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cambridge consultants type private private company industry product developers and technology consultants founded 1960 headquarters cambridge united kingdom boston massachusetts united states number of employees 540 website www.cambridgeconsultants.com cambridge consultants is a global product development and technology consultancy firm . it provides outsourced research and development services to start ups and blue chip multinationals that develop products . contents 1 history 2 current business 3 offices and facilities 4 awards 5 references 6 further reading 7 external links history edit founded in 1960 by three cambridge graduates tim eiloart 1 rodney dale and david southward to put the brains of cambridge university at the disposal of the problems of british industry and to provide solutions to real world problems 2 cambridge consultants was one of the uk s first technology transfer businesses . the early work laid the foundations for what is now known as the cambridge phenomenon or silicon fen . indeed most of the high tech companies in and around the city of cambridge can trace their roots back to either cambridge university or cambridge consultants . 3 initially the company was privately run . in january 1972 it became part of arthur d. little adl an american management consultancy firm gaining professional management support and access to international markets . cambridge consultants remained part of arthur d little until 2001 . in 2002 the management team at cambridge consultants acquired the company backed by altran europe s largest technology consultancy following adl s process through chapter 11 . despite the early difficulties witnessed by many technology companies at the turn of the millennium cambridge consultants continued to grow . this included the launch of a us office in boston in september 2004 . in april 2013 the company announced its expansion into asia with the opening of an office in singapore . 4 the new office has been set up to deliver product development capabilities to the asian market and build on existing clients based in countries such as australia and japan as well as singapore . 4 having grown year on year over the past decade cambridge consultants is looking to increase its global workforce to 600 by the end of 2016 . the current ceo of cambridge consultants is alan richardson first appointed in july 2012 . 5 on june 16 the company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire synapse a product development company based in seattle . 6 current business edit cambridge consultants work spans a range of different industry sectors . within the medical technology industry it has the capability to develop products and technology for drug delivery respiratory transdermal injection etc. clinical diagnostics and life science instrumentation both lab based and point of care devices surgical and interventional devices wireless medical technology both inside and outside the body and provide medical business consulting services . it acts as an independent partner for advice ideas and the rapid development of wireless products and technology . 7 the company has one of the world s largest independent wireless product development teams combined with state of the art labs and extensive intellectual property and expertise . through the development of chips to complete products cambridge consultants is active in the majority of wireless technologies available today from satellite and wimax to zigbee uwb and nfc . it is responsible for many world firsts in wireless communication including the first single chip bluetooth device which was spun out to create cambridge silicon radio csr plc now the market leader in bluetooth chips innovative product development and technology consultancy services are also provided . application specific integrated circuits asics and field programmable gate arrays fpgas are also developed . many of the asic projects undertaken make use of its own xap processor core . projects it has been involved in include an advanced handheld through wall radar and the open standard universal metering interface umi for smart metering . cambridge consultants as a technology consultant advises companies on market strategy transaction support and innovation management especially where complex technology is involved . consultants and analysts carry out technical and commercial due diligence for clients around the world and provide expert reports for companies listed on the uk stock market . offices and facilities edit cambridge consultants building in the cambridge science park in april 2011 . as of 2015 the company employs of around 500 staff including engineers scientists mathematicians consultants analysts and support staff in cambridge uk boston usa and singapore . in house facilities include 100 000 sq ft of development laboratories in cambridge uk and cambridge ma design studios and virtual prototyping tools advanced proprietary software development tools advanced specialist laboratories such as optics radar radio and life sciences secure facilities for confidential projects rapid prototyping facilities including a machine shop with cnc electronic production fabrication and low volume production capability a proprietary document management system integrated management systems embracing safety health environment and quality certified to iso 14001 iso 9001 iso 13485 and tickit software by bsi awards edit in 2013 the company was named employer of the year in the cambridge news business excellence awards . 8 since 2014 the company has achieved a place in the sunday times 100 best mid sized companies to work for . 9 references edit altruistic city pioneer passes away aged 72 . cambridge news.co.uk . 2009 03 17 . retrieved 2013 08 21 . jeanette walker cambridge europe s leading location for biotechnology drug discovery today 10 14 956 959 2005 . yupar myint cfel the effect of social capital in new venture creation the cambridge high technology cluster journal of strategic change 21 june 2005 a b asia office opens for business . cambridge consultants . april 16 2013 . retrieved august 11 2015 . alan richardson . cambridge consultants . retrieved august 11 2015 . cambridge consultants acquires synapse . cambridge consultants . june 16 2016 . retrieved june 18 2016 . innovative wireless communications . cambridge news business excellence awards . cambridge news.co.uk . 2013 04 08 . retrieved 2013 08 21 . the sunday times 100 best mid sized companies to work for . further reading edit 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 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cambridge consultants & oldid 739565355 categories companies 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