The city has spawned and nurtured a vast range of high technology businesses in the past 50+ years and it has attracted other world-leading companies to set up operations here, including Amazon, Apple, AstraZeneca, Huawei, Microsoft Research and Samsung, to name just a few.
Cambridge is amazing. With unmatched networks of support and resources it is the UK’s fastest growing city ever and a great place to live and work
David Cleevely, CBE
Cleevely & Partners Ltd
Cambridge is amazing. With unmatched networks of support and resources it is the UK’s fastest growing city ever and a great place to live and work
David Cleevely, CBE
Cleevely & Partners Ltd
The city has produced some of the UK’s most successful businesses: from Acorn Computers in 1978 and Solexa in 1997, to SwiftKey in 2008, Raspberry Pi in 2012 and Darktrace in 2013. The university city is also home to the games studios Jagex and Frontier Developments, as well as many data-driven life science businesses.
Today, it is home to some of the world's most exciting companies. Not far from Darktrace's office, the artificial intelligence-powered cybersecurity business is Japanese giant Toshiba which is just north of Chinese technology business Huawei’s city office.
Huawei is building a £1bn research and development site on the outskirts of Cambridge, while Nvidia is hoping to build a new artificial intelligence office in the region as part of its $40bn (£28.6bn) bid for Arm.
The latest to announce plans to tap into Cambridge’s expertise is Alphawave IP, the Canadian chip developer. It's planning to open a new research centre in the region as part of a $4.5bn London float.
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Stan Boland on founding an autonomous vehicle startup in Cambridge
Having experienced its growth over 20 years leading companies like Acorn Computers, I can confidently say that Cambridge’s technology cluster is beyond world-class. It was a no-brainer to start Five here.
Five is building self-driving software components and development platforms to help autonomy programs solve the industry’s greatest challenges. In 2019, Five carried out the UK’s largest trial of self-driving technology.
Stan Boland , CEO & Co Founder
Highlights
- For our R&D partners, Cambridge is a low-risk place to do something risky.
- Cambridge generates 19 times more patents in a year than the national average.
- A unique blend of R&D capabilities connecting academic research, commercial consultancy, innovative SMEs, and multinational corporations.
Collaboration is the key to succeeding in Cambridge. The networks and the talented individuals that you can meet through engaging with them are what drives innovation across the many Science Parks
Simon Mead, Cambridge Wireless Limited
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For the last 50 years the Whittle Laboratory, in the University of Cambridge, has been the world’s leading jet propulsion laboratory. This centre of excellence extends across the Cambridge ecosystem, as demonstrated by Faradair’s July 2020 announcement that it will move its headquarters to Cambridge to develop the world’s most environmentally friendly aeroplane. The Faradair Bioelectric Hybrid Aircraft is scheduled for its first maiden flight in 2023-24, and will enable quiet, green, regional air transport for all.
University’s expertise advises on West Cambridge Site trial of self-driving shuttle
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Duncan McCunn
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