David Silverman

1 month ago | imperial.ac.uk | David Silverman

The London Quantum Technology Cluster aims to position the capital as a global hub for quantum by uniting leading universities with businesses, communities, government and investors. Imperial is working with partner universities UCL and King’s College London on the initiative.

1 month ago | imperial.ac.uk | David Silverman

Speaking to an audience of scientists and aspiring entrepreneurs, some of Imperial’s top company founders joined a panel last month at the Imperial Founders Forum, where they talked about their journeys from academia to entrepreneurship. Here are five of our top takeaways:It’s a tough transition“To be frank, it was nerve-wracking at times.

1 month ago | imperial.ac.uk | David Silverman

Imperial College London is working with Apollo Therapeutics to develop a prospective monoclonal antibody treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a rare life-limiting condition for which there is no cure. The potential treatment is based on a protein that was identified in original research by the university, and is currently undergoing a proof of concept trial at Hammersmith Hospital, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

1 month ago | imperial.ac.uk | David Silverman

Solena Materials has raised $6.7 million (£5.1 million) in seed funding, following a $4.1 million (£3.1 million) pre-seed funding round in 2022, that it will use to produce protein fibres at scale. The company uses AI techniques to custom-design fibres at the molecular level which are then produced using engineered microbes.

2 months ago | bloomberglinea.com | Ntando Thukwana |David Silverman

Bloomberg — El presidente de EE. UU., Donald Trump, dio señales de que el país seguirá boicoteando las reuniones del G20 en Sudáfrica, repitiendo afirmaciones no fundamentadas de que están matando a agricultores blancos y confiscando sus tierras. “¿Cómo se espera que vayamos a Sudáfrica para la importantísima reunión del G20 cuando la confiscación de tierras y el genocidio son el tema principal de conversación?”, publicó en su red social Truth.