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Life sciences

Life sciences Organisations which are Members of Cambridge Network
Company Member 6-20 staff 42 Technology Ltd.
The 42 Technology team of industry experienced physicists, engineers, industrial designers and analysts is expert at conceiving and developing novel products for efficient manufacture. We are dedicated to serving our clients in healthcare and industrial and consumer products. To ensure the best teamwork, we work either from our offices or on clients' sites.
Company Member 100+ staffCambridge University Spinout Abcam plc
Abcam is based in Cambridge, UK and was founded in 1998 as an online resource website for life scientists to find and purchase research tools for the post genomic era.
Company Member 100+ staff Accelrys
Accelrys is a Scientific Informatics software and services company. Accelrys enables its customers to accelerate their research process to more rapidly discover new therapeutics, materials and compounds; and to introduce new efficiencies into the processes that drive lower costs.

Our 1,200 customers include most of the worlds leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology,chemical,energy and consumer packaged goods companies.
Company Member 1-5 staffSt John's Innovation Centre tenant Acclarogen Ltd
Acclarogen provides statistical consultancy and contract analysis for medical research. We specialise in is genetic and genomic data, and our customers come from the pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology sector and academia. We pride ourselves on careful work, clear communication and on-time delivery. Call us today for a free quote!
Company Member 1-5 staff Aleph One Ltd
We sell psychological instruments to help manage human stress.
We also provide our YAFFS file system, which was developed specifically for use with NAND and NOR Flash chips. It is log-structured and so robust, compact, efficient, fast to boot, has a small RAM footprint and is endian-neutral. It is easily ported for embedded applications, having a wide range of POSIX-style functions, and is widely used around the world in high-volume products. Good documentation is available. It is free of charge for use under the GNU Public Licence, GPL, and we sell Licences where GPL is not appropriate.
Company Member 1-5 staffBabraham Bioscience tenant Alpha Biologics
Alpha Biologics is an independent contract biomanufacturing organisation offering FDA/EMEA cGMP compliant services to the worldwide pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.
Company Member 1-5 staff Anthias Consulting Ltd.
Consultants in scientific instrumentation, particularly gas chromatography and related techniques.
Company Member 6-20 staff Arecor Ltd
Arecor Limited (www.arecor.com) located on the Cambridge Science Park, was established to provide formulation solutions to pharmaceutical and biotech companies developing drugs, vaccines, medical devices and diagnostics.
Company Member 51-100 staff Avidity IP (formerly known as HLBBshaw)
Avidity IP (formerly HLBBshaw) is an established firm of Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys that has been at the top in commercially important matters for nearly 20 years.

Company Member 100+ staffBabraham Bioscience tenant Babraham Bioscience Technologies Limited
Babraham Bioscience Technologies Ltd (BBT) is the wholly owned trading company of the Babraham Institute and is the pro-active vehicle through which all commercial opportunities on the Babraham Research Campus are planned and delivered.
Company Member 100+ staffBabraham Bioscience tenant Babraham Institute
The Institute is an independent charitable life sciences institute, sponsored by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. It undertakes world-leading innovative research and advanced training with relevance to the biomedical, biotechnological, pharmaceutical and healthcare communities.

The commercialisation of the Institute's research is managed by its wholly-owned trading subsidiary, Babraham Bioscience Technologies Ltd (BBT), a knowledge transfer company, which also manages a BioIncubator facility for small biotech companies. The Babraham Institute, BBT and a number of independent biomedical and biotechnology companies are situated on the Babraham Research Campus, located six miles south-east of Cambridge. Set in the picturesque parkland estate of Babraham Hall, the campus provides an environment that promotes innovation in the biomedical sector and has key role in the development of the Eastern region's biotechnology community.
Company Member 1-5 staffSt John's Innovation Centre tenant BACTEST
BACTEST is a Cambridge, UK based company that has developed a technology platform, CYTOMAIA, a bacterial respirometer which is used to incubate bacteria and detect and measure biological activity and contamination in liquid in labs, bottling lines (rapid release), water and waste water. BACTEST is deploying CYTOMAIA in portable and in-situ devices that removes the need to send samples to a lab to be tested by technicians. BACTEST has won £100k TSB grant to develop an in-situ device to monitor biological activity in waste water in order to reduce costly aeration of activated sludge, thus reducing carbon footprint.

Company Member 6-20 staff Base4innovation Ltd
Base4 is developing tools for high-speed single-molecule detection and analysis.
Company Member 1-5 staff Beremans Limited
Beremans provides business intelligence services in the Life Sciences sector. Particular expertise in vaccines, oncology, regenerative medicine.
Company Member 1-5 staff BioBridge Limited
Innovation strategy consultancy for life science-based companies and organisations: technology strategy, business development, due diligence, regulatory strategy; start-up and VC company support.
Company Member 21-50 staff Biocair International Ltd
Biocair began in 1987 as a specialist courier and logistics provider dedicated to serving the unique requirements of the Biotechnology, Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical industries.

Company Member 51-100 staff Biochrom Ltd.
Biochrom Ltd is a leading UK manufacturer of scientific instruments with over 40 years experience. The Biochrom Group consists of five well known instrument brands covering UV/Vis spectroscopy, microplate instrumentation and amino acid analysis. Our products are trusted by hospitals and laboratories worldwide and we are a valued OEM partner of many of the world’s finest scientific instrumentation companies. Biochrom is a Harvard Bioscience Company.

Company Member 1-5 staffSt John's Innovation Centre tenant Biolatris Ltd
Biotech business consultancy including due diligence and business planning. Specialism includes stem cells and regenerative medicine.
Company Member 1-5 staff Biolauncher Ltd
At Biolauncher we have a passion for life science and the benefits that it brings to our lives. These benefits can only be realized when scientific innovation leads to successful commercial products. We guide our clients through the process of bringing technologies to market and understanding what it takes to make that happen.
Company Member 1-5 staff Biotechnology Consulting
Biotechnology Consulting
Company Member 1-5 staff Blue Sphere Health Ltd
We provide consultancy and interim management to pharma and biotech customers, specialising in business development and sales. We also have specific technical expertise in anti-counterfeiting, brand protection, product security, and patient protection.
Company Member 21-50 staffCambridge University Spinout BlueGnome Ltd.
www.cambridgebluegnome.com

Formed 2003.

Software to extract more information from micorarrays and other biotechnology data.

Supplier of diagnostic products; microarrays, consumables, software, for molecular cytogenetics.
Company Member 100+ staff BSI Assurance UK Limited
BSI provides product testing and certification services to meet a range of regulatory and business acceptance requirements. It is a Notified Body for the Medical Device, Active Implantable Medical Device and In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Directives and a number of others.
Company Member 1-5 staff Cambium LLP
Cambium accelerates the sale of technology innovations that save money, improve profits and make best use of scarce resources.

The market for these Sustainable Innovations is forecast to be worth $1.3 trillion* by 2020.

*HSBC – 'Sizing the Climate Economy' - Sept. 2010.
Company Member 1-5 staff Cambridge Biomedical Campus
We are spearheading the marketing of the biomedical campus to attract commercial organisations involved in innovative healthcare related research, education and patient care to join the growing community of research institutes, Cambridge University and hospital departments on the campus.
Company Member 6-20 staff Cambridge Bioscience Ltd
We are a leading distributor of life science research products.
FounderCambridge University Spinout Cambridge Biotechnology Consultants
CBC is a young company based in the Institute of Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge that offers to reduce investor risk by providing help with rigorous scientific auditing of the science on which biotechnology businesses are based.
Company Member 6-20 staff Cambridge Cognition Limited
Creation, production and distribution of computer automated cognitive tests. Applications in research, clinical trials and clinical screening. More than five hundred systems in use in over fifty countries around the world.
Founder Member Cambridge Consultants Ltd
Cambridge Consultants is a leading technology design, development and consulting company. Since 1960, our focus has been to deliver significant competitive advantage to our clients through the innovative use of technology.
Company Member 6-20 staff Cambridge Design Partnership LLP
Cambridge Design Partnership LLP is a successful research and development consultancy focused on creating value for our clients by converting ideas and technology into commercial success.
Company Member 1-5 staff Cambridge Healthcare
Cambridge Healthcare is working in partnership with the NHS to develop NHS.info, an e-Health portal for patients and healthcare professionals. The portal will integrate with the NHS IT infrastructure and create the first ever healthcare application store, encouraging third parties, including medical technology companies and healthcare providers to design an unlimited range of innovative, useful and high-quality applications.
Company Member 1-5 staff Cambridge Healthcare & Biotech
Strategic life sciences consultancy, working globally. Our focus is on M&A, licensing, valuation, due diligence & litigation support.
Company Member 6-20 staff Cambridge Medical Innovations Limited
With a presence that spans over 25 countries, Alere connects individuals and healthcare professionals with the information and resources needed to empower smart health choices, and positively impact health worldwide.

Company Member 1-5 staff Cambridge RA Limited
Providing regulatory/strategic guidance on EU and US issues to in vitro diagnostic and healthcare companies to help them bring innovative products to market.
Company Member 1-5 staff Cambridge Resolution Ltd
Market analysis for technology companies

We undertake, typically, ten-day projects to resolve specific marketing problems such as finding new applications for an emerging technology, measurement of market size or customer satisfaction benchmarking. Recommendations have frequently changed a company's strategy and created new markets.

Company Member 1-5 staff Cambridge Temperature Concepts
Cambridge Temperature Concepts (CTC) is based in Cambridge, UK and was founded in 2006 by a group of scientists from the University of Cambridge in 2006. Having developed and regulated consumer medical device from the ground up and reached sales within 18 months, CTC is a fast growing start-up company. CTC’s first product is a revolutionary electronic fertility monitor, which helps couples experiencing infertility problems. The technology, which measures temperature to a thousand of a degree, can also be applied to other applications, such as sleep disorders, elderly care or veterinary field application.
Company Member 1-5 staff CambridgeIP
CambridgeIP is a provider of business intelligence, technology mapping, technology market research, technology evaluation, IP strategy and innovation policy services and training to private and public organisations in high-technology sectors.

Uses of CambridgeIP’s work include: freedom to operate and patentability, industry-wide patent landscaping, competitor mapping and analysis, support for in-licensing and acquisition strategy development, business planning and fund raising.

CambridgeIP has designed many of its outputs to be easily understood by non-technical executives (i.e. ‘CxO compatible’), and to be distributed through different channels.

CambridgeIP runs Boliven.com – the leading online portal for R&D professionals making available over 100 million scientific documents.
Company Member 6-20 staff CambridgeSoft
CambridgeSoft is a market leader in software solutions and services for the chemical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. CambridgeSoft has earned an enviable reputation as a supplier of Enterprise informatics solutions across a very broad range of scientific disciplines, including providing Electronic Laboratory Notebook systems to three of the world's top five Pharma companies.
Company Member 6-20 staff CamNtech
CamNtech is the successor to Cambridge Neurotechnology. Philips/Respironics acquired the rights to the highly successful Actiwatch product range in April 2008. CamNtech has now acquired from Cambridge Neurotechnology the worldwide rights to manufacture and distribute the Actiheart.

CamNtech continues Cambridge Neurotechnology’s tradition for innovative engineering and has recently launched the Actiwave, a range of ultra miniature EEG, ECG & EMG waveform recorders which are ideal for ambulatory recording including home polysomnography.
Academic Member CAMPOD (Cambridge Fund for the Prevention of Disease)
Campod (Cambridge Fund for the Prevention of Disease) is a charity based with the Department of Pathology at the University of Cambridge.

We raise money to support research into a number of major diseases including cancers (breast, bowel, ovary, brain, leukaemia, lymphoma); infections (influenza, MRSA), diseases of the immune system (diabetes, arthritis) and parasitic diseases of developing countries (bilharzia, sleeping sickness) among others.
Company Member 1-5 staff Captum Capital
Captum Capital is an innovative consulting company, which facilitates the development of emerging life science companies. Captum provides MasterClasses in technology valuation and business modelling.
Company Member 6-20 staff Clinical Reference Laboratory
CRL is a fully standardised global central laboratory organisation dedicated to supporting clinical pharmaceutical research with clinical safety, biomarker, pharmacokinetics and molecular testing. Headquartered in Kansas USA and with owned European facilities in Cambridge, UK - CRL operates with integrated and standardised partners around the globe. To date, data generated by CRL has supported over 4000 studies for registration and marketing purposes.
Company Member 1-5 staff Colworth Science Park
Colworth Science Park is a leading enterprise hub and an established location for scientific excellence in food, health and wellness, which is being developed by Unilever and global property group Goodman.
Company Member 6-20 staff COMSOL Ltd
The COMSOL Group provides software solutions for multiphysics modelling. We are a fast growing high tech engineering software company with a proven track record and a vision as a future leader of the industry.
Founder Conference Cambridge
The Cambridge Colleges offer an extensive portfolio of venues, which can be hired for all kinds of functions. From a traditional room for a family celebration, academic ambience for a board meeting, to a state-of-the-art auditorium, Conference Cambridge, the official, free venue-finding service, can source the right location for you.
Company Member 6-20 staffBabraham Bioscience tenant Crescendo Biologics Limited
Crescendo Biologics is a Cambridge-based company whose vision is to deliver next-generation antibody therapeutics based on novel class-leading platforms.
Company Member 1-5 staff Cresset BioMolecular Discovery Limited
Cresset makes software using molecular field technology to provide unique insight into the biological activity, properties and interactions of molecules. Comparing molecules using Fields enables biologically meaningful comparisons that are not limited by 2D structure.
Company Member 1-5 staff Delta Consultants
Delta Consultants Scientific and Medical Recruitment provide specialist recruitment services across the Scientific and Medical community.
Mainly recruiting for customer facing positions in sales, marketing and field service Delta also assist our clients with other in-house or field based laboratory and scientific roles including Health & Safety/Production/R&D and Telephone Support.
Company Member 1-5 staff Discuva Limited
Discuva is a Cambridge based Biotechnology company exploiting recent genomic technological advances to revolutionise the treatment of disease caused by bacterial
infection and provide a pipeline of “next-generation” targeted antibiotics to meet the current, critical, unmet need in the clinic.
Company Member 6-20 staffBabraham Bioscience tenant Eagle Genomics Ltd
We facilitate the transfer and exchange of leading bioinformatics technologies between public and private sectors.
We provide bioinformatics IT support and maintenance to pharma, biotech, agro-chemical companies using academic databases and software.
Company Member 1-5 staff Eastyoke: Project Managers who Mean Business
We supply Project Management and Interim Management services for product development, systems development and systems integration projects. We have a diverse range of consultants covering the fields of engineering, IT, healthcare and clinical research. Our business is to control the risk and minimise the uncertainty associated with your business-critical projects. Eastyoke has the very best Project Managers and Interim Managers.
Company Member 1-5 staff Eisai Limited
Company Member 1-5 staffCambridge University Spinout Endomagnetics Ltd
Endomagnetics was founded to solve cancer staging and healthcare challenges through the application of advanced magnetic sensing technology and nanotechnology.

The SentiMag® is an ultrasensitive hand-held probe for detecting magnetic tracers in the human body. By tracking the presence of injected Sienna+™, the SentiMag® can be used to locate lymph nodes in the treatment of cancer.
Company Member 1-5 staff Ergomed Clinical Research Ltd
ERGOMED is a European Clinical Development Company, providing consultancy and full clinical trial-related services as well as co-development partnerships which share the risks and rewards of clinical development. ERGOMED is also well placed to assist emerging and developing biotech companies by consulting them on strategic clinical development, pre and post-marketing pharmacovigilance and regulatory affairs.
Founder Member Ernst & Young LLP
Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. We aim to have a positive impact on businesses and markets, as well as on society as a whole.

In Cambridge, we have 3 partners and over 100 employees who are committed to helping our clients’ businesses achieve their full potential. We work with a cross section of the region’s diverse business community, from knowledge-based sectors such as technology and biotech to manufacturers and food producers.

From fast growth businesses to publicly listed companies, we work with companies at all stages of their lifecycle and invest and support in the entrepreneurial spirit of the region through our Entrepreneur Of The Year awards programme.

To find out more, please contact one of the leadership team below.
Company Member 6-20 staff Esprit Capital Management Services Limited
Specialist investor in seed, start up and early stage technology businesses
Company Member 1-5 staffSt John's Innovation Centre tenant Futureneering Ltd
Futureneering is an advisory business assisting emerging technology ventures with strategy and commercialisation. We work mainly in the fields of life science innovation and technologies for environmental sustainability.
Company Member 1-5 staff GE Healthcare
Company Member 21-50 staff Genesis Diagnostics Ltd
Genesis are one of the UK’s leading manufacturer of high quality ELISA based diagnostic kits. The Company specialises in the research, development and production of kits to aid the diagnosis of autoimmune and infectious diseases, and for the detection of immune reactions to food.
Company Member 100+ staff Genzyme
About Genzyme, a Sanofi Company
Company Member 1-5 staff Glenworth Associates
GWA offers innovative development and management services to technology businesses and users. We specialise in:
- product concept creation and refinement
- architectural design
- technology assessment and down-selection
- implementation strategy and planning
- interim technical management
- regulatory planning and review
- business case development support
- project management, audit and recovery.
Company Member 1-5 staff Global Regulatory Services
A full service regulatory affairs consultancy serving the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industry on a global scale. Our extensive portfolio of services includes assisting companies with their regulatory strategy and product development; Traditional Herbal Medicines Registration Scheme (THMR); pharmacovigilance; development of medical, diagnostic and pharmaceutical devices (from concept generation to manufacturing support); general regulatory assistance and involvement with innovative technologies.
Company Member 100+ staff Grant Instruments (Cambridge) Ltd
Grant is a world leader in the manufacture and design of equipment for sample preparation, scientific analysis, data acquisition, and data analysis providing solutions to the global scientific and industrial markets.
Company Member 100+ staff HLS
Huntingdon Life Sciences is one of the world's largest and most successful Contract Research Organisations. As an international business with resources on three continents, we have been at the forefront of product safety and development testing since our inception in 1952. Originally the company concentrated upon nutrition, veterinary and biochemical research, however, an expansion of services in the late '50s led to the assessment of pharmaceuticals, food additives and a variety of crop protection and consumer chemicals.
Company Member 6-20 staffCambridge University Spinout Horizon Discovery
Horizon Discovery is a translational genomics company founded in June 2007 and is headquartered at the Cambridge Research Park, Cambridge, UK.

The company supplies a wide range of products and services based on Human isogenic cell-lines, which represent accurate models of defined cancer patient populations and their matched normal genetic backgrounds – a missing link in the rational and efficient development of novel targeted anti-cancer agents.

The company has unique IP in the field of gene engineering and is developing new IP via in-house and collaborative drug discovery programs.
Company Member 100+ staff Illumina
At Illumina, our goal is to apply our innovative technologies and revolutionary assays to the analysis of genetic variation and function, making possible studies that were not even imaginable just a few years ago. These studies will help make the realization of personalized medicine possible.
Company Member 1-5 staffCambridge University Spinout ionscope Ltd
Manufacture and marketing of scanning ion conductance microscopes.
Company Member 1-5 staffSt John's Innovation Centre tenant IP Asset LLP
Patent and trade mark attorneys and solicitors providing a comprehensive legal service for all aspects of intellectual property for high tech businesses.
Company Member 1-5 staffSt John's Innovation Centre tenant Ithaka Life Sciences
Company Member 6-20 staffCambridge University SpinoutSt John's Innovation Centre tenant IXC UK
The InnovationXchange (IXC UK) is a commercially neutral, not-for-profit, global knowledge network which delivers the ground breaking IXC Intermediary Service to business and research - a new way to find the connections you need.

IXC's Intermediary Service takes the ancient art of the 'go between' and adds a rigorous legal and ethical framework - to manage connections and make it safe for organisations to 'talk'.
Company Member 1-5 staff JDC Management Consulting
JDC Management Consulting is an international network of senior and experienced consultants who provide independent management consultancy in Life Sciences R&D.
Company Member 21-50 staffSt John's Innovation Centre tenant Linguamatics
Linguamatics produces software solutions based on natural language processing (NLP). We have pioneered a new approach to getting information from unstructured text documents ('text-mining') and our interactive information extraction software (I2E) is being used in the life science industry.
Company Member 1-5 staffCambridge University Spinout Lumora Ltd
Development of molecular diagnostic tests based on Lumora's proprietary BART technology
Company Member 1-5 staff Maddison Consulting
Consultancy and project management in product development, particularly in the healthcare field.


Company Member 1-5 staff Maggie Green
Brazilian/ Portuguese - English interpreter. With experience in the business, criminal law and medical sector. Acting as a representative for your company between the UK and Brazil.

Also providing Portuguese (Brazilian) language lessons.
Company Member 6-20 staff Marks & Clerk
Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys
Company Member 1-5 staff Medical Device Technology Consultants
Medical Device Technology Consultants (MDTc) is an independent consultancy specialising in the Medical Devices field. MDTc provides services to support the complete Product Life Cycle, guidance on Quality Systems and Regulatory Affairs to meet EU and US requirements, and a range of Business Services including advice on acquisitions, partnering, recruitment and business development.
Company Member 100+ staff Medical Research Council
The Medical Research Council (MRC) is a publicly-funded organisation dedicated to improving human health. We support research across the entire spectrum of medical sciences, in universities and hospitals, in our own units and institutes in the UK, and in our units in Africa.
Company Member 100+ staffCambridge University Spinout MedImmune
MedImmune strives to provide better medicines to patients, new medical options for physicians, and rewarding careers to employees.
Company Member 100+ staff Mills & Reeve
Forget traditional. Mills & Reeve gives you progressive and better.
Company Member 1-5 staff Milton Contact Limited
Consultancy: 1. Assistance to overseas companies entering the UK market; 2. Promotional text writing, publishing, photography, artwork and design from publishing books to leaflets; 3. Support for Dale Carnegie Training (Leadership, personal development, High Impact presentations) in Cambridgeshire.
Company Member 1-5 staff Molecular Dimensions Ltd.
Molecular Dimensions is a supplier of kits, reagents and equipment for biomolecular structure research.
Company Member 100+ staff Napp Pharmaceuticals
Napp Pharmaceutical Group is part of a worldwide association of independent pharmaceutical companies that have been developing innovative products for over half a century.
Company Member 1-5 staff NIMUR Ltd
Specialist Software Project Management for the Life Sciences bridging the gap between IT and scientific domain specialists.
Company Member 1-5 staff Novus Biologicals
The mission of Novus Biologicals, LLC is to accelerate scientific discovery by developing and marketing unique products at the forefront of science. Novus Biologicals specialises in the supply of antibodies and reagents to the international research community.
Company Member 1-5 staff Nu Skin
It is not a coincidence that;
• Nu Skin has beaten the Apple iPad into second place in the American Business awards for innovative technology.
• Nu Skin is winning accolades for its Pharmanex scanner and nutritional programme. The scanner has been deployed into hundreds of dentists, opticians, medical practitioners creating a duty of care service whilst creating significant revenue for the practice. Check the Management summary and overview video on www.pharmanexmd.com
• LifeGen Technologies signed an exclusive partnership with Nu Skin to turn gene expression technology into exclusive, patent protected, anti ageing solutions.
• Nu Skin scientists were asked to present at the recent First World Congress on Targeting Mitochondria: Strategies, Innovation and Clinical Applications in Berlin.
• Nu Skin scientists are asked to lecture on Epigenetics. This lecture is fascinating http://www.ffms-media.com/NuSkin/RDN_epigenetics.wmv
• Nu Skin is continually recognized for its humanitarian work with www.forceforgood.org and www.nourishthechildren.com
• Forbes Magazine has just ranked Nu Skin 5th in its top 100 most trusted company report
• Nu Skin won the Chairman of the year award
• Nu Skin continues to demonstrate record sales and stock growth through this recession. Check ticker NUS on the New York Stock Exchange. Check who is buying the stock.
Company Member 1-5 staff OI Pharma Partners Ltd
Open innovation in bioscience
Company Member 6-20 staff One Nucleus
One Nucleus is a membership organisation for international life science and healthcare companies. We are based in Cambridge and London UK, the heart of Europe’s largest life science and healthcare cluster.
Company Member 1-5 staff Optibrium Ltd.
Optibrium is dedicated to providing software to guide decisions involving complex, uncertain data in an intuitive way. Our primary product, StarDrop, is focussed on the drug discovery industry, helping scientists to guide decisions in the design and selection of potential drug molecules.
Company Member 1-5 staff Origin Sciences Limited
Company Member 6-20 staffCambridge University SpinoutSt John's Innovation Centre tenant Owlstone
The Owlstone detector is a revolutionary dime-sized device that can be programmed to detect a wide range of chemical agents that may be present in extremely small quantities. Using leading-edge micro- and nano- fabrication techniques, Owlstone has created a complete chemical detection system that is one hundred times smaller and one thousand times cheaper than existing technology's. There are numerous applications - across industries from security and defense to automotive and healthcare - that depend on the rapid, accurate detection and measurement of chemical compounds.
Founder Member PA Consulting Group
Delivering a breadth of technology and innovation services

PA Consulting Group’s technology capability spans innovation, strategy and delivery.

We offer technology consulting and product development services across a broad range of sectors, including Life Sciences and Healthcare, Consumer Products, Communications and Electronics, Public Sector, Defence, Energy and Transport.

Company Member 1-5 staff Panchromos Limited
Panchromos assists clients in the conception, design and engineering of new tangible products.
Company Member 1-5 staffSt John's Innovation Centre tenant Pathology Diagnostics Ltd.
Pathology Diagnostics Ltd. is an independent Cambridge based pathology consultancy offering tissue diagnostics services to support drug and biomarker development from early stage discovery to clinical trials. Our clients span the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. The major area of expertise of the company is in oncology research and clinical diagnostics.
Company Member 1-5 staff Patients Know Best
Patients Know Best (PKB) is the first company to integrate into the NHS Connecting for Health network to offer secure tools for patients to work with clinicians.
Company Member 1-5 staff Plant Health Management
Knowledge based services to Agriculture, specialising in maintaining plant health in crops.
Company Member 6-20 staff Plarion Ltd
Plarion Ltd are a new technology company, based in Melbourn, specialising in multi-layered thin films, micro- and nano-structures.
Company Member 1-5 staffCambridge University SpinoutSt John's Innovation Centre tenant PneumaCare Ltd
PneumaCare is a Cambridge (UK)-based company providing clinicians with respiratory diagnostic and monitoring equipment using novel 3D imaging technology.
Company Member 6-20 staffBabraham Bioscience tenant Population Genetics
Population Genetics has developed novel approaches for the rapid resequencing of large populations ranging from hundreds to thousands of individual samples. The technology is based on the work of one of the company’s founders, Nobel Laureate Sydney Brenner, is suitable for DNA derived from any source and can be used to analyse both contiguous and non-contiguous genomic targets. Population Genetics is developing a range of applications ranging from human healthcare to agrochemical and provides its partners with an end-to-end capability; spanning study design, sample access, proprietary genomic technologies and bioinformatic analyses that link genotype with phenotype.
Company Member 100+ staff PPD
Leading provider of discovery and development services for pharmaceutical, biotech & medical device companies
Company Member 1-5 staff Private
Leaving EEDA at the end of the month; looking at options for 6-9 months then decide what to do next!
Company Member 1-5 staffCambridge University SpinoutSt John's Innovation Centre tenant Psynova-Neurotech Ltd
Psynova is exclusively focused on the commercial development and exploitation of novel biomarkers for Neuropsychiatric and other mental illnesses. Building on 12 years of ground-breaking research by its founder Dr Sabine Bahn, Psynova is initially concentrating on Schizophrenia and Bipolar Affective Disorder.
Company Member 6-20 staff Ranier Technology Limited
Ranier Technology is a medical device development company which combines its product design innovation with its proprietary biomaterials platform technology to offer new medical device products which address clinical need.
Company Member 6-20 staff Remtec Search and Selection Ltd
Remtec Search and Selection are recruitment specialists to the Healthcare, Medical Devices, Lifescience and Biotechnology sectors.
Company Member 1-5 staff RiverRhee Consulting
Enhancing Team Effectiveness

We use process improvement, knowledge management and change management to support business work groups and project teams that are struggling to deliver on time, to budget and to the desired quality with consequent impact on staff morale.

We provide end-to-end consulting from diagnosis of problems, through to solution development, implementation and follow-up.

Support is in the form of 1:1 guidance, team workshops and training.

Enhancing team effectiveness for greater productivity and improved team morale.
Company Member 100+ staff Royal Society of Chemistry
The RSC is the largest organisation in Europe for advancing the chemical sciences. Supported by a worldwide network of members and an international publishing business, our activities span education, conferences, science policy and the promotion of chemistry to the public.
Company Member 1-5 staff Sage Healthcare
We provide strategic consulting services for healthcare and life science companies including M&A, licensing and corporate partnering activities.
Founder Member Sagentia
Sagentia is a leading international technology consulting and IP licensing organisation with a reputation for successfully commercialising emerging science and technology. Sagentia creates, develops and delivers business opportunities, products and services for its clients.
Company Member 1-5 staff Salimetrics Europe Ltd
Salimetrics, founded 14 years ago by Professor Douglas Granger, Penn State University USA, develops and markets Salivary Assay Kits and Saliva Testing Services for the non invasive measurement of Biomarkers such as Cortisol as an alternative to blood and urine for both research and diagnostic use. The EU Affiliate Salimetrics Europe opened its offices, distribution centre and testing facilities within the UK during 2008 and mirrors all services offered by the US Company
Company Member 1-5 staff Sapien Innovations Limited
Sapien Innovations works with individuals and companies to turn innovative ideas and technology into real business. Clients include Camvine, GEO, Audio Analytics and Newton Technology Group.
Founder Member Schlumberger Cambridge Research Center
The Schlumberger Cambridge Research Center (SCR) on the western outskirts of Cambridge, England, is a distinctive marquee-like structure housing multidisciplinary research teams of more than 100 scientists and technicians. Research focuses on drilling, chemistry, fluid mechanics, and seismics, through a combination of theory, experiment, and computational simulation.
Company Member 1-5 staff Scienta Group Ltd.
Scienta is growing provider of integrated services to support, enhance and deliver our clients' innovation and business aspirations. Operating in many sectors we have a team of commercially focused professionals who understand how to make innovation work. Our unique business model drives the business and our shared values ensure excellence in delivery.
Company Member 1-5 staffSt John's Innovation Centre tenant Sensory Design Technology
Sensory Design & Technology specialises in the research, development and commercialisation of wearable wireless sensor networks and microfluidic devices for fragrance delivery and therapeutic applications. The first product is eScent™, a button-size, user-worn scent dispenser where the frequency and type of fragrance delivery is flexible and determined by the user.
Company Member 1-5 staff Shooting Image Ltd
Cambridge area based affordable, professional video production for websites, promoting your companies image, products and/or ethos to your target audience. Video work in scientific, technical, R&D, lab based or industrial/factory environments a speciality.
Company Member 6-20 staff Smart Holograms
Smart is pioneering a new technology ('sensor holograms') to develop innovative, non-invasive and multi-analyte diagnostics for applications in the development of 'Advanced Systems for Disease Diagnosis and Management'. These devices are mainly being commercialized in the areas of monitoring metabolic (e.g. diabetes) and infectious (e.g. microbial) diseases and in applications for infection control.
Company Member 21-50 staff Softwerx
Softwerx is an IT Services and Software Development Company providing all aspects of generic IT procurement, service and support. Softwerx also specialises in the development of Microsoft based Software Systems - in particular CRM and Sharepoint.
Company Member 1-5 staff Somaxa Ltd
Somaxa works with medical data and technology partners to deliver solutions that solve business problems for healthcare and pharmaceutical clients.
Company Member 6-20 staff SPD Development Company
Research, development, manufacturing, sales and marketing of OTC consumer diagnostic products.
Company Member 1-5 staffCambridge University Spinout Sphere Fluidics Limited
Sphere Fluidics is a new company targeting the Biopharmaceutical Discovery and Development, Chemical Sciences and Petrochemical industries.
Company Member 6-20 staff Stratech Scientific Ltd.
The official distributor for life science research products from well-known manufacturers.
Company Member 1-5 staff Strem Chemicals UK Ltd
“Strem Chemicals' mission is to provide specialty chemicals of high purity in a timely fashion. Quality is the most critical component of all products and services.”
Company Member 1-5 staff Suckling Science Ltd
Consultancy on drug discovery, target validation, candidate profiling, early development strategy particularly in the areas of atherosclerosis, dyslipidaemia and metabolic disease. Particular interest in facilitating interactions between smaller organisations (e.g. universities and spinouts) and big pharma.
Company Member 1-5 staff T M Jinks BioBusiness Consulting
T M Jinks BioBusiness Consulting is a specialist consultancy offering commercial development services to biotech, pharma and medical device companies. Due diligence and business evaluation services are available to support investors and corporate transaction management.
Company Member 100+ staff TAP Biosystems
TAP Biosystems (formerly The Automation Partnership) provides advanced automation systems and services to improve productivity in life science research, development and production.

For over 20 years, TAP has been the leader in the design and development of automated cell culture systems with applications in bioprocessing, drug discovery and regenerative medicine.
Founder Member Taylor Wessing
Lawyers in Taylor Wessing's Cambridge office specialise in Corporate (particularly Venture Capital matters) and Technology/ Intellectual Property services.

A market leader in these areas, we deliver constructive, commercial advice through a partner-driven service with total commitment to our clients.

In addition, we provide a full range of legal services including finance, corporate, employment, tax, real estate, intellectual property and dispute resolution, both in the UK and across the world.

Taylor Wessing clients include leading financial institutions, major corporations, public sector bodies and wealthy individuals and families.
Company Member 21-50 staff Team Consulting Ltd
Team are the medical device development experts.
Company Member 1-5 staff tebu-bio Ltd
Suppliers of innovative life science reagents and services.
Company Member 1-5 staff Technical Personnel Limited
Technical Personnel Limited was set up in 1992 to specifically provide specialist recruitment services to local clients within the IT, Engineering and manufacturing sectors. Our experienced team of consultants will offer the most effective solution to your recruitment needs. Our comprehensive range of services includes Search, Selection, Advertising Management, Psychometric & ability assessments, database search and salary advice.
Company Member 1-5 staff Technologia Limited
Technologia is a specialist science and technology consultancy. Activities include:
1. Technology oriented business evaluations – proof of concept/market, GR&D scheme, due diligence
2. Patent mapping
3. Research and policy advice in technology – especially telecoms, electronics, bioscience, materials, chemicals and IT (with associates)
4. Technical writing
5. Operational management and fundraising
Company Member 6-20 staff Tessella plc
Successfully delivering IT and consulting services to world leaders in R&D, science and engineering
Company Member 6-20 staff The Genome Analysis Centre
Genomics and advanced bioinformatics focussed on agriculture - plant and animal genomics, nutrition and wellness and sustainable energy.
Founder The Naked Scientists (Radio Show)
The Naked Scientists is a radio-digest of breaking scientific news stories synthesised from weekly journals (BMJ, Lancet, Nature, Science, etc) and the popular press, interspersed with accessible chart music and an interview with a guest of established scientific merit.

The radio programme is broadcast live on Cambridge STAR 107.9FM every Sunday evening, from 8-9pm. Check the website for details.
Company Member 21-50 staff Toby Churchill Ltd
Toby Churchill Ltd is a manufacturer of products that are designed to enable communication for people with little or no ability to speak. Estabilished for more than 37 years Toby Churchill Ltd's flagship product, the Lightwriter, is sold in the UK and in more than 20 countries worldwide.
Company Member 1-5 staffSt John's Innovation Centre tenant Trillian Ltd
Trillian provides products and services for conducting complex clinical diaganostic tests in the primary care with the help of remote specialists. The company offers sleep study, long term ECG and blood pressure monitoring tests.
Founder Member Unilever
Every day, around the world, people reach for Unilever products. Our foods, home care and personal care brands are trusted everywhere and, by listening to the people who buy them, we've grown into one of the world's most successful consumer goods companies. In fact, 150 million times a day, someone somewhere chooses a Unilever product.
Company Member 1-5 staff University Campus Suffolk
University. Biotech Research.
Company Member 6-20 staff Vantix Ltd
Vantix Limited has developed a biosensor platform for the detection of a range of contaminants, toxins and disease markers in complex aqueous based samples. The Vantix(TM) biosensors are sensitive, fast and versatile so that they can be used with existing assays and automated in a range of product platforms. We focus on developing product systems which move tests out of the laboratory and to the point-of-care or point-of-use.

The Vantix(TM) product range includes: a laboratory research instrument (Vantix(TM) Research) for the development of new methods, a table-top Point-of-Care system in development for use in hospitals and in the community (Vantix(TM) Point-of-Care) and a future mobile system for Point-of-Use (Vantix(TM) Mobile).

Vantix Ltd enters into collaborations and partnerships to apply its platform technology in vertical markets. Vantix Limited is a subsidiary of the Sensortec Group and leads the development and commercialisation of the Sensortec IP in future generations of diagnostic and analytical devices.
Company Member 1-5 staff Wallder Consulting Limited
Wallder Consulting is an executive search, interim management and resourcing company.
Wallder Consulting specialises in building senior management teams in life sciences, physical sciences, IT and telecommunications. We also work with the private equity, venture capital, investment banking, brokering and consultancy communities that support and interact with these sectors. Wallder Consulting draws together the natural link between life and physical sciences.

Wallder Consulting handles senior appointments including non-executive directors, non-executive chairmen, senior management and interim managers. With offices in the South of England, the West Coast of America and Australia, Wallder Consulting is active in Europe, the US and across the Asia Pacific region.
Company Member 21-50 staff Ware Anthony Rust Ltd
Ware Anthony Rust (WAR) is a fully integrated agency, with seamless cross-discipline campaigns covering advertising, design, PR and DM, all online and off, along with single discipline activity for specific clients. The agency also has its own strategic planning function. WAR acquired specialist agency Chamberlain in 2007 and now offers services in B2C, B2B, healthcare, and environment and agriculture.






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