1、SpinoutsUK academic spinout trendsSpotlight onApril 20241 Foreword2 Executive summary 5 Chapter 1:Demographics6 Top academic institutions8 Spinout clusters9 Regional distribution10 Dominant sectors12 Priority sectors13 Artificial Intelligence14 Telecoms15 Engineering biology16 Semiconductors17 Quant

2、um18 Spotlight on universities20 Chapter 2:Funding sources21 Top academic institutions22 Top investees of 202323 Average investment size24 Top investors26 Early investors 27 Innovate UK grant funding28 Chapter 3:Survival,growth and exits29 Survival rates30 Failure rates31 Growth stages32 Fastest-gro

3、wing spinouts33 Exit volumes34 Top exits35 Chapter 4:Leadership36 Gender of founders and directors37 Gender of founders over time38 Gender of directors over time39 Age of founders 40 Nationalities of directors41 Chapter 5:Equity stakes and IP policy42 Equity stakes methodology43 University and found

4、er stakes44 University stakes by company type 45 Equity stakes of universities46 Average university stakes 47 University IP policies51 IP policy sourcebook52 Appendix 53 Full methodology54 About the authorsContents1Spotlight on Spinouts We are pleased to present Spotlight on Spinouts 2024,the fourth

5、 edition of the annual report prepared by Beauhurst in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Engineering.The report presents the current state of the spinout landscape through a comprehensive analysis of the trends in IP and commercialisation in the UK.It is an annual report which aims to inform o

6、ngoing national debate and future policy to support UK spinouts.Last year,the Academys Enterprise Hub celebrated its 10th anniversary.Since it was launched in 2013,the Hub has been supporting talented entrepreneurs and decision-makers to transform breakthrough engineering innovations into disruptive