Innovation and R&D in Cambridge
Biomedical discovery, semiconductor design and cleaner aviation: explore the technologies developing across Cambridge's research campuses.
Supporting innovative businesses in Cambridge and the surrounding area
Technical expertise: Ardy Elansei
Core strengths of Cambridge's innovation and R&D scene.
Biomedical research. Semiconductor design. Cleaner aviation.
What innovation is happening in Cambridge?
Cambridge connects scientific discovery with specialist facilities for engineering and clinical research. The Biomedical Campus brings hospitals, university research and industry together, while the West Cambridge site hosts computer science and the Whittle Laboratory. These examples show how innovation in the city spans living systems, computing hardware and the performance of physical machines.
A technical perspective
Meet Ardy Elansei.
Biomedical research and engineering meet in Cambridge's laboratories, devices and manufacturing processes. Ardy brings a science and technology perspective to understanding the work behind new products and processes.
Ardy Elansei
R&D Tax Manager
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Innovation in practice.
We’ve highlighted three area strengths for you to explore in detail.
01 / Biomedical science and healthcare
Connecting research with patient care
Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Cambridge Biomedical Campus places academic and industry scientists alongside NHS research hospitals and the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. This combination supports the translation of laboratory research into clinical evaluation and healthcare practice.
The challenge: developing scientific findings into reproducible methods, treatments or diagnostic tools.
Healthcare & Medical Devices
Expertise in diagnostics, healthcare and medical devices.
Healthcare & Medical Devices02 / Semiconductors and computer architecture
Designing the systems behind modern computing
CASCADE, University of Cambridge, West Cambridge
At Cambridge's CASCADE research centre, teams investigate computer architecture, design automation and semiconductors. Research covers processors, specialist accelerators, memory and interconnects, alongside the verification and software tools needed to make computing systems work.
The challenge: improving computing performance while managing complexity, verification and system constraints.
03 / Aerospace and energy-efficient engineering
Testing technologies for more efficient flight
Whittle Laboratory, West Cambridge
At the Whittle Laboratory on the West Cambridge site, researchers develop and test technologies for more efficient aircraft and propulsion. Current work includes electric propulsion, hydrogen fuel-cell concepts, aerodynamic design and the physical processes behind contrails.
The challenge: balancing aerodynamic, thermal and structural performance in technologies that can be built and tested.
Technical expertise
People who understand the work.
Specialist knowledge in science, engineering and tax.
Client experience
What working with InnoFund feels like.
Feedback from our wider UK client base on specialist support for R&D and innovation.
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Your next step
Support shaped around your work.
Talk to us about the technical challenges behind your project. We can assess the evidence and relevant support; innovation alone does not establish eligibility for tax relief.
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Assess the technical work, evidence and potential relief behind your project.
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Capital Allowances
Review qualifying investment in premises, plant and machinery.
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