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TECH PLANTER WORLD in the UK 2025 Announces 9 Outstanding Finalists

2025/10/29

Since its inception in 2014, the TECH PLANTER initiative by Leave a Nest Group has grown into a thriving platform for nurturing deep tech startups across Asia. Through strategic integration of promising new ventures, Leave a Nest has cultivated a vibrant innovation ecosystem spanning Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam. To date, TECH PLANTER has engaged an impressive 4,411 research teams and startups from Southeast Asia and Japan-underscoring our ongoing commitment to empowering science-driven entrepreneurship.

This initiative has also taken shape in the UK, expanding the TECH PLANTER platform to the European region. Since 2017, a total of 101 applicants have applied to TECH PLANTER in UK, connecting the European deep tech ecosystem to Japan and Southeast Asia.

This year, we are proud to announce the 9 finalists selected for the TECH PLANTER WORLD in UK 2025. These teams have demonstrated exceptional potential in fields ranging from food tech, robotics to nuclear fusion.

ROUND 1

Team Name :. IntelliDigest
Theme : iDigest is a smart bio-upcycling robot that uses AI and omics to optimise food waste digestion, recover bio-nutrients, reduce landfill emissions , and support sustainable, circular local food systems.
Category :. Cleantech

Team Name :. Serpenta
Theme : Dual-arm soft robotic system for minimally invasive colorectal surgery.
Category :. Robotics

Team Name :. Garland Surgical
Theme : Triaxial joint implant system extending implant life beyond 50 years.
Category :. Medtech

ROUND 2

Team Name : Helical Fusion
Theme : Compact helical fusion reactor aiming for commercial power generation.
Category :. Clean Energy

Team Name :.Evove Ltd
Theme :3D-printed membranes with superior precision and reduced environmental impact.
Category :. Clean tech

Team Name :.Sention Technologies
Theme :.AI + ultrasound for non-invasive battery health monitoring in EVs and storage systems.
Category :. Deep tech

ROUND 3

Team Name :. Accelerated Materials
Theme : Automated nanomaterial reactor reducing scale-up cost and time by 90%.
Category :. Deep tech

Team Name :. miibio, Inc.
Theme : Photoswitchable protein-based system enabling efficient biomanufacturing via light-controlled pathways.
Category :. Biotech

Team Name :. Hoxton Farms
Theme : Cultivated animal fat grown from cells as a sustainable ingredient for the food industry.
Category :. Biotech

Program Overview:.

Date: 1st November 2025 (Saturday),.
Time : 13:00 - 18:00 (UK time)
Venue: IDEA London 69 Wilson St, London EC2A 2BB
LanguageEnglish : English
OrganiserLeave a Nest : Leave a Nest

Through TECHPLANTER WORLD in UK, Leave a Nest aims to connect the deeptech ecosystem cultivated in Japan and Southeast Asia, to UK and Europe, making it the the largest knowledge manufacturing platform for the commercialisation of deep tech startups.

This event continues to reflect Leave a Nest's mission to bridge science and societyWe look forward to celebrating the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship that defines TECH PLANTER. We look forward to celebrating the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship that defines TECH PLANTER.

For more information about the esteemed judges of TECH PLANTER WORLD in UK 2025:.

https://techplanter.lne.st/2025/10/29/tp-world-2025-judges/ ‎