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New Breathable Cities accelerator launches in London
Up to 36,000 deaths per year in the UK are attributed to pollution, affecting more people who live in deprived urban environments and more noticeable in communities that are clinically vulnerable or from minority backgrounds. Long-term exposure to polluted air can lead to reduced life expectancy from cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases and lung cancer. What's more, damaging air quality can be prevalent in both indoor and outdoor environments.
With an ambition to transform some of these devastating outcomes, Breathable Cities is a free 14 week intense programme designed to find and help accelerate 8-10 selected startups whose solution prevents or reduces air pollution. Programme benefits include a non equity grant of £10,000 and a range of expert support modules. These include fine tuning business concepts, founder and investor readiness. growth marketing, bespoke workshops, pitching clinics and 121 coaching.
Breathable Cities is a uniquely purpose driven partnership between Impact on Urban Health, and Growth Studio - mutual organisations with a driving commitment to find solutions that improve human and planet health.
is part of Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation, a charitable foundation with a mission of health equity, including impact investing for health. Impact on Urban Health aims to make urban areas healthier places for everyone to live, by removing obstacles to good health. Their programme explores how people's health is affected by poor air quality and tests solutions to reduce this harmful impact.
is a specialist in building global accelerators for startups. The organisation, co-founded by Paul Finch and Rayan Jawad , helps founders and their teams develop, build and launch solutions – particularly technologies – that make the world a better place to live.
explains Paul Finch , Co-Founder, Growth Studio.
Kate Langford , Director of the programme at Impact on Urban Health, says,
Kevin O'Malley , Clean Air Innovation Lead, Innovate UK, adds:
The Breathable Cities accelerator programme is open to applications from a wide range of industry startups who are already building innovations that tackle air pollution and clean air inequity in cities. Following a selected shortlist, the programme will commence in June 2023 and run until September 2023 . Applications can be submitted here.
For more information or interviews with representatives from Impact on Urban Health, Growth Studio or Breathable Cities partners, please contact Gaby Jesson ( gabriele@growthstudio.com ).
About Impact on Urban Health
About Growth Studio
Information about the impact of urban air pollution
Impact of air pollution on children in London
Impact of air pollution on black and ethnic minorities in cities
Reducing air pollution from construction sites
https://urbanhealth.org.uk/partnerships/current-partnerships/assessing-rails-potential-to-cut-air-pollution-from-freight
Health effects of low level air pollution
Clean air and longevity
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