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Accelerate recycling: microorganisms make food waste separation easy 9 May 2023

How a Masters in Entrepreneurship and support from the Accelerate Cambridge programme at Cambridge Judge Business School culminated in Abiel Ma (MSt…

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EnterpriseTECH strikes new partnership 24 March 2023

The Henry Royce Institute helps Cohort 12 kick off with a lot more 'InnoMakers' to counterbalance the life scientists. The Henry Royce…

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Femtech: looking for innovative ventures to promote women’s health 14 March 2023

A Venture Creation event organised by the Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School and the Cambridge Femtech Society seeks to disrupt…

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Cambridge entrepreneur wins Women in Innovation Award 8 March 2023

On International Women’s Day 2023, Becky Cotton (EMBA 2015) has been announced as a winner of an Innovate UK Women in Innovation…

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From medicine to nutrition, celebrating innovation in Cambridge

Seven ventures or people with ties to the Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School are named in the #21toWatch list of…

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Biocomputer that fuses biology and engineering stemmed from Ignite programme 9 February 2023

A participant in the Ignite programme at the Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School co-founded BiologIC, a venture that seeks to…

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Top 10 reads of 2022 20 December 2022

The News and Insight section of Cambridge Judge Business School’s website seeks a broad range of topics of interest to diverse audiences.…

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The future of farming: from eating insects to urban agriculture 29 November 2022

In this special Insight article, we look at how the Entrepreneurship Centre and Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business…

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Taming the dragon: managing chronic pain 23 September 2022

In 2019, Nicola Filzmoser (PGDE 2019) co-founded Happyr Health, an app to help young people manage chronic pain. Nicola spoke to us…

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Pushing scientific and business frontiers 8 August 2022

Cambridge has been at the forefront of technology and life sciences innovation for centuries and is still forging ahead. The historic success…

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Competition winner uses microalgae to produce vegan nutraceuticals and biostimulants 28 June 2022

Co-founded by an Executive MBA graduate of Cambridge Judge Business School, Emeralga Biotech wins the First edition of the Coller Alternative Protein…

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Who won at the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards? 18 May 2022

Several firms connected to Cambridge Judge Business School are honoured at the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards. Bruno Cotta The Cambridge Independent Science…

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Venturing forth: Qureight – integrating data with AI to solve complex diseases 25 April 2022

Qureight, a clinical data analytics company supported by the Accelerate Cambridge programme at Cambridge Judge Business School, just raised £1.5m in seed…

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MBE announced 18 February 2022

Bina Mehta, Chair of KPMG in the UK and a Fellow in Entrepreneurship at Cambridge Judge, is named an MBE in the…

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Venturing forth: bit.bio – reprogramming stem cells to allow manufacture of human cells 16 February 2022

Biotech firm bit.bio, which was on the Accelerate Cambridge programme at Cambridge Judge Business School, reprograms stem cells to allow manufacture of…

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In the media

• Cambridge Independent: Winners of the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2023 revealed 18 May 2023

  The Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School sponsored the Enterprise Skills Award on the night and as well as this, through… Read more

• Cambridge Independent: Addenbrooke’s to offer Parkinson’s inpatients body-worn CUE1 device from Cambridge company Charco Neurotech to relieve symptoms 21 April 2023

  Addenbrooke’s hospital have started a pilot trial where they’ll offer Parkinson’s disease inpatients a new body-worn device, developed by Cambridge startup. The… Read more

• Cambridge Independent: Vector Bioscience boosted by £2.2m Horizon Europe funding for RNA therapies 2 March 2023

  Vector Bioscience, which is on the Accelerate Cambridge programme at the Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge, is mentioned in this article about RNA-based… Read more

• Cambridge Independent: Make 2023 a winning year by entering the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 6 January 2023

  The Enterprise Skills Award, sponsored by the Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School, is mentioned in this article about the 2023… Read more

• Cambridge Independent: Enter the 2023 Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 15 November 2022

  The Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2023, including the Enterprise Skills Award sponsored by the Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge Business… Read more

• Urban Geekz: 10 reasons women make great business partners 24 October 2022

  The Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School is mentioned in this article listing 10 reasons why women make great business partners.… Read more

• Financial Times: Business leaders feel pressure to keep their skills up to date 27 June 2022

  Stelios Kavadias, Margaret Thatcher Professor of Enterprise Studies in Innovation & Growth, Vice-Dean for Faculty and Co-Director of the Entrepreneurship Centre at… Read more

• Yahoo Finance: Spirea raises £2.4M ($3M) to develop antibody drug conjugates in cancer 14 June 2022

  Spirea, a startup supported by the Accelerate Cambridge programme run by Cambridge Judge Business School’s Entrepreneurship Centre, has secured funding of £2.4… Read more

• Business Weekly: Silicon Valley investor backs Cambridge Future Tech seed round 24 March 2022

  Vest Coast Capital, which has bases in Silicon Valley and New York, has invested in a seed round for Cambridge Future Tech… Read more

• Cambridge Independent: Finalists revealed for 2021-22 Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 23 March 2022

  The shortlist for the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards has been revealed. New categories this year include Employer of the Year,… Read more

• Business Weekly: Qureight secures £1.5m to enhance AI solution in battle against complex diseases 1 February 2022

  Cambridge-based Qureight, a clinical data curation and analytics company, has raised £1.5 million seed funding to develop AI-powered platform allowing to collect… Read more

• The Times: KPMG chair Bina Mehta vows to put auditor’s house in order 26 December 2021

  An interview with KPMG chair Bina Mehta, a Fellow in Entrepreneurship at Cambridge Judge's Entrepreneurship Centre. Ms Mehta, appointed to the role… Read more

• Poets & Quants: 2021 most disruptive MBA startups: FotoStax, Cambridge Judge 6 December 2021

  FotoStax, an imaging venture co-founded by Cambridge MBA graduates, is named one of the Most Disruptive MBA startups. Jonathan McBride and Yusuke… Read more

• Cambridge News: Cambridge University graduate’s endometriosis diagnosis inspired her to develop reproductive testing kit 19 November 2021

  Cambridge University graduate Dr Golnoush Golshirazi co-founded ScreenMe that offers home reproductive health testing kit. There is also an app aiming to… Read more

• Cambridge Independent: Happyr Health and Medwise at North-South MedTech Summit 11 November 2021

  Two startups currently on Accelerate Cambridge programme run by Cambridge Judge’s Entrepreneurship Centre, will attend the inaugural North-South MedTech Summit. Medwise.ai’s co-founder… Read more

• Business Weekly: Cambridge startup raises $103m in first close of Series B 7 November 2021

  Bit.bio company that combines synthetic and stem cell biology, has raised £103 in Serie B round. Founder and CEO Dr Mark Kotter… Read more

• Farmers Weekly: Smart ear tag offers early detection of pneumonia 4 November 2021

  A new monitoring and management tool Well-Calf aimed at detecting bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in its early stages is being launched in… Read more

• CAM: Hub life 2 November 2021

  A feature about RE.USE startup, that is currently on the Accelerate Cambridge programme run by the Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge Business… Read more

• BBC News: Crop-counting drone tech tested on Cambridgeshire orchard 27 October 2021

  Outfield, a venture currently on the Accelerate Cambridge programme at Cambridge Judge’s Entrepreneurship Centre, is using drone technology to increase fruit-crop yield.… Read more

• Cambridge Independent: Boost for Outfield Technologies as funding harvested 14 September 2021

  A feature about Outfield Technologies that use drone technology and AI to better predict and maximise harvest. The startup was previously on… Read more

• Cambridge Independent: Cambridge startup’s bio-reactor means cultured meat will be made anywhere 13 July 2021

  A feature about Animal Alternative Technologies startup that is engineering a scalable, end-to-end ecosystem for cultured meat production. The startup is currently… Read more

• Business Weekly: POCKiT Diagnostics discovers novel combination of biomarkers for stroke detection 25 June 2021

  POCKiT Diagnostics has validated a blood test for the rapid detection of the large vessel occlusion (LVO) subtype of strokes with 95… Read more

• Business Weekly: Foodtech pioneer Powdies in the best of health 24 June 2021

  An interview with Dr Carina Tyrrell, Co-founder and CEO of Powdies venture, that produces powder drink made directly from farmers’ surplus fruits… Read more

• Business Weekly: Cambridge startup’s quality more than skin deep 7 June 2021

  A feature about Skinlync venture, co-founded by Cambridge MBA alumni, that allows users with a skin condition to instantly connect with other… Read more

• IQ Magazine: Cambridge.ai 1 May 2021

  Bruno Cotta, Executive Director at Cambridge Judge’s Entrepreneurship Centre, reflects on businesses recently recognised for addressing global challenges at Cambridge Independent Science… Read more

• Business Weekly: Cambridge Judge Business School launches climate change series 29 April 2021

  A series highlighting entrepreneurship to tackle climate change is launching in May. Enterprise Tuesday event series run by Cambridge Judge’s Entrepreneurship Centre… Read more