The Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards are going down at Hinxton Hall Conference Centre – and you possibly can watch reside right here.
A celebration of science and tech sectors throughout the area, the awards start at 7pm and will final about an hour and half, because the winners and extremely recommended finalists throughout 16 classes are revealed.
Hosted by editor Paul Brackley, the awards observe a whole lot of nominations and the winners have been decided by an knowledgeable panel.
You can find out more about the awards here and read about our sponsors here.
Don’t miss protection on this web site of the winners after the awards, observe #SciTechAwards on social media and look out for our winners’ complement particular within the Cambridge Independent, out on 13 May.
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
Supported by iQ enterprise journal
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
Supported by the Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
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