UK Innovation Zones

Ecosystem directory

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Laboratories, clean rooms, prototyping and scale-up facilities, testbeds, campuses, Catapult capability, science parks and incubators — the physical infrastructure a company can approach.

21 facilities listed · no paid inclusion

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  • Digital Catapult

    Catapult centre · London

    Catapult centre for advanced digital technology adoption across UK industry.

  • Connected Places Catapult

    Catapult centre · London

    Catapult centre for cities, transport and place innovation.

  • Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult

    Catapult centre · London

    Catapult centre supporting cell and gene therapy development and manufacture.

  • Level39

    Accelerator or incubator · London

    Financial technology community and workspace in Canary Wharf.

  • Babraham Research Campus

    Specialist facility · Cambridge

    Bioscience campus combining institute research with early-stage company laboratory space.

  • Cambridge Science Park

    Specialist facility · Cambridge

    Long-established science park hosting research-led companies.

  • Harwell Science and Innovation Campus

    Specialist facility · Oxford

    National science campus hosting space, energy, health and physical science facilities.

  • Diamond Light Source

    Specialist facility · Oxford

    National synchrotron facility used for materials, structural biology and device research.

  • Satellite Applications Catapult

    Catapult centre · Oxford

    Catapult centre supporting the commercial use of satellite data and services.

  • Energy Systems Catapult

    Catapult centre · Birmingham & the West Midlands

    Catapult centre working on the transition of the UK energy system.

  • MediaCity

    Specialist facility · Manchester

    Broadcast and creative production campus in Salford.

  • Advanced manufacturing Catapult capability, North West

    Catapult centre · Manchester

    High Value Manufacturing Catapult capability serving North West industry.

  • UK Battery Industrialisation Centre

    Specialist facility · Birmingham & the West Midlands

    National facility for battery manufacturing scale-up and process development.

  • National Composites Centre

    Catapult centre · Bristol & Bath

    High Value Manufacturing Catapult centre for composites design and manufacture.

  • Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre

    Catapult centre · Sheffield & Rotherham

    High Value Manufacturing Catapult centre working with industry on production processes.

  • Nuclear AMRC

    Catapult centre · Sheffield & Rotherham

    Catapult centre supporting the nuclear manufacturing supply chain.

  • Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

    Catapult centre · Newcastle & the North East

    Catapult centre for offshore wind, wave and tidal technology, with large-scale test facilities.

  • Centre for Process Innovation

    Catapult centre · Teesside & the Humber

    High Value Manufacturing Catapult centre for process and biologics scale-up.

  • National Robotarium

    Specialist facility · Edinburgh

    Research and commercialisation facility for robotics and autonomous systems.

  • National Manufacturing Institute Scotland

    Catapult centre · Glasgow & the Central Belt

    High Value Manufacturing Catapult centre supporting Scottish manufacturing.

  • Space and Earth observation capability, Cornwall

    Specialist facility · Cornwall & Plymouth

    Aerodrome-based space cluster covering launch capability, Earth observation and satellite data.

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Directory last verified: 15 August 2026

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