27th April 2010
50 years on, Cambridge Consultants looks to the future
- Technology specialists launch survey to discover attitudes towards past, present and future of technological innovation
As part of its 50th year celebrations, Cambridge Consultants today launched a survey aimed at finding peoples’ true attitudes towards past, present and future technological development. Cambridge Consultants has been at the forefront of technology innovation since its founding in 1960 and now, as part of its anniversary, the company is looking again to the future to discover what technologies people expect to have a significant impact on their lives in the next 50 years.
“Whatever project we are working on, our teams are required to look ahead, and that forward thinking approach is very much the focus of our celebrations and activity this year,” commented Brian Moon, CEO of Cambridge Consultants. “The past 50 years have witnessed technological change at a pace faster than any other in human history. This pace of change is likely to continue to accelerate, and our study on the public’s expectations for the next 50 years should provide some interesting insights.”
Cambridge Consultants will be asking people to submit their thoughts on the future of technology via an online questionnaire, which anyone can access by simply clicking on the following link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RGSTJZW. For the first 4,000 completed questionnaires Cambridge Consultants will be donating £1 to Macmillan Cancer Support, a charity that provides practical, medical and financial support to lives affected by cancer. The results of the survey will be announced in the Summer of 2010.
Established by three Cambridge University graduates in 1960, Cambridge Consultants has grown into a world leading technology development firm, employing over 300 engineers, technologists and scientists at offices in both Cambridge UK and Boston, USA. The company’s work for both large multinationals and early stage start ups can be seen all around us, from the round tea bag you use to make your morning beverage, to the ground-to-air radio system used to control air traffic in US airspace; and from the Bluetooth chip in your mobile phone, to the ultra low-cost optoelectronics in one of the world’s most successful pregnancy testing kits.
The survey can be accessed by clicking here
Notes for editors:
Cambridge Consultants develops breakthrough products, creates and licenses intellectual property, and provides business consultancy in technology critical issues for clients worldwide. For 50 years, the company has been helping its clients turn business opportunities into commercial successes, whether they are launching first-to-market products, entering new markets or expanding existing markets through the introduction of new technologies. With a team of over 300 engineers, designers, scientists and consultants, in offices in Cambridge (UK) and Boston (USA), Cambridge Consultants offers solutions across a diverse range of industries including medical technology, industrial and consumer products, transport, energy, cleantech and wireless communications.
Throughout 2010, Cambridge Consultants celebrates its 50th year in business. Created by three Cambridge graduates in 1960, the company has grown into a leading technology business, renowned worldwide for its ability to solve technical problems and provide innovative, practical solutions to commercial issues. In 2009, the company was awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade. For more information visit: www.CambridgeConsultants.com
Cambridge Consultants is part of Altran, the European leader in innovation and high technology consulting. The Group’s 17,500 consultants, operating worldwide, cover the entire range of engineering specialities, including electronics, information technology, quality and organisation. Altran offers its clients ongoing support throughout the innovation cycle, from technology watch, applied basic research and management consulting to industrial systems engineering and information systems. The Group provides services to most industries, including the automotive, aeronautics, space, life sciences and telecommunications sectors. Founded in 1982, Altran operates in 20 priority countries. In 2008, it generated a turnover of €1,650 million. For more information visit: www.altran.com
Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer, providing practical, medical, emotional and financial support. Working alongside people affected by cancer, Macmillan works to improve cancer care. One in three of us will get cancer. Two million of us are living with it. If you are affected by cancer Macmillan can help. www.macmillan.org.uk
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