CBC on Virtual Tour
Showcasing breakthroughs on Cambridge Biomedical Campus
CBC on Virtual Tour was a programme of talks to help share some of the inspiring scientific breakthroughs on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
You can catch up on the sessions by watching the videos below.
CBC on Virtual Tour: Is Obesity a Choice? Giles Yeo from BBC’s ‘Trust Me I’m a Doctor’
March 2021
Hear Giles Yeo explain why it is clear that the cause of obesity is a result of eating more than you burn. It is physics. What is more complex to answer is why some people eat more than others? Differences in our genetic make-up mean some of us are slightly more hungry all the time and so eat more than others. In contrast to the prevailing view, obesity is not a choice. People who are obese are not bad or lazy; rather, they are fighting their biology.
CBC on Tour events: 8000 Miles from Cambridge
February 2021
This event which was first broadcast on Tuesday 23 February between 12:30 – 1:30pm, heard from Evelyn Brealey, Director of Cambridge Global Health Partnerships, Ali Bailey, Director of Communications and Engagement at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Dr Sue Broster, Deputy Medical Director at Cambridge University Hospitals who discussed global health activity taking place on the campus.
CBC on Tour: How digital health research can empower those with cystic fibrosis
December 2020
Join Professor Andres Floto and Kirsty Hill to hear how digital health research is empowering people living with cystic fibrosis.
CBC on Tour – Breath Biopsy with Billy Boyle
November 2020
Billy Boyle from Owlstone Medical talks about his practice-changing work on the early detection of cancer in Cambridge.
Owlstone Medical is developing a breathalyzer for disease. With a goal of finding ways to improve non-invasive diagnostics for respiratory diseases, liver diseases, cancer, digestive health, and other conditions. Their mission is to save 100,000 lives and $1.5B in healthcare costs by advancing early detection and precision medicine.
CBC on Tour: How Cambridge Cancer is rewriting the story for cancer patients
November 2020
Earlier this year, the government formally committed to fund a new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital at Addenbrooke’s. This exciting news follows years of meticulous planning and hard work.
Join Professor Richard Gilbertson to hear how the new hospital aims to rewrite the story of cancer. The new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital will connect outstanding clinical expertise from Addenbrooke’s with world-class science across the University of Cambridge and our industrial partners – literally bringing bench to bedside – enabling patients to benefit from the latest innovations in early cancer detection, precision cancer medicine and treatment.
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