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A head and shoulders shot of Billy Boyle. Pictured next to him is a woman using the Breath Biopsy® platform

Owlstone Medical to develop at-home multi-cancer early detection tests for adults in America  

12 Nov 2025

Cambridge-based company Owlstone Medical, co-founded by alumnus Billy Boyle, has won an award of up to $49.1 million to develop at-home tests for the early detection of multiple cancers.

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Shawn Shen

Alumni profile: Shawn Shen co-founder of Memories.ai

10 Nov 2025

Alumnus Shawn Shen, is co-founder of Memories.ai, a Silicon Valley company building visual memory infrastructure for AI. 

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Cambridge neuroscientist joins UK programme to develop next-generation neurotechnologies for chronic pain

05 Nov 2025

Cambridge neuroscientist Dr Flavia Mancini has joined a landmark research consortium aiming to revolutionise the treatment of chronic pain through personalised neurotechnology.

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Professor Malcolm Smith

Explaining the engineering behind an F1 innovation

03 Nov 2025

Professor Malcolm Smith has been interviewed on YouTube about his invention of “the inerter” – a device which came to prominent attention following its use in Formula One motor racing.

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From Gridlock to Grid Power: The Promise of Superconducting Cables in the UK

30 Oct 2025

The UK’s drive to net zero won’t succeed on wind turbines and solar farms alone.

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Jeremiah Oloyede

Gates Cambridge class of 2025 – Jeremiah Oloyede

27 Oct 2025

Gates Cambridge Scholar Jeremiah Oloyede discusses his upcoming MPhil in Industrial Systems, Manufacture, and Management.

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Introducing Sabuhi Essa – an innovator shaping her field

21 Oct 2025

Architect and spatial planner Sabuhi Essa, who is studying for a PhD in Civil Engineering, features in a new portrait series celebrating women scientist-entrepreneurs at the University.

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Dr Deepanshu Singh and Friederike Nintzel pictured posing back to back, arms folded, in an outdoors setting

Award-winning Cambridge start-up secures grant funding to accelerate carbon-negative jet fuel production  

16 Oct 2025

Start-up Neela Biotech, co-founded by early career researchers Dr Deepanshu Singh and Friederike Nintzel, secures grant funding towards novel method of producing carbon-negative aviation fuel

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Cambridge Power Electronics Lab showcase breakthroughs at industry leading conferences

14 Oct 2025

Cambridge Power Electronics Laboratory showcased research breakthroughs at leading power electronics conferences, ECCE Europe and PCIM Shanghai.

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Engineering alumni and student among the winners of the King’s College Entrepreneurship Prize

08 Oct 2025

Alumni Nathan Jackrazi and Amy Rochford are announced the winners of the 2025 King’s College Entrepreneurship Prize with their start-up Axo Neurotech. MPhil student Chris Tagnon won 3rd prize

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