AltMet was nominated for participation in the prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering innovation Africa Prize competition.

The Africa Prize encourages ambitious and talented sub-Saharan African engineers from all disciplines to apply their skills to develop scalable solutions to local challenges, highlighting the importance of engineering as an enabler of improved quality of life and economic development. Crucial commercialisation support is awarded to a shortlist of innovative applicants through a six-month period of training and mentoring.

Following this period of mentor ship, finalists are invited to 1 week immersions in South Africa, London and Kenya, culminating in a presentation where a winner is selected to receive £25,000 along with runners-up, who are each awarded £10,000. For more details, visit the RaEng website or see their press release.