The innovation and growth company

Solving society’s challenges through collaboration on technology with government, startups and industry.

Innovation

We’re closing the gap between organisations – small and large, local and global, private and public – and working towards a common goal: using science and technology to deliver national security and prosperity.

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Growth Partnership

Plexal is intent on creating a series of interventions with this Growth Partnership. Focusing on startups, scaleups and SMEs in target sectors, regions and technology domains that will demonstrably drive growth through increased high value jobs, exports, equity investment, customer contracts and gross value add to the economy.

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Workspace

Join our coworking spaces to work within a community. Plexal membership is open to startups, scaleups, social enterprises, creatives, freelancers or large corporates. We also have spaces in Manchester and Cheltenham hosting our innovation services.

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Events

Host your event in the heart of our innovation centre. From meetups and corporate away days to events for government, industry, startups and academia, our events spaces can do it all.

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NEWS AND VIEWS

Keep up to date on what’s happening at Plexal

NCSC Annual Review 2025: Record cyber attacks, boardroom priorities and startup success

Whether for business or pleasure, the digital landscape is omnipresent today, which presents more scope for risk and widespread impact to everyday life – as demonstrated by the numerous high-profile attacks to grab headlines this year. which has kept the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) exceptionally busy. Released in a year that’s required the NCSC […]

Why the North West is ideal territory to secure critical national infrastructure such as aerospace, data and energy

The North West is a special place. And not just for its lush landscapes, Yorkshire pudding wraps or lower cost of living when compared to the expense of London and surrounding areas – its business scene is booming too. During Plexal’s four years of operating from Manchester, we’ve witnessed the maturation of the region’s cyber […]

Cyber Runway returns to drive business growth, CNI resilience and North West collaboration

Cyber Runway, the largest cyber accelerator in the UK, is back and bigger than ever.

Our programmes

CYBER RUNWAY

Cyber Runway is the largest cyber accelerator in the UK. It is designed to address some of the biggest challenges facing cyber security.

LASR

A public-private partnership dedicated to advancing AI security for UK national security and economic prosperity.

HMGCC

Bringing together the best in class across industry, academia, and government, to work collaboratively on national security engineering challenges and accelerate innovation.