We're committed to helping members of our UEA community turn transformative research into thriving spinout companies.
We've guided our brightest thinkers on the road to business success by providing startup funding, introducing them to networks and funders, and giving them access to great facilities.
More than 100 patents have already been filed for inventions developed from UEA research. We've seen and celebrated the rise of many spinouts who provide innovative services in key areas including nanotechnology, weather analysis and treating infectious diseases.
Meet some UEA spinouts
Assessment MicroAnalytics
more...Having grown from educational assessment research at UEA, AMA uses small-scale, observational data to improve educational assessment design. It works with national governments and world-leading educational testing companies alike to serve designers and users of educational tests.
Cellexcel
more...Cellexcel helps manufacturers to fabricate bio-composite materials that resist water absorption - making them ideal for outdoor use. The spinout company licenses technology to manufacturers of natural fabrics and bio-composite materials.
Iceni Glycoscience
more...Iceni Glycoscience is a multiple award-winning UEA-John Innes Centre spinout company. It develops carbohydrate-based therapeutics and point-of-care diagnostics for infectious diseases – including norovirus, rotavirus and avian influenza.
Intelligent Fingerprinting
more...Academics from UEA and King’s College London used innovative nanotechnology to produce a short fingerprint test which detects someone’s identity and their chemical information (e.g. smoking, drug taking or substance handling) simultaneously
IsoChemiX
more...This unique UK pharmaceutical discovery company spun out from UEA’s Chemistry department. It emphasises contract synthesis, supplying both starting materials and end products and drawing on world-class knowledge in the build-up of complex structural motifs in the lab.
Naturemetrics
more...This UEA spinout delivers cost-effective DNA-based environmental services to government bodies, environmental consultancies, and commercial businesses alike. It bridges the gap between molecular ecology research and the frontline of environmental management.
Spectral Edge
Since beginning in 2014, Spectral Edge has since been acquired by an influential multinational computer and software company.
Studious Digital Education
more...This virtual learning social enterprise uses digital technology and creative media to produce outstanding learning experiences – notably the Ryze app. It was founded by lecturers at UEA, University of Cambridge and UCL.
Syrinix
more...Syrinix is an award-winning leader in providing intelligent pipeline monitoring solutions for clearer network insights.
UEA Publishing Project
more...This UEA spinout publishes extraordinary work by contemporary writers, artists, critics, researchers and students. It has three main imprints: Boiler House Press for work at the cutting edge of fiction, poetry and essays; Strangers Press for literature in translation, often from neglected territories; and Egg Box, run by and for UEA students to nurture the next generation of publishers.
Virilitas Labs Ltd
more...Virilitas Labs Limited is developing MaletechTM solutions to fully empower couples on their fertility journey. The team is pioneering molecular-based male reproductive testing for discreet and convenient assessment. Beyond fertility testing, the company is at the forefront of commercialising cutting-edge research in sperm selection, offering promising solutions for improving assisted reproductive outcomes.
Weatherquest
more...This privately owned weather forecasting and analysis company provides bespoke weather products to large corporations and individuals alike. It’s based on the UEA campus, Norwich.