April 2011
Camfridge completes new fund-raising.
Camfridge is very pleased to announce the completion of a new funding round. We'd like to thank all our current investors for their continued support of Camfridge. The new fund-raising will help Camfrige protect intellectual property and accelerate the time to market for its products.
Exciting new research results.
New research in collaboration with Camfridge, ISIS neutron facility, Imperial College and University of Cambridge leads to new developments in magnetic refrigerants. For more details go here.
February 2011
Camfridge appoints new Board Director.
Camfridge is very pleased to announce the appoint of Dr. Anne Dobree onto the Camfridge Board. Anne brings extensive experience in the areas of intellectual property management and financing of early stage technology companies. She will represent the University of Cambridge on the Camfridge Board replacing Dr. Nick Slaymaker. We'd like to thank Nick for his valuable contributions to Camfridge.
January 2011
Camfridge profiled in German Technology Review Magazine.
Camfridge's exciting new technology has been profiled in one of Germany's highest profile technology magazine - produced in collaboration with MIT. The full magazine can be purchased here. A PDF copy of the article can be downloaded here.
November 2010
Camfridge profiled in Professional Engineer magazine.
Camfridge has been identified as one of the top ten small companies that are "vivid proof of UK innovation and which are starting to make a name for themselves on a global stage.". We are delighted with this recognition. The full article can be found here.
August 2010
Camfridge invited to present at the international conference on magnetic refrigeration, Thermag IV, held in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China.
Camfridge is presenting its technology leadership, advanced market engagement and technology development strategy at a special session of the Thermag IV conference in Baotou, China. "Baotou is the rare earth centre of the world - almost all the world's permanent magnets are fabricated here; it is a great place to have a conference on magnetic refrigeration", commented Neil Wilson, CEO Camfridge Ltd. Camfridge will also be representing several of the leading European refrigerator appliance manufacturers at the conference. More here .
July 2010
Camfridge student, Alex Barzca, published in top physics journal Physics Review Letters.
Dr. Alex Barzca's PhD work on CoMnSi has just been published in Physics Review Letters, outlining the exciting physics observed in this magnetic refrigerant material. More here.
Camfridge joins UKTI export development programme.
The UKTI is the UK government's agency for helping small companies export. Current Camfridge has direct contractual relationships with 15 overseas companies, almost all of whom are multinational, and this link with UKTI will enable Camfridge to reach even more companies especially in Asian markets. More here.
June 2010
Camfridge analysis of the Heat Pump market published in the RAC magazine.
In this article Camfridge's Alessandro Pastore examines the heat pump market, and identifies the necessary changes required to make this a major technology for both the heating and cooling of residential buildings in the UK.
May 2010
Camfridge's collaboration with Clivet and Vacuumschmelze, under the FP7 SSEEC project, successfully achieves 18 month milestone. More here.
March 2010
Camfridge's Alessandro Pastore, Director of business development, invited to government policy conference on designing the new Renewable Heat Incentive scheme.
"Engaging with government to ensure the right incentives are in place to allow a rapid up take of new clean technologies, is a critical obligation for clean tech. companies. The Government plays a highly influential role in the clean technology marketplace both in terms of regulations and incentives", commented Alessandro Pastore.
January 2010
Camfridge signs FRISBEE consortium agreement for multi-million pan-European FP7 project.
The FRISBEE project is a pan-European FP7 project with a multi-million Euro budget. Camfridge is proud to be part of this consortium, and looks forward to working productively with its new partners.
"This is a great opportunity for us to connect to users of refrigerant technology across the entire food chain; this project will allow us to considerably expand our partner network increasing awareness and uptake of our technology into new business areas", commented Neil Wilson, Camfridge's CEO.
November 2009
Camfridge announces energy efficient magnetic refrigerator project with Whirlpool, the world's largest white goods manufacturer.
In a project funded jointly by the Carbon Trust, Whirlpool and Camfridge, the purpose is to deliver high-efficiency and environmentally friendly appliances for the London Olympic Games in 2012. "This is great opportunity for us to work with the world's leading refrigeration and appliance company." said Neil Wilson, CEO of Camfridge. "The Carbon Trust is doing a fantastic job supporting clean technology in the UK, and it is ideal that we're now working with an innovative company like Whirlpool." Alessandro Pastore noted that, "This is the best possible platform for the commericalisation of our technology ". Full text of press release.
Dr. Alessandro Pastore Business Development director of Camfridge to participate in UK / OECD conference on 'New Models of Innovation for Economic Growth and Sustainability'.
Camfridge profiled in the 'Climate Change' issue of the Big Issue.
October 2009
Neil Wilson, CEO Camfridge, reviews David MacKay's 'Sustainable Energy without the Hot Air' in Nature Physics.
Camfridge identified in the New Scientist as one of the highest impact green technology companies in their 'Top technology for a cleaner planet' survey.
September 2009
Camfridge CEO, Neil Wilson, participates in the Economist hosted 'Enabling Innovation' conference.
July 2009
Camfridge wins further innovation voucher for Green Technology from EEDA / i10.
June 2009
Camfridge attends technology innovation forum at 10 Downing Street.
May 2009
Camfridge commences Carbon Trust backed R&D project with global manufacturer of refrigeration appliances.
"This is great opportunity for us to work with one of the world's leading refrigeration and appliance company." said Neil Wilson, CEO of Camfridge. "The Carbon Trust is doing a fantastic job supporting clean technology in the UK. "
Camfridge covered in Financial Times.
For further details please read the article here.
European Union opens negotiations with Camfridge and partners for 8 million Euro project.
Camfridge and a number of partners in the food industry have started negotiations with the European Union on a project to examine refrigeration in the food chain and to evaluate how new technologies can have a positive environmental and health impact on food. "The proposal scored 14 out of 15, even higher than last time; Graciela did a fantastic job putting it all together!" ,exclaimed Alessandro Pastore, Camfridge's director of business development.
April 2009
Camfridge profiled on BBC Radio 4's 'In Business' programme examining how innovative companies like Camfridge will drive economic recovery.
"Camfridge was selected for the show because we are an innovative company, with clear market goals and strong customer engagement operating in the high-growth sector of clean technology." said Neil Wilson, CEO of Camfridge. "Being profiled by the BBC was a fantastic opportunity for us to explain to the world what we are doing and why, allowing us to shout about the fantastic potential of Camfridge. "
March 2009
Camfridge invited speaker at EnergyMed 2009 in Naples showcasing innovative SMEs operating in the pan-European Energy Sector.
"This is a great opportunity to present our technology and solutions to new partners and customers and to expand our profile, market and business operations", said Dr. Alessandro Pastore of Camfridge. For more details please click here.
February 2009
Camfridge wins an East of England Development Agency's Innovation Voucher.
December 2008
Alexander Barcza, a research student at the University of Cambridge and sponsored by Camfridge, has won the East of England 'best research poster' competition for his work on magnetic refrigeration.
"Alex is a talented student and his and research has been outstanding", commented Dr. Alessandro Pastore of Camfridge, "he is a very committed researcher and consequently the results he has achieved are excellent.". Alex is in the final year of his PhD, under the supervision of Dr. Karl Sandeman, in the Department of Material Science at the University of Cambridge.
November 2008
Camfridge in collaboration with a key customer gains further support from the Carbon Trust in the form of an R&D grant that will help take the Company's innovative new products to market.
Camfridge, and a key multi-national customer, have jointly obtained a large R&D grant from the Carbon Trust. The focus of this work will allow Camfridge to begin embedding its technical solutions into customer appliances. "This grant is a massive endorsement of both the technical and commercial goals of the Company by the Carbon Trust. This is the second time the Carbon Trust have funded us and clearly that's because we're very focused and are able to deliver both commercially viable and environmentally friendly products that will help the UK meet its Kyoto obligations.", commented Neil Wilson, Camfridge CEO.
October 2008
Camfridge commences major new R&D initiative with key customers and suppliers under the European Union FP7 R&D programme.
Camfridge, in partnership with the University of Cambridge, and a number of customers, suppliers and academic partners, have formally commenced a new multi-million Euro project funded by the European Union that will see Camfridge technology being embedded into heat pump and air conditioning appliances. Dr. Karl Sandeman, the coordinator of the project, enthused "this is a fantastic vote of support from the European Union that will help us rapidly advance environmental technologies and enable Europe to meet its Kyoto targets".
September 2008
Camfridge named in the Guardian / Library House Cleantech 100 list, identifying Camfridge as one of Europe's leading Clean Technology companies.
Camfridge is officially one of Europe's top 100 privately held Clean Technology companies, and is ranked top in the category of energy efficiency electrical devices. "This is real recognition of the impact our technology will have in the marketplace; it is a fantastic boost for our great team and will propel us forward with even more momentum", commented Neil Wilson, Camfridge's CEO.