Global Awards 2025

Finalists 2025

Biopharma Award

Sponsored by SLR Consulting

  • Merck & Co, USA, MSD, International – Leveraging Chemical Engineering Innovations for the Development and Commercialization of Nemtabrutinib (MK-1026)
  • Novartis Pharma AG, Switzerland - Scientific Modelling Based Scale-up and Tech Transfer for Anti-Cancer Drug Product Development
  • Otto Simon, UK,  Aerbio, Denmark - Clean Protein: Engineered for a Resource-Constrained World
  • PM Group, UK - Stainless Steel vs Single-Use: Sustainable Facility Design in Bio-Pharmaceutical Engineering
  • University College London, Eli Lilly & Co, UK, University of California at Santa Barbara, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA - From Molecule to Medicine: Digital Crystallization for Biopharma Innovation
  • University of Sheffield, UK - Southeast Asia Vaccine Manufacturing Research Hub (UK-SEA Vax Hub)

Business Start-up Award

Sponsored by Sellafield Ltd

  • Bioataraxis, UK - Ecosaf, a new biorefinery approach to produce biobased surfactant from biomass residue
  • EvoPhase, UK - EvoPhase: Evolutionary AI for Automatic Design Optimisation
  • Imperial College London, UK - ChemEng Enterprise @Imperial
  • Mission Zero Technologies, UK - Scaling affordable, energy-efficient electrochemical direct air capture worldwide
  • Rolls-Royce SMR, UK - Rolls-Royce SMR: Clean, Affordable Energy for All

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award

Sponsored by Shell

  • BakerHicks, UK - Engineering Inclusion - A People-First Approach to Culture Change
  • Bouygues Energies & Services, UK - Engineering Inclusion: Driving Diverse Talent Across Technical Project Delivery
  • BP International, UK - The Positively Ethnic Network (PEN)
  • Projex Solutions, UK - Engineering a Fairer Future: Inclusion, Innovation and Impact at Projex Solutions
  • Rolls-Royce SMR, UK - Rolls-Royce SMR: Excellence in Inclusion
  • UCL Biochemical Engineering, UK - Athena Swan Gold in Action: Embedding Inclusive Excellence in Biochemical Engineering

Food and Drink Award

  • Amaea, New Zealand - Amaea Pioneers New Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (MIP) Technology for Precision Winemaking
  • Chivas Brothers, UK - Carbon reduction of malt distilling by mechanical vapour recompression
  • Chivas Brothers, UK, GEA Wiegand, Germany - Energetic optimisation of grain spirit distillation by mechanical vapour recompression
  • DuPont Water Solutions, USA - Engineering Better Nutrition: Advancing Sustainable and Cost-Effective Dairy Production Through Membrane Innovation

Industry Project Award

  • adi Group, UK - Self-delivered design, development and construction of a fully automated mashed potato line
  • Bouygues Energies & Services, UK - HYTECH: A National Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Electrolyser Test Facility
  • Carbon Clean, UK - CycloneCC: Fully columnless carbon capture technology
  • Cemex, UK - Climafuel Transformation: 100% Alternative Fuel Operation at Rugby Cement Plant
  • Johnson Matthey, UK, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA & Core Natural Resources Inc, USA - Reducing coal mine methane emissions with novel catalyst system
  • RJM Corporation, UK, Eren Enerji, Turkey - Combustion Performance Upgrade Project to improve boiler efficiency and reduce emissions

Innovative Process Award

  • BP, UK - Air and Nitrogen System Debottlenecking and Optimisation
  • Brilliant Dyes, UK - Decarbonising Fashion and Food Industries with Sustainable Natural Dyes
  • Corteva Agriscience, USA - Second Generation Rinskor™ Active Route Leads to More Sustainable and Efficient Process
  • Plastic Energy, UK - Spearheading the circular transition through chemical recycling
  • RSE, UK - Hampton Loade
  • UNICAT Catalyst Technologies, USA, UNICAT Catalyst, UK - Magcat®

Innovative Product Award

  • bp International, UK; Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions, Germany - Refinery Real-Time Anti-Corrosion Treatment (to Enhance Product Yield)
  • Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; China Agricultural University; National University of Singapore; Shenzhen University, China   Virus control in water and infected plants by Fenton-like Technology
  • Dow, China - Advanced thermal management solution to drive Electric Vehicles high-power performance
  • KBC(A Yokogawa Company), UK - KBC Acuity Process Twin Pro Automates Digital Twin Excellence for Profitable, Low-Carbon Operations
  • RJM Corporation (EC), UK - Increasing availability and load on a biomass plant with IMPULSE Cleaning technology
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Hydrexia Holding, China - High-capacity Magnesium-based Solid-state Hydrogen Storage and Transportation Trailer

Nuclear Technology Award

Sponsored by Rolls Royce

  • Cavendish Nuclear, UK - Off-Gas System for Plutonium Contaminated Material
  • Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University, USA - Design and implementation of the Isotope Harvesting Project at FRIB
  • Rolls-Royce SMR, UK - Blowing Down our own Trumpet
  • Rolls-Royce SMR, UK - Engineering for Extremes - Our Philosophy for Severe Accident Management
  • Rolls-Royce SMR, UK - It's Getting Hot in Here (So Model All Your Flows)
  • Sellafield Ltd, UK; Amentum, USA; United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory, UK - Vacuum Retrievals and Transport of Wet Nuclear Waste

Oil, Gas and Energy Transition Award

  • CPFD Software, USA - Autonomous Design of Reactors using AI
  • ExxonMobil, UK and Malaysia - Producing hydrocarbon fluids using a novel line up in a condensed timeline
  • Flowchem LLC -USA - TurboFlo AQ: Energy-Saving Innovation for Safer Oil Pipelines
  • INEOS Electrochemical Solutions, UK - Developing scalable, highly efficient alkaline electrolyser technology to deliver industrial decarbonisation goals
  • RJM Corporation (EC); Wood, UK - Coal-to-Gas Conversion Project on 550 MWe plant to reduce emissions
  • Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia - The Future of Produced Water Injection Systems to maximize the efficiency and minimize the cost

Process Automation and Digitalisation Award

  • Abqaiq Plants Operation Department, Saudi Arabia - Abqaiq Plant’s Digital Leap: Achieving Excellence through pioneering digital solutions
  • Borouge, UAE - Sustainable Production Enhancement of Borouge's Olefin Plants using Real Time Dynamic Optimization
  • Gizil, Germany - Empowering the Next Workforce with Virtual Plant: Digitalising Plants for Future Engineers
  • Hexxcell, UK - Hybrid-AI Digital Twins for Heat Transfer Systems
  • KBC (A Yokogawa Company), UK - KBC's Visual MESA Greenhouse Gas Emissions Management Digital Solution Drives Refining Transformation and Decarbonization
  • The University of Cambridge; Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore (CARES); Computational Modelling Cambridge (CMCL), UK - Revolutionising Laboratory Automation Across Sectors and Regions with The World Avatar

Process Safety Award

Sponsored by PM Group

  • ADNOC, UAE - Embedding Zero Harm: How ADNOC Integrated Process Safety Fundamentals into Every Incident Learning
  • BP, Azerbaijan - Dynamic Simulation Runs that save million
  • Excel Refridgeration, New Zealand - CO2 and Ammonia - A Retrofit for the Future
  • Marsh, UAE - Cy[PHA]: Applying PHA Methodologies For Cyberattack Initiated Process Safety Events.
  • NRS Dounreay, UK - Decommissioning the Dounreay Prototype Fast Reactor
  • PETRONAS Chemicals Ethylene; PETRONAS Chemicals Polyethylene (PCEPE), Malaysia- Leveraging Digital Solution for Enhanced Pre-Activity Safety Review during TA2024
  • Sellafield Ltd; UKNNL, UK - Metallic nuclear fuel immobilisation - getting it right fast

Renewable Energy Award

Sponsored by ChemUK

  • AqSorption Ltd, UK - AqSorption's DECOM System: Low-Energy Hydrogen from Green Ammonia
  • AQUABATTERY, The Netherlands - Acid–Base Flow Battery Innovation for Decarbonisation and Grid Resilience in Europe
  • Durban University of Technology, South Africa - Smart integrated wastewater treatment to bioenergy production
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal; Hydrogen Fuel Systems, South Africa - Hydrogen Catalytic Splitter - mobile water electrolyzer
  • University of Wah, Pakistan - Integrated Steam Reforming of Waste Edible Oil (WEO) FOR 99.9% Hydrogen Production
  • Wood, UK - Integrated Tool for Hybrid Renewable and Power-to-X Energy System Design

Research Project Award

  • EvoPhase, UK - Evolutionary AI for Automatic Geometry Optimisation of Stirred-Tank Reactors
  • Monash University, Malaysia & Petronas Research Sdn. Bhd. Malaysia - Breaking through the commercial barriers of algae-based carbon capture through high-value innovation
  • Newcastle University, UK - Engineering chemical reactor technologies for a low-carbon energy future
  • PETRONAS, Malaysia - Unleashing Production Potential with PETRONAS Well Intervention Fluids-Friction Modifier (WIF-FM) Solutions
  • Swansea University; Siora, UK - Non-Newtonian fluids to boost encapsulation efficiencies in microfluidic devices
  • UCL, UK - Future Targeted Healthcare Manufacturing Hub

Sustainability Award

Sponsored by Johnson Matthey

  • Carbon Neutral Fuels; IO Consulting, UK - ASAP-DAC: Sustainable Aviation Fuels Plant - Feasibility and Pre-FEED Engineering
  • Imperial College London, UK - Driving Decarbonisation from the Lab Up: The ChemEng Departmental Blueprint for Change
  • KwikFab; EvoPhase, UK - Birmingham Blade – AI-Optimised Wind Turbine for Low-Wind Urban Environments
  • Lancaster University; Green Fuels Research (GFR); School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, UK - Pioneering Decarbonisation in UK Marine Transport
  • The University of Sheffield, UK; Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Company, Japan - Decarbonising Construction: Research Enabling Japan’s First Cement-Free Concrete used in Buildings
  • Xampla, UK - Innovative natural plant polymer coating scaled-up to low-impact commercial process

Training and Development Award

Sponsored by adi Group

  • AtkinsRéalis; Nivus; TUV SUD; Vega Control; Institute of Measurement & Control, UK - MCERTS Flow & EDM Training Course for industry
  • Catalyst Science Discovery Centre and Museum, UK - Catalyst Science at Work Week
  • Heritage Petroleum Company, Trinidad and Tobago - CCPS/Heritage Trinidad and Tobago Regional Meeting: Advancing Process Safety in the Caribbean
  • PETRONAS, Malaysia - H2CTE: Pioneering technical fraternity for PETRONAS in hydrogen value chain business
  • University of Birmingham; University College London; Teesside University; Heriot Watt University; Britest, UK - RESILIENCE: The UK Medicines Manufacturing Skills Centre of Excellence
  • Whitehouse Consulting, UK - Process Control Training Courses and Engineering Toolkit

Water Award

  • Arvia Water Technology, UK – Optimising Electrochemical Reactors for Efficient PFAS Breakdown and Scale-Up
  • National University of Singapore; Beijing Normal University, China - Cryogenic Electrospun Catalytic Membranes for Ultra-efficient Wastewater treatment
  • RSE, UK - mMBBR® modular wastewater treatment system
  • Shenzhen University, China; National University of Singapore - High-Entropy Catalytic Membrane: Powerful Destroyer for Refractory Organic Pollutants in Wastewater
  • UNSW Sydney, Australia - Enhancing Membrane Bioreactor Validation Protocols for Safer and Smarter Water Reuse
  • Worley, UK - Spent Caustic Treatment Concept for Coastal Water Discharge

 

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