New innovations in food sustainability
My name is George, a fourth year PhD student based at the University of Cambridge Crop Science Centre, and the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB). I’m interested in the diversity and abundance of symbiotic microorganisms in agricultural systems, quantified … Continued
COVID and the winter of our discontent
By Mike Edelhart, Managing Partner of Social Starts. Now, as Shakespeare said, is the winter of our discontent. COVID-19 keeps on coming, creating a third wave of infections that put the earlier upswells to shame. We are hunkered down, tired … Continued
Venture Voices: Perfexia
We speak to Pratyay Poddar, Founder and CEO of Perfexia. How would you introduce Perfexia to someone that has not heard of it before? Perfexia is a data-driven and research-intensive healthtech startup based in Cambridge. Our mission is to make … Continued
Founder Stories: Joe Glover, Founder of the Marketing Meetup
Some of the things I have learned from incredible marketing minds. I’ll admit it, I’m a thief. A thief of ideas. I take them from wherever I can in the world, process them, and make them my own (while crediting … Continued
Strategic Business Growth insights: entrepreneurship and people management
Philip Stiles, University Senior Lecturer in Corporate Governance at Cambridge Judge, shares insight on entrepreneurship and people management ahead of teaching on the Strategic Business Growth Programme in 2021.
Business Leader Series: Taylor Rose
I am a solicitor, and the CEO of Taylor Rose TTKW, a UK-based law firm specialising consumer and SME corporate law with a bias towards property. Like most industries, 2020 has been a tough year for law firms as demand … Continued
Venture Voices: Skinlync
Skinlync is a self-management platform bringing together everything users need to conquer their skin condition. Our platform specifically matches user profiles to others with similar conditions and details. It helps users get personal and effective results thanks to the support … Continued
Founder stories: Dr Carina Tyrrell
What are some of the challenges in healthcare innovation that need to be addressed? The healthcare sector presents a unique set of challenges for innovation. These include a requirement for prolonged validation trials, complex regulation, ethical considerations, and a highly … Continued
Enterprise Tuesday Keynote Insights: Anthony Rose on pivoting and procrastination
I’m Anthony Rose, Founder and CEO at SeedLegals. In a previous role I led on BBC iPlayer and helped the BBC to transition live TV to on-demand services and change content distribution forever. At SeedLegals, we help startups with all the legals they need to grow their team, raise investment and take … Continued
Enterprise Tuesday Keynote Insights: Carolyn Dailey shares insight on creative industries
The creative industries are a huge deal – and growing. It’s the second biggest contributor to the UK economy after banking, and growing 3 times faster than the economy as a whole. They employ over 2 million people and generate over … Continued