Organisations
2680 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 21 of 45.
Ineos
Multinational chemical group; closing European plants in 2026 citing structural energy cost disadvantage.
Infineon
German chipmaker and ESMC joint venture partner, Europe's largest automotive semiconductor firm.
Infinite Capital
Venture capital firm; co-lead investor in Mach Industries’ 2026 Series C round.
InfleqtionUS cold-atom quantum computing and sensing company; named in UK quantum strategy.
Information Commissioner's Office
UK data-protection regulator; Capita £14m fine; NCSC guidance as GDPR Article 32 standard.
Information Technology and Innovation FoundationWashington DC think tank advocating for innovation-friendly technology policy.
Infosys
Indian IT services pioneer, pivoting its business model around AI delivery.
ING
Dutch multinational banking group; its commodity analysts provided warnings on Hormuz oil supply recovery timelines during the June 2026 conflict.
Innovate UK
UK government innovation agency replacing open-competition grants with a portfolio management model from April 2026.
InoceaMarine, defence and industrial group owning Davie and Helsinki shipyards; backed Kraken's 2026 Series B.
In-Q-Tel
CIA's non-profit strategic venture arm; invested in Oxford chip startup Fractile alongside NATO fund.
INRB
DRC's national reference virology laboratory; confirmed Bundibugyo species 14 May 2026.
Inside Elections
Inside Elections is a non-partisan US election forecasting service published through Roll Call that rates House, Senate, and gubernatorial races on a nine-point scale.
Insights Global
Dutch market intelligence firm publishing the canonical PJK ARA weekly oil stocks dataset for NWE.
Insolvency Service
The UK government agency administering insolvency law and statistics.
Instagram
Meta-owned photo and video platform; found in breach of DSA child-safety rules, April 2026.
InstaVolt
UK rapid-charging network that secured £40m of sovereign and state-bank debt in May 2026.
INSTEXEU non-dollar Iran trade vehicle, founded 2019 by France, Germany and Britain; wound up 2023.
Institute for Fiscal Studies
UK independent economic research institute providing fiscal analysis and manifesto costings.
Institute for Government
Non-partisan UK governance think tank, analysing Parliament, Whitehall, and public administration.
Institute for Iran-Eurasia Studies
Tehran-based research institute studying Iran's relations with Russia, Central Asia, and Turkey; often cited by state media.
Institute for Public Policy Research
Centre-left think tank arguing joint defence procurement could free up borrowing headroom.
Institute for Science and International Security
Washington non-profit; open-source satellite analysis of nuclear weapons programmes worldwide since 1993.
Institute for the Study of War
Washington think tank publishing daily open-source battlefield assessments on Ukraine and Iran conflicts since 2007.
Institute of Economic Affairs
A free-market think tank campaigning for lower public spending.
Institute of Welsh Affairs
Welsh civil society think tank covering politics, culture, and public policy since 1987.
Instituto de Crédito Oficial
Instituto de Crédito Oficial, Spain's state lending bank providing EUR 1,100m in rehabilitation loan guarantees under the Plan Estatal de Vivienda 2026-2030.
Instituto Nacional de Migración
Mexico's federal immigration authority; administers residency visas and publishes annual fee schedules.
Institut Pasteur de DakarSenegalese vaccine research institute; conducting genomic sequencing on MV Hondius hantavirus cluster samples.
Institut Pasteur du CambodgeCambodian Pasteur Network laboratory that lab-confirms the country H5N1 human cases.
Integrity Technology Group
Beijing cybersecurity firm sanctioned by OFAC; named as operator of Raptor Train botnet for Flax Typhoon.
Intel
American chipmaker whose cancelled €30bn German fab set back EU semiconductor plans.
Intellectual Property Office
UK government executive agency for patents, trademarks and designs; DSIT-sponsored, based in Newport.
Intelligent Mail barcodesUSPS tracking codes on mail ballots used to enforce Trump's 2026 ballot distribution order.
Interfax
Russian news agency; reported March 2026 TurkStream Europe-line deliveries up 21% year-on-year.
Interim Leadership Council
Iran's constitutional stopgap body holding Supreme Leader powers after Khamenei's death.
Inter Milan
Milanese Serie A football club; 20-time Italian champion
International Business Times
US-based online business and news publication.
International Crisis Group
Brussels-based independent NGO founded 1995; produces field-based conflict prevention analysis and policy recommendations.
International Energy Agency
Paris-based OECD energy body; July OMR cut 2026 oil demand growth near 1mb/d.
International Group of P&I Clubs
The International Group of Protection and Indemnity Clubs, a London-based association of 12 mutual insurers covering approximately 90% of the world's ocean-going tonnage for third-party liabilities and war risks.
International Labour OrganisationUN agency setting international labour standards across 187 member states since 1919.
International Maritime Organization
UN shipping agency coordinating the 2026 Hormuz blockade response and global autonomous-ship safety rules.
International Monetary Fund
190-country lender of last resort; sets bailout terms and forecasts global economic stability.
International Olympic Committee
The Lausanne-based body governing the Olympic movement, of which Gianni Infantino is a member.
Interpositive
AI production company founded by Ben Affleck, acquired by Netflix in March 2026 for up to $600m.
Intrepid Growth Partners
Growth equity investor that joined PhysicsX's Series C as a new backer.
Intuit
US financial software company behind TurboTax, QuickBooks and Credit Karma; cut 3,000 staff on 20 May 2026 and signed multi-year data deals with Anthropic and OpenAI.
Inversion Space
US commercial space company specialising in re-entry vehicles; named on Anduril's Golden Dome SBI team.
Investing.com
Israeli-founded financial markets data platform; cited source for Brent crude pricing in U#105.
Invest-NL
Dutch national promotional and investment bank, capitalised by the state to back strategic sectors.
IOC Ethics Commission
The International Olympic Committee's disciplinary body for member conduct.
IOM
UN migration agency coordinating humanitarian response to the Lebanon displacement crisis.
IonQUS listed quantum computing company; trapped-ion approach; named in UK quantum strategy.
Ipsos
Global market research and polling firm; conducted Welsh Senedd polling in the 2026 election campaign.
IQ Capital
Cambridge-based deep-tech VC; recurring investor across UK quantum, battery, and AI rounds.
Iran Defence Council
Iranian governmental body that issued the formal threat to mine all Persian Gulf access routes in response to attacks on Iranian territory.
Iran Human Rights
Oslo-based NGO documenting Iranian executions and political persecution since 2007.
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
US-based Iranian human rights monitor; tracks war-era execution tallies in the 2026 conflict.
Iranian Foreign Ministry
Iran's foreign ministry; spokesman denied any US negotiations on 27-28 July, only mediated messages ongoing.