Who's here
A home for world-leading academics, industry scientists and teaching hospitals
We are a thriving community where the worlds of academia, industry, research and health collaborate. Together, we are tackling some of the significant healthcare challenges facing the world today.
Below are some of the organisations currently active on the Campus. If you are looking for a specific place, see our guide to the buildings on Campus.
A-Z of buildings on CampusAbcam
Abcam Limited is a producer, distributor and seller of protein research tools, operating worldwide.
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines and operates in over 100 countries. It is the leading biopharmaceutical company in the UK. Inspired by what science can do, AstraZeneca is focussed on delivering life-changing medicines, transforming population health outcomes and supporting life sciences in the UK.
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
The Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology (CAST) is a university technical college, that opened in 2014.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) provides community, mental health and learning disability services across Cambridgeshire and the wider region.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) is a family of hospitals comprising Addenbrooke’s and The Rosie, providing expert care, ground-breaking research and transformative teaching. The Trust is also leading the development of both the Cambridge Cancer Research and Cambridge Children’s Hospitals. Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) is dedicated to supporting innovation in patient care at Addenbrooke’s and Rosie hospitals.
Cambridge University Health Partners
CUHP is a partnership made up of the Cambridge universities and hospitals working to create the best possible environment for breakthrough discoveries that can be demonstrated through our local NHS facilities and delivered at scale with industry support.
CRUK Cambridge Institute
The CRUK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) is a world-leading cancer research institute dedicated to improving patient lives through discovery science. It is a department of the University of Cambridge, core-funded by Cancer Research UK.
The Early Cancer Institute
The Early Cancer Institute at Cambridge launched in 2022, and is a partnership between the CRUK Cambridge Centre and the University of Cambridge. Their mission is deceptively simple: to detect cancer early enough to cure it.
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) provides accident and emergency services for people in need of urgent medical treatment and transport in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
GSK is a global biopharma company with the ambition and purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. The GSK Clinical Unit is housed within Addenbrookes Hospital.
ideaSpace
ideaSpace exists to support Cambridge-based start-ups and spin-out founders with scalable innovative ideas which could potentially have a global impact.
Heart and Lung Research Institute (HLRI)
The Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute (HLRI) draws together the highest concentration of heart and lung researchers from academia, healthcare and industry in Europe. It is a joint venture between Royal Papworth Hospital and the University of Cambridge.
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
The Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) is a world-class research laboratory, dedicated to understanding important biological processes at the molecular level – with the goal of using this knowledge to tackle major problems in human health and disease.
The Milner Therapeutics Institute
The Milner Therapeutics Institute provides a unique interactive and multifaceted environment for therapeutic innovation where academics, pharma and biotech work side-by-side. In the Milner, we are developing our own research programme and target discovery pipeline.
NHS Blood and Transplant
The Campus is home to the NHS Blood and Transplant Cambridge Donor Centre, which collects blood, platelets and plasma from volunteer donors.
NIHR BioResource Centre Cambridge
The NIHR BioResource connects researchers and volunteer participants together to accelerate new research.
NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) East of England
The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) East of England supports applied health and care research that responds to the needs of local health and care systems and populations. We are hosted by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust and collaborate with the Universities of Cambridge, East Anglia, Hertfordshire and Essex.
NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre
The NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) brings together expertise and infrastructure to translate scientific discoveries into new ways to detect, diagnose, treat and ultimately prevent disease across the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Rated five-times outstanding, Royal Papworth Hospital is one of the world’s leading cardiothoracic hospitals and the UK’s main heart and lung transplant centre. The Royal Papworth Charity is also based on the Campus.
University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine
Medicine at Cambridge prepares you to become one of tomorrow’s doctors, reflecting the latest advances in medical sciences and practice. Visit the website here.