Another generic network or conference will not bridge the innovation translation gap. ClearGate Cambridge is a UK-based bio-innovation translation platform connecting research, startups and spin-offs with industry. Our mission is to help innovators transform scientific ideas into real-world impact. We do this differently through three connected elements: 

Speak the Same Language

We use tailored New Product Development (NPD) as a common language between science and industry. Understanding how industry approaches product development helps researchers, startups and spin-offs better understand industry needs, expectations and decision-making, while helping both sides communicate and collaborate more effectively.

Find the Right Match

We provide expert-curated research–industry matching, connecting promising science and technologies with relevant industrial partners. Rather than simply expanding networks, we focus on identifying meaningful research–industry connections based on expertise, innovation needs and the potential for collaboration.

Bridge Science and Industry

Our multidisciplinary network brings together experts who understand both science and industry. They provide practical expertise and support to help innovators navigate the innovation translation journey, strengthen industry collaboration and move promising technologies closer to real-world applications.

Developed by science–industry experts, this holistic approach addresses many of the challenges that prevent great science from becoming impactful products and real-world solutions.

About Founder and Managing Director

Dr. Aleksandra Szopinska has travelled across three worlds —academia, corporate industry and startups She began her career at the University of Wroclaw, then the Belgian UCL, and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology before joining the Associated British Foods Group, where she led new product developments and also shaped and tailored NPD practices to enhance their effectiveness. She currently supports startups, spinoffs and research teams in their journey from idea to market.

Through her experience, she has closely observed the gap between scientific innovation and successful commercialization. Addressing this gap has become her mission. Through her work, she advocates for innovators in the bio-based products sector to become equal partners alongside industry, strengthening joined forces in the journey from ideas to products that benefit both people and the planet.