10 Years of the Maxwell Centre: Where Cambridge's Deep Tech Future Is Being Built
James heads to the Maxwell Centre at the University of Cambridge to mark its first decade, sitting down with four remarkable people who between them span the full arc from foundational physics research to frontier AI startups. If you want to understand how Cambridge actually turns brilliant science into world-changing companies, this is the episode to listen to.
The Maxwell Centre opened in 2016 as a deliberate act of disruption: a place where academics, industry partners and entrepreneurs could work side by side without walls or barriers. A decade later, it has become one of the most quietly influential spaces in the UK innovation landscape.
We hear from:
Professor Sir Richard Friend FRS FREng, Founding Director, Maxwell Centre
Professor George Malliaras FRS, Prince Philip Professor of Technology and Director, Institute for Biomedical Innovation (IBI)
Loubna Bouarfa, Founder, FactTrace,
Sterlina Smith, Global Lead for AI and Society, SAS, and
Dr Aga Iwasiewicz-Wabnig, Director, Maxwell Centre
\"You're never going to run out of good challenges to tackle. And if you're in a place like Cambridge where other people are doing their 150% to tackle the problem they're passionate about, it's just impossible to stand still.\"
Subscribe on all major podcast platforms or visit cambridgetechpodcast.com. 🎧
Headline sponsor Holden Polestar
Produced by Cambridge TV
#CamTechPod