UK businesses and academia partnering in new Prosperity Partnerships to "tackle key industry challenges"

The British Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is funding 23 partnerships with a £41 M (€47.3 M) investment, matched with a further £56 M (€64.6 M), from UK businesses and academia, in new Prosperity Partnerships that will tackle key industry challenges in areas from drug manufacturing and artificial intelligence (AI) to cybersecurity, announces UKRI on 10/07/2025.

The UK research organisation states that this project will "deliver pioneering technologies that will improve lives and grow the economy, including:
• advancing drug development and manufacturing so that life-saving medicines can reach patients sooner,
• using AI to assist examiners when they mark General Certificate of Secondary Education and A-level exams,
• protecting national transport, manufacturing and energy infrastructure from future cyber attacks,
• developing longer-lasting batteries to transform the electrification of cars, aircraft and ships."

These partnerships are co-created with UK businesses to "ensure the research addresses industry needs", including: AstraZeneca, Bupa, GSK, Pulpex Ltd…