Mike Hudson

Mike Hudson is an honorary Senior Visiting Research Fellow at City St George's, University of London and serves as Adviser to the CEO of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). He holds fellowships at ZSL, the Royal Society of Medicine, and St. Antony's College, University of Oxford, bridging technology entrepreneurship with social impact through AI and market innovation.

Education:

• BSc, City, University of London

Research Interests:

Hudson focuses on AI applications for social good, biodiversity conservation, and healthcare technology. His work develops practical tools like semantic search agents and LLM research assistants to enhance nonprofit capabilities, while exploring crisis-responsive electronic marketplaces for pandemic response and environmental challenges. He emphasizes how market structures can drive social impact alongside commercial innovation.

Scientific Awards and Fellowships:

• Fellow of ZSL
• Foundation Fellow at St. Antony's College, University of Oxford
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine

Advising and Grants:

Through the Mike Hudson Foundation, he provides £250k grants to UK charities for AI-driven research in biodiversity, climate change, and nonprofit marketplaces. The foundation funded TestRAMP's pandemic response (generating £2.4mn for charity) and supports ZSL conservation and Alzheimer's Society initiatives. Hudson advises ZSL on innovation and zoonotic disease research while co-founding Mike Hudson Associates for AI marketplace development.

Labs and Teams:

Hudson founded TestRAMP, a nonprofit PCR/genomic sequencing marketplace that streamlined UK Covid testing, and developed Knowbot—an AI search tool for nonprofits that grounds answers in evidential citations. His Mike Hudson Associates builds crisis-responsive marketplaces like Longseek (LLM research tool) and partners with organizations to deploy AI-infused exchanges for social good, focusing on biodiversity and healthcare applications.