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November 9, 2026

UCL spinouts looking to raise

UCL-associated spinouts have raised more than £3bn over the past five years


Oshin Narang

7 min read

University College London (UCL) is one of the UK's most active sources of university spinouts, with companies coming out of its medical, engineering, and physical sciences departments.

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