Welcome to the latest edition of Dispatch from Brussels, techUK's bi-monthly update on the European policy developments shaping the operating environment for UK technology companies.

Report

From Analogue to Digital: How the UK Technology Sector Can Deliver the 10-Year Health Plan

8 October 2026

overview

Our flagship report, From Analogue to Digital: How the UK tech sector can deliver the 10-Year Health Plan, sets out why digital is the delivery mechanism for the whole of the Plan, and shows through more than 30 member case studies that the technology to deliver it is already working across the NHS and social care.

Insight

Sovereign AI Unit: the opportunities on offer for UK AI firms

7 October 2026

4 min read

impact

The UK's Sovereign AI Unit offers UK AI firms three routes to support beyond investment: a £100m challenge-led R&D Procurement Scheme open now to start-ups and SMEs, access to national compute through the AI Research Resource, and R&D backing for strategic assets such as datasets and autonomous labs, with the last two expected to reopen in future rounds. Login below to access the full article.

Insight

Scaling In: Life Sciences – techUK and Barclays Innovation Banking: event round-up

5 October 2026

7 min read

impact

In partnership with Barclays Innovation Banking, we brought together early-stage and scaling life sciences innovators, investors and ecosystem partners at Barclays Eagle Lab in Leeds on 17 September 2026. The forum explored the end-to-end journey of scaling a life sciences company – from building the right team and securing finance, to navigating regulation, generating clinical evidence and accessing markets in the UK, Europe and the US. The discussion was frank about the challenges, but equally clear that the UK has the infrastructure, capital and appetite for innovation to support companies with the ambition to grow.