PLACES
Cambridge offers a wide and exciting range of places to base your work and company. You’ll find clusters around the University of Cambridge’s Innovation district to the west of the city, around Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Biomedical Campus to the south East as well as the Science and research parks found circling the whole city.
Parks & Campuses
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Alconbury Enterprise Campus
Flexible and inspiring start up and grow on space for office, creative and R&D businesses.
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Babraham Research Campus
A leading bio-science campus supporting early-stage biotech companies and academic research.
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Cambridge Biomedical Campus
The Cambridge Biomedical Campus combines world-class biomedical research, patient care and education on a single site
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Cambridge Business Park
A well-established business park hosting various tech and professional service companies.
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Cambridge Innovation Park
Provides entrepreneurs and businesses alike with environments rich with the knowledge and knowhow needed to build global, transformational companies.
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Cambridge Research Park
A 112-acre park offering high-quality office and R&D space for technology and life science companies.
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Cambridge Science Park
The oldest and most prestigious science park in the UK, home to over 100 companies in tech and life sciences.
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Chesterford Research Park
Chesterford Research Park offers advanced laboratory and office space set within 250 acres of idyllic parkland near Cambridge.
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Granta Park
A science and technology park specialising in pharmaceutical and biotechnology research.
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Haverhill Research Park
A developing research park aimed at high-tech and biotech companies to the area.
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Melbourn Science Park
A growing science and tech cluster, specialising in combined life sciences and engineering, located in Greater Cambridgeshire.
https://bruntwood.co.uk/our-locations/cambridge/melbourn-science-park/
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St Johns Innovation Park
St John’s Innovation Park, Cambridge, owned by St John’s College, University of Cambridge, is an integral part of the North Cambridge research and development cluster.
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The Mill SciTech Park
The Mill Scitech Park in Hauxton, Cambridge, a place for entrepreneurs, scientists, techies & dreamers. Supported by high specification labs to create a genuinely unique environment for creativity and innovation to thrive.
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Unity Campus
A newly redeveloped site offering contemporary lab and office space for tech and life science companies.
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Wellcome Genome Campus
The Wellcome Genome Campus is home to some of the world's foremost institutes and organisations in genomics and computational biology, committed to delivering life-changing science with the reach, scale, and imagination to solve some of humanity's greatest challenges.
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West Cambridge Site
A major research and technology hub of the University of Cambridge, housing numerous academic departments and industry collaborations.
Innovation Hubs
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Allia Future Business Centre - Cambridge Campus
Based in the north of the city, this purpose built Future Business Centre campus provides flexible workspace, meeting rooms & networking, all within two environmentally focused buildings.
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Aurora Innovation Centre
A space for collaboration within the British Antarctic Survey – addressing issues of global importance and helping society adapt to a changing world.
https://www.bas.ac.uk/polar-operations/sites-and-facilities/facility/cambridge-hq/aurora-cambridge/
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Barclays Eagle Lab
Barclays has relaunched its Cambridge Eagle Lab with a renewed focus on helping high growth climate tech startups to connect, grow and scale
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The Bradfield Centre
A collaborative entrepreneurial community of tech startups and scale-ups at the centre of Cambridge Science park.
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CANOPY at Cambridge Institute Sustainability Leadership
A sustainable workspace for impact-focused enterprises to collaborate and thrive.
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ideaSpace South
The Clifford Allbutt Building opposite Addenbrookes Hospital on the Biomedical Campus and is an ideal home for ventures with a biomedical focus.
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ideaSpace City
ideaSpace City a community of founders and entrepreneurs is located in the heart of Cambridge opposite Queens College.
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ideaSpace West
ideaSpace West a community of founders and entrepreneurs is located in the west Cambridge innovation district.
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The Glasshouse
The Glasshouse is a new, central community space to connect, support and showcase high-growth science and technology companies and investors with the Cambridge innovation ecosystem.
https://grantapark.co.uk/https://innovatecambridge.com/the-glasshouse/
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St John's Innovation Centre
The first innovation centre of its kind in Europe helping start ups and innovative business thrive since 1987 located at St John’s Innovation Park.
Co-working Spaces
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Fora
A premium flexible workspace provider offering high-end amenities and services.
https://www.foraspace.com/cambridge-workspaces/20-station-road
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Officers Mess Business Centre, Duxford
A unique business centre offering office space in a historic Grade II listed building near IWM Duxford, blending heritage with modern facilities.
https://mantlespace.co.uk/office-space/the-officers-mess-serviced-offices-duxford
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Milton Hall
A serviced office space in a Grade II listed Georgian Manor set in landscaped grounds, combining historic charm with contemporary design and modern amenities.
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Nine Hills Road
A centrally located coworking space offering flexible office solutions for professionals and businesses of all sizes.
https://mantlespace.co.uk/office-space/nine-hills-road-serviced-offices-in-cambridge
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Serendipity Labs
This newly built workspace features a ground level drop-in workspace with large ideation studio, and private offices and team rooms to accommodate businesses of all sizes.
Research Institutes
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The Babraham Institute
Investigates molecular biology related to healthy aging and cellular processes at its campus south of Cambridge.
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The Institute for Manufacturing
Specialises in manufacturing research to improve industrial processes and supply chains.
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Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence
Explores the implications of artificial intelligence for humanity through interdisciplinary research.
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The Milner Therapeutics Institute
Builds collaborations between academia and industry to transform scientific discoveries into therapies.
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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB)
A leading bio-science campus supporting early-stage biotech companies and academic research.
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National Institute Agricultural Botany
Niab is a leading UK crop science organisation working at the forefront of the application of genetics, physiology, soil science, precision agronomy and data science.
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Sainsbury Laboratory
Focuses on plant science research to improve agricultural productivity and sustainability.
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Scott Polar Research Institute
Conducts polar region studies encompassing glaciology, climate change, and polar history.
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Wellcome – MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
A world-leading center for stem cell research aiming to transform human health through understanding stem cell biology.
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Wellcome Sanger Institute
Wellcome – MRC Cambridge Stem CWe apply and explore genomic technologies at scale to advance understanding of biology and improve health
Corporate Research Bases
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Amazon Cambridge Development Centre
Focuses on developing innovative technologies for Amazon’s global services, including advancements in Alexa and other AI-driven systems.
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AstraZeneca
The Discovery Centre (DISC) is a state-of-the-art global R&D facility located in the heart of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-company/our-locations/cambridge.html
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ARM
Leading semiconductor and software design company specialising in CPU architecture and innovative computing technologies
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Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory
Conducts research in quantum computation, spintronics, and advanced electronic devices, collaborating with the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge.
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Nokia Bell Labs
Engages in cutting-edge research on communication technologies and networks, contributing to innovations in 5G and beyond.
https://www.nokia.com/bell-labs/about/locations/cambridge-uk/
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Microsoft Research Lab, Cambridge
Aims to transform the world through interdisciplinary research in AI, machine learning, and environmental science, focusing on equitable and sustainable technologies.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/lab/microsoft-research-cambridge/
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Samsung Research AI Centre, Cambridge
Explores human-centered AI technologies, focusing on emotion recognition and connected devices to enhance user experience and societal benefits.
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Toshiba Cambridge Research Laboratory
Industrial research centre dedicated to fostering innovation through basic and applied research in physics, engineering and computer science.
https://www.toshiba.eu/pages/eu/Cambridge-Research-Laboratory/