In 2025, the University of Sheffield delivered a record number of spinouts and over £41 million raised in private investment. Sheffield’s commercialisation engine is powering a wave of innovation in advanced manufacturing and life sciences to award-winning digital technologies, driving growth across Sheffield and South Yorkshire. Read the full highlights and achievements here.

This month we saw the launch of the City Landing Pad in Sheffield city centre - a new space and platform supporting a city-wide approach to attracting investment and fostering business and public sector partnerships. City Landing Pad is a collaboration between Sheffield Property Association, Sheffield Chamber, Sheffield BID, Sheffield Technology Parks, and Sheffield City Council. The partnership aims to showcase Sheffield’s strengths, including the Sheffield Innovation Spine, to investors, by convening investment-critical partners and speaking with 'one voice' from a statement space within the Heart of the City development.  You can listen to the full SPA Podcast announcing the launch here.

Sheffield semiconductor trailblazers Phlux Technologies, are developing high-performance infrared sensors that are set to drive advancements in industries worldwide. Spinning out of the University of Sheffield, Phlux now operate from Spine innovation hub, Pennine Five. In 2023, Phlux secured £4M in funding from Octopus Ventures and Northern Gritstone, and is leading a €500,000 European Space Agency project to enhance satellite communications.

Last month, Spine university partners, leaders from government, the NHS and our life sciences sectors united for a Summit in Sheffield city centre. The aim? To unlock South Yorkshire's potential and position the region at the forefront of the UK’s £100 billion life sciences sector.

Spine Partners, University of Sheffield, are supporting the next generation of innovators in the region to start up and scale businesses. The University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), a world-leading research and innovation network focused on advanced machining, manufacturing, and materials, recently launched the AMRC FerretWorks: Startup programme.

Sheffield has received a prestigious industry award at a significant place marketing event, having been shortlisted alongside destinations and places from across the world.

Through TECH SY’s management of various data sources, including our newly launched Scaleup Dashboard and our most recent reporting, we’re building a clearer picture of the region’s ecosystem.

Sheffield Technology Parks, as the lead partner of the Sheffield Innovation Spine, is inviting applications from organisations interested in delivering the Investment Toolkit for the Sheffield Innovation Spine.