CIKC brings together Cambridge University's research activities in molecular and macromolecular materials in the Electrical Engineering Division (in particular, the Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics) and inthe Cavendish Laboratory. It also draws on the expertise of the Judge Business School, the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) and the Centre for Business Research (CBR), to create innovative knowledge exchange activities spanning business research, training and specific exploitation.
Combining world-class research with a strong partnership with business, CIKC will engage with industrial partners to shape and prioritise the work programme, allow the secondment of researchers from industry and from other universities for knowledge exchange, and will enable the provision of pilot manufacturing lines for prototyping new technolgy. The Mission of the Centre is to provide the business and technical expertise and infrastructure to enable those with exploitable concepts to achieve commercial success