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

• British Museum Archaeological Research Collection
  Research organization · Reading
• British Steel, Swinden Technology Centre (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · Rotherham
• Brixworth Technology Park Freehold Limited
  Science or technology park · Northampton
• BroadReach Integrity
  Startup · Swansea
• Brookes Enterprise Support, Oxford Brookes University
  Program · Oxford
• Bttr Venture Studio Limited
  Venture studio · Guildford
• Buckingham Enterprise and Innovation Unit, University of Buckingham
  Research organization · Buckingham
• Buckinghamshire Growth Board
  Government or public body · Aylesbury
• Buckinghamshire Growth Fund
  Investor or fund · Aylesbury
• Buckinghamshire Life Sciences Innovation Centre
  Innovation hub
• Buckinghamshire Thames Valley Local Enterprise Partnership
  Government or public body
• Bucks Digital Hub (Aylesbury)
  Innovation hub · Aylesbury
• Bucks Health Tech Hub, Buckinghamshire New University
  Innovation hub
• Building 329 (Bracknell co-working)
  Innovation hub · Bracknell
• Bull (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · Hemel Hempstead
• Bullhound Capital
  Investor or fund · London
• Business and employers, University of Brighton
  Research organization · Brighton and Hove
• Business and Intellectual Property Centre Oxfordshire
  Program · Oxford
• Business and IP Centre Southampton
  Program · Southampton
• Business and Partnerships, University of Kent
  Research organization · Canterbury
• Business Connect, University of Portsmouth
  University or research institute · Portsmouth
• Business Hothouse, University of Chichester
  Program · Chichester
• Business Incubator C.i.c.
  Incubator · London
• Business Interaction Group
  Network or association · Pembroke Dock
• Business Solutions, Solent University
  University or research institute · Southampton
• Business South
  Network or association · Southampton
• Business Support Programme (Adur & Worthing)
  Program · Worthing
• Business, Research and Community Services, University of Winchester
  Research organization · Winchester
• Bute Energy
  Company
• Cadzow Communications Consulting (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Stevenage
• Caldicot Technology Park Limited
  Science or technology park · Chepstow
• Cambridge China Innovation Center Limited
  Incubator · Newmarket
• Cambridge CMOS Sensors (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Cambridge
• Cambridge Innovation Hub Ltd
  Incubator · Cambridge
• Cambridge Military Hospital
  Health research · Dormant · Aldershot
• Cambridge Research Park Management Company Limited
  Science or technology park · Fareham
• Cambridge Science Park
  Science or technology park
• Cambridge Technology Parks Ltd
  Science or technology park · Littleport
• Camco Development Incubator
  Incubator · London
• Campbell Hospital
  Health research · Portsoy
• Campden and Chorleywood Food Research Association
  Research organization · Closed · Chipping Campden
• Camplas Technology
  Company · Briton Ferry
• Canary Wharf Space Innovation Hub Ltd
  Incubator · London
• Cancer Tech Accelerator
  Accelerator
• Canterbury Innovation Centre
  Innovation hub
• Câr-y-Môr
  Startup · Pembrokeshire
• Carbon GPT
  Startup · Southampton
• Cardinality
  Company · Guildford
• CareIQ
  Startup · Southampton
• Carena Healthcare
  Startup · Southampton
• Carlam
  Company · Carmarthen
• Carling Point (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Limavady
• Carmarthenshire Business Awards
  Program · Llanelli
• Carmarthenshire Enterprise Fund
  Investor or fund · Carmarthen
• Carmarthenshire Enterprise Hub
  Incubator · Carmarthen
• Cartref Creative
  Network or association
• CASM Technology
  Startup
• Castell Howell
  Company · Cross Hands
• Castleford, Normanton and District Hospital
  Health research · Castleford
• Catalyst (Southampton Science Park)
  Accelerator · Southampton
• Caudal Energy
  Startup · Oxford
• CBPE Capital
  Investor or fund · London
• CE Marking
  Company · Pembroke Dock
• CECAMM, Isle of Wight College
  Research organization · East Cowes
• Cell Block Studios (University of Portsmouth)
  Innovation hub · Portsmouth
• Celsus Therapeutics (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · London
• Celtic Freeport College Alliance
  Network or association · Swansea
• Celtic Freeport Skills Partnership
  Program
• Celtic Sea Developer Alliance
  Network or association · Pembroke Dock
• Celtic Sea Forum
  Network or association
• Celtic Sea Power
  Research organization
• Celtico
  Network or association
• CEMAST
  Research organization · Lee-on-the-Solent
• Central Business And Technology Park Management Company Limited
  Science or technology park · London
• Central Electricity Generating Board
  Government or public body · London
• Central South Business Awards
  Program · Southampton
• Centre for Creative and Immersive Extended Reality (CCIXR), University of Portsmouth
  Research organization · Portsmouth
• Centre for Enzyme Innovation, University of Portsmouth
  Research organization · Portsmouth
• Centre for Green Maritime Innovation, University of Southampton
  Research organization · Southampton
• Centre for Innovation and Enterprise, Begbroke
  Incubator · Begbroke
• Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials (CISM)
  Research organization · Swansea
• Centre of Excellence for Green Technologies
  Innovation hub · Golden Grove
• Chantry House Day Hospital
  Health research · Frome
• Chard & District Hospital
  Health research · Chard
• Chase Acute Outpatients Hospital
  Health research · Bordon
• Chasowa Venture Studios Limited
  Venture studio · London
• Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust
  Investor or fund · Chatham
• Checkmate Flexible Engineering
  Startup · Wiltshire
• Chelmsford and Essex Hospital
  Health research · Chelmsford
• ChemPartner
  Company · Sandwich
• Chilworth Technology (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Southampton
• China Uk Creative Innovation Centre
  Incubator · London
• China-Europe Innovation Centre Limited
  Incubator · London
• Christchurch Hospital
  Health research · Closed · Christchurch
• Christopher Ward
  Company · Maidenhead
• Circuits Integrated
  Startup · Guildford
• Circuits Integrated Hellas
  Company · Guildford
• City of Oxford College
  College or training provider · Oxford
• Claret Capital Partners
  Investor or fund · London
• Clean Growth Innovation Community Programme
  Program
• Clean Growth UK, University of Brighton
  Program · Brighton and Hove
• Clean Planet Technologies
  Startup · Sandwich
• Clera Healthcare
  Startup · Milton Keynes
• Clevedon Hospital
  Health research · Clevedon
• Clrt Venture Studio Ltd
  Venture studio · London
• CO:LABS (Harwell Campus)
  Incubator · Harwell
• CO:LABS Harwell
  Innovation hub · Harwell
• Cobham Community Hospital
  Health research · Cobham
• codebar Brighton
  College or training provider · Brighton and Hove
• Cody Technology Park
  Science or technology park
• Colab Venture Studio Ltd
  Venture studio · London
• College of Occupational Therapists
  University or research institute · Closed · London
• Colliding Materials
  Startup · Sandwich
• Commercialisation and Technology Transfer, University of Kent
  University or research institute · Canterbury
• Computational Foundry (Swansea University)
  Research organization · Swansea
• Controls and Data Services (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · Birmingham
• Cortexica (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · London
• CoSTAR Emerge-AI
  Accelerator · Egham
• CoSTAR National Lab
  Program · Egham
• Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils
  Government or public body · Closed · Oxford

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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