UKSPA Directory 2017
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Entrepreneurs
8-10% of the UK
population is active
in early-stage
entrepreneurial
activity
Development
It takes on average 2
years to convert the
development of a
technology into a
University Spin-Out
(USO)
STA RT- U P
Research
£120 million in tech
transfer funding
for universities
Incubators
205 Incubators
Accelerators
163 Accelerators s
T ech
T ransfer
commerce
Export
1,044 active USOs
registered in the
UK annually
£17 billion in
high-tech
exports
Science &
Technology
Parks
173 sites
supporting more than
6,000 companies
IN DUST RY
SC A L E- U P
Trade
Manufacture
Manufacturing
represents 68% of
UK business research
and development
Catapults
11 Catapults
supporting 2,851
SMEs, 636 academic
and 2,473 industry
collaborations
UK Chemical &
Pharmaceutical sectors
add £60 million to the
balance of trade
every day
International
reach
6 pan-European
research facility HQs and
a Science and Innovation
Network across 30
countries
SOURCES & RE F ERENCES : B u s i n e s s e n t e r p r i s e r e s e a r c h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t , U K : 2 0 15 , S t a t i s t i c a l B u l l e t i n , O f f i c e f o r N a t i o n a l S t a t i s t i c s ; H i g h e r e d u c a t i o n i n n u m b e r s
( 2 0 17 ) U n i v e r s i t i e s U K ; F u r t h e r E d u c a t i o n a n d S k i l l s i n E n g l a n d ( M a r c h 2 0 17 ) , D e p a r t m e n t f o r E d u c a t i o n , N a t i o n a l S t a t i s t i c s S F R 13 / 2 0 17; D e p a r t m e n t f o r E d u c a t i o n ,
N a t i o n a l S t a t i s t i c s S F R 13 / 2 0 17; S t a t i s t i c a l b u l l e t i n : U K G r o s s d o m e s t i c e x p e n d i t u r e o n r e s e a r c h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t : 2 0 14 ; T h e G l o b a l I n n o v a t i o n I n d e x 2 0 16 ; IPO :
p a t e n t d a t a e x p l a i n e d , U K G o v r e p o r t ; P e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e U K r e s e a r c h b a s e : i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o m p a r i s o n - 2 0 13 , BIS R e s e a r c h p a p e r ; P r o f i l i n g U K u n i v e r s i t y s p i n - o u t s
( 2 0 15 ) , E u r o p e a n R e s e a r c h C o u n c i l ; G l o b a l E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p M o n i t o r (G E M ) ; I n c u b a t i o n a n d A c c e l e r a t i o n : T h e N a t i o n a l P i c t u r e ( 2 0 17 ) , N E S TA ; U K S T P C D ATA B A S E ;
h t t p s : // c a t a p u l t . o r g . u k / ; h t t p s : // w w w. g o v. u k / g o v e r n m e n t / w o r l d /o r g a n i s a t i o n s / u k- s c i e n c e - a n d - i n n o v a t i o n - n e t w o r k ; h t t p : // w w w. t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r. c o m / u k-
m a n u f a c t u r i n g - s t a t i s t i c s / ; EE F ; U K m a n u f a c t u r i n g f a c t c a r d 2 0 17; E u r o s t a t ; H i g h - t e c h s t a t i s t i c s - e c o n o m i c d a t a 2 0 14