You might have already heard about them. LenzLabs was founded by the former members of the original University of Edinburgh’s Hyperloop Team that came up with the magnetically levitating pods inside tubes as an underground cargo solution. the best competing Hyperloop team in the UK, having received awards from SpaceX, Virgin, the Institution of Civil Engineers and of course, Hyperloop One. Now working together as LenzLabs, and using artificial intelligence, they have developed technology which allows trains to grip the track better. Their unique technology helps trains run continuously irrespective of the time, or crucially - weather. Their groundbreaking AI technology could provide reliability and performance benefits to railroads without any additional infrastructure, massively reducing costs. Designed to retrofit, LenzLabs have created a solution that could genuinely bring the ageing rail networks into the 21st century without the controversial sums of public spending this usually entails.

Space Intelligence turns satellite data into actionable information, helping governments, companies and NGOs worldwide make better environmental decisions. In October 2020 they were voted the 8th most innovative tech company in Scotland, in the Business Cloud’s Tech Top 50. Space Intelligence uses AI in their advisory and as the raw materials for better decision making at the highest levels. Specifically, SI is able to help other businesses and organisations accurately classify satellite imagery, implement large scale environmental IoT or sensor monitoring programmes. Their work has gone on to help with the efforts of conservation, including the AI creation of unique maps of habitats, carbon storage and restoration opportunities. Their experience spans Africa, Asia and the Americas, with AI work undertaken for multinational companies and major NGOs, as well their local Scottish Wildlife Trust.