Cambridge Science Park companies were among the big winners at last night’s Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards, with AI, software and medtech businesses from the Park picking up major honours.
Held at Hinxton Hall on the Wellcome Genome Campus, the annual awards brought together more than 300 figures from across the Cambridge science and technology sector for an evening celebrating the region’s brightest businesses and biggest breakthroughs.
JumpTech, which is based at The Bradfield Centre, was named Software Company of the Year for its work accelerating the installation of clean energy technologies, including EV charging infrastructure. CN Bio won Life Science Company of the Year, while Mursla Bio was highly commended in the MedTech category, and the Royal Society of Chemistry also received highly commended recognition for its STEM initiative work.
One of the standout moments of the evening came when Nobel Prize winner Sir Gregory Winter received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The former Master of Trinity College Cambridge had the audience laughing throughout a speech that mixed humour, honesty and reflections on the scientific discoveries that changed modern medicine. Joking about life after winning a Nobel Prize, he quipped that “other awards dried up”.
His speech drew one of the biggest reactions of the night from guests across the Cambridge innovation community.
Now in their ninth year, the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards celebrate the companies and individuals helping cement the region’s reputation as one of the world’s leading centres for science and innovation.
Congratulations to all the finalists and winners, with a special mention to our Park members for their fantastic success on the night!