Entrepreneurship Centre startups finalists in 2024 Science & Tech awards

1 May 2024

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Many alumni and startups of Cambridge Judge Entrepreneurship Centre programmes have been named finalists in the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2024. 

Dr Mark Kotter, Founder and CEO at bit.bio, and Dr Patrick Short, co-founder and CEO at Sano Genetics are named in the CEO of the Year category, sponsored by Bidwells. Both are alums of our Accelerate Cambridge programme. bit.bio has also been listed in the Biotech Company of the Year category, sponsored by Chesterford Research Park, and the Award for Innovation category, sponsored by Railpen. 

Supersense Technologies, a startup currently participating in our Accelerate Cambridge Plus is a finalist in the One to Watch category sponsored by PR company Cofinitive. As is Vector Bioscience Cambridge, another Accelerate Plus startup, and Cambridge Nucleomics whose co-founder, Dr Hendrik Runge, participated in EnterpriseTECH and the follow up EnterpriseTECH STAR. Supersense Technologies has also been nominated for the Tech for Good Award, sponsored by Allia Future Business Centre, along with fellow Accelerate Cambridge alum Orca Scan

Vuala and Cambridge Ethicronics, currently participating in Accelerate Cambridge Plus, are also finalists in the Tech for Good category. Ethicronics was founded by Dr Franck Courbon, an alumnus of EnterpriseTECH. Vuala has also been nominated for the Cleantech Company of the Year, sponsored by Woodfines Solicitors.

Professor Stelios Kavadias, Academic Director of Cambridge Judge Entrepreneurship Centre image

We would like to congratulate all the alumni and businesses named in this shortlist for the awards. It is a testament to their passion, commitment and innovation to make it this far. We are pleased to have played our part in supporting them with their entrepreneurial ambitions.

Professor Stelios Kavadias, Academic Director of Cambridge Judge Entrepreneurship Centre

The winners will be announced at a ceremony on Thursday 16 May at Hinxton Hall Conference Centre, on the Wellcome Genome Campus.