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The Science and Technology Facilities Council is keeping the UK at the forefront of international science and tackling some of the most significant challenges facing society such as meeting our future energy needs, monitoring and understanding climate change, and global security. The Council has a broad science portfolio and works with the academic and industrial communities to share its expertise in materials science, space and ground-based astronomy technologies, laser science, microelectronics, wafer scale manufacturing, particle and nuclear physics, alternative energy production, radio communications and radar. STFC has 5 main UK sites: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), Daresbury Laboratory (DL), UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UKATC), Chilbolton Observatory and Boulby Underground Laboratory. STFC operates or hosts world class experimental facilities including: • In the UK; ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, the Central Laser Facility and RAL Space. STFC is also the majority shareholder in Diamond Light Source Ltd. • Overseas; telescopes on La Palma and Hawaii STFC enables UK researchers to access leading international science facilities by funding membership of international bodies including European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN), the Institut Laue Langevin (ILL), European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) and the European Southern Observatory (ESO). STFC is one of seven publicly-funded research councils and is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). It is an independent, non-departmental public body of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

Prophet AI brings Physical AI to animal agriculture by turning entire barns into real-time, measurable systems. By digitizing the full barn footprint, we generate continuous insights that improve animal health, performance, welfare transparency, and facility operations. Our platform helps genetics companies, animal health innovators, and producers move from limited snapshots to always-on visibility—unlocking a new era of precision livestock management. Curious about getting your barn digitized, learning more about Prophet, or investment opportunities as we scale, please reach out to Ethan Pickering (Founder & CEO) at ethan@prophetai.io

New Energy Nexus (NEX) is the world's leading ecosystem of funds and accelerators supporting diverse clean energy entrepreneurs to thrive, from emerging tech through to clean energy distribution and adoption. New Energy Nexus builds ecosystems and runs programs that are locally tailored to support the specific needs of entrepreneurs in that region: providing accelerator services, capital, mentoring, skills, and networks to help clean energy entrepreneurs thrive. We know that getting the right resources to entrepreneurs at the right time will unlock the clean energy solutions the world needs to tackle climate change. With a footprint in more than 10 countries, NEX has already accelerated over 1,500 clean energy startups and business, supported over 10,400 entrepreneurs, and mobilised over $4.7 billion in funding. Our mission is to empower 100,000 entrepreneurs by 2030 and bring 100% clean energy to 100% of the population, as fast as possible.