Innovation and R&D in London
Fintech, life sciences and robotics: explore the ideas taking shape across London's connected innovation districts.
InnoFund has an office in London
Technical expertise: Alexander Brenchley
Core strengths of London's innovation and R&D scene.
Financial technology. Translational science. Robotics and design.
What innovation is happening in London?
London's innovation activity spans distinct neighbourhoods and disciplines. Canary Wharf brings together financial technology and software businesses; White City connects laboratory research with commercial development; and Here East in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park provides space for engineering, robotics and design. These examples show different routes from a technical idea to a practical application.
A technical perspective
Meet Alexander Brenchley.
Software-led innovation often depends on how data, algorithms and physical systems work together. Alexander brings software and technology expertise to discussions about the development work behind a project.
Alexander Brenchley
Senior R&D Technical Consultant
- Software and Technology Claims
Innovation in practice.
We’ve highlighted three area strengths for you to explore in detail.
01 / Financial technology and software
Building the next generation of digital services
Level39, Canary Wharf, London
At Level39 in Canary Wharf, technology businesses work across financial services, cybersecurity and data-driven software. Its community connects startups and scaleups with mentors, investors and specialist support, creating a setting for developing and growing digital products.
The challenge: making complex digital services secure, reliable and ready to scale.
02 / Life sciences and medtech
Turning laboratory ideas into useful technologies
White City, West London
Imperial's White City campus brings researchers, clinicians and businesses together across medtech, engineering biology and chemistry. Laboratories and workspace in the surrounding innovation district help early-stage science businesses develop research towards practical applications.
The challenge: translating a promising scientific result into a reproducible product or process.
Healthcare & Medical Devices
Expertise in diagnostics, healthcare and medical devices.
Healthcare & Medical Devices03 / Robotics and engineering design
Making and testing new ways to build
UCL at Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London
UCL at Here East combines fabrication, robotics and prototyping with architecture and engineering research. Its Autonomous Manufacturing Lab investigates how teams of robots can work with people on manufacturing, construction and inspection tasks.
The challenge: coordinating physical machines, digital control and real-world conditions.
Technical expertise
People who understand the work.
Specialist knowledge in science, engineering and tax.
Client experience
What working with InnoFund feels like.
Feedback from our wider UK client base on specialist support for R&D and innovation.
“Would highly recommend, they know their stuff! They assisted greatly with an R&D claim rejection by HMRC.”
We have had a very positive experience with innofund over the last few years of working with them. They are very responsive and happy to partake in regular catch-ups and go above and beyond to share any changes to the rules for applicable expenditure and find any further applicable items on top of those provided. There have been multiple visits to site and presentations to the wider business that have received positive feedback and driven buy in across the whole site. I would be more than happy to recommend them as top reliable and supportive consultants.
Your next step
Support shaped around your work.
Talk to us about the technical challenges behind your project. We can assess the evidence and relevant support; innovation alone does not establish eligibility for tax relief.
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