Ireland-based PlasmaBound, was spun-out in 2017 from University College Dublin by Alan Barry (CEO), Dr. James Nicholas Barry (CTO) & Xavier Montibert (CSO). Described as an “automation machinery manufacturing company”, PlasmaBound is on a mission to “lightweight automotive, aerospace & space industries". . PlasmaBound does so by "pretreating" composite materials so they can be more easily integrated into structural assembly lines. Specifically, PlasmaBound has developed a patent-pending technology, to enable high-speed bonding of composite materials in a manner where it will effectively take on a role similar to welding in metals. To do so, PlasmaBound have modified a mature technology “Atmospheric Cold Plasma” (compressed air) & retasked it from an “activation” to an “ablation”, causing...

UK-based, Risilience helps companies assess the scope, magnitude & timescale of their climate risk (which in addition to weather events may incl. growing regulations, litigations & even evolving customer sentiment – which if left unaddressed, could reduce business value by up to 30%) & plan their transition toward net-zero emissions. Its “Climate Risilience” SaaS, builds a “digital twin of a firms’ operations & expenditures”. It enables CFOs, sustainability & risk professionals to perform multi-scenario analysis (e.g. “what if” questions related to their energy transition initiatives/ risks) & mitigate their financial impact (with frameworks pioneered by the Centre for Risk Studies at the University of Cambridge). The platform also enables best-in-class disclosures & e.g. TCFD reporting...