Our Members are tackling society’s biggest challenges through place based innovation.

An Investment Zone and global innovation district, delivering cutting-edge innovation space and creating 22,000 new jobs. Birmingham Knowledge Quarter (B-KQ) is a joint initiative between Birmingham City Council, Aston University, Birmingham City University, Bruntwood SciTech, Woodbourne Group and West Midlands Combined Authority. Part of the WMCA’s West Midlands Investment Zone.

Durham Innovation District is a partnership between Durham County Council, Muse, and Durham University. Together, partners are creating the spaces, infrastructure, amenities and community for businesses to support and access talent, research, networks, and resources. The first development site within Durham Innovation District is ‘Aykley Heads’ which sits close to Durham Station and the city centre.

Glasgow City Innovation District is a hub for entrepreneurship, innovation, and collaboration. It builds on Scotland’s rich tradition of scientific excellence and industrial collaboration.

Bringing together ambitious, forward-thinking people, the District is tackling societal and global challenges and driving inclusive economic growth.

Located in the heart of Glasgow City Centre, the District is home to many innovative companies and organisations who’ve located here to nurture and accelerate growth, improve productivity, and access world-class research and technology from the University of Strathclyde.

Belfast’s innovation district, Innovation City Belfast (ICB),  combines industry with academia to accelerate the evolution of research into world-class products and solutions. It also builds on the city’s strengths in FinTech, Health and Life Sciences, GreenTech and the creative industries to bring new and better jobs to the region.

The Knowledge Quarter London is a partnership of over 100 academic, cultural, research, scientific and media organisations within a one-mile radius comprising of King’s Cross, Bloomsbury and Euston. Partners include the British Museum, Google, UCL, University of the Arts London, Digital Catapult, Wellcome Trust, and the British Library.

Newcastle Helix is a 24 acre regeneration scheme in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne. Helix is home to world class research, SMEs, corporates, user groups and even urban living. Four national innovation centres and observatories are also based on site. The scheme is a unique partnership between Newcastle University, Newcastle City Council and Legal & General.

London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) is a Mayoral Development Corporation responsible for the development of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is east London’s inclusive innovation district where culture, creativity and community converge. Built on the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, its mission is to transform the lives of east Londoners and drive long-term growth and investment across the capital and the UK. The Innovation District is a catalyst for east London’s innovators, bringing together business, academia, government, and local communities to find and scale solutions to the major challenges of city life.  LLDC will be leading the London Consortium of CORE Spaces as well as activities at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The London team will lead inclusive citizen engagement using advanced AI tools and use data-driven, digital solutions to transform public spaces and make roadside infrastructure more sustainable, reducing air pollution, improving efficiency of space and improving safety for women and girls.

We solve market and societal challenges for a smarter, greener, healthier and better connected future. A partnership between South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Sheffield City Council and the talented people that live, work, study, do business and innovate here.  The Innovation District is home to a super connected cluster of world-class research centres, SMEs, start-up and scale-up companies as well as globally renowned businesses, all co-located across four innovation campuses spanning Rotherham and Sheffield.

Wolverhampton Green Innovation Corridor is a game-changing new innovation district being led jointly by the City of Wolverhampton Council and the University of Wolverhampton. With a focus on green construction, computing and engineering, Wolverhampton’s Green Innovation Corridor will turbocharge the West Midlands and UK’s transition to net zero. It will foster an ecosystem of innovative businesses, entrepreneurs and academics, with access to our distinctive R&D and skills offer.