
The latest thought leadership from our expert teams

Net zero product discovery
In this whitepaper we examine the potential rewards of sustainable yet multidimensional business growth and reveal why whole system mapping is a prerequisite for driving essential system-level – not just product-level – innovation.
- Industrial design
- Physical sciences
- Product realisation
- Strategic advice

Driving Net Zero – Is agritech ready to capture carbon?
The changing regulatory and subsidy systems underpinning farming are undergoing radical change. Furthermore, issues such as soil health, net zero and farm nature value are increasingly in the public eye.
- AI & Analytics
- Digital service innovation
- Optics
- Physical sciences
- Sensing
- Signal processing

Real-time nitrate sensing: enabling precision fertilizer application
Real-time nitrate sensing holds the potential for significant yield increases, cost savings, and environmental impact reduction.
- Optics
- Physical sciences
- Sensing

Data interoperability is crucial to the future of ophthalmology
These are crucial times for the future of ophthalmology. Technology wise, we are better placed than ever to confront the challenges. But continued innovation will not solve everything...
- Digital health
- Human factors
- Physical sciences

Collaborating with Cambridge University on a breakthrough in advanced optical sensing
The ability to count and track individual units of light can have an exciting range of applications across medtech and beyond, as a recent collaboration with Cambridge University has proved. Principal electronics engineer Oliver Hicks explains more…
- Electronics & ASICs
- Optics
- Physical sciences
- Sensing
- Signal processing

Ophthalmology - forging a bold vision for 2035
We have arrived at the most significant crossroads in ophthalmology that any of us can ever remember. It’s time for a bold vision of 2035 that all of us can share...
- Digital health
- Human factors
- Physical sciences

Why the world needs digitally-connected medicine, starting right now
Dr Ashwini Sharan and Cambridge Consultants recently provoked debate with the release of a visionary film, ‘A day in the life of a Parkinson’s patient in 2030’, which imagined seamless therapy enabled by smart implants, surgical robotics, digital connectivity and AI. Here, Ash explains why his ambitions for the future of medicine are not just blue-sky thinking but a rallying cry for the healthcare world…
- Digital health
- Human factors
- Physical sciences

Should robots control accuracy and precision in surgery?
Philosophically speaking, should we be designing systems that autonomously control both accuracy and precision for the best outcome of the patient? Andy Savarese explores some of the deeper questions that are starting to be asked by clients – and looks ahead as the role of robotics continues to evolve.
- Digital health
- Human factors
- Physical sciences
- Robotics

Revolutionising health monitoring could just be the start for photonics
Photonics promises to revolutionise health monitoring. As Rockley Photonics expands its digital capabilities with a new class of optical sensor, Tom Watson explores the wider potential in areas such as personalised medicine – and provides insight into overcoming the key challenges that lie ahead.
- Human factors
- Physical sciences

Medtech mentoring: reflecting on prize-winning innovation with the CEO of Opharmic Technology
Three months on from the climax of Medtech Innovator Asia Pacific, I sat down with the Cambridge Consultants team to catch up with Langston Suen, Founder and CEO of Opharmic Technology, the Hong Kong start-up that made such a brilliant impression on everyone involved with the program...
- Digital health
- Human factors
- Physical sciences

PureSentry: Can real-time contamination detection transform cell therapy manufacture?
PureSentry: Can real-time contamination detection transform cell therapy manufacture?
- AI & Analytics
- Bioinnovation
- Human factors
- Mechanical engineering
- Physical sciences

Europe as an innovation powerhouse in ophthalmology
Luis Diaz-Santana, Head of Ophthalmology at Cambridge Consultants, presented at OIS European Showcase virtual conference. Watch his presentation to hear his thoughts on if Europe really is an innovation powerhouse in ophthalmology.
- Bioinnovation
- Human factors
- Physical sciences