Our 2019 Emerging Technologies Competition partners are multinational companies and each representative is a global leader in their field, drawn from a wide range of specialisms and will tailor their support depending on need.
To help you understand the benefits of working with our partners, we asked them to tell us in their own words about themselves and the technologies they are focusing on.
What our Industrial partners say
Pfizer
“Pfizer has a rich heritage of working in the UK. Over the past sixty years, we have discovered and developed medicines which have improved and saved the lives of millions of people across the UK and around the world.
“Our UK science base reaches across the R&D process from early-stage research to the development and delivery of medicines in oncology, neuroscience and pain, cardiovascular and metabolic disease, vaccines, immunology and inflammation, biosimilars and rare diseases. Typically at any one time we have around 80 new medicines or uses in our R&D pipeline.
“We are one of the biggest suppliers of medicines to the NHS. We have around 120 different medicines and vaccines which are delivered to pharmacies, surgeries and hospitals across the UK every day.
“Pfizer is recognised as the most active collaborator in UK University research, headquartered outside the UK. We have around 400 collaborations and strategic alliances with scientists, academics and clinicians across the UK.
“We sponsor more than 50 PhD programmes in the UK, ranging from medicinal chemistry, to advanced manufacturing.”
Johnson Matthey
"Johnson Matthey is a global leader in sustainable technologies. Our science has a global impact in areas such as low emission transport, pharmaceuticals, chemical processing and making the most efficient use of the planet’s natural resources.
At JM we turn science into customer solutions. We take our knowledge of chemistry and materials and use it to solve complex problems, whether that is scaling up manufacturing or developing new and next generation products. With over 200 years of sustained innovation and technological breakthroughs, our solutions improve the performance, function and safety of our customers’ products.
Innovation is at the heart of Johnson Matthey's longevity. From our earliest origins as a gold assayer, through to our market-leading inventions in catalytic science and pharmaceuticals, our scientists have long been at the forefront of innovation. We are committed to creating an environment where innovation can flourish, encouraging creativity and innovation within our business and engaging with organisations outside Johnson Matthey in a spirit of partnership and collaboration.
JM is full of incredibly talented people with a real passion for science and commitment to innovation. We take pride in the fact that what we do makes the world cleaner and healthier for millions of people around the world.."
Croda
"Croda is a speciality chemical manufacturer supplying ingredients into a wide range of consumer markets. Through the imaginative and practical use of science, we create ingredients and technologies that improve people’s lives by enhancing the performance of everyday products. Croda is the name behind the high-performance ingredients in some of the biggest, most successful brands in the world, creating products that are relied on by industries and consumers worldwide.
"Innovation and sustainability are at the heart of Croda. Through close collaborations we have an in-depth knowledge of customers’ needs, which enables us to focus Research and Development in areas that will allow customers to meet new market opportunities. We do this by creating, co-creating, acquiring or licensing new technology and taking a proactive, leading position on sustainability. This can be seen from the materials we use and the way they are used, to the ingredients we create and the way they are created."
RSSL
“Reading Scientific Services Limited (RSSL) is a global leader at the forefront of scientific analysis, consultancy, product development and training, serving the food, drink and consumer goods industries as well pharmaceutical and healthcare providers. For over 30 years we have been helping world leading companies and SMEs to develop and supply products that are safe, innovative, of the highest quality and meet the demands of legislation and consumers.
“We are looking for innovative solutions which support our strategic growth needs and to create partnerships where everyone involved succeeds. We are interested in emerging technologies which in can radically improve our analysis offering or give new avenues for our product innovation, especially in the realms of healthy living, for example in helping us develop new vegan or low sugar products for our customers. Other areas of interest include novel or natural stabilisers for either texture enhancement or microbiological preservation applications.”
Unilever
"On any given day, 2.5 billion people use Unilever products to feel good, look good and get more out of life – giving a unique opportunity to build a brighter future. We want our business to grow but we recognise that growth at the expense of people or the environment is both unacceptable and commercially unsustainable. Sustainable growth is the only acceptable model for our business. Our Unilever Sustainable Living Plan (USLP) is central to our business model. It sets out how we are growing our business, whilst reducing our environmental footprint and increasing our positive social impact."
"We believe that innovation will solve some of the greatest challenges facing our world. We are interested in transformational technologies that will help reduce the environmental impact of our products or improve health and well-being for our consumers. In particular, we are interested in technologies that will help us to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of our products, and in technologies that will help people to clean themselves and their homes in environments where there is a lack of water, or poor water quality."
Business Partners
Cambridge Judge Entrepreneurship Centre
The Cambridge Judge Entrepreneurship Centre at the University of Cambridge supports entrepreneurs and innovators at different stages of the entrepreneurial journey from aspiration to venture creation and startup development, through to real expansion and growth. We offer multiple entry points to resources, programmes and networks allowing individuals to structure and customise a personal journey directly relevant to them and their ventures. The programmes offered include Enterprise Tuesday, Ignite, Accelerate Cambridge, the Masters of Studies in Entrepreneurship and the SME Growth Challenge.
