The stage is set for the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2026.
The winners might be revealed in a ceremony at Hinxton Hall Conference Centre, on the Wellcome Genome Campus, this night (Thursday, 7 May).
Now of their ninth yr, the awards are a celebration of the unimaginable achievements of the science and expertise sectors in the Cambridge area, from biotech to cleantech, AI to medtech and past.
Following a networking reception, about 300 company will enter the Francis Crick Auditorium to find the winners of this yr’s awards throughout 16 classes, together with the very particular Lifetime Achievement Award.
The awards ceremony may also be livestreamed (see above) for these unable to make it in particular person. And the full listing of finalists might be discovered under.
Joining the stellar cast of sponsors this yr is Brookgate, the improvement firm enjoying a key position in the ecosystem. It is supporting the CEO of the Year class.
A spokesperson stated: “Brookgate is proud to support the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards, celebrating the innovation, research and entrepreneurship that drive this world-leading ecosystem.
“10 Station Road, a stone’s throw from Cambridge Railway Station, has been created with Cambridge’s most innovative businesses in mind, with flexible office space available now. Occupiers of this highly sustainable building will join a global tech cluster anchored by Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Samsung AI, benefiting from exceptional connectivity and a prime location within the city’s central business district.”
Also becoming a member of the sponsors is the Wellcome Genome Campus, the place there are thrilling growth plans.
It is supporting the Tech for Good Award.
A spokesperson stated: “Supported by one of the largest contemporary investments in the UK’s life sciences infrastructure, the campus is growing from 125 to 440 acres over the next few years. Approved expansion plans integrate historic buildings, parklands and wetlands, with contemporary labs, R&D and commercial spaces, new homes, health, hospitality, sports and community uses, creating a global destination for innovation and collaboration in science and technology. The first phase is under way and will be complete by 2028.”
Editor Paul Brackley, who will host the awards ceremony, stated: “The Science and Technology Awards promise to be as inspiring and uplifting as ever. The standard of nominations was outstanding – and the stories of ingenuity that we will tell our guests will demonstrate once again why Cambridge is such a beacon of innovation.”
Look out for protection following the awards, comply with #SciTechAwards on social media and don’t miss our memento complement in subsequent week’s Cambridge Independent, that includes the tales of all our winners.
The finalists of the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2026
Lifetime Achievement Award
Sponsored by Weatherbys Business Bank
Recipient to be revealed on the evening
Start-up of the Year
Sponsored by St John’s Innovation Centre
Serenatis Bio
TRIMTECH Therapeutics
AnthroTek
Cambridge Nucleomics
Loop52
NANOPLUME
STEM Initiative of the Year
Sponsored by Cambridge Science Park
St Mary’s School, Cambridge
Black Talent & Leadership in STEM (BTLS)
Marleigh Primary Academy
Adventures for Tomorrow’s Scientists, from ELRIG (UK)
Kimbolton School
Broadening Horizons programme from Royal Society of Chemistry
The Tech for Good Award
Sponsored by the Wellcome Genome Campus
ParrotPal
Sinclair Innovation
Studio 24
Engineering the Blue
Cambridge NeuroWorks
Thiscovery
Cleantech Company of the Year
Sponsored by Woodfines Solicitors
Finkele
Cellcraft
Pulpex
PES Technologies
Mimicrete
QPT
Employer of the Year
Sponsored by Zero Workspace
Paragraf
Redgate Software
Nu Quantum
RxCelerate
Metrion Biosciences
AI Company of the Year
Sponsored by Appleyard Lees
Ignota Labs
Luminance
OutSee
4colors Research
Healx
Panakeia Technologies
Fintech Company of the Year
AlgoDynamix
SyndicateRoom
Monavate
Researcher of the Year
Sponsored by AstraZeneca
Prof Havovi Chichger, Anglia Ruskin University
Dr Tom Fitzgerald, EMBL-EBI
Dr Denis Lacabanne, MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge
Dr Janin Lautenschlager, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge
Prof Vicky MacRae, Anglia Ruskin University
Prof Kiran Patil, University of Cambridge and Cambiotics
The Award for Innovation
Sponsored by Railpen
Avolare
AstraZeneca’s Centre for Genomics Research
WPark
Plextek
Paragraf
Mursla Bio
Biotech Company of the Year
Sponsored by BDO
CN Bio
LinkGevity
RxCelerate
Healx
Abselion
CardiaTec Biosciences
Medtech Company of the Year
Qureight
electronRx
Gillvray Health
Mursla Bio
Panakeia Technologies
CEO of the Year
Sponsored by Brookgate
Dr Lydia Makaroff, MS International Federation
Dr Carina Kern, LinkGevity
Simon Thomas, Paragraf
Lee Patterson, Metrion Biosciences
Peter Job, Intergence Systems
Software Company of the Year
Sponsored by Mantle Space
Redgate Software
Optibrium
Intellegens
Jumptech
Technology Company of the Year
Sponsored by the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Anglia Ruskin University
Plextek
electronRx
Intergence Systems
4colors Research
QPT
Life Science Company of the Year
Sponsored by Zyme Communications
CN Bio
Nuclera
RxCelerate
Healx
Metrion Biosciences
Intellegens
You can learn more about the award sponsors here – and you may see the 2025 winners right here.