Cambridge
Hermann Hauser
European Entrepreneurship & Innovation Stanford Engineering
February 29 20161
Agenda• Cambridge University
• Silicon Fen
• People
• Technologies
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Agenda• Cambridge University
• Silicon Fen
• People
• Technologies
2
Cambridge University
• 4th oldest University (1209)
• 92 Nobel Laureates
• 31 Colleges
• 20k Students
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Cambridge University
• 4th oldest University (1209)
• 92 Nobel Laureates
• 31 Colleges
• 20k Students
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Newton
Hawking
Conway
Wilkes
Turing
Babbage
Darwin
Crick
Russel
Watson
Sanger
Marlow Laurie
Foster
Silicon Fen• Cambridge Phenomenon
• 50 years ago with CCL
• 1500 companies
• 15 billion $ companies
• 53,000 people8
Silicon Fen• Cambridge Phenomenon
• 50 years ago with CCL
• 1500 companies
• 15 billion $ companies
• 53,000 people8
Computers
9
Sinclair
Acorn
ARM
CSR
12
• Founded 1978: Hermann Hauser, Chris Curry
• BBC micro become school standard
• Created UK software generation
• Docudrama: “Micro men”
• ARM processor
• Capital gain 1,000,000x
• Founded 1978: Hermann Hauser, Chris Curry
• BBC micro become school standard
• Created UK software generation
• Docudrama: “Micro men”
• ARM processor
• Capital gain 1,000,000x
Furber
Wilson
Hauser
• RISC vs. CISC
• No people, no money
• 95% market share in mobile phones
• 70bn sold, in 2015 alone:12bn
• Since 2010: ARM architecture sales value > Intel
• Market cap $25bn
ARM
• RISC vs. CISC
• No people, no money
• 95% market share in mobile phones
• 70bn sold, in 2015 alone:12bn
• Since 2010: ARM architecture sales value > Intel
• Market cap $25bn
ARM
• Cambridge Silicon Radio
• First single chip Bluetooth solution
• Acquired by Qualcom for $2.4bn
• Standard for headsets
CSR
• Cambridge Silicon Radio
• First single chip Bluetooth solution
• Acquired by Qualcom for $2.4bn
• Standard for headsets
CSR
Life Sciences17
• Sir Greg Winter
• Humira #1 selling drug in the world
• 6 out 10 top selling drugs are antibodies
• Founder of Cambridge Antibody Technology
• Founder of Bicycle
Antibodies
• Sir Greg Winter
• Humira #1 selling drug in the world
• 6 out 10 top selling drugs are antibodies
• Founder of Cambridge Antibody Technology
• Founder of Bicycle
Antibodies
• Founder of Abcam
• Billion $ company selling antibodies
• Angel investor and mentor
Jonathan Milner
Milner
• Founder of Abcam
• Billion $ company selling antibodies
• Angel investor and mentor
Jonathan Milner
Milner
• Dominant gene sequencing technology,
• Shankar Balasubramanian, David Klenerman
• CEO John West
• $640m pre-revenue sale to Illumina, now $15bn
• European HQ and development in Cambridge
Solexa
• Dominant gene sequencing technology,
• Shankar Balasubramanian, David Klenerman
• CEO John West
• $640m pre-revenue sale to Illumina, now $15bn
• European HQ and development in Cambridge
Solexa
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Solexa /
Illumina22
Balasubramanian
Klenerman
West
Artificial Intelligence24
Turing
Young
Ghahramani
Google Deep Mind
£500m sale to Google last year
Artificial Intelligence• Turing 1953: Can computers think?
• Turing test
• Entropic -> MS voice recogniser
• Vocal IQ -> Apple voice dialogue
• Ghahramani: Automated Statistician Geometric Intelligence with Gary Marcus
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Artificial Intelligence• Turing 1953: Can computers think?
• Turing test
• Entropic -> MS voice recogniser
• Vocal IQ -> Apple voice dialogue
• Ghahramani: Automated Statistician Geometric Intelligence with Gary Marcus
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• Cambridge University
• Silicon Fen, Cambridge Phenomenon
• Computers: Silclair, Acorn, ARM ,CSR
• Life Science: CAT, Abcam, Solexa (Illumina)
• AI: Turing, Entropic, VocalIQ, Ghahramani
Conclusion
• Cambridge University
• Silicon Fen, Cambridge Phenomenon
• Computers: Silclair, Acorn, ARM ,CSR
• Life Science: CAT, Abcam, Solexa (Illumina)
• AI: Turing, Entropic, VocalIQ, Ghahramani
Conclusion
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