UK
Oxford West End
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Bristol Temple Quarter
1km
London Kings Cross
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Cambridge CB1
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Birmingham Smithfield
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Global
Oxford West End
1 km
Kendall Square, Boston
Evolved over 50 years to host 2,000 biotech, software and AI companies, 3 unicorns
1 million sqm of lab facilities – serving 65,000 people in a 1 mile radius
Shift to higher density, mix of uses, access and integrating the different sites across the district
MIT a key partner in product commercialisation and local outreach
Cross-subsidies to keep rents affordable for SMEs
1 km
Werksviertel, Munich
40 ha district next to Munich East rail station
1,300 residents, 13,000 jobs
Varied layouts for all company stages in creative industries, fintech and advanced mobility
Uses streets, roads and buildings as test beds for growth companies
R&D centres combine with entertainment, nightlife and culture
1 km
Kalasatama, Helsinki
17 ha sustainable district hosting 10,000 new jobs
Start-ups attract public funding based on expected wellbeing benefits
Cutting edge infrastructure: waste re-use, electric car network, smart grid
Living lab for IoT and digital twins to be scaled up to the city
Data open to public
1 km
MaRS Discovery District, Toronto
Canada’s leading location to convene and commercialise new knowledge
700,000 sqm of innovation space for life sciences, digital, fintech and clean-tech
Dedicated venture funds to support early-stage companies – $4 bn raised by MaRS-supported startups
Public-private funded entrepreneurship schools, incubator programmes
Innovation Corridor connecting to small regional hubs like Waterloo
1 km