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The application of new ideas, discoveries and inventions contributes to society and the economy nationally and globally.

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10 Cambridge spinouts forging a future for our planet

25 Oct 2024

10 companies taking Cambridge ideas out of the lab and into the real world to address the climate emergency.

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10 Cambridge spinouts changing the story of cancer

17 Oct 2024

10 Cambridge spinouts on putting their research into practice to improve outcomes for cancer patients - and why Cambridge is a great place to do this.

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Innovation for Africa's Climate Future

25 Sep 2024

The 2024 Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Cambridge Entrepreneurship Prize Competition recognises innovative ideas in...

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Team’s hip replacement surgery invention is set to be world first

13 Sep 2024

Technology that could transform the future of hip replacement surgery is being pioneered by a team of experts in Cambridge.

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Cancer's climate innovation

04 Apr 2024

An enzyme inspired by brain cancer DNA that has the potential to slash greenhouse gas emissions from the production of nylon won the 2024 Cambridge...

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Carmen Palacios-Berraquero

Quantum leap

21 Mar 2024

Meet the brilliant founder and CEO of Nu Quantum, a Cambridge spinout paving the way for a new era of quantum computing.

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Left to right: Manish Chhowalla, Nic Lane, Erwin Reisner

Three Cambridge researchers awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies

14 Mar 2024

Three Cambridge researchers – Professors Manish Chhowalla, Nic Lane and Erwin Reisner – have each been awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Chair...

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£11m semiconductor research centre could be key player in UK’s net zero mission

13 Feb 2024

The University of Cambridge is a partner in the new £11m Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) REWIRE, set to deliver pioneering semiconductor...

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Umaima Ahmad, CEO of 52North

Caring for cancer patients

31 Jan 2024

Meet Umaima Ahmad, co-founder and CEO of a Cambridge spinout that aims to keep chemotherapy patients safe from infection while sparing them...

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Scientists in the CARES lab

Taking Cambridge global

01 Dec 2023

In 2013, Cambridge opened its first-ever overseas research centre, the Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore (CARES)...

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Strategy unveiled to boost innovation in Cambridge

16 Oct 2023

An ambitious new strategy to nurture and grow its innovation ecosystem has been unveiled at Cambridge summit.

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Dr Louisa Michael from Boeing talked about her work on multi-physics modelling of the impact of lightning strikes

Cambridge and Boeing celebrate a 20-year partnership

05 Oct 2023

Senior executives and employees from research and technology teams at Boeing spent three days in Cambridge to celebrate 20 years of successful...

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