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• Arm

  Cambridge · Established company · UK-headquartered

  Processor architecture and semiconductor IP company whose designs are licensed into the majority of the world's mobile devices.

  • Semiconductors
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Digital Technologies
• Riverlane

  Cambridge · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Builds the quantum error correction stack that quantum computers need to run useful workloads.

  • Quantum Technologies
  • Digital Technologies
• Nu Quantum

  Cambridge · Start-up · UK-headquartered

  Develops quantum networking hardware to connect quantum processors into larger systems.

  • Quantum Technologies
  • Semiconductors
• Paragraf

  Cambridge · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Manufactures graphene-based electronic devices using a contamination-free production process.

  • Advanced Materials
  • Semiconductors
• Nyobolt

  Cambridge · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Develops fast-charging battery systems based on niobium tungsten oxide anode materials.

  • Advanced Materials
  • Clean Energy
  • Mobility & Transport Technology
• CMR Surgical

  Cambridge · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Designs and manufactures the Versius surgical robotic system for minimal access surgery.

  • Robotics & Autonomous Systems
  • Life Sciences
• Bicycle Therapeutics

  Cambridge · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Develops bicyclic peptide therapeutics, with research operations on the Cambridge biomedical campus.

  • Life Sciences
  • Engineering Biology
• Congenica

  Cambridge · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Clinical genomics software used to interpret genomic data in diagnostic settings.

  • Life Sciences
  • Artificial Intelligence
• AstraZeneca

  Cambridge · Large corporate · UK-headquartered

  Global pharmaceutical company with its strategic research centre and headquarters in Cambridge.

  • Life Sciences
  • Engineering Biology
  • Artificial Intelligence
• Darktrace

  Cambridge · Established company · International group, UK innovation operation

  Cambridge-founded cyber security company applying machine learning to network defence, now under international private ownership.

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Digital Technologies
  • Defence & Security
• Quantinuum

  Cambridge · Scale-up · International group, UK innovation operation

  Quantum computing company with significant Cambridge software and research operations within an international group.

  • Quantum Technologies
  • Artificial Intelligence
• Oxford Nanopore Technologies

  Oxford · Established company · UK-headquartered

  Develops nanopore-based DNA and RNA sequencing devices, from handheld to high-throughput.

  • Life Sciences
  • Engineering Biology
• Oxford Ionics

  Oxford · Scale-up · International group, UK innovation operation

  Trapped-ion quantum computing company using standard semiconductor manufacturing, now part of an international quantum group.

  • Quantum Technologies
  • Semiconductors
• Oxa

  Oxford · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Autonomous vehicle software company deploying self-driving systems in industrial and public transport settings.

  • Robotics & Autonomous Systems
  • Mobility & Transport Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence
• Tokamak Energy

  Oxford · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Develops spherical tokamak fusion technology and high temperature superconducting magnets.

  • Clean Energy
  • Advanced Materials
• Oxford PV

  Oxford · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Commercialises perovskite-on-silicon tandem solar cell technology.

  • Clean Energy
  • Advanced Materials
• Immunocore

  Oxford · Established company · UK-headquartered

  Develops T cell receptor bispecific immunotherapies, with headquarters in Oxfordshire.

  • Life Sciences
• Barinthus Biotherapeutics

  Oxford · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Immunotherapeutics company founded on Oxford vaccine research.

  • Life Sciences
  • Engineering Biology
• Oxford Instruments

  Oxford · Established company · UK-headquartered

  Manufactures cryogenic, imaging and nanofabrication instruments used in quantum and materials research worldwide.

  • Quantum Technologies
  • Advanced Materials
  • Semiconductors
• Google DeepMind

  London · Large corporate · International group, UK innovation operation

  AI research laboratory founded in London and now the AI research division of an international technology group.

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Life Sciences
• Wayve

  London · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Develops embodied AI driving software trained end-to-end rather than through hand-coded rules.

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Mobility & Transport Technology
  • Robotics & Autonomous Systems
• Synthesia

  London · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  AI video generation platform used for enterprise communication and training content.

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Creative Industries
  • Digital Technologies
• Quantexa

  London · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Decision intelligence platform used by banks and government for entity resolution and financial crime detection.

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Financial Technology
  • Digital Technologies
• Improbable

  London · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Builds large-scale simulation and virtual world technology for entertainment and defence customers.

  • Creative Industries
  • Digital Technologies
  • Defence & Security
• Wise

  London · Established company · UK-headquartered

  Cross-border payments company listed in London and operating internationally.

  • Financial Technology
• Monzo

  London · Established company · UK-headquartered

  UK digital bank built on its own technology platform.

  • Financial Technology
  • Digital Technologies
• GSK

  London · Large corporate · UK-headquartered

  Global biopharma company headquartered in London with UK research and manufacturing operations.

  • Life Sciences
  • Engineering Biology
• BenevolentAI

  London · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Applies machine learning to target identification and drug discovery.

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Life Sciences
• Oxford Quantum Circuits

  London · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Superconducting quantum computing company providing quantum computing as a service from UK data centres.

  • Quantum Technologies
  • Digital Technologies
• Graphcore

  Bristol & Bath · Established company · International group, UK innovation operation

  Designs Intelligence Processing Units for machine learning workloads; now part of an international technology group with Bristol operations retained.

  • Semiconductors
  • Artificial Intelligence
• XMOS

  Bristol & Bath · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Fabless semiconductor company producing multi-core processors for voice and audio edge AI.

  • Semiconductors
  • Artificial Intelligence
• Ultraleap

  Bristol & Bath · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Hand tracking and mid-air haptics technology company founded on University of Bristol research.

  • Digital Technologies
  • Creative Industries
  • Advanced Materials
• Vertical Aerospace

  Bristol & Bath · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Developing an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, designed and assembled in the South West.

  • Mobility & Transport Technology
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Clean Energy
• Open Bionics

  Bristol & Bath · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Designs and manufactures 3D-printed bionic arms for children and adults.

  • Robotics & Autonomous Systems
  • Life Sciences
  • Advanced Manufacturing
• Peak

  Manchester · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Applied AI company building decision intelligence software for commercial and supply chain teams.

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Digital Technologies
• Watercycle Technologies

  Manchester · Start-up · UK-headquartered

  Develops direct lithium extraction and mineral recovery from water using membrane and crystallisation technology.

  • Advanced Materials
  • Clean Energy
• Auto Trader

  Manchester · Established company · UK-headquartered

  Listed digital automotive marketplace with a large Manchester engineering and data organisation.

  • Digital Technologies
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Mobility & Transport Technology
• ITM Power

  Sheffield & Rotherham · Established company · UK-headquartered

  Manufactures PEM electrolysers for green hydrogen production at its Sheffield gigafactory.

  • Clean Energy
  • Advanced Manufacturing
• Sheffield Forgemasters

  Sheffield & Rotherham · Established company · UK-headquartered

  Large-scale steel casting and forging business, owned by the Ministry of Defence, supplying defence and civil nuclear programmes.

  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Defence & Security
  • Clean Energy
• Tissue Regenix

  Leeds & West Yorkshire · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Develops decellularised biological scaffolds for surgical and wound care applications.

  • Life Sciences
  • Advanced Materials
• Unilever Port Sunlight R&D

  Liverpool City Region · Large corporate · International group, UK innovation operation

  Materials innovation centre carrying out formulation and materials science research on the Wirral.

  • Advanced Materials
  • Engineering Biology
  • AgriTech & FoodTech
• AstraZeneca Speke

  Liverpool City Region · Large corporate · UK-headquartered

  Biologics and vaccine manufacturing site in Liverpool.

  • Life Sciences
  • Advanced Manufacturing
• Nissan Sunderland Plant

  Newcastle & the North East · Large corporate · International group, UK innovation operation

  Vehicle manufacturing plant producing electric and hybrid vehicles in Sunderland.

  • Mobility & Transport Technology
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Clean Energy
• AESC UK

  Newcastle & the North East · Large corporate · International group, UK innovation operation

  Battery cell manufacturer operating and expanding gigafactory capacity in Sunderland.

  • Clean Energy
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Mobility & Transport Technology
• Kromek

  Newcastle & the North East · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Develops cadmium zinc telluride radiation detection technology for medical, security and nuclear markets.

  • Advanced Materials
  • Defence & Security
  • Life Sciences
• SeAH Wind

  Teesside & the Humber · Large corporate · International group, UK innovation operation

  Offshore wind monopile manufacturing facility on Teesside.

  • Clean Energy
  • Advanced Manufacturing
• pureLiFi

  Edinburgh · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Develops LiFi optical wireless communications technology.

  • Digital Technologies
  • Semiconductors
• AAC Clyde Space

  Glasgow & the Central Belt · Scale-up · International group, UK innovation operation

  Designs and builds small satellites and subsystems in Glasgow within a Swedish-listed group.

  • Space
  • Digital Technologies
• Spire Global Glasgow

  Glasgow & the Central Belt · Large corporate · International group, UK innovation operation

  Satellite manufacturing and space data operation in Glasgow within an international group.

  • Space
  • Digital Technologies
  • AgriTech & FoodTech
• IQE

  Cardiff & South Wales · Established company · UK-headquartered

  Supplies compound semiconductor epitaxial wafers to global chip manufacturers from South Wales.

  • Semiconductors
  • Advanced Materials
• SPTS Technologies

  Cardiff & South Wales · Large corporate · International group, UK innovation operation

  Manufactures semiconductor wafer processing equipment in Newport within an international group.

  • Semiconductors
  • Advanced Manufacturing
• Creo Medical

  Cardiff & South Wales · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Develops electrosurgical devices for minimally invasive endoscopic procedures.

  • Life Sciences
  • Advanced Manufacturing
• Kainos

  Belfast · Established company · UK-headquartered

  Listed digital services and software company headquartered in Belfast.

  • Digital Technologies
  • Artificial Intelligence
• Thales Belfast

  Belfast · Large corporate · International group, UK innovation operation

  Defence manufacturing site producing air defence and weapon systems in Belfast.

  • Defence & Security
  • Advanced Manufacturing
• Ilika

  Southampton & Portsmouth · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Develops solid-state battery technology for medical devices and electric vehicles.

  • Advanced Materials
  • Clean Energy
  • Life Sciences
• BAE Systems Maritime, Portsmouth

  Southampton & Portsmouth · Large corporate · UK-headquartered

  Naval ship support, combat systems and maritime engineering operation in Portsmouth.

  • Defence & Security
  • Advanced Manufacturing
• Rolls-Royce, Derby

  Nottingham & Derby · Large corporate · UK-headquartered

  Aero engine and small modular reactor engineering and manufacturing operation in Derby.

  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Clean Energy
  • Defence & Security
  • Mobility & Transport Technology
• Toyota Manufacturing UK, Burnaston

  Nottingham & Derby · Large corporate · International group, UK innovation operation

  Vehicle manufacturing plant producing hybrid vehicles in Derbyshire.

  • Mobility & Transport Technology
  • Advanced Manufacturing
• Tropic Biosciences

  Norwich & the East · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Applies gene editing to tropical crops including banana and coffee from a Norwich research base.

  • AgriTech & FoodTech
  • Engineering Biology
• Goonhilly Earth Station

  Cornwall & Plymouth · Scale-up · UK-headquartered

  Commercial deep space communications and satellite ground station operator in Cornwall.

  • Space
  • Digital Technologies
• JLR

  Birmingham & the West Midlands · Large corporate · International group, UK innovation operation

  Vehicle manufacturer with engineering, electrification and software operations across the West Midlands.

  • Mobility & Transport Technology
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Artificial Intelligence

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Directory last verified: 15 August 2026

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