From a record-breaking 600+ entries from 82 countries, the battle to win up to S$2.5 million funding is now down to 8 finalists.

Representing various countries such as Singapore, United States, Israel and the Philippines, the shortlist for The Liveability Challenge 2023 feature innovative solutions on climate change and food and nutrition.

The 8 finalists are:

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Climate change (decarbonisation and ocean conservation and restoration)
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1. Team: Carbix Corporation (United States)

Solution: Technology captures point source emissions from industry and converts the carbon into construction materials.

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‍2. Team: Nika.eco (Singapore)

Solution: An analysis tool for mangrove restoration and conservation and blue carbon projects.

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3. Team: Seabound (United Kingdom)

Solution: Carbon capture for ships. Equipment installed by a ship’s funnel that traps 95 per cent of a vessel’s carbon emissions.  

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4. Team: Seaforestation.Co (The Philippines)

Solution: Marine permaculture, aims to scale seaweed forest regeneration to remove atmospheric carbon and provide deepwater irrigation.

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5. Team: Susteon (United States)

Solution: Capturing carbon dioxide and converting it into “green methane” or renewable natural gas.

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Food and nutrition

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6. Team: Plantae Bioscience (Israel)

Solution: Cultivating classical and gene-edited tomatoes for vertical farms in Singapore.

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7. Team: Proteomax (Singapore)

Solution: Enabling the manufacture of alternative proteins with the same nutritional content as animal-based products.

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8. Team: TeOra (Singapore)

Solution: Orally delivered solution to prevent and treat scale drop disease virus in Barramundi or Asian sea bass.