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

• SHIFT Programme (Health Innovation Wessex)
  Program · Southampton
• Shipley Hospital
  Health research · Shipley
• Shipmax
  Startup · Swansea
• shoreham.tech
  Network or association · Shoreham-by-Sea
• Shuffle Energy
  Startup · Southampton
• SignaCor Therapeutics
  Startup · Northern Ireland
• SilaTech
  Startup · Southampton
• Silicon Graphics International (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · Wokingham
• Silverstone Technology Cluster
  Network or association · Silverstone
• Simcyp (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Sheffield
• Simple Stents
  Startup · Southampton
• Simpleware (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Exeter
• Sirius Proteins
  Startup · Canterbury
• Sketty Lane Innovation Centre
  Science or technology park · Swansea
• Skills
  Research organization · Closed · London
• Skills and Talent Programme (Swansea Bay City Deal)
  Program
• Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, University of Oxford
  Research organization · Oxford
• Small Business Incubator Company Limited
  Incubator · London
• SMART Capital Equipment Fund
  Investor or fund
• Smart Fabric Inks
  Startup · Southampton
• Smart Fibres (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · Bracknell
• SMART Flexible Innovation Support
  Program
• Smiljan
  Startup · Swansea
• Smith Optical
  Startup · Southampton
• Smith Robotics
  Startup
• Smiths Detection (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · Watford
• SMRTmeds
  Startup · Oxford
• SO Fourteen
  Innovation hub
• Social Enterprise Incubator Ltd
  Incubator · London
• Social Enterprise Kent
  Network or association · Kent-wide
• Social Science Impact Accelerator, Royal Holloway
  Program · Egham
• Sogeti (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · London
• SOLead Energy
  Startup · Southampton
• Solent FutureScape
  Program · Portsmouth
• Solent Productions
  Program · Southampton
• Solent Sparks, Solent University
  Network or association
• Solihull Fab Lab
  Fab lab or makerspace · Birmingham
• Sooba Medical
  Startup · Southampton
• Soter Software
  Startup · Southampton
• South Coast Centre of Excellence in Satellite Applications (SCCoE)
  Program · Portsmouth
• South East Collaborative (Health Innovation Networks)
  Program
• South East Investment Fund (SEIF)
  Investor or fund
• South Wales Industrial Transition from Carbon Hub (SWITCH)
  Research organization · Port Talbot
• South West Wales Net Zero Industry Launchpad
  Program
• Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute, University of Southampton
  Research organization · Southampton
• Southern General Hospital
  Health research · Dormant · Glasgow
• Southern Housing
  Company · Sittingbourne
• Southwold Hospital
  Health research · Southwold
• Space Enterprise Lab (Surrey Research Park)
  Program · Guildford
• SPARC Alliance
  Program · Haverfordwest
• SpareMeal
  Startup · Oxford
• Spectomiq
  Startup · Brighton and Hove
• SPI Lasers
  Startup · Southampton
• Spin-Out Support Programme, Royal Holloway
  Program · Egham
• Spinout Equity Management Fund (SEM Fund)
  Program · Oxford
• SPTS Technologies (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Dormant · Newport
• St John's Innovation Centre
  Research organization · Closed · Cambridge
• St John's Innovation Centre
  Incubator
• St Lawrence Hospital
  Health research · Chepstow
• St Michaels Hospital
  Health research · Norwich
• Staffordshire Technology Park Management Company Limited
  Science or technology park · Sutton Coldfield
• Stardust
  Startup · Southampton
• Start Up Loans (British Business Bank)
  Program
• #StartedinOxford Showcase
  Program · Oxford
• Startup Huddle Oxford
  Network or association · Oxford
• Startup Idea Competition
  Program · Oxford
• Startup Roadshow (South East Angels)
  Program · Brighton and Hove
• Startup Studio Tech Ltd
  Venture studio · London
• Steel and Metals Institute (SaMI)
  Research organization · Swansea
• Stiwdio Steff
  Company · Carmarthen
• Stiwdiobox
  Company · Carmarthen
• Strathclyde University Incubator Limited
  Incubator · Glasgow
• Stratophase (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Romsey
• Student Enterprise (beepurple), University of Brighton
  Program · Brighton and Hove
• Student Enterprise Team, Solent University
  Program · Southampton
• Student Entrepreneurs' Programme (StEP)
  Program · Oxford
• Student StartUp and Enterprise Programme, University of Portsmouth
  Program · Portsmouth
• Studfast
  Startup · Southampton
• Styrene Systems
  Startup
• Sun Bear Biofuture
  Startup · Oxford
• Supporting Innovation and Low Carbon Growth Programme
  Program · Port Talbot
• Surrey Academic Health and Care Partnership
  Program · Guildford
• Surrey Enterprise Hub, University of Surrey
  Incubator · Guildford
• Surrey Health Partners
  Program · Surrey
• Surrey Health Tech Accelerator (Surrey Research Park)
  Accelerator · Guildford
• Surrey Innovation District
  Innovation hub · Guildford
• Surrey Research Park
  Science or technology park
• Surrey Space Institute, University of Surrey
  Research organization · Guildford
• Surrey Venture Studio
  Incubator · Guildford
• Surrey Women’s Entrepreneurship Network (SWEN)
  Network or association · Guildford
• SurreyDevs
  Network or association · Woking
• Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority
  Government or public body
• Sussex Azure User Group
  Network or association · Brighton and Hove
• Sussex Game Makers
  Network or association · Brighton and Hove
• Sussex Games
  Network or association · Brighton and Hove
• Sustainable Energy Systems (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Great Eccleston
• Sutton Cottage Hospital
  Health research · Sutton Coldfield
• Swansea Bay and West Wales Metro
  Program
• Swansea Bay City Deal Economic Strategy Board
  Government or public body
• Swansea Bay City Deal Portfolio Management Office
  Government or public body
• Swansea Bay City Region Joint Committee
  Government or public body
• Swansea City & Waterfront Digital District
  Program · Swansea
• Swansea City AFC Foundation
  Investor or fund · Swansea
• Swansea RFC
  Organization · Swansea
• Swansea University Founders Fund
  Program · Swansea
• Swansea University Student Enterprise
  Program · Swansea
• SWWCJC Private Sector Advisory Board
  Government or public body
• Synome (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Cambridge
• T-Squared
  Startup
• Tamar Science Park
  Science or technology park
• Target (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · Harlow
• TDL Sensors (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Manchester
• Team Pembrokeshire
  Network or association
• TEAM Precision Pipe Assemblies
  Company
• Tech for Good Brighton
  Network or association · Brighton and Hove
• Tech Jumpstart
  Network or association · Brighton and Hove
• Tech Talent Champions, Sussex Innovation
  Program · Brighton and Hove
• TechFirst, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
  Government or public body
• Technology Application Network (United Kingdom)
  Corporate R&D · Bridgend
• Technology Innovation Centre
  Incubator · Dormant · Birmingham

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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