Explore the city’s world-class science and technology facilities all in one day...

  • General Drop in
  • Minibus or VIP tours
  • Garden party at 4pm

DESIGN YOUR DAY - 2023

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DROP IN PASS

Join the open day as a visitor at any listed location anytime between 11am until 3pm

Free REGISTER YOUR INTEREST

PREFER A TOUR?

Join our minibus or private VIP tours with location drop offs and pick ups included

From £50 REGISTER YOUR INTEREST

THE GARDEN PARTY

Finish the day by joining us for a garden party at the o2h co-work labs HQ at Hauxton House

Free REGISTER YOUR INTEREST

JOIN AS A VENUE

Be part of this day by opening the doors to your organisation on June 12 2024 from 11am-3pm

Free SIGN UP NOW

SUPPORTING INCLUSIVE COLLABORATION

In March 2023, the government published its new strategy to make the UK a science and technology superpower by 2030. The plan draws on the industry, finance, academia, and civil society to realise its ambition. Cambridge has championed collaboration to become one of the leading science and technology clusters in the world. A reputation built on world-leading innovation, fast-growing science and tech companies, academia, and innovation centers - underpinned by investment, people, and skills. To support and further progress this world-leading position requires inclusive collaboration across the Cambridge community. Designed to provide the whole community a chance to visit and experience the cluster first-hand, o2h created Cambridge Wide Open Day.

ABOUT CAMBRIDGE WIDE OPEN DAY

In a first of its kind event, Cambridge Wide Open Day offered a unique insight into the city’s world-renowned science and technology. The Season 2 of this event will be held on 12th June 2024 welcoming visitors from across the Cambridge community - from scientists, techies, people working across different sectors to residents - to explore the innovations in Cambridge. Companies will open their doors from 11.00 am to 3.00 pm, and minibus and VIP tours are available. To top off the day, all participants are invited to a garden party reception at the o2h co-work labs at Hauxton House, Mill SciTech Park from 4.00 pm. Click the links below to sign up as an organisation to open your doors, join the open day or tour, or attend the garden reception party.

INSPIRING OUR COMMUNITY

Cambridge is alive and bursting with ideas, funding, IP, exciting companies, and new facilities. Cambridge Wide Open Day is an interactive day that encourages inclusive collaboration which is vital for the region’s further expansion and growth. This unique opportunity enables engagement across the broader community - from facilitating introductions to boost investment to finding bigger premises, to inspiring the next generation workforce. The open day is a unique opportunity for local residents to see what goes on behind the closed doors of pioneering companies in life sciences, technology, and green innovation. Cambridge Wide Open Day also welcomes visitors from outside Cambridge, around the country, and across the world that are curious to see what’s going on ‘inside’ Cambridge. There are also those outside Cambridge, around the country, and across the world that are more than curious to see what’s going on ‘inside’ Cambridge, and perhaps in time we could offer and embed a hosted ‘VIP’ tour as part of the Cambridge ‘wide’ Open Day.

A WIDE OPEN EVENT

Cambridge Wide Open Day has already attracted several leading organisations across the ecosystem including, Cambridge Science Park, Illumina, AstraZeneca, Cambridge Innovation Capital, Milner Therapeutics Institute, UKSPA, Judge Business School, and Start Codon. The event is also supported by other organisations in Cambridge such as The Combined Authority and local councils, Cambridge& and Form the Future. We look forward to meeting the companies spanning the breadth of innovative science and tech activities across Cambridgeshire: startups, big pharma, and tech, academia, incubators and investors, and public policy experts and representatives as well as the residential community and beyond.

LEAD SPONSOR - 2024

INVESTOR BREAKFAST SPONSOR

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PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS

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TESTIMONIAL

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We had about 70 people turning up from the local community which was a really nice piece of engagement. It is something we may do time to time but the wider Cambridge coverage that Cambridge Wide Open Day enabled really brought it to another dimension. Really well done to you and the team.

Aline Charpentier

Bruntwood SciTech

Creasallis prides itself at being part of the Babraham and wider Cambridge community of scientists and businesses. Having a Cambridge wide day such as this really allows us all to connect together, but allows others to see what a truly special place Cambridge is.

Zahra Jawad

Creasallis Ltd

We are delighted to be part of the Open Cambridge event. The Greater Cambridge region is at the centre of one of the most exciting science and technology clusters in the world.

Harriet Fear MBE

Cambridge&

Congratulations to Prashant Shah for initiating the Cambridge Wide Open Day, a great new addition to the Cambridge Cluster Ecosystem. I wish it every success.

Dr Hermann Hauser

Amadeus Capital Partners

Huge congratulations, it was great to get to see what goes on behind closed doors that had been opened up so generously. I think it will help start to build a wider and then genuinely deeper understanding of what people around the city are working on, for local residents and the world.

Liz Hughes

Cambridge Junction

Congratulations on a really amazing achievement today. The party at Hauxton House was so much fun. You create such an amazing inclusive and positive vibe.

Anne Bailey

Form the Future

I just wanted to congratulate you and your team on wonderful success of the first Cambridge Wide Open Day!!! Not only was the weather fab; but the excitement and energy was palpable.

Douglass Cuff

IQHQ REIT

It’s a great idea to showcase and open the doors of what’s happening in Astex and Cambridge and to be known more widely amongst our peers and local community

Harren Jhoti

Astex

The Cambridge Wide Open Day was fantastic! Many congratulations!

Miranda Weston-Smith

BioBeat

It was great to see you both yesterday and well done again for organising such a great event, there was a really nice atmosphere throughout the afternoon!

Robbie Hyde

J.P. Morgan Private Bank

We felt it was very much eye opening. Garden event was a true success with a beautiful weather under your belt.

Elvina Petrenaite-Kartane

AIS Life Sciences

The Cambridge Open Day is going to be an important event in the history of Cambridgeshire. Science parks are a critical component of Cambridge and therefore it is vital to nurture this ecosystem.

Dr Nik Johnson

Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Brilliant event today mate. You should get a medal for doing it.

Prof. Tony Kouzarides

Milner Therapeutics Institute

Open Cambridge is where innovation meets opportunity. Don't miss the chance to be a part of the premier networking event of 2023 and connect with the brightest minds in technology and business.

Dr Jason Mellad

Start Codon

I’m very much looking forward to the Cambridge 'wide' Open Day. It represents an exciting opportunity for bright and innovative minds to showcase their novel ideas. By working closely together in the Cambridge ecosystem, we can have a global impact and inspire the future generations to come.

Tim Guilliams PhD

Healx

Cambridge buildings are the home to some of the world’s most exciting technology businesses & business people – some fledgling, some mature. Most people rarely get the opportunity to see what goes on behind these closed doors of these bioscience, cleantech, gaming, deeptech, hardware & software pioneers. This Wide Open Day initiative moves from looking through the keyhole to unlocking the doors.

Paul Hughes

BIOS Health

Behind closed doors the toughest challenges on human health are being tackled from defeating aging to curing disease using some of the most amazing kit and techniques. This day is an opportunity to open those doors and share what is happening.

Kristin-Anne Rutter

Cambridge University Health Partners and CBC Ltd

Open Cambridge is not just an event, it is an invite to be part of an ecosystem, working together to translate ideas and research into tomorrows future leaders and companies. With leading universities, hospitals, biotechs, Investors and accelerators, industry and most importantly, people to connect with, we create a net(work) to catch anyone that has the inspiration to want to change the world.

Bobby Kaura

Illumina For Startups

Open Cambridge is the most important initiative for the local technology ecosystem since the founding of the Cambridge Network. It’s critical to erode barriers and nurture connections across science, tech and biotech as well as the wider regional community: the Open Day is a brilliant opportunity to do just that

MARTIN RIGBY

ET Capital Limited

Open Cambridge is a fantastic opportunity for the community to experience entrepreneurial Cambridge, where breakthrough science impacts society. Come and talk to scientists and founders. Get inspired! You will see and feel what our passion is: Creating a better and a healthier place for all.

Alexandra Huener

We're delighted to be a part of the Cambridge Wide Open Day to raise awareness of opportunities for the broader community that science parks offer, as we look to redevelop Melbourn Science Park into a new campus for tech, techbio and lifescience businesses in the region.

Jamie Clyde

Bruntwood SciTech

One more outstanding initiative by the o2h group that brings together the best of Cambridge. Not to be missed.

Nektarios (Aris) Oraiopoulos

Professor at Cambridge Judge Business School

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS - 2024

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The West Hub is a versatile meeting place for university members, businesses, entrepreneurs, and the community, offering open workspaces, social areas, and bookable conference rooms. It's a free-access venue featuring a library, café, restaurant/bar, media lab, post office, and convenience store, meeting various needs in one location. The hub hosts diverse events like exhibitions, concerts, seminars, workshops, and sports activities, engaging both university and external audiences.
West Hub
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The Cambridge Science Park was established 52 years ago when Trinity College Cambridge embraced the concept that would change the hi-tech sector in Cambridge, the UK and beyond. It’s home to 7000 people at over 130 companies, ranging from exciting start-ups to some of the world's leading technology businesses.
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CURATED MINIBUS/TAXI TOUR

We will organise a minibus tour that will cover visits to 3-4 venues, including a science park, an incubator, a prominent biotech or tech company, a university or college, and/or similar facilities/organsations. The tour will commence at 10 am, starting from Central Station and concluding at Hauxton House for the garden party, which will take place from 4 pm to 8 pm. Participants in the paid tour will also be provided with lunch. We will release the full venue details and itinerary a few weeks before the event. In case of queries, please email us at opencambridge@o2h.com

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