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PA's Cambridge Technology Centre houses over 250 class-leading scientists, engineers and technologists. Our technology and product development capabilities range from front-end applied science, concept creation and design, to hands-on product engineering, system integration, scale-up and manufacture.

Taking the quantum leap: what is quantum technology for business?

Businesses could be forgiven for pleading tech fatigue as they try to keep up with the fast-developing worlds of artificial intelligence, internet of things (IoT) and cyber. But there’s another breakthrough on the horizon that is demanding attention – quantum technology.

14 June 2018Read in full

PA Consulting Group acquires digital insight and strategy consultancy Sparkler

PA Consulting Group (PA) announced it has acquired Sparkler, a leading digital insight and strategy consultancy. Sparkler’s customer insight, brand strategy and service design expertise complements PA’s existing innovation, digital and strategy expertise.

17 May 2018Read in full

Starting a revolution with a waste-free alternative to plastic bottles

London start-up Skipping Rocks Lab has come up with an alternative to plastic water bottles. It’s a flexible container called Ooho, made from seaweed extract, that’s 100 percent naturally biodegradable. When someone has finished drinking the water they can even eat the container.

15 May 2018Read in full

Virgin Hyperloop One: Creating the first major new mode of transport in more than a century

Imagine being able to travel from Dallas to Austin in 20 minutes. Or Dubai to Abu Dhabi in 12 minutes. Virgin Hyperloop One is reinventing transport by developing the world’s first Hyperloop.

1 May 2018Read in full

Brightest innovators from schools across the country compete in national coding challenge

The UK’s brightest innovators from schools across the country competed in the final of PA Consulting Group’s sixth annual Raspberry Pi coding competition this week.

20 April 2018Read in full

Developing tech hubs

Frazer Bennett, chief innovation officer at PA Consulting Group, is quoted in an article in Economia, talking about what makes a successful technology hub.

27 March 2018Read in full

Where next for the agritech revolution?

The race is on to become the dominant digital platform in the agriculture sector, harnessing technologies that boost agricultural productivity through data capture and integration, according to new research from PA Consulting Group.

19 February 2018Read in full

PA Consulting Group expands offer to the aviation sector through acquisition of Nyras Limited

PA Consulting Group has signed an agreement to acquire Nyras Limited, the international aviation consultancy. Nyras is the only consultancy in the air transport industry authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to undertake commercial and transactional advisory services in the aviation sector. Nyras will bring new capabilities to PA, and enable the global aviation team to offer additional support to an industry facing significant change and disruption.

6 December 2017Read in full

PA Consulting Group and Barnet and Southgate College agree partnership to develop CETEC

PA Consulting Group and Barnet and Southgate College have agreed a partnership to develop the newly launched Centre of Excellence for Technology Enhanced Care (CETEC) into a world class care technology training centre and innovation hub.

16 October 2017Read in full

PA Consulting challenges young innovators: save the planet in annual Raspberry Pi competition

PA Consulting Group has launched its sixth annual Raspberry Pi challenge to inspire the innovators of the future. This year PA is asking pupils from schools and colleges to invent something that will help save the planet using a Raspberry Pi – a credit-card-size yet highly capable computer.

11 October 2017Read in full