News in Brief
AI diagnosis, Global MBA success and Royal honour for Rein: News from Imperial
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Stories in business
Electric cars in India
Indian car manufacturers need to prepare for a rise in electric vehicles
Widespread adoption of electric vehicles poses a financial risk to India’s leading automotive firms unless they can adapt to the change.
AI safety
Safe Intelligence raises £4m to build safe and reliable AI
An Imperial spinout has raised £4.15m seed funding for software designed to ensure that safety- and business-critical AI systems perform as intended.
White City community
Imperial College London and W12 Together Spread Festive Cheer for Care Leavers
Imperial’s Community Engagement Team and Imperial Business School partnered with W12 Together to celebrate Christmas with local care leavers
Venture Capital
Science Minister launches new Fellowship to boost UK deep tech and life sciences
A new Venture Capital Fellowship, launched by Imperial and the Royal Academy of Engineering, will help boost the deep tech and life sciences sectors.
Greener materials
Lixea plans commercial-scale demo plant and builds towards a greener world
Sustainable chemistry spinout Lixea is preparing to build a 25,000 tonne/year biomass processing plant producing commercial volumes of novel materials
Leaders in AI
Imperial partners with QS to launch Responsible AI Consortium
Imperial College Business School has joined forces with QS to launch a forum which aims to transform the use of AI in higher education.
European success
Imperial academics celebrate European grant success
Imperial researchers have won significant funding from the European Research Council (ERC) to further their pioneering research.
Carbon ambition
UK poised to lead G7 on clean electricity production
Ambitious clean energy policies mean the UK can make stronger carbon reduction commitments when international targets are revised in 2025.
UPF Action Conference
Imperial conference: Tackling the harms of Ultra-Processed Foods
Imperial academics convened a globally-leading conference to discuss the health impacts of Ultra-Processed Foods and the scope for government action.
