A READING firm has become one of 32 companies to join a national technology programme.
KYMIRA, which creates innovative smart textiles, has signed onto Tech Nation’s Applied AI 3.0 growth scheme, which is a Government-backed initiative to support start-up companies.
KYMIRA combines artificial intelligence (AI) with electronic textiles to provide healthcare garments.
Timothy Brownstone, founder of the Reading organisation, said: “We are extremely excited to have been selected to join the Applied AI 3.0 cohort.
“As a scale-up company with ambitious goals in developing an AI driven technology in healthcare, we see this as a huge opportunity that will help us build our data science team stronger as a part of an enriching network.”
Companies are selected for the Applied AI scheme by 35 judges across key industries, including Microsoft, Google and PwC.
The programme is part of the Government’s AI Sector Deal, revealed in 2019 to prioritise the social and economic benefits of AI and use it to transform people;s lives.
It is hoped the latest cohort of companies will help strengthen the UK’s position as a “global science superpower,” according to Tech Nation.
