State of UK Deep Tech
A comprehensive overview of the deep tech landscape in the UK, its potential and the changes needed to unlock profound impact on the most pressing challenges we face.
State of UK Deep Tech report 2025
How do we unlock the potential in UK deep tech? This comprehensive annual report into the deep tech sector reveals growing momentum, as well as challenges we must tackle.
State of UK Deep Tech report 2024
Read the Royal Academy of Engineering State of UK Deep Tech to delve into the UK’s deep tech ecosystem, review comprehensive investment data and analysis of trends and potential.
State of UK Deep Tech report 2023
The first comprehensive report analysing the deep tech ecosystem, with a focus on geographical distribution, investment, growth trajectories, funding and leadership composition.
Engineering, Economy and Place
A place-based analysis of the engineering economy across the UK with a new framework for thinking about the role of engineering in local economies.
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A place-based analysis of engineering in the UK. It explains the location, scale, context and type of engineering happening, beyond a traditional sectoral analysis.
Interactive dashboard
Data from the report is available in an interactive dashboard, where you can learn more about what the engineering economy looks like in any UK region or local authority.
Spotlight on Spinouts
The UK's leading analysis of university spinouts, powered by data and expert insight.
2026 report
Now with new data from Dealroom, 2026 reveals a maturing ecosystem in the UK, with world-class universities and growing regional innovation clusters. The report also provides the first analysis of founder equity in UK spinouts.
2025 report
Our fifth annual report showcasing the state of the UK’s spinout economy, examining by region, universities, founder and investment trends.
2024 report
Examining the state of the spinout landscape through a comprehensive analysis of the trends in IP and commercialisation in the UK.
2023 report
The latest review of the UK spinout sector focusing on universities with the greatest growth in spinouts, and an in-depth analysis of the gender of founders over time.
2022 report
Examining the UK spinout landscape in terms of regions, institutions, investment trends and founder demographics, with a closer look at the impact of COVID-19.
2021 report
A review of 1424 spinouts in the UK by region and by origin institution from 2011 to 2021, with a focus intellectual property policies at leading universities.
Technology Adoption Index
UK Industry 4.0 Technology Adoption Index
The first comprehensive measurement of Industry 4.0 technology adoption across UK engineering economy companies.