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AI Materials Hub for Innovation (AIM-HI) – 10x the impact

Driving the UK to global leadership in AI materials chemistry.

Building on the success of the Materials Innovation Factory and its internationally recognised expertise, the University has launched plans for the AI Materials Hub for Innovation (AIM-HI). This £100 million, AI-driven materials innovation project will form part of a new £111 million, purpose-built chemical sciences facility in Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter, set to open in 2031. Funding for AIM-HI will be secured from multiple sources, including industry.

The interior of the Materials Innovation Factory.

AIM-HI will harness the unprecedented opportunities emerging from AI to turbo-charge materials innovation across multiple sectors, with the potential to deliver up to a ten-fold increase in innovation productivity. It will unite world-class researchers, industry partners and government to accelerate breakthroughs in catalysts, advanced energy materials for net zero, soft matter and product formulation, positioning the UK as a global leader in the large-scale application of AI to materials chemistry.

Through open innovation platforms, workforce training and a national innovation ecosystem centred in the Liverpool City Region, AIM-HI will transform R&D productivity, strengthen regional growth and deliver long-term economic and societal benefits.

With its unique combination of world-class expertise and partnerships, AIM-HI presents a globally significant, game-changing opportunity to drive innovation from Liverpool to the world.