New study with glass.ai data shows the UK strategic advantage in Advanced Materials.

A new study to Assess UK Strategic Advantage in Advanced Materials has been published and analyses the current strength of the UK advanced materials ecosystem. The research was commissioned by the former Department for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and it was prepared by Perspective Economics. Like in many similar sector studies, our AI research capability that reads the web was used to gather the evidence for the study. The AI deep read millions of business websites, social media, news, sector and official sources to identify the relevant companies and uncover the strategic advantage of the UK in the advanced materials sector.

The study concludes that a comprehensive UK advanced materials strategy is required so that all aspects of advanced materials, from investment in research and innovation, economic development and scale-up, to skills, legislation and standards, are working together to effectively leverage the UK’s strengths in advanced materials.

The work is now being taken forward by the Henry Joyce Institute. There is now a cross-sectoral National Materials Innovation Strategy, under the direction of a new Materials Innovation Leadership Group on behalf of the UK Materials Community. The data and insights gathered provide rich information and a first comprehensive measure of the UK advanced materials sector.