CONTENTS
04 NEWS & EVENTS
News and events, including details on the launch of WeWork Cambridge.
08 HEALTH SPECIAL
Cambridge medtech entrepreneurs share their game-changing innovations.
As we speed towards a fourth industrial revolution, new technologies are poised to bring about radical changes in almost every aspect of our lives. One sector expected to see particularly dramatic disruption is healthcare, where digital solutions have the potential to transform the landscape for both patients and practitioners; delivering a much greater degree of personalisation and precision in medical care and, ultimately, vastly improved outcomes. Cambridge is a nexus of the medtech sector – estimated to be worth $405 billion per year – with a globally renowned reputation for developing innovative medical technology. From a company with a biopsy breathalyser on a mission to save 100,000 lives, to a firm cleverly closing the imperfect feedback loop between doctor and patient with the help of AI, we meet five revolutionary local medtech companies on page 8. Also pondering the impact of Industrial Revolution 4.0 is Dr Alex Carter, a teacher at the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Continuing Education. If you’ve ever panicked that a perfectly honed algorithm might usurp you professionally, check out his piece, Help, A Robot’s Stealing My Job! , for advice on how us carbon lifeforms can develop our creativity and abstract thinking to avoid being displaced by machines. One group of Cambridge professionals warmly welcoming the arrival of robots in their workplace is the so-called ‘SMART’ team at Nuffield Hospital, a group of elite surgeons utilising the Mako robotic arm in surgery. A hundred successful, robot-powered operations in, we speak to these practitioners to hear how this tech is transforming their work on page 17. We also get more advice on investing in the Cambridge ecosystem – this time focusing on crowdfunding – on page 28, speak Cambridge-based e-bike makers Flit about their phenomenal Kickstarter success on page 32, and bring you the latest Cambridge tech news on page 36. Enjoy the issue and look out for number 4, out in November.
17 A HELPING HAND
Nuffield Hospital’s elite team of surgeons give their view on the Mako robotic surgeon’s arm. 20 HAPPY WORKPLACE, HAPPY MIND? Charlotte Phillips speaks to local companies about creating a happy, healthy workforce. 24 HELP, A ROBOT’S STEALING MY JOB!
Dr Alex Carter considers how human creativity might be able to help us beat our robot usurpers.
27 PITCH PERFECT
Local start-ups give us their pitch. Up this month: Cambridge Cancer Genomics.
28 INVEST IN THE ECOSYSTEM
Anna Lawlor shows you how to get a slice of the booming Cambridge economy.
32 OUR CROWDFUNDING STORY
The makers behind Flit e-bikes share their remarkable Kickstarter story, offering advice for other would-be crowdfunders.
34 THE BIG 3
Matthew Cleevely, founder of 10to8, on the three professionals integral to his success.
36 TECH BYTES
The latest news from the fizzing Cambridge Cluster. 40 DOING GOOD & DOING WELL
NICOLA FOLEY EDITOR IN CHIEF
The Cambridge social ventures making an impact.
44 MEALS ON WHEELS
The owners of Cambridge’s restaurant on a bus share their journey so far.
EDITORIAL EDITOR IN CHIEF Nicola Foley 01223 499459 nicolafoley@bright-publishing.com CHIEF SUB EDITOR Beth Fletcher SENIOR SUB EDITOR Siobhan Godwood SUB EDITOR Felicity Evans JUNIOR SUB EDITOR Elisha Young ADVERTISING AD MANAGER Sam Scott-Smith 01223 499457 samscott-smith@bright-publishing.com SALES MANAGER Krishan Parmar 01223 499457 krishanparmar@bright-publishing.com MANAGING DIRECTORS Andy Brogden & Matt Pluck 01223 499450
CONTRIBUTORS Alex Carter, Anna Lawlor, Charlotte Phillips, Eric Mayes, Matthew Cleevely, Matthew Gooding
48 HOOK, LINE & SINKER
Eric Snaith, owner of Eric’s fish and chip shops, on his recipe for success.
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50 SPACE EXPLORATION
DESIGN & PRODUCTION DESIGN DIRECTOR Andy Jennings EDITORIAL DESIGN Alan Gray, Emily Lancaster, Bruce Richardson AD PRODUCTION Man-Wai Wong catalystads@bright-publishing.com
We explore business spaces in the area, from co-working hubs to conference venues.
55 LIFE & STYLE
Restaurant Twenty-Two review, what’s on and Christmas party inspiration.
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