Cambridge Innovation Capital

What an amazing turnout at yesterday's investor event! Cambridge Innovation Capital, Northern Gritstone, and Oxford Science Enterprises were thrilled to welcome 300 institutional investors, including Mansion House signatories, pension funds, global venture investors, asset managers, and UK policymakers.   The energy in the room was incredible, as we showcased groundbreaking innovations from UK university spin-outs and explored the vast investment potential in Life Sciences, Health Tech, and Deep Tech.   A big thank you to all of our sponsors, speakers, panellists, and attendees for making it a success!   Here’s to driving the future of UK innovation together   City of London Corporation, British Business Bank, Innovate UK, Global Corporate Venturing, Taylor Wessing, PwC Lord Jim O’Neill, Sir Nicholas Lyons, Nicola Blackwood, Louis Taylor, Scott James O'Brien, Ben Luckett, Nick New, Optalysys, Vaysh Kewada, Salience Labs, Allan Bradley, T-Therapeutics Ltd, Aidan Crawley, Amber Therapeutics, Sheena Macpherson, adsilico Limited, Ros Deegan, OMass Therapeutics, Andrew Williamson, Edward Bussey, Duncan Johnson, Heather Roxborough, Anne Horgan (nee Nguyen), Marion Bernard, Sara Palmer, Steve Conibear, Anna Dickinson, Charlie Hayward, Ross McNaughton, Simon De Young, Aviva Investors   #UKspinouts #UKInnovation #InvestingInTheFuture #UniversitySpinouts #LifeSciences #DeepTech #entrepreneurship #impact

“You’ve got that great combination of deep science and technology backing a business that can become commercial”   The UK’s universities are home to world-class research in science and technology. Their spin-outs are potentially the world-leading businesses of tomorrow tackling global challenges whether related to heath, climate change, food security or the transition to quantum computing.   What makes them an attractive asset class for institutional investors?   We asked Ben Luckett of Aviva Investors at the first Cambridge Innovation Capital, Northern Gritstone and Oxford Science Enterprises joint investor event showcasing UK universities as an asset class.   Watch the full film below

Congratulations to portfolio company Epitopea, who has successfully closed a $31M USD pre-Series A round. The pre-Series A financing brings the total capital raised by Epitopea to over USD $45 million. Alan Rigby, CEO, Epitopea said, “We believe that more durable cancer therapies are needed to transform the lives of cancer patients diagnosed with hard-to-treat solid tumors where overall survival is still poor for most patients. We continue to make significant strides toward the clinic, which has strengthened investor enthusiasm, and resulted in an over-subscribed pre-Series A in support of our forward-looking mission and vision. This additional financing will support strategic pre-clinical discovery in solid tumors of interest while accelerating our near-term clinical development plans for Epitopea’s next generation, tumor selective, off-the-shelf, RNA-based immunotherapies that we believe have the potential to extend the durability of clinical response in patients.” Investissement Québec adMare BioInnovations Jonathan Milner Advent Life Sciences CTI Life Sciences Fund Fonds de solidarité FTQ IRICoR Novateur Ventures Inc. #cancertherapy #innovation

🚀 Two days in, and the response to the 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗘𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 has been incredible! 🚀 Thank you to everyone who has already downloaded, shared, and engaged with the insights from the QEC Report, produced by the Riverlane team in partnership with Resonance. We're excited to see it's already proving to be a valuable resource to the rest of the quantum industry. ✨ Haven’t had a chance to dive in yet? Now’s the time to explore: • What key challenges make QEC such a complex problem to solve?   • What current approaches are working?  • How can we measure industry progress?   • And most importantly... what’s coming next? This comprehensive report draws on public data from 29 hardware companies and includes exclusive interviews with 12 global industry experts from companies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Rigetti Computing, IQM Quantum Computers, IonQ, and Alice & Bob.  📥 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/eDMutzbB #quantumcomputing | #QEC | #quantumerrorcorrection | #TheQECReport2024 

Attending the Innovate Cambridge Summit today where Michelle Lamprecht Cambridge Innovation Capital unveiled Innovate Cambridge's new brand and narrative - an inspiring step toward sharing the Cambridge innovation story on a global scale. Kathryn Chapman, Executive Director at Innovate Cambridge, announced the Innovate Cambridge Clubhouse, thanks to Railpen. This new space will serve as a hub for the local innovation community to collaborate and thrive. We also heard from Diarmuid O'Brien University of Cambridge and Michael Anstey CIC, who introduced the Cambridge Pledge, further uniting key players around a shared vision for the region's future. In a session chaired by Andy Neely, The Labour Party MP Daniel Zeichner emphasized the importance of a wider innovation ecosystem, highlighting the links between Oxford, Cambridge, and London, while mayor Nik Johnson Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority called for stronger collaboration between regional mayors to advance the ambitions of the Oxford to Cambridge Partnership. As we move towards the government Spending Review the summit was a powerful reminder of the strength of the Cambridge innovation community and the exciting opportunities ahead for the region! #InnovateCambridge #CambridgePledge #Collaboration #Innovation #Ecosystem #OxfordCambridgeLondon

Doubling the number of unicorns in Cambridge in a decade is a huge ambition, and yesterday’s Innovate Cambridge Summit indicated this could absolutely become a reality.  Innovate Cambridge, Cambridge Enterprise and Cambridge Innovation Capital published a plan to ‘supercharge’ the area’s impact, which means achieving the same level of innovation in the next 10 years as the last 25. Importantly, the plan focuses on maximising social impact too with the Cambridge Pledge set up to share the benefits of inclusive innovation. The new Glasshouse was announced, a community space to convene the ecosystem and host major events, together with a collaborative partnership between Cambridge and Manchester's innovation hubs. My personal highlight, from a marketing perspective, was the unveiling of their new narrative, 'Cambridge: Where Innovation Makes History’. The possibilities are endless, and the excitement is huge around this generational opportunity. Looking forward to our future collaborations through the King's Entrepreneurship Lab and Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster Board. Congratulations and kudos to all involved! Diarmuid O'Brien Kathryn Chapman Clare Sutcliffe MBE Michelle Lamprecht Lou Cordwell OBE #Spinouts #Innovation #Ecosystem

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 2024! We hope you enjoyed the summit and learned more about our plans to supercharge the greater Cambridge region moving forward. The Summit provided an excellent opportunity to reflect on our achievements over the past year and to set a forward-looking vision for the Cambridge region. We highlighted the pivotal role of innovation within the Cambridge ecosystem, how we can empower the city’s world-class innovation system to realise our ambitious vision, and explored how partnerships can bridge innovation across cities. These efforts are aimed at driving substantial social progress, delivering impactful solutions for our communities, and achieving technology-driven growth. Many thanks to all the brilliant speakers and panellists for their valuable insights and discussions around the key themes of innovation, collaboration, and growth that are essential for the future of the Cambridge ecosystem. We also extend our heartfelt thanks to the sponsors and funders for their invaluable support for Innovate Cambridge and in making this event possible. www.innovatecambridge.com Innovate Cambridge, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Enterprise Apollo Therapeutics, AstraZeneca, BioMed Realty, Railpen, Taylor Wessing #InnovateCambridge #InnovationVision #CambridgeEcosystem

✨ As we close the New Venture Creation; Advanced course in Leamington Spa, we want to make a special thank you to our Course Directors Mairi Gibbs and Christine Martin, as well as our trainers and speakers Dr Terry Parlett, Anne Horgan (nee Nguyen), Leigh Wharton, Leah Thompson and Nina Searle for sharing their expertise. 👏 Also, a big thank you to all who attended. We hope you enjoyed the sessions and took away some skills to put into practice. If you want to attend a future course, please register your interest now for the October 2025 cohort. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dNTWctdF                                                                                                                   #PraxisAuril #NewVentureCreation #Spinouts #KEUK #CPD #ProfessionalDevelopment #KnowledgeExchange

What makes Cambridge unique? As the 2024 Innovate Cambridge Summit continues, we are excited to unveil a new innovation narrative for the Greater Cambridge region. This narrative aims to globally showcase our ideas, talent, and track record in innovation, representing a shared vision, story, and ambition for our community. Starting with a simple premise: If you know what Cambridge can do and enable, it’s truly remarkable. However, without this knowledge, it can seem amazingly complex. Our goal was clear: to create a consistent, shared message with a timeless design. The result is something that belongs and is used by everyone. Take a moment to watch our launch film below. https://lnkd.in/eVzCV26m A special thank you to all those involved: Kathryn Chapman Innovate Cambridge, Diarmuid O'Brien University of Cambridge Joanna Tramontin Cambridge Enterprise, Michelle Lamprecht Michael Anstey Cambridge Innovation Capital, Michael Johnson Katherine Heaton, Daniel Keeffe, Anne-Cécile Larribau Jemma Little Cambridge City Council, Kristin Anne Rutter Cambridge University Health Partners Kate McFarlane Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, Adam Giles, Richard Millen, CAMBRIDGE FILMWORKS LTD. #InnovateCambridge #InnovationVision #CambridgeEcosystem

Cambridge Innovation Capital are proud sponsors of the 2024 Cambridge Literary Festival. We invite you to register your interest for an exclusive, complimentary two-part evening event with renowned AI expert Neil Lawrence, on Sunday 24 November 2024 at 6pm. Neil's highly anticipated, sold-out book launch event for Understanding Ourselves in the Age of AI will take place in the prestigious Old Divinity School at St John's College, Cambridge, University of Cambridge. We are pleased to offer a limited opportunity to attend this event, followed by an intimate VIP dinner with Neil and select guests in a private dining room at The Cambridge Union. Register your interest to attend - https://lnkd.in/eUxbYTVx Gina Neff Ian Lane Edward Inns Andrew Williamson #AI