AI at the University of Nottingham is increasingly translated into real-world impact through a growing portfolio of spin-out companies built on the University’s research strengths and commercialisation activity. The University supports spin-outs as vehicles for developing academic research beyond the lab, with Nottingham Technology Ventures helping to grow a substantial portfolio across digital technologies, healthcare, materials, manufacturing, agriculture, and environmental innovation.
Our AI-related spin-out activity reflects the breadth of Nottingham’s research, turning advances in machine learning, computer vision, optimisation, data analysis and intelligent decision-support into products and services with practical value. These ventures show how AI research at Nottingham can drive innovation, support entrepreneurship, and deliver societal and economic benefit across multiple sectors.
Highlights from our AI projects