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/college-and-campus"><span itemprop="printSection">College and campus</span></a></li> </ul> </section>  <meta itemprop="genre" content="article"> </aside>  <div itemprop="publisher" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"> <meta itemprop="name" content="Imperial College London"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.imperial.ac.uk"> <div itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/assets/website/images/logo/imperial-600.png"> <meta itemprop="height" content="217"> <meta itemprop="width" content="600"> <meta itemprop="fileFormat" content="image/png"> </div> </div> </div>    <div class="sidebar" >  <section id="latestStories"> <div class="h2container"> <div class="h2corner"></div> <div class="h2wrapper"> <h3 class='cufoned MetaOT-Book'>Latest news</h3> </div> </div> <a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/261035/imperial-germanys-tum-launch-research-centre"> <div class="featureImageWrapper"> <img src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/ImageCropToolT4/imageTool/uploaded-images/newseventsimage_1739285299387_featurenews2012_x1.jpg" class="featureImage" alt="Imperial and Germany鈥檚 TUM launch research centre to tackle particle pollution"> <img class="imageShadow" alt="shadow" src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/assets/news/img/image_shadow_sidebar.png"> </div> <h4 class="teaser">Particle pollution</h4> <h5> Imperial and Germany鈥檚 TUM launch research centre to tackle particle pollution </h5> </a> <a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/260894/psychiatric-drug-development-award-incubator-news"> <div class="devider"></div> <h4 class="teaser">News in brief</h4> <h5> Psychiatric drug development and an award for our Incubator: News from Imperial </h5> </a> <a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/256937/provost-attends-unesco-international-year-quantum"> <div class="devider"></div> <h4 class="teaser">Quantum in Paris</h4> <h5> Provost Attends UNESCO International Year of Quantum 2025 Launch in Paris </h5> </a> </section>  <hr class="extraSpace"/>  <div class="clear"></div>   <section id="mostPopular"> <div class="h2container"> <div class="h2corner"></div> <div class="h2wrapper"> <h3 class="cufoned MetaOT-Book">Most popular</h3> </div> </div> <a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/235514/magic-mushroom-compound-increases-brain-connectivity"> <div class="featureImageWrapper"> <img src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/ImageCropToolT4/imageTool/uploaded-images/newseventsimage_1649421195253_featurenews2012_x1.jpg" class="featureImage" alt="Magic mushroom compound increases brain connectivity in people with depression"> <img class="imageShadow" alt="shadow" src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/assets/news/img/image_shadow_sidebar.png"> </div> </a> <a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/235514/magic-mushroom-compound-increases-brain-connectivity"> <h4 class="mostPopular teaser teaserAfterStar"> <span class="star"><b>1</b></span> <span>Psychedelic treatment:</span> </h4> <h5>Magic mushroom compound increases brain connectivity in people with depression</h5> </a> <div class="devider"></div> <a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/260637/bioengineering-makes-robotic-limbs-feel-natural"> <h4 class="mostPopular teaser teaserAfterStar"> <span class="star"><b>2</b></span> <span>Robotic limb breakthrough:</span> </h4> <h5>Bioengineering makes robotic limbs feel natural </h5> </a> <div class="devider"></div> <a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/243893/advanced-brain-imaging-study-hints-dmt"> <h4 class="mostPopular teaser teaserAfterStar"> <span class="star"><b>3</b></span> <span>Psychedelic experience:</span> </h4> <h5>Advanced brain imaging study hints at how DMT alters perception of reality</h5> </a> <div class="devider"></div> <a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/219413/magic-mushroom-compound-performs-well-antidepressant"> <h4 class="mostPopular teaser teaserAfterStar"> <span class="star"><b>4</b></span> <span>Antidepressant Potential:</span> </h4> <h5>Magic mushroom compound performs as well as antidepressant in small study</h5> </a> </section>  <hr class="extraSpace"/>  <section id="lc"> <div class="h2container"> <div class="h2corner"></div> <div class="h2wrapper"> <h3 class="cufoned MetaOT">Latest comments</h3> </div> </div> <article class="commentBubble"> <a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/256153/imperial-strengthen-transatlantic-tech-cooperation-with"> <h5 class="comment"> <b class="desc">Comment on</b> <b>Imperial to strengthen Transatlantic tech cooperation with new hub:</b> <i>I'm excited to see Imperial College London expanding its presence in the US! This new hub in San Fra…</i> </h5> </a> </article> <div class="nozzleRight"></div> <article class="commentBubble"> <a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/260557/imperial-solar-orbiter-team-mark-five"> <h5 class="comment"> <b class="desc">Comment on</b> <b>Imperial Solar Orbiter team mark five years of studying the Sun up close:</b> <i>Congratulations to the Imperial Solar Orbiter team on five years of groundbreaking research! It's fa…</i> </h5> </a> </article> <div class="nozzleLeft"></div> <article class="commentBubble"> <a href="//www.imperial.ac.uk/news/260673/new-spinout-remephy-plants-tackle-worldwide"> <h5 class="comment"> <b class="desc">Comment on</b> <b>New spinout RemePhy to use plants to tackle worldwide soil contamination:</b> <i>Phyto remediation could be used on the gasworks/Sainsbury鈥檚 site in North Kensington which is due …</i> </h5> </a> </article> <div class="nozzleRight"></div> </section>    <div class="clear"></div> <section id="latestTweets"> <div class="h2container"> <div class="h2corner"></div> <div class="h2wrapper"> <h2>Latest Tweets</h2> </div> </div> <div id='dcafeed-664-97-3' class='dcacontainer'></div> </section>   </div>   <footer> <div class="footer-stripes"></div> <div class="footer-links-wrapper"> <div class="footer-link-block"> <h3 class='cufoned MetaOT-Book'>About</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/about-the-site/news/">About Imperial's News site</a> </li> <li> <a href="/about-the-site/use-of-cookies/">Cookies</a> </li> <li> <a href="/staff/tools-and-reference/web-guide/policies-and-guidance/comments/">Comments policy</a> </li> <li> <a href="/about-the-site/accessibility/">Accessibility</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer-link-block"> <h3 class='cufoned MetaOT-Book'>More news and events</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/be-inspired/social-and-multimedia/podcasts/">Podcasts</a> </li> <li> <a href="/reporter/">Reporter</a> </li> <li> <a href="/be-inspired/magazine/">Imperial Magazine</a> </li> <li> <a href="/media/daily-news-digest/">Daily news digest (internal only)</a> </li> <li> <a href="/be-inspired/">Be inspired</a> </li> <li> <a href="/whats-on/">Events calendar</a> </li> <li> <a href="/whats-on/events-signup/">Events bulletin</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer-link-block"> <h3 class='cufoned MetaOT-Book'>For the media</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/media/news-release-signup/">News releases</a> </li> <li> <a href="/mediaguide/">Find an expert</a> </li> <li> <a href="/media/contacts/">Contact the Press Office</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer-link-block last two-col"> <h3 class='cufoned MetaOT-Book'>Subscribe</h3> <div class="subscription-container">  <form action="/media/imperial-today/" method="post" target="_blank"> <label for="itEmail">Imperial Today delivered directly to your inbox every weekday morning.</label> <input id="itEmail" name="email" type="email" autocomplete="email" placeholder="Your email address" required /> <button id="itSubmit" type="submit">Next</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer-social-holder" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CollegeOrUniversity"> <a href="#" class="sm" data-service="Twitter" title="Post this"><img src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/assets/news/img/icon-twitter.png" alt="X, formerly known as Twitter icon"/></a> <a href="#" class="sm" data-service="Reddit" title="Share this on reddit"><img src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/assets/news/img/icon-reddit.png" alt="reddit icon"/></a> <a href="#" class="sm" data-service="Facebook" title="Share this on Facebook"><img src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/assets/news/img/icon-fb.png" alt="Facebook icon"/></a> <a href="#" class="sm" data-service="LinkedIn" title="Share on LinkedIn"><img src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/assets/news/img/icon-linkedin.png" alt="LinkedIn icon"/></a> <a href="http://www.imperial.ac.uk/NewsApp/docs/feed/college/news/cat/college-and-campus/" title="RSS Feed"><img src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/assets/news/img/icon-rss.png" alt="Rss icon"></a> <a href="#" class="printButton hiddenOnMobile" title="Print this"><img src="//www.imperial.ac.uk/assets/news/img/icon-print.png" alt="Print icon"></a> <div class="clear"></div> <meta itemprop="name" content="Imperial College London"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/"> <meta itemprop="image" content="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/ImageCropToolT4/imageTool/uploaded-images/homepage-default-social--tojpeg_1523872141375_x1.jpg"> <meta itemprop="logo" content="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/assets/website/images/logo/imperial-600.png"> <meta itemprop="sameAs" content="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_College_London"> <p class="campus-address" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/PostalAddress" itemprop="address"> <b>Main campus address:</b> <br/> <span class="fn org organization-name">Imperial College London</span>, <span class="adr"><span class="street-address" itemprop="name">South Kensington Campus</span>, <span class="region" itemprop="addressLocality">London</span> <span class="postal-code" itemprop="postalCode">SW7 2AZ</span></span>, tel: <span class="tel" itemprop="telephone">+44 (0)20 7589 5111</span> <br/> <a href="/visit/campuses/">Campus maps and information</a> <span> | </span> <a href="/about-the-site/">About this site</a> <span> | </span> <a href="/about-the-site/use-of-cookies/">This site uses cookies</a> <span> | </span> <a href="/news/report/?_page=/news/198795/seafood-waste-sustainable-packaging-wins-imperials/">Report incorrect content</a> <span> | </span> <a href="/news/login/?_referrer=/news/198795/seafood-waste-sustainable-packaging-wins-imperials/" id="loginlink">Log in</a> </p> </div>  </footer> </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

Seafood waste sustainable packaging wins Imperial鈥檚 biggest startup competition | Imperial News | Imperial College London