Finalists in the 2020 Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards revealed

paul.brackley@iliffemedia.co.uk

Published: 11:09, 11 November 2020

| Updated: 14:59, 02 April 2021

The finalists in the 2020 Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards has been revealed.

Following hundreds of entries, a shortlist across 14 categories has been drawn up.

The Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards are now in their fourth year.

It represents an array of great talent - emerging and established - from across the Cambridge region in fields from biotech to cleantech, AI to medtech, and features individual categories for Researcher of the Year and CEO of the Year.

This year, a Covid-19 Response Award captures some of the incredible individual, collective and company-wide responses to the pandemic.

The judging panel for the awards features independent experts across a range of fields and sectors, from business leaders to specialists.

The winners will be revealed at a special interactive online ceremony on April 15, 2021, from 6pm, featuring networking beforehand and an after-show virtual bar.

Nominees and sponsors have received invitations and a limited number of other tickets are now available via Eventbrite.

You can enjoy a nine-page celebration of the finalists in the Cambridge Independent by subscribing to our e-edition and navigating to the November 11 edition. This tells the remarkable stories and successes of each of these entrants.

From the Cambridge Independent, congratulations to all those who made it on to the shortlist - and a big thank you to our sponsors for their support.

Start-up of the Year, sponsored by Kao Data

Biofidelity
Intellegens
Kubos
Qkine
RoboK
VividQ

STEM Initiative of the Year, sponsored by MathWorks

Cambridge LaunchPad
Cambridge Science Centre
Padlock
Raspberry Pi
Redgate Software
St Mary’s School Cambridge

Cleantech Company of the Year, sponsored by Woodfines

Alchemie Technology
Cambond
Camnexus
Spotta Smart Pest Systems

Biotech Company of the Year, sponsored by Appleyard Lees

Avacta Group
bit.bio
Cerevance
Evonetix
Microbiotica
Phoremost

Technology Company of the Year, sponsored by the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Anglia Ruskin University

IQGeo
OKRA Technologies
Pure ID Labs
SciBite

The Award for Innovation, sponsored by Cambridge Precision Ltd

Biofidelity
bit.bio
o2h group
PragmatIC
Sook
Start Codon

Medtech Company of the Year, sponsored by Chesterford Research Park

C2-Ai
Cellular Highways
Glyconics
NeedleDock

CEO of the Year, sponsored by Tilney

Anthony Cooke, Cambridge Clinical Laboratories
Sarah Howell, Arecor
John Hoyle, Sook
Mark Kotter, bit.bio
Jessica Ocampos, Camnexus
Sunil Shah, o2h Group

Researcher of the Year, sponsored by AstraZeneca

Dr David Aldridge, College Reader in Zoology, University of Cambridge
Dr Melanie Eckersley-Maslin, BBSRC Discovery Fellow, Babraham Institute Cambridge
Dr Zunlong Ke, Postdoctoral Scientist on a Career Development Fellowship at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Dr Ruodan Lu, Senior Member of Darwin College, University of Cambridge
Dr Emma Pomeroy, Lecturer in the Evolution of Health, Diet and Disease, Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
Dr Omer Ziv, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Prof Eric Miska’s lab, Wellcome Trust / Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge

Covid-19 Response Award, sponsored by Sagentia