Innovation and industry

Spinout value “continues to flow overseas,” report findsPositive investment picture complicated by fall in first-time dealsNews · 23 Oct 2026 Government declines call for update to spinout reviewParliamentary committee launches inquiry into entrepreneurship after its recommendation is turned downNews · 22 Oct 2026 A roadmap for metamaterialsThe UK can be a world leader, says the Institute of PhysicsNews · 22 Oct 2026 Research and the industrial strategy: priority programmes, sector innovationUKRI’s industrial strategy programmes are set to launch later this yearAnalysis · 12 Oct 2026 Value capture and complementary capabilitiesJames Coe reads a new report on capturing the value of innovation within the UKAnalysis · 9 Oct 2026 A new definition of “growth in every postcode”Treasury minister indicates backing for OxCam corridorNews · 8 Oct 2026 Data: Innovation surveysA guide to the different innovation metrics and stats, showing the UK’s performance over timeAnalysis · 8 Oct 2026 UUK calls for a national investment campaign to promote startups and spinoutsBudget submission asks government to support push for more private investmentNews · 5 Oct 2026 Local innovation funding announced in north east EnglandFour projects will share £23.7m in the latest Local Innovation Partnerships Fund allocationNews · 2 Oct 2026 Outdated employment practices are “holding back Britain’s start-ups and scale-ups”Tech firms write to the government with consultation response loomingNews · 29 Sep 2026 Mission-oriented industrial strategy in the Burnham eraA new UCL report thinks about how the UK’s public finance bodies can coordinate and scaleAnalysis · 28 Sep 2026 The Russell Group makes recommendations on mayors and innovation fundingBudget submission calls for government to make research investment “work harder for growth”News · 25 Sep 2026 Universities UK and Elsevier map citations in industrial strategy areasNew tool shows regional research performance and a measure of “specialisation”News · 23 Sep 2026 Jessica Corner: we need a “third age” for research commercialisationResearch England executive chair sketches vision for a more collaborative modelNews · 11 Sep 2026 The UK Space Strategy, unpackedSpace is no longer the future, it is the “infrastructure of the present,” according to the government’s new policy paperAnalysis · 10 Sep 2026 Principle of place-based innovation “inherent in Innovate UK’s own strategic direction”Executive chair Tom Adeyoola writes to MPs about devolution and spending plansNews · 9 Sep 2026 Government reportedly weighing up an exit tax for spinoutsAnd science minister Chris McDonald warns of IP leaving the countryNews · 1 Sep 2026 Report highlights the costs of knowledge exchange for Scotland’s universitiesThe first output of the Future Framework initiative warns of a “growing mismatch” between ambitions and fundingNews · 28 Aug 2026 Government urged to set out a roadmap for the chemical sectorThe Council for Science and Technology warns of a sector in “long-term decline”News · 26 Aug 2026 The government’s “innovation marketplace” prepares for launchNew procurement platform targeting startups, SMEs and academiaNews · 14 Aug 2026 Innovate UK funding boosts productivity in the long-runA new study has analysed more than 14,000 companies which received Innovate UK funding to examine the long-term productivity effects – and found that these…News · 5 Aug 2026 King’s increases equity stakes for academic foundersKing’s College London has announced an overhaul of its equity system for spinout companies, with the intention of establishing a “more transparent and…News · 30 Jul 2026 UK pension funds scope out £1bn science and tech fundA consortium of UK pension providers have committed to exploring a new investment vehicle dedicated to scaling UK businesses, with over £1bn potentially…News · 28 Jul 2026 Catapults under reviewInnovate UK is seeking to ensure that the country has “the right mix of catapults” to match the government’s industrial strategy ambitions. Executive chair Tom…News · 15 Jul 2026