Silicon Fen

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Silicon Fen is the high-tech business and research cluster around Cambridge, England, known for its concentration of technology, software, and biotech companies.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf high-tech business cluster
regional innovation system
technology cluster
centeredAround University of Cambridge
comparedTo Silicon Valley
country United Kingdom
economicRole important UK technology hub
major contributor to Cambridge regional economy
emergedInPeriod late 20th century
growthAcceleratedIn 1990s
2000s
hasCharacteristic high concentration of technology companies
high level of venture capital activity
knowledge-intensive employment
startup ecosystem
strong university-industry links
hasIndustry artificial intelligence
biotechnology
consulting
electronics
information technology
medical technology
pharmaceuticals
semiconductors
software
telecommunications
hasPart Babraham Research Campus
Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Cambridge Business Park
Cambridge Innovation Center locations
Cambridge Science Park
Granta Park
St John’s Innovation Centre
West Cambridge site
hasTypeOfOrganization multinational R&D centers
research institutes
scale-up companies
startup companies
university spin-outs
influencedBy University of Cambridge research
knownFor R&D-intensive firms
biotech cluster
software development
spin-off companies from University of Cambridge
technology startups
locatedIn Cambridge
locatedInRegion Cambridgeshire
East of England
namedAfter Silicon Valley

Referenced by (11)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cambridge Business Park
Cambridge Science Park
Granta Park
partOf
Cambridge Business Park ("Cambridge high-technology cluster")
Cambridge Business Park ("Silicon Fen technology cluster")
isPartOfEconomicCluster
St John’s Innovation Centre ("Cambridge Cluster")
St John’s Innovation Centre
locatedInInnovationCluster
East of England
contains
Cambridgeshire ("Silicon Fen (for the Cambridge high-tech cluster)")
hasNickname
Cambridge, England
hasResearchCluster
Granta Park ("Cambridge high-technology cluster")
partOfCluster

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