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Harry Destecroix awarded MBE in New Year Honours

6 January 2025

Former School of Chemistry PhD student Dr Harry Destecroix has received an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the New Year Honours list​ for services to science.

He worked under the supervision of Professor Anthony Davis before graduating in 2015.

He is the founder of Science Creates, a thriving deep-tech ecosystem to help scientists and engineers transform their discoveries into life-changing inventions: to enhance healthcare, quality of life, and the environment.

Science Creates has built two incubator laboratories in Bristol which now host around 40 science-based start-up companies.

Harry is now developing Science Creates in partnership with the University of Bristol as a key part of the Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus. The OMX incubator will offer a global centre combining specialist facilities, a network of strategic partners, and a dedicated venture capital fund.

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