Backbone capability 06

IP & Commercialisation

Where does British capability stop becoming British economic value?

Proposed by UKIZ · independent · not a government designation

Why this is backbone, not a mission

The recurring British pattern is strong discovery and weak retention. The backbone question is where in the chain value leaves the country.

Research → IP → spin-out or licensing → company → capital → customer → scale. UKIZ maps each step so the leak can be located rather than assumed.

What UKIZ maps here

Where relevant capability concentrates today

Strongest where research density and experienced operators overlap; weakest where research is strong and operators are scarce.

Spin-out equity terms are frequently cited as a constraint. UKIZ treats this as reported, contested and worth testing rather than settled.

Missions that depend on this

Where this capability is needed.

Dependency is a judgement based on each mission's reported constraints, not a score. Critical means the mission is unlikely to progress without it.