Enterprising minds

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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.

Jim Glasheen outside Cambridge Enterprise

Innovation and enterprise: lessons from the frontline

16 June 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 life science businesses.

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...

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...

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.

The protein pioneer

23 Sep 2025

Meet one of the world's leading expert on protein science, who is putting his ground-breaking research into practice by founding five spinout...

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.

Hitting the right note for innovation in Cambridge

17 Oct 2024

Kathryn Chapman, Executive Director of Innovate Cambridge, on the secrets of successful innovation and her ambitious plans for innovation in...

Harnessing the power of innovation

04 Jun 2024

Diarmuid O'Brien, the University's new Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Innovation on what makes Cambridge such an enterprising place and what we can achieve...