UK Research and Innovation’s latest review shines a useful light on the UK’s innovation landscape – both the momentum building across our universities and the structural gaps that still hold back scale.

The data again shows the UK punching well above its weight in spinout value creation, second only to the US. That strength is no accident: it reflects decades of world-class research and a growing pipeline of founders emerging from our universities.
But the report also highlights what we see every day in the market: funding pathways that remain too complex, and a shortage of scale-up capital that limits how many of these ideas can become globally significant companies.
Parkwalk, together with IP Group plc, was pleased to contribute to this work and to share insights from our annual spinout report. We welcome UKRI’s focus on clearer national frameworks and stronger investment structures – essential ingredients if the UK is to fully capture the commercial potential of its research base.
With the right coordination and deeper pools of capital, more of the UK’s scientific breakthroughs can grow into transformative businesses our economy depends on.
To read the full report, click here.