The UK Innovation Corridor features in the May/June edition of Real FDI, with Chair Jackie Sadek setting out why the London-Cambridge corridor is one of Europe’s most investable innovation geographies.
Speaking to Real FDI, UKIC Chair Jackie Sadek describes the partnership as a “coalition of the willing”: a voluntary alliance of local authorities, universities and knowledge-intensive businesses that has grown from the bottom up over more than 15 years, without central government funding. Members take part because they choose to.
The feature highlights the corridor’s scale, generating around £284 billion in GVA, but makes clear that its real strength lies in its breadth. Alongside established ecosystems in Cambridge and the City of London, the piece points to well-connected, more affordable locations such as Stevenage and Peterborough, and to a culture of collaboration in which investment enquiries are shared across the network rather than turned away.
Sadek also reflects on the national picture, arguing that the UK’s world-class science base will only translate into sustained growth if funding for startups and scale-ups becomes easier to access and navigate, and cautioning that innovation districts cannot be created by rebranding alone.
Read the full feature on Real Asset Insight, and explore the complete Real FDI May/June 2026 edition here.
