United Kingdom innovation ecosystem

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 9,993 innovation ecosystem organizations in the United Kingdom, including 2,850 corporate R&D centers, 2,568 research organizations and 1,400 health research organizations.

The largest concentrations are in London (2,264), Oxford (444) and Cambridge (308).

The United Kingdom scores 67.4 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 24 of 117 economies.

See the United Kingdom on the IEPA ↗

9,993 organizations

• Agor Innovation
  Program · Swansea
• AgorIP
  Program · Swansea
• Agr Science Parks Gp Limited
  Science or technology park · London
• Agr Science Parks Venture Limited Partnership
  Science or technology park · London
• Agri-Engineering Hub, Canterbury Christ Church University
  Research organization · Canterbury
• Agricultural Research Centre (Gelli Aur)
  Research organization · Llandeilo
• Ai For Good Innovation Hub Ltd
  Incubator · London
• Al Venture Builders Ltd
  Venture studio · Reading
• AlertMe (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Cambridge
• AliDeck
  Company · Rochester
• All-Innovate
  Program · Oxford
• Alpha Hospital Bury
  Health research · Closed · Bury
• Aluminium Federation (ALFED)
  Network or association
• Aluminium Lighting Company
  Company · Cymmer
• Amara Automotive
  Startup · Southampton
• Amazon Swansea Fulfilment Centre
  Company · Swansea
• Amber Therapeutics
  Startup · Harwell
• Amica Science Eeig (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Norwich
• AMRC Cymru
  Research organization · Broughton
• Ams Technology Park Management Company Ltd
  Science or technology park · Newbury Park
• AMufacture
  Company · Fareham
• Analysis for Innovators (A4I)
  Program · Swindon
• Angel Investor Summit (Brighton)
  Program · Brighton and Hove
• Anite (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · Fleet
• Anthera Remediation Technologies
  Startup · Sandwich
• Antur Cymru
  Company
• Applied AGI
  Company · Reading
• Applied Research for Circular Solutions (ARCS)
  Program · Closed
• ArchAI
  Startup · Southampton
• Archer Technicoat Limited (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · High Wycombe
• Areva (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · London
• Ashmore Energy International (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · London
• Assistive Technologies Innovation Centre (ATiC)
  Research organization · Swansea
• Asterium
  Startup · Southampton
• Aston Science Park
  Science or technology park
• Astral Systems
  Startup · Culham
• Astron Systems
  Startup · Guildford
• Astroscale
  Company · Harwell
• ASTUTE Centre of Excellence
  Program · Swansea
• Asymchem
  Company · Sandwich
• Async Brighton
  Network or association · Brighton and Hove
• At Venture Studios Limited
  Venture studio · London
• Audio Inventions
  Startup
• Avenue Day Hospital
  Health research · Leigh
• AWS Brighton User Group
  Network or association · Brighton and Hove
• Babcock Power (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Cheltenham
• BAE Systems Rochester
  Company · Rochester
• Balfour Beatty Rail (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · London
• Bangour Village Hospital
  Health research · Broxburn
• Barnet and Chase Farm NHS Hospitals Trust
  Health research · Dormant · London
• Barony College
  University or research institute · Dormant · Dumfries
• Barr and Stroud (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Glasgow
• Basingstoke Business Week 2026
  Program · Basingstoke
• Basingstoke Chamber of Commerce
  Network or association · Basingstoke
• Batri
  Startup · Swansea
• Battle Hospital
  Health research · Reading
• Bay Technology Centre
  Innovation hub · Baglan
• Bealey Community Hospital
  Health research · Manchester
• Bee House (Milton Park)
  Innovation hub · Abingdon
• Beeches Hospital
  Health research · Telford
• Begbroke Innovation District
  Science or technology park · Begbroke
• Benenden Hospital Trust
  Health research · Closed · Cranbrook
• Benjamins Venture Studio Ltd
  Venture studio · London
• Benson Viscometers
  Company · Pembroke Dock
• Berkeley Coachworks Ltd (Berkeley Group)
  Company · Pembroke Dock
• Berkshire Prosperity Board
  Government or public body · Reading
• Berkshire Tech Network
  Network or association · Reading
• Berryfaulds Technology Park Limited
  Science or technology park · Arbroath
• Big Ideas Wales
  Program
• Bingley Technology Park Limited
  Science or technology park · Otley Road, Shipley
• BioFragment
  Startup · Oxford
• BiofuelAI
  Startup · Guildford
• BioSyntha Technology (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Welwyn Garden City
• Biotech Connect, Surrey Research Park
  Program · Guildford
• Biotech Research Park
  Science or technology park · London
• BioTechnology Hub, University of Kent
  Research organization · Canterbury
• Birmingham Accident Hospital
  Health research · Birmingham
• Birmingham Fab Lab
  Fab lab or makerspace · Planned · Birmingham
• Birmingham General Hospital
  Health research · Birmingham
• Birthglide
  Startup · Southampton
• Bispham Hospital
  Health research · Blackpool
• Black & Decker (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · Slough
• Blaenavon Hospital
  Health research · Blaenavon
• Bloc Ventures
  Investor or fund · London
• Bloctopus (formerly LZero)
  Startup · Southampton
• Blue Donut Studios
  Startup · Southampton
• Blue Startup Studio Limited
  Venture studio · London
• BluPoint
  Startup · Southampton
• Bodmin Hospital
  Health research · Bodmin
• Body Rocket
  Startup
• Boosting the Social Economy in Carmarthenshire
  Program
• Bosonic
  Startup
• Bournemouth Hospital
  Health research · Closed · Bournemouth
• Bovey Tracey Hospital
  Health research · Newton Abbot
• Braavos Capital
  Investor or fund · London
• Brackley Community Hospital
  Health research · Brackley
• Bracknell Business Improvement District
  Network or association · Bracknell
• Bracknell Enterprise & Innovation Hub
  Innovation hub · Bracknell
• Bracknell Forest Economic Partnership
  Network or association · Bracknell
• Bradford Innovation Centre Limited
  Incubator · Slaithwaite
• Brainalyze
  Startup · Southampton
• Brand Labs Venture Studio Ltd
  Venture studio · Birmingham
• Breaking Breadboards
  Network or association · Brighton and Hove
• Breakthrough Properties
  Company · Oxford
• Bridge Innovation Centre
  Innovation hub · Pembroke Dock
• Brighton AI
  Network or association · Brighton and Hove
• Brighton alt.net
  Network or association · Brighton and Hove
• Brighton Blockchain
  Network or association · Brighton and Hove
• Brighton CTO
  Network or association · Brighton and Hove
• Brighton Data Forum
  Network or association · Brighton and Hove
• Brighton Data Intelligence Network
  Network or association · Brighton and Hove
• Brighton Game Audio
  Network or association · Brighton and Hove
• Brighton Indie Gamedev Events
  Network or association · Brighton and Hove
• Brighton Ruby
  Network or association · Brighton and Hove
• Brighton Unity User Group
  Network or association · Brighton and Hove
• Brighton Web Development Meetup
  Network or association · Brighton and Hove
• Brinker Technology (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Aberdeen
• Bristol General Hospital
  Health research · Bristol
• Bristol Homeopathic Hospital
  Health research · Bristol
• British Aerospace (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Dormant · Farnborough

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Categories

• Corporate R&D centers in the United Kingdom 2,850
• Research organizations in the United Kingdom 2,568
• Health research organizations in the United Kingdom 1,400
• Universities and research institutes in the United Kingdom 962
• Government and public bodies in the United Kingdom 463
• Startups in the United Kingdom 330
• Other organizations in the United Kingdom 248
• Companies in the United Kingdom 220
• Programs in the United Kingdom 188
• Networks and associations in the United Kingdom 164
• Science and technology parks in the United Kingdom 138
• Investors and funds in the United Kingdom 114
• Incubators in the United Kingdom 112
• Innovation hubs in the United Kingdom 56
• Fab labs and makerspaces in the United Kingdom 53
• Accelerators in the United Kingdom 46
• Venture studios in the United Kingdom 42
• Colleges and training providers in the United Kingdom 39

Cities

• London 2,264
• Oxford 444
• Cambridge 308
• Edinburgh 198
• Bristol 168
• Glasgow 163
• Southampton 157
• Manchester 142
• Birmingham 136
• Swansea 123
• Guildford 108
• Reading 106
• Belfast 103
• Nottingham 96
• Sheffield 95
• Liverpool 86
• Cardiff 84
• Leeds 82
• Brighton and Hove 81
• Newcastle upon Tyne 79
• Milton Keynes 60
• York 58
• Norwich 57
• Leicester 56
• Coventry 55
• Aberdeen 49
• Brighton 46
• Abingdon 45
• Canterbury 40
• Exeter 40
• Harwell 40
• Swindon 39
• Bath 36
• Northampton 34
• Portsmouth 34
• Dundee 32
• Warrington 30
• Maidstone 29
• Stoke-on-Trent 29
• Basingstoke 28
• Carmarthen 27
• Winchester 27
• Bradford 26
• Colchester 26
• Pembroke Dock 26
• Peterborough 26
• Slough 25
• Crawley 23
• Cheltenham 22
• Durham 22
• Gloucester 22
• Sandwich 22
• Sunderland 22
• Salisbury 21
• St Albans 21
• Wakefield 21
• Warwick 21
• Bedford 20
• Didcot 20
• Llanelli 20
• Watford 20
• Bracknell 19
• Chelmsford 19
• Derby 19
• Fareham 19
• Farnborough 19
• High Wycombe 19
• Livingston 19
• Macclesfield 19
• Plymouth 19
• Chester 18
• Salford 18
• Gateshead 17
• Huddersfield 17
• Ipswich 17
• Newbury 17
• Port Talbot 17
• Preston 17
• Chatham 16
• Lancaster 16
• Leatherhead 16
• Lincoln 16
• Loughborough 16
• Newport 16
• Aylesbury 15
• Bridgend 15
• Haverfordwest 15
• Horsham 15
• Hull 15
• Luton 15
• Maidenhead 15
• Stockport 15
• Chesterfield 14
• Chichester 14
• Perth 14
• Poole 14
• Rotherham 14
• Stevenage 14
• Worcester 14
• Andover 13
• Harlow 13
• Harrogate 13
• Welwyn Garden City 13
• Wolverhampton 13
• Worthing 13
• Aberystwyth 12
• Bolton 12
• Daresbury 12
• Farnham 12
• Inverness 12
• Sittingbourne 12
• Wokingham 12
• Banbury 11
• Barnsley 11
• Bournemouth 11
• Carlisle 11
• Doncaster 11
• Egham 11
• Hemel Hempstead 11
• Kettering 11
• Runcorn 11
• Taunton 11
• Woking 11
• Ashford 10
• Buxton 10
• Darlington 10
• Dudley 10
• Eastleigh 10
• Hatfield 10
• Middlesbrough 10
• Shrewsbury 10
• Solihull 10