People with enterprising minds make things happen, whether it’s starting a business or social venture or doing something new in established organisations.
In this series, we ask people how they’re trying to change the world and what it takes to turn an idea into a reality.
Fulfilling the promise of graphene
The Cambridge spinout harnessing the potential of graphene with applications ranging from healthcare to quantum computing.
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Predicting human behaviour with AI
15 Jul 2026 The start-up using AI to predict how people will react in different scenarios and its founder's unexpected journey from Chengdu to Cambridge and...
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Helping us lead healthier lives on a healthier planet
13 May 2026 Multi-award-winning scientist, inventor and author, Chris Macdonald is on a mission to harness innovation for the benefit of people and the planet.
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Cambridge start-up to tackle endometriosis
05 Mar 2026 Endometriosis affects around 10% of women worldwide and is often a cause of infertility. Léa Wenger's start-up, Cyclana has set itself the task of...
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Championing Cambridge innovation
22 Jan 2026 Meet 'Enterprising Mind' Amy Weatherup, successful internet founder, Co-Chair of Cambridge Angels and pillar of the Cambridge Cluster, who has spent...
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From solar power to patient care
21 Nov 2025 Professor Sam Stranks has founded two companies and an education charity to address pressing climate and health challenges and to support...
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Cambridge spinout to develop AI-driven 'brain forecast' tech
28 Oct 2025 A Cambridge spinout is developing an AI-driven 'brain forecast' technology to help clinicians predict how brain disease will progress in patients.
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The protein pioneer
23 Sep 2025 Meet one of the world's leading experts on protein science, who is putting his ground-breaking research into practice by founding five spinout...
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Innovation and enterprise: lessons from the frontline
16 Jun 2025 The new head of Cambridge Enterprise reflects on innovation in Cambridge and what he's learnt from a career spent founding and building successful...
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The art of partnerships
12 Feb 2025 Tammy Dougan on why it's so important that universities work with industry to get fundamental science out of the lab and into the real world.
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