Our Vision

Clean air is an integral part of a thriving society. Our vision is a world where everyone can access clean air. Where knowledge of exposure leads to better health for everyone. Where the invisible becomes visible.

"By making air quality data more accessible and actionable, we empower individuals and communities to breathe better and live healthier."

Our Values

At Air Aware Labs, our core values guide everything we do.

Health & Well-Being

Empowering individuals with personalized air quality insights for better health and performance.

Innovation

Leveraging cutting-edge technology and data to make air quality information accessible and actionable.

Global Responsibility

Committed to reducing air pollution and promoting sustainability for a healthier planet.

Fun & Empowerment

Making environmental awareness engaging and inspiring for positive lifestyle choices.

Collaboration

Partnering with experts, communities, and organizations to drive impactful change in air quality.

Our Team

Our team are experts in air quality, technology, product design, public policy and medicine. We have over 75 publications in air quality and health journals and have led community engagement and campaigns.

Louise Thomas

Co-founder - Chief Executive Officer

Dr Will Hicks

Co-founder - Chief Scientific Officer

Dr Sacha Manson-Smith

Advisory Chief Technical Officer

Daniel Harris

Chief Product Officer

Lía Budnik

Marketing and Communications Officer

Michael Song

AI Scientist

Our Advisers

We are backed by an elite team of start-up advisers, deeply committed to our mission. Our advisers have profound expertise across business, finance and scientific domains.

Dr Dan Hardy

Atmospheric Chemistry

Adesola Adebowale

Finance

Dr David Janner-Klausner

Commercial

Dr Zhenghong Liu

Healthcare Innovation

Helen Stewart

Healthcare AI ML

Tom Maverley

Go To Market

Dr Yiqun Han

Chief Medical Officer

Ksenia Fortin-Brazeau

Marketing adviser

Our Affiliations

We are proud to be a part of some of the most forward-thinking organisations and networks which span environment, health and technology.

We are a member of the Enterprise Investment Scheme Association - a not-for-profit organisation whose core aim is to help Small and Medium-sized Enterprises obtain the funding they need to grow their business and help drive our economy forward.

Enterprise Investment Scheme Association

From January to March 2025, we were part of this Female Founder Accelerator

Barclays / AccelerateHER

We are pleased to partner with these monthly walkabouts across the UK and beyond

Walkabouts by Amitypath

Ride For Their Lives is an international collaboration of healthcare providers riding together to explore the actions we must take to protect the planet for our patients and children. We supported their ride from London to Geneva in Summer 2024 to raise awareness of the impact of air pollution on health

Ride For Their Lives

Our Planet Needs You is a nine-part sustainability programme, designed to tackle pollution and carbon emissions with measurable impact - driving real change that supports the UK’s net-zero goals. We collaborated with Our Planet Needs You to bring air pollution insights for school children during their focus on active travel

Our Planet Needs You

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for everyone to walk, wheel and cycle. We are collaborating with Sustrans to bring new ways of analysing air pollution data for urban development

Sustrans