Cambridge Innovation Partners supports emerging technology companies and technology regions:
- Coaching and consulting: CiP offers emerging companies experienced and professional assistance: we help to develop and refine investment pitches; to develop strategic business plans; to identify best launch markets; and to locate further sources of expertise (technical, legal, and managerial) able to provide effective practical input.
- Regional ecosystems: CiP supports regional tech ecosystems to encourage, establish, and expand science- and tech-based companies. We are based in the United States, while our personnel have worked with companies and regions on a global scale— in Europe (including Britain, Spain, France, Italy, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Finland), Russia; and in Latin America, the Middle East, China and South Asia). We assist and advise regions in establishing and coordinating the wide range of structures and services required by emerging tech companies. We perform gap analyses and we support the development and management of new programs aimed at growing technological ecosystems and innovation economies.
- Academic ecosystems: CiP draws on many years of experience in establishing and managing university programs to support entrepreneurial activities. We have extensive expertise in a large range of programs which universities (and other research institutions) have developed to commercialize innovations; we understand the strengths and weaknesses of various tech-transfer and commercialization programs, both in the US and abroad; we understand what kinds of programs have worked best for institutions of various types, sizes, and settings; and we can effectively bring our experience to bear on your specific structures, situation, and interests. One size never fits all, and we know how to listen to, and to act upon, your particular requirements, conditions, and ambitions.
Why Cambridge?
CiP is based in Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, well-known as the center of one of the world’s leading innovation ecosystems. We have accumulated great experience in working with networks of tech companies– from start-ups to long-established and successful corporations; in biotech, biomedical technology, IT, clean energy, and many other areas); we can mobilize the specialized expertise and competencies of corporate scouts, sources of private capital, entrepreneurs, trade associations, and academics with entrepreneurial experience. We can tap our extensive networks effectively to serve your specific needs.
The “Cambridge” in our name refers to our location in New England, but our reach is global. And while we are acutely aware of the differences in innovation ecosystems around the world, the English Cambridge shows instructive similarities: the ecosystems of both Cambridges are centered on major research universities and laboratories: both have developed complexly interwoven networks of researchers, funders, and executives, and both possess a range of programs designed to support and expand their innovation economies.