{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62dfcddf4f4d8b00124d226a/6939657d0e4329eef01e0d24?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Unpacking 2025 and looking ahead to what's next, with Innovate Cambridge","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62dfcddf4f4d8b00124d226a/1765630098539-cfd17cb2-63a5-472a-a1f7-dc4fed26bd6d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week’s episode features a rapid-fire yet insightful interview with Kathryn Chapman and Michael Anstey from Innovate Cambridge.</p><p><br></p><p>“It’s been a really good year for Cambridge. There’s a huge amount of momentum, inclusive innovation, and people really getting behind the agenda.”</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Here are the key takeaways </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>A more united Cambridge tech cluster</strong></p><ul><li>Innovate Cambridge has helped align the ecosystem around a clear, collective vision</li><li>One voice into government is paying off, with £400m secured for ecosystem infrastructure</li><li>Strong buy-in across academia, founders, VCs and industry</li><li>AI is accelerating fast, while early-stage life sciences face tougher conditions, but the depth of local support continues to be a differentiator</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Scaling ambition through partnership and inclusion</strong></p><ul><li>Cambridge’s strength is not just density, but collaboration beyond the city</li><li>Growing partnerships with Manchester and Oxford to unlock talent and investment</li><li>A strong focus on inclusive innovation, from schools through to scaleups</li><li>A push to raise ambition: less talk of unicorns, more focus on building decacorns</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>What’s top of the agenda for the year ahead</strong></p><ul><li>Activating the Cambridge–Manchester partnership in a meaningful way</li><li>Making innovation careers accessible to local talent through work with schools and councils</li><li>Attracting more global R&amp;D leaders to the region</li><li>Backing founders to build, scale and exit globally</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Quick facts from the conversation</strong></p><ul><li>Cambridge now ranks 37th globally for tech cities (Savills)</li><li>£60m raised for quantum networking, a new sector record</li><li>Inclusive innovation and growth capital remain front and centre</li><li>A call to tell the Cambridge story better on the world stage, spotlighting companies like TRIM and Cusp AI</li><li>“We need more company creation, more exits, more global syndicates.”</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Cambridge TV</p>","author_name":"James Parton & Faye Holland"}