Cambridge Tech Podcast

For the next two episodes we have a 2-parter with the legendary David Cleevely CBE FREng FIET – telecoms, wireless and technology expert, a serial entrepreneur, investor in 55 companies, and an adviser to Government on both a national and local level. David is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and last but by no means least, awarded a CBE, for services to technology and innovation. As an active and respected businessman, David vigorously promotes networking, collaboration and the City of Cambridge. So, we have lots to talk to David about! We start with David giving his views on last week’s budget announcement which included providing “funding for Cambridge to help it reach its growth potential”. We then take a journey into David’s education, career, and entrepreneurial journey including many of the investments he has made and been involved in. What you will hear as a continuous thread, and what we’ll talk about more in Part 2, is how serendipity shapes careers. It would be impossible to list everything we talked about, so tune in for Part 1, and subscribe on your chosen podcast channel to get Part 2 straight to your feed next week. Apple podcast: https://apple.co/3P9RegV Spotify: https://lnkd.in/enP_4QVr Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3VHqGGs YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eAg5Wv42 East West Rail, Hermann Hauser, Jonathan Milner, Tony Quested, Business Weekly newspaper, Cambridge Science Centre, University of Reading, University of Cambridge, Analysys Mason, Cambridge Science Park, Abcam, Peter Dawe, St John's Innovation Centre Ltd, Bocca Di Lupo, Jacob Kenedy, Minerva, Ben Tucker, Emmi Nicholl, Pam Garside, Simon Thorpe, Peter Cowley (he/him), Robert Sansom #CamTechPod

Kathryn Chapman, Innovate Cambridge’s Executive Director joins us to provide an update on the initiative which started 3 years ago to bring a strategy together that is now supported by over 200 companies and 500 individuals. Focussed on three pillars - Frictionless Innovation, Value for the Local Community, Partnering to scale across the UK - the programme under Kathryn’s leadership is now moving into the delivery phase. We talk through last week’s Innovate Cambridge Summit and some of the other progress that has been made including: • The new narrative to ‘sell’ Cambridge • A co-created Life Sciences strategy, including the recently announced ARIA funding • Building the tech strategy and amplifying the tech sectors voice • Bringing Cambridge and Manchester closer together for the benefit of the local region as well as economic growth for the UK, including an update from Lou Cordwell OBE • An update on ‘The Glasshouse’ – a new hub for everyone to utilise that opens in November – a front door into Cambridge as people arrive and meet in Cambridge close to the central train station • An announcement of The Cambridge Pledge – with insight from Sara Allen as to how entrepreneurs and businesses can pledge and donate to solve regional social problems Find out more at innovatecambridge.com and get involved! Tune in on your chosen podcast platform to subscribe and listen. Apple podcast: https://apple.co/3P9RegV Spotify: https://lnkd.in/enP_4QVr Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3VHqGGs YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eAg5Wv42 #CamTechPod, Tabitha Goldstaub, Michelle Lamprecht, Joanna Tramontin, Cambridge University Health Partners, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, Kristin Anne Rutter, DealRoom, Founders at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge Tech Week, #CamTechWeek, AstraZeneca, Diarmuid O'Brien, The Bennett Institute, Cambridge City Council, Simon Thorpe, The Innovation Partnership Ltd In this week’s news and updates: The Trinity Bradfield Prize, Tom Hughes, Dr. Steve Marsh, Robert Pollock, Cambridge City Council, Alex Murray, Sano Genetics, Secondmind, Wayve

From China to Cambridge – the story of a new type of #ElectricBike developed by David Henderson and Alex Murray. In this week’s episode we’re joined by Managing Director of FLIT, Alex who shares: • the evolution of the company • complexities of the market for ‘#ebikes’ • the benefit of setting up in Cambridge • the development stages to the FLIT M2 • functionality of the FLIT M2 • design and manufacturing • funding and go to market. We’re amazed at the number of things we didn’t know about mobility, electric bikes, ownership models and recycling which makes this episode another really interesting founders’ story. Tune in on your chosen podcast platform to subscribe and listen. Apple podcast: https://apple.co/3P9RegV Spotify: https://lnkd.in/enP_4QVr Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3VHqGGs YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eAg5Wv42 Tsinghua University, Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, The Welding Institute, Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of Cambridge, Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom, Innovate UK, Kickstarter, Farbod Shakouri, Crispin Moller, Kenisha van Keulen, Joe Glover, The Marketing Meetup In this week’s #CamTechPod updates and news: Kristin Anne Rutter, Cambridge University Health Partners, Tamzin Lent Lent, Where You At, The Bradfield Centre, University of Cambridge, Caroline Hyde FRSA, Helen Alexander, Georgina Hall, IE Cambridge (Innovation & Entrepreneurship), Nuclera, Elevage Medical Technologies, CMR Surgical, CyrusOne, ServiceNow, Cloud HQ, CoreWeave, Kao Data, Poppy Gustafsson, Thoma Bravo

This week’s episode starts with Nicky Dee telling us about how she went from an accidental PhD to entrepreneurship, and from #cleantech to #climatetech, culminating in a 20-year (to date) career in impact-driven innovation. Nicky’s early experiences highlighted that there were lots of startups with ideas, most with great intent, but that they were hard to scale and that the measure of a company should not be dictated by what they earn, but by what they do. As CEO of Carbon13 Nicky now creates action on climate through innovation and entrepreneurship by bringing together talented individuals to build and scale impactful ventures capable of mitigating 10 million tonnes (net) of CO2E per year. With a portfolio of 70 companies, representing 30 nationalities, there is no shortage of great ClimateTech to showcase. Three highlighted on the podcast were: Bluemethane – removing methane at scale Kita – carbon insurer, de-risking carbon removal solutions Materials Nexus – revolutionising how new loc-carbon sustainable materials are discovered and developed Nicky talks to us about the venture builder and launchpad programmes, setting up in Berlin and funding. We also talk about whether Cambridge is doing enough to drive Climate Tech, look at other centres of excellence including Berlin, South East Asia, and the US, and start to discuss what we need to do to keep Cambridge / UK companies migrating to the US. Follow Carbon13 for updates on funding, plus potential new locations for programmes, and as Nicky asks, let’s keep telling the stories to accelerate traction. Tune in on your chosen podcast platform to subscribe and listen. Apple podcast: https://apple.co/3P9RegV Spotify: https://lnkd.in/enP_4QVr Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3VHqGGs YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eAg5Wv42 #CamTechPod Cambridge Judge Business School, Peter Hiscocks, Shailendra Vyakarnam, Shirley Jamieson, Tim Minshall, Michael Langguth, Cocoon, Sun Bear Biofuture, BravelyCultured, Nium, Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, Cambridge Zero, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), Canopy (CISL) ), Barclays Eagle Labs, Emily Shuckburgh, Cambridge Zero, #CamTechWeek

Today James is at Freshers Fair on the IE Cambridge (Innovation & Entrepreneurship) stand helping to promote all of the entrepreneurship activites that happen at the university, and of course the podcast! #CamTechPod

This week we talk about a career in tech transfer, commercialisation, and seed funding with Anne Dobrée. We hear about the growth of Cambridge Enterprise, the introduction of new programmes like Founders at the University of Cambridge, how the relationship with Parkwalk Advisors began, and how Cambridge Innovation Capital started. It’s a fascinating discussion about how Cambridge developed from nascent to buoyant for science and tech innovators, with Anne as a key anchor for over two decades. Anne shares some sound advice to entrepreneurs, including: • Don’t underestimate the value of boards • Connect on LinkedIn • Use your network to get an introduction • And one we particularly like – never underestimate young teams! Anne, now Investor Director at Parkwalk Advisors, also talks about how things are different on a practical level. She talks about seeking companies to invest in and helping them as they grow, deal flow, and how she’s more likely to say ‘no’ now than in the Cambridge Enterprise Ventures. We wrap up talking about serendipity, encouraging there to be at least one woman on every tech board, and how we’d like to see a continued dose of gifs on Anne’s social media. Tune in on your chosen podcast platform to subscribe and listen. Apple podcast: https://apple.co/3P9RegV Spotify: https://lnkd.in/enP_4QVr Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3VHqGGs YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eAg5Wv42 #CamTechPod Cambridge Angels, Illumina Cytora Featurespace Amadeus Capital Partners SYNCONA LLP Tony Raven, Diarmuid O'Brien, Andy Neely, Jim Glasheen, Beauhurst Duncan Maskell, Atlassian Canva Xero #DEI, Caroline Hyde FRSA, Hermann Hauser, Form the Future CIC Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd #CamTechWeek, Peter Cowley (he/him)

🎉 Celebrating 12 years of Samsung Cambridge Solution Centre 🎉 Today marks a major milestone for us and we couldn't be more proud of the journey so far. We celebrated in tradition with our annual company photo, each year we select a fun creative pose - this year we went with Korean finger hearts ❤️ A huge thank you to our incredible team for making the past 12 years a success. Here's to more milestones, creativity and teamwork ahead!

Our recap of last months episodes is out today.

Join us for the first episode of the THIRD series of #CamTechPod 🎉 Joined by Linh Richardson, Programme Manager of impulse, Maxwell Centre, Tom Albrow-Owen-Owen, CTO of Prospectral and Tim Jones, Product Manager for Digital Engineer and Data Science from National Physical Laboratory (NPL) Linh talks to us about the impulse programme and how it takes hi potential tech innovators and helps them to determine if there is potential for their invention, including alumni such as Steve Brierley from Riverlane, Marc Rodríguez Garcia from Xampla, Jean de La Verpilliere from Echion Technologies, Cyan Williams from Radiant Matters, and Andrew Kadis from Cambridge Vision Technology. Tim talks to us about the role of NPL and how he found himself on the impulse programme in 2023 as a lifelong learner. Tom talks about the huge opportunity for computer vision - the branch of AI on how software recognises images - from the innovative work at Prospectral. And, we collectively talk about the importance of taking the leap from an academic idea into the commercial domain, the ability to leverage very impressive mentors and advisors through the programme, and making new connections. Tune in on your chosen podcast platform to subscribe and listen. Apple podcast: https://apple.co/3P9RegV Spotify: https://lnkd.in/enP_4QVr Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3VHqGGs YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eAg5Wv42 University of Cambridge, Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, Imperial College London, The University of Manchester, The University of Edinburgh, UCL, Yupar Myint, Government Office for Technology Transfer, Henry Royce Institute, Magna International, Bruntwood SciTech, BMZ, Gwenhivir Wyatt-Moon, Oliver J Burton , Peter J. Christopher, Michael Campbell, Ben Hughes, Richard Green, Jamie Urquhart, Hermann Hauser, Cavendish Laboratory - Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge #tech #deeptech #lifesciences Lucy Caffery Applications for 2025 open in November with a February 2025 deadline, so watch out for the updates on the impulse social media channels or at https://lnkd.in/gpnkDTu

It's another record year for nominations to our annual list of the most influential women in UK technology. Please take a moment to peruse these 714 outstanding female tech leaders: (Oh, and tech event organisers - don't ever say you can't find any female speakers...!) https://lnkd.in/diQceRxC