Inghilterra e Irlanda sono i luoghi migliori in cui fare startup in Europa. Lo confermano anche le classifiche internazionali. Sono anglosassoni i tre incubatori e acceleratori classificati al primo posto su 117 incubatori partecipanti nei tre ranking di Ubi Global Awards. A vincere la classifica principale, quella degli University Business incubator, SETsquared, incubatore delle università inglesi di Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Sothhampton, Surrey. Questa la top 10:
Top University Business Incubartors
1. SETsquared – Universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton, Surrey; United Kingdom 2.
PoliHub Startup District & Incubator – Polytechnic University of Milan; Italy
3. INiTS Universitäres Gründerservice Wien – Vienna University of Technology, University of Vienna; Austria
4. YES!Delft – Delft University of Technology; Netherlands
5. Uppsala Innovation Centre – Uppsala University, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; Sweden
6. UtrechtInc – Utrecht University, University Medical Center Utrecht, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht; Netherlands
7. Business-Incubator of National Research University Higher School of Economics – National Research University, Higher School of Economics; Russia
8. ITU SEED (ITU CEKIRDEK) – Istanbul Technical University; Turkey
9. BLC3 Incubadora – University of Coimbra, University of Minho, School of Technology and Management of Oliveira do Hospital, University of Beira Interior, University Nova Lisbon, Catholic University of Portugal; Portugal
10. Parque Tecnológico de la Salud de Granada (PTS Granada) – University of Granada; Spain
Top University Associated Business Incubators
1. Dublin Enterprise & Technology Centre (trading as Guinness Enterprise Centre) – Dublin City University, Trinity College Dublin, UCD Smurfit School of Business, BCFE Ballyfermot College of Further Education, Dublin Institute of Technology; Ireland
2. Montpellier BIC – University of Montpellier; France
3. H-FARM – University of Padova; Italy
4. INCUBIO – Polytechnic University of Catalonia; Spain
5. Technoport – University of Luxembourg, DFKI, Université Louvain-la-Neuve, Université de Lorraine, Université de Liège; Luxembourg
6. Residentship program of Ingria Business Incubator – National Research University ITMO; Russia
7. InQbator of Poznan Science and Technology Park – Adam Mickiewicz University; Poland
8. THE HIVE – University of Camerino, Universitatea Danubius din Galati; Italy
9. Stiftelsen Chalmers Innovation – Chalmers University of Technology; Sweden 10. Parkurbis – University of Beira Interior; Portugal
Top University Business Accelerators
1. NDRC – Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, Dublin City University, Institute of Art, Design & Technology, National College of Art & Design; Ireland
2. iMinds – Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Ghent University, University of Antwerp, Hasselt University, Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Belgium
3. Startup-accelerator iDealMachine – Saint Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics; Russia
4. Knowbel Incubator – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Italy
5. Startup Sauna – Aalto University; Finland