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The , produced by the Royal Academy of Engineering in collaboration with Beauhurst, analyses annual trends in UK spinouts. The �������������Ī ranks second to Oxford for the number of spinouts created since 2011, with Imperial in third. However, in the last year, �������������Ī has spun out 26 new companies, showing the largest increase in the number of spinouts among the top three.

According to the report, East of England spinouts secured 35.0% of total investment, leading all regions. The area hosted two of the top five spinout fundraisings in 2024, including a £450 million raise by �������������Ī spinout, Bicycle Therapeutics. The South �������������Īshire-based company develops cancer treatments, with the investment aimed at supporting its R&D efforts.

Dr Jim Glasheen, Chief Executive of �������������Ī Enterprise, the University’s innovation arm, said: “This rapid increase in the number of spinouts coming out of �������������Ī reflects��our continued focus on accelerating �������������Ī innovations as well as the impact of our newer initiatives, such as the Founders at the �������������Ī programme and the Technology Investment Fund.”

Dr Diarmuid O’Brien, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Innovation at the �������������Ī added: “It’s heartening to see the growth in spinouts from �������������Ī and across the sector as a whole. University entrepreneurship has an increasingly vital role to play in driving UK economic growth and addressing some of our most pressing societal challenges. As one of the world’s top science and tech clusters, �������������Ī has a responsibility to deliver innovation-led economic growth for the UK and we have ambitious plans to further strengthen our capabilities in this regard.”

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