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    17 September 2010
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  • Table of contents:

    1. What technologies will shape tomorrow?
    2. Open CIO and VP positions
    3. Join i-Teams for the Michaelmas Term – Apply by 23 September
    4. i-Teams London
    5. The Future Starts Here – the Cambridge Phenomenon 50th Anniversary Conference

  • 1. What technologies will shape tomorrow?

    The Cambridge University Technology and Enterprise Club (CUTEC) aims to bring innovative conferences to the Cambridge entrepreneurial community.

    Every year we host an annual Technology Ventures Conference (TVC). We are keen to hear your views on potential topics for the coming year. What topics would entice you to come to our TVC?

    Please follow the link below and complete the google survey by Wednesday 22nd September to register your opinions!

    https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&pli=1&...


    The CUTEC team.
    - Bringing technology to Cambridge

  • 2. Open CIO and VP positions

    The CIO and several VP positions are currently available. Please contact Katie Atkinson (ka298@cam.ac.uk) if you are interested. Further details of the positions can be found on the website (http://www.cutec.org).

  • 3. Join i-Teams for the Michaelmas Term – Apply by 23 September

    Are you an aspiring entrepreneur? Interested in how research is commercialised? Then read on!

    "Working on this project has taught me an enormous amount about general business strategy, market analysis, team building, effective communication and presentation. This has been an invaluable experience for me." Jing Zhang, Chemistry, i-Teams student

    In the ground-breaking i-Teams programme, post-graduates from across the University work together to discover the commercial potential of a real Cambridge invention. Each team collaborates with researchers and industry mentors to assess the route to market for the emerging technology. At the end of the term, the team presents their findings to a business and academic audience and have the opportunity to present at the annual CUTEC Technology Venture Conference.

    The programme lasts for a term and includes regular group sessions, team meetings and individual work.

    This term’s projects:

    Cost-effective carbon capture and electricity generation, Materials Science

    Identifying medical uses for expressive robots, Computer Lab

    Commercialising a highly-sensitive inertial sensor, Cambridge Nanoscience Centre

    To find out more about i-Teams and this term’s projects visit www.iteamsonline.org

    To apply, send your CV and a covering letter explaining which project you want to do and why to Amy Mokady (am678@cam.ac.uk) no later than THURSDAY 23 SEPTEMBER. Applications are welcomed from post-graduates, postdocs and 4th year undergraduates from any University in the East of England, as well as all CUTEC members.

    i-Teams is organised in conjunction with the Cambridge University Technology & Enterprise Club (CUTEC).

  • 4. i-Teams London

    i-Teams: Commercialising Creativity - join us for the autumn and gain hands-on experience in commercialising new ideas.

    Join i-Teams to be part of an exciting team, learn about taking real creative innovations to market, strengthen your skills and have some fun! Apply by 29 September

    "I watched the i-Teams do the hard work the other night. They took new and innovative ideas and guided them towards a useful and potentially commercial purpose. " Doug Richard, School for Startups, Cambridge Angels, Dragon's Den and many others

    "Working on this project has taught me an enormous amount about general business strategy, market analysis, team building, effective communication and presentation. This has been an invaluable experience for me." Jing Zhang, i-Teams student

    In the ground-breaking i-Teams programme, post-graduates from across London work together to discover the commercial potential of a new creative innovation. Each team collaborates with researchers and industry mentors to assess the route to market for the emerging idea. At the end of the term, the team presents their findings to a business and academic audience.

    The programme lasts for a term and includes regular group sessions, team meetings and individual work.

    To find out more about i-Teams and this term’s projects visit www.iteamsonline.org

    To apply, send your CV and a covering letter explaining which project you want to do and why to Amy Mokady (am678@cam.ac.uk) no later than WEDNESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER. Applications are welcomed from any London-based post-graduate student, as well as all members of the Centre for Creative Collaboration.

  • 5. The Future Starts Here – the Cambridge Phenomenon 50th Anniversary Conference

    5 October 2010

    The Wellcome Trust Conference Centre, Hinxton
    www.conference.cambridgephenomenon.com

    On 5 October 2010, over 300 global business leaders, policy makers, entrepreneurs, academics and the media will converge on Cambridge for The Future Starts Here. Join us at this unique one-day conference as we briefly review the past 50 years of the Cambridge Phenomenon before exploring what the future holds for Cambridge’s unique network of world-leading companies and institutions.

    We’ve assembled an exceptional line-up of speakers who are known for their original thinking, outstanding track records and challenging opinions, and asked them to share their views on Cambridge in four key areas: IT, Bioscience, Funding and the Future. We’re also looking for the top ICT and Bioscience company in Cambridge, so as well as participating in 4 inspirational panel discussions, you’ll have the chance to vote in real-time to select the two winners of the Cambridge Phenomenon Award 2010.

    If you share our ambition for Cambridge and want to be part of a provocative debate that will help shape the future, then register now for The Future Starts Here.

    ·Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Chief Executive, Medical Research Council and Vice-Chancellor Designate, University of Cambridge

    ·Lord Alec Broers, Chairman, Bio Nano Consulting, The Diamond Light Source

    ·Nigel Brown, Chairman, IQ Capital and The Great Eastern Investment Forum (GEIF)

    ·Deborah Cadman, Chief Executive, East of England Development Agency (EEDA)

    ·David Cleevely, Founding Director, Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge

    ·Charles Cotton, Cambridge Phenomenon Limited

    ·Sherry Coutu, Director, CEO, Entrepreneur, Investor

    ·Warren East, Chief Executive Officer, Arm Holdings

    ·Sir Christopher Evans, Chairman and Founder, Excalibur Group

    ·Anil Hansjee, Head of Corporate Development, Google EMEA

    ·Hermann Hauser, Co-Founder, Amadeus Capital Partners

    ·Alan Hughes, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

    ·Andrew Herbert, Microsoft Distinguished Engineer and Managing Director, Microsoft Research Cambridge

    ·Will Hutton, Executive Vice Chair, The Work Foundation

    ·Kevin Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, PanGenetics BV

    ·Rob Koepp, Consultant, Financier, Author

    ·Chris Lowe, Director of the Institute of Biotechnology, Professor of Biotechnology, University of Cambridge

    ·Mike Lynch, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Autonomy

    ·Julie Meyer, Founder and CEO, Ariadne Capital

    ·Jonathan Milner, Chief Executive Officer, Abcam plc

    ·Andy Richards, Biotechnology Entrepreneur and Business Angel

    ·David Roux, Chairman and Co-Founder, Silver Lake

    ·Jean Tardy-Joubert, Qatalyst

    ·Anthony Townsend, Director of Technology Development, Institute for the Future

    ·John West, CEO, Viacyte

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