Good growth: Innovate Cambridge Summit 2026 Sarah Fell Thu, 10/22/2026 - 09:56 New analysis from Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC), published ahead of the Summit, showed the average equity raised per deal across both life sciences and deep tech has increased five-fold in the last decade, with Cambridge-based early-stage companies having raised £9.1 billion in that period. Taking leadership in innovation Professor Deborah Prentice, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge reflected on what makes Cambridge such a thriving innovation economy and the importance of taking a proactive and glo