Cambridge Consultants
Cambridge Consultants, part of Capgemini Invent, develops breakthrough products and services, creates and licenses intellectual property, and provides business consultancy in technology-critical issues for clients worldwide. The company has offices in Cambridge (UK), Boston (USA), Tokyo and Singapore, Cambridge Consultants offers solutions across a diverse range of industries including medical and life science, industrial and energy, consumer and retail, and communications and infrastructure.[1] In 2021, Cambridge Consultants became part of Capgemini Invent.
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1960 |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, UK; Boston, MA, USA; Singapore; Tokyo |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Services |
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Number of employees | 900+ (2022) |
| Parent | Capgemini |
| Website | cambridgeconsultants |
History
Cambridge Consultants was founded in 1960 by three Cambridge University graduates – Tim Eiloart, Rodney Dale, and David Southward – to "put the brains of Cambridge University at the disposal of the problems of British industry".[2]
Initially, the company was privately run. In 1971, it became part of Arthur D. Little (ADL), an American management consultancy firm.[3] In 2002, following ADL's process through Chapter 11, Cambridge Consultants management team acquired the company with the backing of Altran, a global innovation and engineering consulting firm.[4]
In 2020, Altran itself was acquired by Capgemini,[5] with Cambridge Consultants thus also coming under the ownership of the French consultancy conglomerate, under the "Capgemini Invent" umbrella.
Notable spin-outs
Cambridge Consultants has been described as the founder of the Cambridge Cluster[6] and has spun out more than $1bn companies including:
Innovations
Technology innovations include a drone delivery service,[7][8] machine learning solutions,[9] fitness-enhancing clothing,[10] holographic radar[11] and airborne antenna that will provide widescale 5G coverage.[12]
References
- "About Us". Cambridge Consultants. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- About Us at cambridgeconsultants.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- Cambridge Consultants Ltd Overview at vault.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- Arthur D. Little Consulting Firm Auctioned Off at pubs.acs.org. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- "Capgemini wins fight with Elliott over Altran bid". Financial Times. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- Great Debt Owed to Cambridge Consultants at businessweekly.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- Need emergency medicine, better phone drone: Cambridge firm unveils new breakthrough at itv.com. Retrieved 9 Sep 2018.
- This intriguing drone concept drops packages straight into your hands at theverge.com. Retrieved 9 Sep 2018.
- AI researcher Monty Barlow teachers a computer to figure out American accents at techcrunch.com. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- Your next smart shirt will make you look like an extra from 'Tron' at engadget.com. Retrieved 9 Sep 2018.
- Holographic radar tracks 1,000 mph shells at cnet.com. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- Airborne antenna that will provide widescale 5G coverage at theengineer.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
Further reading
- Dale, Rodney (1979) From Ram Yard to Milton Hilton: A History of Cambridge Consultants Ltd, 1960–1979, 36 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge Consultants Ltd
- Dale, Rodney (2010) From Ram Yard to Milton Hilton: Cambridge Consultants - the early years, 120 pp. Haddenham, Cambridgeshire: Fern House Publishing, ISBN 978-1-902702-24-7