UK's most productive tech cluster 
Most innovative UK city outside of London (Paymentsense) 
World class digital connectivity 
Home to four unicorns: OVO Energy, Graphcore, Vertical Aerospace and Pax8 
Image credit: Open Bionics Creating the ‘Hero Arm’, which is the world’s first 3D-printed prosthetic arm for children.
Addressing the gender pay gap by combining data science with economics and psychology to improve decision-making in HR.
Reinventing the way we learn and develop cyber-skills.
Image credit: Richard Collins & Henry Semenenko The world’s first quantum photonics chip was developed in Bristol, and the region is the first 5GUK Test Network to become fully secured by quantum key distribution, extending from the University of Bristol to Bath.
The University of Bristol is a world leader in the digital and tech sector. It’s home to the Bristol Quantum Information Institute. It’s also one of two UKRI-funded Centres for Doctoral Training in quantum engineering – with over 60 active PhDs and extensive links to industry. A £35 million local government investment into the Quantum Technologies Innovation Centre (QTIC) will see the world’s first dedicated open-access innovation centre for quantum and enabled technologies. It will be a full-scale facility as part of the £300 million Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus, opening 2025. The centre is estimated to generate £232 million of added economic value over ten years and will create 360 jobs.
Bristol is also home to the Quantum Technology Enterprise Centre (QTEC). This is a pre-incubation programme which has created over 31 companies, helping them raise £60 million in funding. The programme is responsible for a third of active UK quantum engineering start-ups.
Through the Digital Engineering Technology and Innovation (DETI) programme, our region has demonstrated the UK's first Quantum Key Distribution Network in partnership with BT, Toshiba and the National Composite Centre.
Image credit: Bristol Robotics Laboratory The region features an internationally-leading robotics subsector, including:
Bristol & Bath has many innovators in cloud technology, including:
The University of Bristol’s Smart Internet Lab is one of the UK's most renowned ICT research centres. The lab’s research addresses major societal and industrial challenges and around 200 experts work there to push technological boundaries.
These experts specialise in research and innovation in the areas of 5G radio/wireless and optical communications, and work in fields like AI, smart cities, machine learning, and network softwarisation. Their unique offerings in optical, wireless, and cloud technologies bring together end-to-end network design for regional, national, and global ICT innovations.
Bristol is Open (BiO) was set up by Bristol City Council and the University of Bristol to develop a ‘test-bed’ programmable, digital infrastructure, that launched in April 2015.
The programme’s research areas included:
In collaboration with Toshiba Research Labs, South Gloucestershire is building a 5G testbed in the north of Bristol. It will be an open 5G network connecting the Science Park, the NCC, UWE, and the IAAPS.
