Cambridge Tech Podcast

An unusual journey to CEO – lessons learnt and insights from Andrea De Luca, CEO and Co-Founder of Flusso. Flusso is a fabless semiconductor company, spun-out from the University of Cambridge, developing flow sensing solutions for use in low-cost, high-volume applications. Andrea shares his insights on the journey from the sole ‘employee’ to a £28m sale, and what the sale means to the business. Th...

Mark Treherne Biotechnology Business Institute (BBI) introduces the first MBA in life sciences in Europe which has chosen Cambridge as its location to encourage more Life Science entrepreneurs and spin outs.   Covering life sciences in its broadest term, the MBA attracts those that are in/ have been in the lab but that now want to move into business.   For more information go to bbicambr...

From an interest in making things at school, to decades of experience in industrial design across many industries, this episode provides insights into Oomph EV and its founder Morag Hutcheon. Oomph EV is looking to disrupt the current EV charging model. They have designed and developed the technology for off-grid, rapid mobile EV charging which, when charged by renewable energy and delivered in el...

Responsible for everything to do with innovation, commercialisation, startups, spinouts, and relations with business, Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Enterprise and Business Relations Andy Neely talks to us about the role the University of Cambridge has in creating the opportunities that will have an impact on a global scale- fromtudent entrepreneurship, competitions, spinout, access to talent. Fin...

On Tuesday evening Faye and James were at the final of the 2022 Trinity Bradfield Prize watching eight early-stage University of Cambridge teams pitch for a mixture of cash prizes, mentoring, and membership of The Bradfield Centre. Hear all of the finalists ideas, which include #CleanTech #AdvancedMaterials #BatteryTech #BigData #DataScience #AgriTech and #BioTech and hear from Sir Greg Winter as...

CEO Lucy Jung reflects on three and a half years as an entrepreneur. She discusses her responsibility as a role model and building a company ethos that puts people with Parkinson’s at the heart of everything that the Charco Neurotech team does. Founded in 2019 the company found itself at Cambridge Judge Business School and part of the unique founders network. At the end of 2022 Charco raised $10m...

16 founders pitched their innovative technology, products and solutions to a panel of Judges at the Tech Nation Rising Stars 5.0 event this week. In this episode we talk to the judges about why every interaction of a start-up is important, the responsibility of a judge to help these early-stage companies, and a few pet-peeves in competition submissions and pitch presentations. Listen in for invalu...

Cambridge CleanTech is driving conversations at the top table on sustainability in the race to net zero. In this episode Martin Garratt introduces listeners to Cambridge Cleantech and talks about the Venture Day which provides access to finance for finalists of their annual competition. We talk to the two finalists from Cambridge in advance of their pitch – Sean Moroney of Cambridge Electric Trans...

Start your year with an insight into the years tech predictions from Ben Stanton at Deloitte who talks us through the latest TMT report. From forecasting the green shoots of 5G use and a mass market for $99 smartphones; silicon sovereignty and shortages; silicon remaining king, whilst GaN and SiC will displace in certain markets; VR going mainstream but not necessarily profitable; gaming deal valu...

Our lovely voice over Emma suggested that we do a Christmas wrap up issue (and hence the name of the podcast), so who are we to argue! Providing you with a break from the season’s festivities and party games, tune in to hear what we have learnt since the podcast started on 1st October, who have we spoken to, and what is to come. Produced by Carl Homer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

From early-stage companies looking for information to make informed decisions, to relocating from other parts of the UK, to supporting those in Cambridge with expansion, the team advise on everything from location to skills to funding by engaging with the right people in the ecosystem to help incoming businesses land and thrive. If you are looking for access to talent, access to innovation/ partne...

Put the kettle on and listen in as Tim talks us through a raft of subjects including intelligent 3D printing, design management, supply chains, educating the next generation, his pending book and how we all need to step up to the plate to manufacture a better world. Produced by Carl Homer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Raj Gawera as he shares his journey from working on a ‘quaint tech’ called Wireless LAN in the mid-90s’ to celebrating 10 years as VP & Managing Director for Samsung’s Cambridge Solution Centre. Find out how Cambridge continues to play a role in the development of core silicon and software for WiFi and Bluetooth technologies – everything from capacity to battery life, interoperability, ba...

CEO, Steph Martlew talks to us about how Psyomics (psyomics.com) is addressing the supply and demand issues with tackling mental health, using their #mentalhealthtech. One in four people have a mental health issue in each year, and in the UK alone 1.6m people are waiting for treatment – during this time their mental health is not improving. Psyomics’ evidence-based tech was built from research spu...

From breaking websites, going to space, ten-year parties (the first order to 2022), challenges with supplying ~7m units each year, leveraging the demise of Maplin, office-based working, the importance of family and teams, and floating the company, there wasn't much we didn't talk about. Join us as we talk to Eben Upton, CEO of Cambridge-born Raspberry Pi. www.raspberrypi.com Produced by Carl Homer...

The Chris Abell competition finds PostDocs with an idea, and networks and mentors them to prepare a business plan with the best possible chance for commercialisation. Here we introduce the six finalists, hear them pitch and share the winners. Would you pick the same three, and will any of these six follow in the footsteps of previous winners such as Porotech (episode 6), Cambridge GAN Devices, Pha...

The podcast takes to the road to the CW International Conference where the topic of discussion is far-ranging - from connected living, entertainment, health to the metaverse. From wearables and smart devices to connected cars, houses and cities. So who'll be listening in? Will it be you, or a hyper-connected version of you? For more information on CW, visit cambridgewireless.co.uk Produced by Carl...

We meet Dan Rooke, COO of Start Codon the Cambridge Healthcare & Life Science accelerator. We learn about Dan's career journey, the format of the venture fund and accelerator, the funding and support Start Codon provide, and the teams they work with. With half the fund still available, are you ready to start something amazing? Learn more about Start Codon - https://startcodon.co/ Produced by C...

Micro LED promises to shake up the huge display and AR market and Tong Tong Zhu, CEO of Porotech wants a big slice of it. Hear how Porotech plan to embed their proprietary porous technology to revolutionise screen displays - and Tong Tong's plan to become a new Cambridge Unicorn. Learn more about Porotech - https://www.porotech.com/ Produced by Carl Homer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Join Colin Payne and Jana Voigt as they share their news of the launch of the battery-powered, deeptech, sensor technology that puts machine learning at the edge. Find out about their first offering to tackle legionella, working with Syntiant, and running a deeptech business in Cambridge. Press release at https://www.infersens.com/news/company-news/press-release-sensor-technology/ Produced by Carl...

Molly discusses her air pollution research and the development of low-cost sensors backed by support from The Trinity Bradfield Prize. Learn more about her experience of applying and winning last years prize, and how to enter this year's competition which is open now. Visit https://www.trinitybradfieldprize.co.uk/ for more information. Produced by Carl Homer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

In our 1st Special Edition, we attended the Homerton College Changemakers Seed Day where we heard from five student-led projects that hope to transform the world we live in. Hear from them, their mentors & sponsors. Learn more about Changemakers here: https://www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/homerton-changemakers Produced by Carl Homer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does ultra marathon running and leading six technology ventures have anything in common? Find out about the PragmatIC CEO’s journey, insights into running a deep tech company, and how paying it forward is increasingly important. Learn more about PragmatIC - https://www.pragmaticsemi.com Produced by Carl Homer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What’s in store on the Cambridge Tech Podcast – glad you asked! Here’s a quick overview of the guests, listeners and some special editions that will be coming up. Subscribe and join the conversation. Visit cambridgetechpodcast.com for more information. Produced by Carl Homer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.