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Explore our media resources

This page provides a selection of resources to help you prepare press releases or respond to media requests involving Cambridge Enterprise. Throughout this page you’ll find brand assets, contact details, performance highlights and leadership profiles. If you need anything else, we’re happy to help.

Please ensure that our assets are used in accordance with our brand guidelines, which you can download using the button below.

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Our links

To help you find what you need quickly, use these links to quickly navigate through our press kit.

Further imagery and video footage are available upon request.

About Cambridge Enterprise

Part of the University of Cambridge, Cambridge Enterprise supports academics, researchers, staff and students in achieving knowledge transfer and research impact.

We do this by helping innovators, experts and entrepreneurs use commercial avenues to develop their ideas and expertise for the benefit of society, the economy, themselves and the University.

Liaising with organisations both locally and globally, we offer expert advice and support in commercialisation and social enterprise, including help with academic consultancy services; the protection, development and licensing of ideas; new company and social enterprise creation, and seed funding.

Find answers to frequently asked questions.

Cambridge Enterprise at a glance

The infographics below present some of our performance highlights for the financial year 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024.

Read our Annual Review 2024

Technology and knowledge transfer in numbers

‘Technology and knowledge transfer in numbers’ summarises our performance across our knowledge transfer activities: academic consultancy, IP protection and development, and licensing.

469
Patent applications filed
778
132 Commercial and 646 Research licenses signed
£1.8m
Invested in patents and proof of concept
£13m
In translational funding won with our support
474
Consultancy contracts signed, including extensions
357
Consultancy clients
£14.8m
In operating income generated from licensing and consulting
2,580
Researchers supported
709
Total number of disclosures

Investment in numbers

‘Investment in numbers’ includes highlights from our Ventures team, and includes some cumulative data.

28
Pre-seed investments (2023-24)
£6.47m
Invested in 37 spinouts (2023-24)
25
New companies formed (2023-24)
£1.2m
Returned to Cambridge Enterprise and University of Cambridge (2023-24)
3.35x
Multiple across realised investments
£290m
Total amount raised by portfolio companies across all holdings
£74.8m
Current portfolio value
Impact
Notable spin-outs: BlueGnome, Centessa, Gyroscope, Solexa and VocalIQ
334
Total investments made in 195 companies
£3.29bn
In follow-on funding raised by portfolio companies since 1995
£49.9m
Invested over fund lifetime

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About Cambridge Enterprise

Cambridge Enterprise is the innovation arm of the University of Cambridge. Through Cambridge Enterprise, University of Cambridge research and expertise continues to deliver life-changing outcomes with world-changing impact. We provide the diverse support needed by researchers, innovators and talented teams tackling the challenges facing the world today.  We connect, empower and enable the transformation of Cambridge research into purposeful social and economic global impacts.

About Cambridge Enterprise Ventures

Part of Cambridge Enterprise, Cambridge Enterprise Ventures is the investment arm of the University of Cambridge. We support a diverse range of entrepreneurs and founders by investing University of Cambridge capital into high potential, high impact early-stage businesses. As venture investors, we help founders by building high value-add syndicated rounds, providing board experience and leveraging long standing connections to the Cambridge ecosystem and beyond. Learn more about Cambridge Enterprise Ventures here.

Our press releases

Browse our latest announcements, media coverage and stories from across Cambridge Enterprise. This section brings together all our published news and press releases in one place.

Our logos

You’re welcome to request permission to use our official Cambridge Enterprise logos for press materials, articles, presentations or other communications. High-resolution files suitable for both print and digital use will be provided once we’ve reviewed and approved your request. Please ensure that any use of the logos complies with our brand guidelines.

Our image library

You’re welcome to request access to our approved Cambridge Enterprise photography for use in your press coverage, articles and promotional materials. High-resolution images suitable for both print and digital formats will be provided once we’ve reviewed and approved your request.

Our video library

Browse a selection of Cambridge Enterprise video clips available for download. These assets can be used in press coverage, presentations and digital content and showcase key aspects of our work.

Our executive leadership team

If you’re preparing a press release or media coverage and require visual assets such as headshots, team photos or video clips of our senior leadership, please contact us at media-enq@enterprise.cam.ac.uk. We’ll be happy to work with you to provide the appropriate materials and ensure everything aligns with your needs.

Contact us

Whether you have a media enquiry, a brand question, or something else in mind, here’s how to get in touch with the right team: