Cambridge innovation in numbers
The University sits at the heart of one of the world’s most successful innovation and technology clusters.
billion-dollar businesses born in Cambridge
the world’s leading science and technology cluster by intensity
in total annual turnover generated by knowledge-intensive firms
knowledge-intensive firms
people work for knowledge-intensive firms
year-on-year increase in
knowledge-intensive jobs in Cambridge City region over last 6 years
spent over 3 years on
R&D by companies on
40 key business parks
around Cambridge.
life sciences companies
knowledge-intensive
services companies
high-tech manufacturing companies
IT and telecoms companies
The University of Cambridge: impact through innovation
contributed annually to
UK economy
jobs supported across
the UK
contributed through
teaching and learning of
UK students
one of the world’s top 4 universities
Cambridge affiliates awarded the Nobel Prize
new companies
formed through Cambridge Enterprise, the University's commercialisation arm, 2023-24
researchers supported by Cambridge Enterprise 2023-24
patent applications filed via Cambridge Enterprise 2023-24
in follow-on funding raised by University of Cambridge spinouts in the Cambridge Enterprise portfolio since 1995
firms founded by staff and alumni of the
University’s Department of Computer Science and Technology
Layout: Sarah Fell
Infographics: designed by Alison Fair, provided by Suvi Roberts
Published: May 2025
This information has been collated from Cambridge Enterprise; Centre for Business Research, Cambridge Judge Business School; Department of Computer Science and Technology; Economic Impact of University of Cambridge report, London Economics; Global Innovation Index, Dealroom; QS World University Rankings.
Figures are based on information available in May 2025
