A bold new multi-million pound initiative that will push the forefront of generative AI to benefit society and stimulate economic growth has been launched at the University of Edinburgh.
Regulation is often seen as burden for the private sector, but, as we’ve seen since the financial crash, if done right, it can lead to business improvements that benefit us all, writes Douglas Graham (pictured below), Edinburgh Innovations’ Director of Business Engagement, based at the Edinburgh Futures Institute.
Entrepreneurs from across Scotland working in robotics and AI are transforming their research and innovation ideas into commercial reality, thanks to the expansion of the University of Edinburgh Venture Builder Incubator (VBI) programme.
UK-based researchers are invited to apply to undertake collaborative projects across the AI ecosystem in a new fellowship programme that is designed to drive responsible innovation in artificial intelligence with input from arts and humanities research.
Bio-magnetic sensor technology company Neuranics, a joint spinout from the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, has secured £1.9m investment in a pre-seed round that included Old College Capital, the University of Edinburgh’s venture investment fund.
An African agricultural business that helps the continent’s farmers increase crop yields is among the 13 cohort companies announced for this year’s University of Edinburgh AI Accelerator (AIA).
Global pharmaceutical company Eisai, Bill Gates’ private office Gates Ventures, Health Data Research UK (HDR UK), medical research not-for-profit LifeArc and the University of Edinburgh have announced a new two-year collaborative research agreement that aims to transform care for people living with dementia.
A research team developing enzyme replacement therapies for people with rare diseases has been awarded £74,600 in funding from Scotland’s national economic development agency, Scottish Enterprise.
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