AMD and Imperial College London Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery and Sovereign AI Infrastructure

The deal brings together AMD expertise in accelerated computing and open software with Imperial’s world-class expertise in science, engineering, and healthcare research and innovation.

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News Summary:

  • New strategic collaboration will accelerate research across engineering, healthcare, climate science, genomics, scientific discovery and engineering.

  • Planned initiatives in education, workforce development and translational innovation programs to strengthen the U.K. AI ecosystem.

LONDON, June 8, 2026 — AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced a strategic collaboration with Imperial College London to advance AI-enabled scientific discovery, sovereign AI infrastructure and next-generation high-performance computing (HPC) systems in the United Kingdom.

Bringing together AMD expertise in accelerated computing and open software with Imperial’s world-class expertise in science, engineering, and healthcare research and innovation, the organizations will explore new approaches to tackling some of the world’s most complex scientific problems.

The collaboration is expected to support advanced computational research across fields including engineering design, multiphysics simulation, materials discovery, climate and earth system modeling, neuroscience and brain imaging, epidemiology, biosecurity, genomics and computational biology. AMD and Imperial also intend to explore opportunities to optimize AI models, scientific workflows and data-intensive applications on AMD compute platforms and AMD ROCm™ open software.

“AI and accelerated computing are transforming how researchers solve complex problems and turn discoveries into real-world impact,” said Dr. Lisa Su, CEO and chair, AMD. “By combining AMD leadership AI and HPC platforms with Imperial’s globally recognized research and innovation ecosystem, we aim to help to help researchers tackle larger challenges, develop next-generation AI talent and advance open, interoperable sovereign AI infrastructure in the U.K.”

U.K. Science Minister Lord Vallance said, “This partnership between AMD and Imperial will combine world-class computing and AI expertise with engineering and research to help tackle some of the toughest challenges we face, from healthcare to our changing climate. By backing discovery, skills and innovation here in the U.K., it has the potential to improve lives, open up new opportunities for students and researchers, and support the growth of businesses and jobs across the country.”

Beyond research, AMD and Imperial plan to work together on education, workforce development and science-based innovation initiatives spanning AI, HPC, accelerated computing, semiconductor technologies and engineering. The parties will explore opportunities to provide students, researchers, startups and innovators with access to computing resources, software environments and technical expertise through workshops, seminars, internships, pilot programs and industry engagements. These activities will take place across Imperial’s WestTech London innovation ecosystem, which encompasses its campuses at South Kensington, Paddington Life Sciences, the White City Innovation District and Old Oak Innovation Cluster.

“Imperial College London is committed to advancing world-leading research and innovation that delivers real-world impact,” said Hugh Brady, president, Imperial College London. “Working with AMD creates new opportunities to expand opportunities for researchers, students and innovators to access advanced AI and accelerated computing infrastructure working across scientific, engineering and healthcare disciplines.”

The collaboration reflects the shared commitment of AMD and Imperial to strengthen sovereign AI capabilities, support open and interoperable computing ecosystems, and contribute to the long-term growth and competitiveness of the U.K. AI and scientific innovation economy.

About Imperial College London
Imperial is a world-leading university for science, technology, engineering, medicine and business (STEMB), where scientific imagination leads to world-changing impact.  

As a global top ten university in London, we use science to try to understand more of the universe and improve the lives of more people in it. Across our 10 campuses and throughout our Imperial Global network, our 22,000 students, 8,000 staff, and partners work together on scientific discovery, innovation and entrepreneurship. Their work navigates some of the world’s toughest challenges in global health, climate change, AI, business leadership and more. 

Founded in 1907, Imperial’s future builds on a distinguished past, having pioneered penicillin, holography and fibre optics. Today, Imperial combines exceptional teaching, world-class facilities and a habit of interdisciplinary practice to unlock scientific imagination. Learn more at www.imperial.ac.uk.

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