Imperial College AI spinout Polaron wins £1m Manchester Prize

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Polaron’s AI platform is built on image-based generative AI algorithms, with microstructural image data at its core (Polaron)

Polaron’s AI platform is built on image-based generative AI algorithms, with microstructural image data at its core (Polaron)

Imperial College London’s spinout Polaron has won the very first Manchester Prize, a government-run competition supporting breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) for the public good.

The Manchester Prize is a multi-million pound, multi-year challenge prize launched in 2023 and funded by the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology to reward UK-led breakthroughs in artificial intelligence for public good.

Polaron will receive £1m in funding to continue developing AI...