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Invest in Nottingham’s sector map spans life sciences, manufacturing, creative and digital industries, finance, logistics, and food and drink. BioCity Nottingham provides flexible laboratory and office space for life-science ventures in a pharmaceutical and biotech CRO/CDMO community. These are descriptions from the respective organizations, not an independent measure of the city’s economy.
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Invest in Nottingham’s sector map spans life sciences, manufacturing, creative and digital industries, finance, logistics, and food and drink. BioCity Nottingham provides flexible laboratory and office space for life-science ventures in a pharmaceutical and biotech CRO/CDMO community. These are descriptions from the respective organizations, not an independent measure of the city’s economy.
Nottingham Technology Ventures (NTV) says it is wholly owned by the University of Nottingham and advises on creating and managing research spinouts. Nottingham Trent University states that its policy caps its equity in each new spinout it forms at 20%.
NTV identifies Added Scientific as a 2015 University of Nottingham spinout developing additive manufacturing and inkjet applications; in November 2025, NTV reported investment in the company from two additive-manufacturing experts and said its Jetforge platform was in beta. NTV also links Cerca Magnetics’ 2020 founding and quantum-based brain-imaging technology to University of Nottingham research, and describes its wearable MEG scanner as accommodating participant movement. These are institution-reported company details.
NTV traces Blueskeye AI to a 2019 University of Nottingham computer-science spinout and reports that its TrueBlue app was registered by the MHRA as a Class I device for perinatal mental-health behavior analysis. Separately, the University of Nottingham reported 40 active research spinouts as of June 2023; that figure is the university’s dated account. StartupBlink’s September 2026 listing reported Nottingham at #239 globally and #13 in the UK under its own index methodology, using investment, employee, and web-traffic inputs.
Startup ecosystem standing
Where Nottingham ranks
| Ranking | Edition | Position | Since last edition | Trust | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Global Startup Ecosystem Index (cities) | 2025 | #226 | No prior edition | B | Ecosystem, Activity, Finance, Business Climate |
9 organizations with a profile
Who's based in Nottingham
Investors 6
Investor
InvestorAccelerating energy research and innovation in the Midlands.
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Incubators 3
IncubatorFostering innovation in life sciences.
IncubatorFostering innovation and entrepreneurship.
IncubatorSupporting creative and digital businesses in Nottingham.
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What the sources say about Nottingham
The university reported 40 active research spinouts in June 2023 and described BioCity’s specialist lab access, figures that should be read as the university’s own dated account.
Source: Written evidence submitted by the University of NottinghamConfetti’s Nottingham campus teaches creative technology fields and convenes industry speakers annually through Industry Week.
Source: Confetti CollegeInvest in Nottingham’s sector map spans life sciences and manufacturing as well as creative/digital, finance, logistics, and food.
Source: Invest in NottinghamStartupBlink’s September 2026 city page reported ranks #239 globally and #13 in the UK using investment, employee, and web-traffic inputs; this is its attributed index measure.
Source: Top Startups in NottinghamFor the now-closed grant schemes, the council required Nottingham premises, 12 months of trading, and at least 50% applicant match funding.
Source: Business Support GrantsThe 2025 report described Forge’s bacterial editing applications and its planned expansion toward human and animal cells.
Source: Spin-out to 'accelerate' gene-editing tool
Questions about Nottingham
How does Nottingham rank as a startup ecosystem?
Its best position is #226 in StartupBlink Index (cities) (2025).
How many startup investors are based in Nottingham?
6 investors based in Nottingham have a profile here, including Obu, Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) and Dealmakers Club. The real number is higher.
Are there accelerators or incubators in Nottingham?
Yes. Nottingham has 3 incubators on record, including BioCity Nottingham.
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