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Science has the power to change the world – but only if the systems around it evolve. Zinc’s 2025 Science-for-Impact Report showcases a new model for how science, talent and capital can work together to tackle the most urgent challenges in health and the environment.

Across 38 pioneering Science-for-Impact ventures, a series of ecosystem-shaping partnerships and programmes, and a growing global community of talented innovators, the report demonstrates how frontier research is being transformed into scalable solutions for people and planet.

Through Zinc’s three pillars – Investment, Innovation Partnerships, and Inflection – Zinc is building the connective tissue of a new Science-for-Impact system. Explore the ventures, meet the founders, and see how you can join us in unlocking the extraordinary individuals who will unlock the future.

Zinc’s mission is to make the UK the best place to successfully start a venture which can have a massive impact on the health of people and the planet. 

Increasingly, we are building deeper science ventures that serve global, industrial customers in environment and health, giving access to impact at a global scale.

Our 2024 Impact Report explores the challenges that need to be tackled to empower and enable talented founders from around the world to solve critical health and environmental challenges at scale, from here in the UK.

This report showcases success stories from the Zinc portfolio, and highlights how Zinc – and our growing community of hundreds of Founders, Fellows, Coaches, Partners and Funders – are working together to build a world-leading “Science-for-Impact” ecosystem for inception stage ventures in health and environment.