The technology consultancies are a significant part of the UK technology community and indeed can be considered to have played a key part of the creation of the Cambridge Phenomenon. They seem to be less common in other innovation ecosystems (e.g. Boston and the Bay Area). Why is this?
More recently there has been a rapid growth in the work they do in the area of medical devices, including drug delivery technology. What is driving this trend?
In this talk, Dr Iain Simpson will provide an overview of the technology consultancy sector and some of its successes and weaknesses. He will then focus on the medical sector and particularly on his own area of experience in drug delivery, to provide some examples that explain why this is such a growing area for organisations like Cambridge Consultants, and how it fits with their technical capabilities.
Date: Tuesday 16th June 2015
Time: Refreshments served from 18.30. Talk starts at 19.00. Ends by 21:00 following questions and discussion.
Venue: Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge University, Alan Reece Building, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS
Free to attend. Booking not required. All welcome.
Full details at http://nearyou.imeche.org/near-you/UK/Eastern/Beds---Cambs-Area/event-detail?id=10544
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