Big Innovation Centre

What Big Innovation Centre does

Big Innovation Centre, legally BIC London Limited, is a London-headquartered think tank and convening organisation founded in 2011 that operates at the intersection of business, policy, and research, with a stated focus on AI, intellectual property, and digital transformation. It is the appointed Secretariat of the UK Parliament's All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence (APPG AI) and publishes independent research via its Technology and Power initiative and The Innovators magazine. The organisation's core products are the Pavilion professional members platform (available on web, iOS, and Android), the Learning Lab e-learning platform delivering UK CPD-accredited courses in AI, IP strategy, and emerging-technology legal compliance, an award-winning Think Tank research division, and bespoke Emerging Technology Legal and IP Strategy consultancy services. Its GTM is event-driven and membership-based: high-level forums, parliamentary roundtables, and evening receptions at UK Parliament and its Westminster hub drive engagement, supplemented by content marketing, social media, and direct enterprise sales. The company earns revenue through annual corporate and individual memberships, course subscriptions on biclearn.com, and professional-services fees for legal and IP advisory work. It serves 100+ corporate partners across aerospace, banking, pharma, technology, professional services, and higher education, plus UK Parliament and individual professionals seeking accredited upskilling. The organisation has announced international expansion to Riyadh, California, Zug, and Dubai and is led by CEO Professor Birgitte Andersen. It has been twice awarded Think Tank of the Year by the PRCA.

Name

Big Innovation Centre

Legal name

BIC London Limited

Website

https://biginnovationcentre.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Big Innovation Centre is a London-based think tank and convening organisation that serves as Secretariat of the UK Parliament's APPG on AI, operating the Pavilion members platform, CPD-accredited Learning Lab, and consultancy services in AI, IP, and emerging-technology law for 100+ corporate, government, and academic partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Innovation Policy Consultancy

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

akta.pro primary industry

Science, Technology & Innovation Administration (National R&D Policy) (BPAIAAAK)

Keywords

• Innovation consultancy
• Policy think tank
• AI governance advisory
• Intellectual property services
• Professional development courses

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Partnerships & Membership: Annual membership fees for corporate partners accessing the Pavilion platform, exclusive resources, forums and networking opportunities with business, policy and research leaders.
2. Individual Membership: Subscription-based individual membership providing access to network, resources and events.
3. Learning Lab Courses: Professional development courses and certifications in AI, intellectual property strategy, and emerging technology legal compliance, offered through their e-learning platform.
4. Emerging Technology Legal Consultancy: Expert legal strategy and regulatory compliance services specialising in digital transformation, AI, blockchain, cybersecurity, data privacy, and other emerging technology areas.
5. IP Strategy Services: Intellectual property auditing, reporting, and value creation services for organisations to identify and manage intangible assets.
6. Event Sponsorships & Partnerships: Organisations partner with Big Innovation Centre to shape policy conversations and gain visibility through APPG AI events and forums.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Big Innovation Centre is a London-based think tank and convening organisation that helps businesses, public agencies, and universities put open innovation principles into practice. It operates the Pavilion members platform, delivers CPD-accredited professional development courses through the Learning Lab, provides IP strategy and emerging technology legal consultancy, and serves as the appointed secretariat for the UK Parliament's All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence (APPG AI).

Product overview

Big Innovation Centre operates as a policy and innovation consultancy/think tank with a portfolio of interconnected services. The core offering consists of the Pavilion professional members platform (web/iOS/Android) for networking and exclusive resources, the APPG AI parliamentary initiative, and the Think Tank research division. Supporting services include the Learning Lab (CPD-accredited online courses in AI, IP and legal compliance via biclearn.com), Emerging Technology Legal Services, and IP Strategy Services. The Technology and Power initiative provides strategic analysis on AI and digital transformation. The Innovators Magazine showcases member companies. All services are oriented toward convening leaders across business, policy and research rather than offering a standalone software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pavilion: Big Innovation Centre's professional members platform, bringing together leaders across industry, research and policy to exchange insight, access exclusive resources and participate in high-level forums and events.
• The Innovators
• Learning Lab
• APPG AI

Products and services

• Pavilion Platform Professional members platform available on web, iOS and Android that brings together industry, research and policy leaders to exchange insight, access exclusive resources and participate in high-level forums and events.
• APPG AI (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence) Secretariat Parliamentary group convened by Big Innovation Centre that brings Parliament together with leading experts from industry, research and policy to shape evidence-based AI policy, governance and responsible innovation. Big Innovation Centre serves as the appointed secretariat.
• Learning Lab Online learning platform offering CPD-accredited professional development courses in AI for business, intellectual property strategy, and legal compliance for emerging technologies, delivered via biclearn.com.
• Executive Programme on Innovation and the Digital Economy Leadership programme designed for executives seeking to understand the forces shaping innovation, artificial intelligence and the global digital economy, delivered as part of the Learning Lab offerings.
• Emerging Technology Legal Services Expert legal strategy and regulatory compliance consultancy specialising in cybercrime and digital security, AI, blockchain and crypto compliance, DeFi and Web3 legal strategy, digital assets, NFTs and the metaverse, and data privacy.
• Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy Services Expert support to identify, audit and manage intellectual property and uncover intangible assets that differentiate organisations, including IP reporting and IP value creation for start-ups, corporate innovation and national IP policy.
• Think Tank Research Award-winning research division functioning as a 'do-tank' that produces independent research on AI, intellectual property, data, digital infrastructure and technological sovereignty, co-creating practical impact for the UK and beyond.
• Technology and Power Flagship research initiative publishing regular analysis and strategic commentary on how emerging technologies reshape economic power, governance and global competition, covering the political economy of AI, IP, data, digital infrastructure and technological sovereignty.
• The Innovators Magazine Magazine featuring profiles, perspectives and strategies from leaders and organisations shaping the future of innovation, highlighting member companies and their innovation stories.
• Corporate Partnerships Annual corporate membership programme providing access to the Pavilion platform, exclusive resources, forums and networking opportunities with business, policy and research leaders.
• Individual Membership Subscription-based individual membership providing access to the Pavilion network, resources and events for professionals seeking to engage with the innovation ecosystem.

Quantifiable outcome

• Think Tank of the Year award (PRCA, twice awarded)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability19 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• UK ParliamentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBig Innovation Centre serves as the official Secretariat of the UK Parliament's All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence (APPG AI). This role involves convening Parliament with leading experts from industry, research and policy to shape evidence-based AI policy, governance and responsible innovation. The partnership is central to the organisation's mission.
• BAE SystemsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing corporate partner. BAE Systems has found membership stimulating and useful, offering important insights about open innovation and opportunities to strengthen their network.
• EDF EnergymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEDF Energy values their association with Big Innovation Centre, with membership demonstrating value of open innovation in the energy sector. CEO Vincent de Rivaz has been actively involved.
• GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSK welcomed the open innovation approach developed by Big Innovation Centre, which opened doors and released enormous energy and potential. CEO Andrew Witty has engaged with the network.
• BarclaysmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBarclays joined Big Innovation Centre with goal of putting innovation right back at the heart of their business for customer benefits. CEO Antony Jenkins has been involved.
• GooglemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoogle values the Big Innovation Centre network enormously and the opportunities it creates to meet other businesses and innovators. Described as a great space to learn about new ideas and collaborate on biggest challenges.
• University of OxfordmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMembership has given University of Oxford direct access to a range of business leaders and opportunity to help shape the research agenda on university-business interactions. Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Ian Walmsley is actively engaged.
• UK Government - Department for Business, Innovation and SkillscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment IP strategy was launched at Big Innovation Centre as the business-friendly, innovation-committed network. Ministers including Dr Vince Cable, Jo Johnson, and Lord Willetts have engaged with the organisation.
• The GuardianminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEditor-in-Chief Alan Rusbridger established 'The Innovator' column with Big Innovation Centre to raise the profile of innovation.
• Bank of EnglandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChief Economist Andy Haldane referenced the Entrepreneurial Finance Hub as creating capital capable of delivering patient capital for innovation.
• ICO (Information Commissioner's Office)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint events with APPG AI on privacy and AI, including Parliamentary Breakfast Reception on 'How can Privacy Power the AI Revolution?'
• UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecurium (featured member company) was selected as one of the first solutions on UNICRI's AI for Safer Children Initiative Global Hub for combatting online child sexual exploitation.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Tony Blair Institute for Global Change: UK-headquartered policy advisory/think tank that convenes business, government and research leaders to shape policy on technology, governance and economic transformation - directly comparable convening model to Big Innovation Centre.
• Nesta: UK innovation foundation that combines research, convening, and practical programmes on AI, innovation policy and emerging technology - closely comparable to BIC's think-tank-plus-do-tank positioning.
• Demos: UK cross-party think tank publishing independent research and convening policymakers on technology, economy and society - directly comparable in mission and UK convening model.
• Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR): UK progressive think tank producing policy research and convening business, government and academic stakeholders across technology, industry and economic transformation.
• Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI): UK government advisory body convening experts to shape AI and data ethics policy - overlaps with BIC's APPG AI convening role and innovation-policy research remit.
• Open Data Institute: UK non-profit focused on data innovation, AI ethics and data infrastructure policy, with convening and partner programmes similar to Big Innovation Centre's IP and digital asset work.
• Royal United Services Institute (RUSI): UK think tank producing independent research and convening policy stakeholders on technology, security and emerging threats including AI - directly comparable convening-plus-research model.

Broad incumbents

• RAND Corporation: Global policy research organisation with extensive AI, emerging technology and innovation-policy research practice - broader incumbent in the same research-and-convening category as BIC.
• Innovate UK: UK's national innovation agency supporting business innovation, R&D and university-business collaboration - broader institutional counterpart overlapping with BIC's open-innovation convening remit.

Emerging players

• Trilateral Research: UK/EU research and consultancy firm specialising in responsible AI, emerging-technology ethics and data protection - directly comparable emerging-technology consultancy scope to BIC's legal/IP services arm.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/biginnovcentre
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/biginnovationcentre/videos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/5291112

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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