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Overview:
South East England is the economic
powerhouse of the UK. Not only does it have the largest population and workforce
in the country, it also has the highest R&D spend. Located between London and
Europe, it is home to many of the world’s most successful international
companies and an important base for UK, European and global operations.
There are 24 universities and higher education institutes in the South East.
These include the world-renowned Oxford University, ranked first in the UK by
The Times, Sunday Times and Guardian, and in the top five worldwide by QS. It
receives the highest research income of any UK university.
The infrastructure of science parks, lab space, intellectual property services
and funding opportunities in the region supports the many commercial
organisations that have located their R&D headquarters in the South East.
“The UK has a wealth of highly skilled people and
refined technology.”
Brian Moran, director of industrial participation, Boeing UK
Key sectors:
financial and professional services; R&D, life sciences, biotechnology,
pharmaceuticals, healthcare; optoelectronics, semiconductor design, consumer and
defence electronics, ICT, telecommunications, software, creative industries;
aerospace and defence, automotive and motorsport, marine technologies, advanced
engineering, environmental technologies; food and drink, clothing, furniture,
paper, publishing and printing, distribution and logistics, UK and European
corporate headquarters.
R&D strengths:
software, optoelectronics, semiconductor design, electronic engineering,
consumer and defence electronics, mobile and satellite communications systems,
telecommunications; bio-tech, pharmaceutical; aerospace, automotive,
engineering.
Major investors include:
Acer, Alcatel-Lucent, Allergan, Astellas, BAE Systems, Baxa Corporation, BMW
(MINI and Rolls-Royce), Blue Ridge Numerics, Boeing, Canon, Cisco, Club Penguin,
Computer Associates, Cummins Power Generation, Dell, Disney Black Rock Studio,
EADS Astrium, Ecoprocess, Electronic Arts, Eli Lilly, Ericsson, e-Shelter,
Eudyna Devices Europe Ltd, Ford, Fujitsu, GKN, Genesis Speciality Chemicals,
Genzyme, GlaxoSmithKline, Goodrich, Guidance Software, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi,
Honeywell, Huawei Technologies, IBM, Igel Technology, Infineon, Johnson &
Johnson, HTC, Huawei Technologies, Infineon, LG Electronics, Linden Lab,
Lionhead, Lockheed Martin, Matsushita, McLaren Cars, Microchip, Microsoft,
Mobilegov, MorphoSys, Motorola, MT-Energie, urex Biotech, NCsoft Europe, NEC,
Nintendo, Nokia, Nortel Networks, Northrop Grumman, Oracle, Oxigene, Panasonic,
Peer 1, Pfizer, Philips Semiconductors, Pinewood Shepperton, QinetiQ, Raytheon,
Red Bull Racing, Relentless, Renault F1, Renesas, Respironics, Roche, Samsung,
sanofi-aventis, Second Life, Sharp, Shire, Siemens, Sony, STMicroelectronics,
Sun Microsystems, Suzuki GB, Syngenta, Syntellect, Takeda, Talend, Terra
Technology, Thales, Toshiba, Trident Space & Defense, CB Celltech, ViroPharma,
Vestas Blades, Vocera Communications, Vodafone, Williams F1, Wipro Technologies,
WiredRed, Wyeth.
Grants:
Grant Assisted Areas for the period 2007-2013 will be in the Dover and Thanet
areas only (see map on Grants Information).
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