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Focus on:
Bioscience
Academic Venues
Cambridge is a hub for bioscience and healthcare events, for which
organisers are drawn to the region’s academic venues
ambridge is at the centre
of Europe’s leading
bioscience and
healthcare cluster,
offering event organisers a wealth of
opportunity to tap into expertise and
research. With particular strengths in
pharma and med tech, as well as
both clinical and technical life
science services, the region is a
magnet for scientists, researchers
and organisations wishing to
collaborate and contribute to the
global success of the UK in these
fields.
Leading institutions
The Cambridge Biomedical Campus
is at the heart of Cambridge’s
biotechnology and healthcare
cluster. Dating back to 1962, the
Campus is currently undergoing a
major expansion which will see it
become one of the world’s leading
biomedical centres by 2020.
The campus also accommodates
the MRC Laboratory for Molecular
Biology, Cancer Research UK
Institute, the Institute of Metabolic
Science as well as the Rosie and
Addenbrooke’s Hospitals; the new
Papworth Hospital is due to open at
the campus in 2019.
A number of world-class science
parks are located on the outskirts of
the city including the Cambridge
Science Park, Babraham Institute,
the Wellcome Genome Campus and
St John’s Innovation Centre.
A knowledge intensive community
Over 339 of the world’s leading
biomedical and healthcare
companies have made Cambridge
The region
is a magnet
for scientists,
researchers and
organisations
wishing to
collaborate
and contribute
to the global
success of the
UK in these
fields.
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their home, attracted by the thriving,
knowledge intensive community of
scientists, researchers and healthcare
professionals. The sector employs
over 12,000 people in Cambridge
and has a collective turnover of over
£2bn.
Attracting organisations
Organisations based in Cambridge
include, amongst others, Astrazeneca
which recently relocated its global
headquarters to the Cambridge
Biomedical Campus, Napp
Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd, Illumina
Cambridge Ltd, Amgen Ltd and Abcam
PLC.
Cambridge’s (and the region) key
sectors are:
Toursim; Advanced Manufacturing
and Materials; Agriculture; Cleantech;
Digital and Bioscience & Healthcare.