TechWorks is the UK deep tech industry trade association
Our mission is to empower technology companies to innovate and collaborate, creating scale and driving economic growth.
Technology innovation is changing our world at pace, creating both opportunities and challenges across all areas of industry, business and society. Staying ahead of the game and harnessing these opportunities whilst keeping on top of the challenges is critical to companies and countries alike. Our mission is to empower deep tech companies to innovate and collaborate, creating scale and driving economic growth.
TechWorks was established in 1996 as the National Microelectronics Institute to support the UK microelectronics industry. We have since grown to support more than 300 international companies across the technology spectrum from chip design, manufacturing and packaging to electronic, photonic and software systems and to applications in automotive, power, IoT, cyber security and AI.
Members are organised into five domain-specific networks focused on a specific set of shared needs and opportunities. Each network brings together leaders in innovation, engineering, product and business to identify challenges, gaps and solutions, shaping industry responses through collaboration in technology, operations, business, thought leadership, and government advocacy. Our unique ‘Connected Community’ model ensures members connect across the wider TechWorks ecosystem, enabling cross-domain collaboration and partnership across our networks and partner bodies.
Each network runs several working or special interest groups. These are the platform for companies to connect, collaborate, and partner, working across industry, academia, government and international bodies to support and grow their business and the deep tech ecosystem as a whole.
Deep tech employment in the UK 2025
What is Deep Tech?
The phrase deep tech refers to fundamental science or engineering based innovations, which deliver long term, high-impact business often creating entirely new industries. Some examples are:
- Semiconductor chip design and manufacturing
- Novel & advanced materials
- Microelectronic and photonic systems
- Quantum computing and communications
- AI models and processing platforms
- Space technology
- Cyber security
Deep Tech companies directly employ more than 200,000 skilled people in the UK.
Each network runs several working or special interest groups. These are the platform for companies to connect, collaborate, and partner, working across industry, academia, government and international bodies to support and grow their business and the deep tech ecosystem as a whole.
