Innovation Day 2012

Wednesday 28th November, 2012

Innovation in action

Cambridge Consultants showcases its latest technology

Innovative product development company Cambridge Consultants played host to a technology showcase when it staged Innovation Day 2012. From an automatic wireless gear-changing bike to a high-tech tea brewing machine, the company demonstrated the skills of its engineers, scientists, mathematicians and designers.

With a theme of 'Maximising your investment in a technology-rich world', the event featured keynote speakers Dr Mike Short, vice-president of Telefonica Europe and a former president of the IET; Peter George, CEO of Clinigen Group plc; Professor William Webb, CTO of Neul; and Simon Rolshoven, head of development at Hilti Solar EMEA, and AJ van Bochoven, head of SMART R&D at Cambridge Consultants. There were also seminars on topics ranging from minimising risk and delay for complex developments to how the mobile industry is influencing the broader consumer market.

As well as the capsule-based tea machine, prototypes on show included the piOna auto-injector for women undergoing fertility treatment and an eco-friendly vacuum cleaner. There were also demonstrations of innovative concepts such as 'connected health' – using the Vena wireless healthcare device platform designed to link patients in their homes to healthcare professionals – and Cambridge Consultants' proprietary liquid metal antenna technology that allows medical implants to be tuned and optimised after they have been implanted in a patient.

"It's been a tough economic climate for business," said Cambridge Consultants CEO Alan Richardson. "Yet business has always been about serving your customers, meeting their needs and providing increasing value. And there's never been a time when tightly squeezed customers have needed that more – so the climate couldn't be riper for growing your business by innovation."

Keynote and Seminar Presentations

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Morning Seminars
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Afternoon Seminars
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Notes to editors

Cambridge Consultants develops breakthrough products, creates and licenses intellectual property, and provides business consultancy in technology critical issues for clients worldwide. For more than 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 more than 380 staff, including engineers, scientists, mathematicians and designers, in offices in Cambridge (UK), Boston (USA) and Singapore, Cambridge Consultants offers solutions across a diverse range of industries including medical technology, industrial and consumer products, transport, energy, cleantech and wireless communications.

Cambridge Consultants is part of Altran, a global leader in innovation and high-tech engineering consulting which supports companies in the creation and development of their new products and services. With a staff of 20,000 employees in more than 20 countries, the Group generated revenues of €1,456m in 2012. For more information visit: www.altran.com

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 more than 360 staff, including scientists, mathematicians, engineers and designers, 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. For more information visit: www.CambridgeConsultants.com  

 

Cambridge Consultants is part of Altran, a global leader in innovation and high-tech engineering consulting which supports companies in the creation and development of their new products and services. With a global network of 17,000 collaborators (including 15,000 consultants) throughout more than 20 countries, and 500 major clients, the Group reported sales of €1,420m in 2011. For more information visit: www.altran.com

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Cambridge Consultants

Debbie Mayhew

PR & Communications Manager

+44 1223 392418

Debbie.Mayhew@CambridgeConsultants.com

 

European PR

David Vindel

Ketchum

+44 207 6113660

CambridgeConsultants@ketchum.com

 

USA PR                       

Travis Small

Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications

+1 617 391 9654

CambridgeConsultants@ketchum.com

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