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The successful translation of world-class research from academia to industry is essential to realise the potential of innovative ideas to drive economic growth and transform people’s lives.
The leading scientists and entrepreneurs featured describe their different journeys from “lab to market”, the economic impact of their discoveries and offer advice for aspiring scientific innovators.
Professors Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman’s research into DNA sequencing means that now an entire human DNA make-up can be sequenced for $1000 and in a matter of days.
Find out moreHe could have been a jazz musician, or a politician, but Professor Sir Tom Blundell’s love of basic science has led to an innovative therapeutics company developing cancer drugs.
Find out moreTechnology good enough for James Bond – how Cambridge scientists’ creation of polymer-light emitting diodes has led to the plastic electronics revolution.
Find out moreProfessor Steve Jackson founded KuDOS Pharmaceuticals in 1997 on the back of a serendipitous observation, paving the way for a novel opportunity for cancer drugs.
Find out moreThe clean synthesis of pharmaceutical products - Professor Steven Ley and his co-workers have pioneered techniques in green chemistry.
Find out moreFrom fingerprints to online shopping, how Dr Mike Lynch has used machine learning to solve high value commercial problems.
Find out moreHow Professor Paul O’Brien’s research into safely mass-producing “quantum dot” nanocrystals could lead to better, sharper and cheaper TVs.
Find out moreDr Semali Perera and co-workers developed fibres that use adsorbent crystals to filter air and gases, leading to the company nano-porous solutions limited.
Find out moreCo-developer Sophie Wilson tells the story of the ARM microprocessor, now found in most of the world’s smartphones, tablets, computers and WiFi devices.
Find out moreSir Gregory Winter’s research has led to a new class of drugs using antibodies to neutralise rogue human cells and molecules that cause diseases such as cancer.
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