Royal Academy of Engineering report finds UK spinout activity broadening beyond golden triangle
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Frances Jones
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Summary
The Royal Academy of Engineering's 2026 spinouts report finds that UK academic spinout activity is becoming more geographically distributed, with strong growth outside the traditional "golden triangle" of Cambridge, Oxford, and London universities. Bristol is highlighted as a particularly bright spot in this broadening of university commercialisation across the UK.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledSuccessful UK academic spinout companies are emerging from a broader range of regions in the country, according to the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Spinout activity is becoming more equally distributed across the UK, with strong growth outside the 'golden triangle' of the Cambridge-Oxford-London universities.
Royal Academy of Engineering finds 'increasingly distributed' university commercialisation activity, with Bristol a bright spot
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