The department is dedicated to solving real-world problems using fundamental science.

It provides an interdisciplinary environment in which chemists, physicists and mathematicians — along with doctors and biologists — collaborate with industry leaders and entrepreneurs.

The University's West Cambridge Innovation Hub is a new building that fosters collaboration and provides a new model for fostering fundamental research right through to technology innovation, development, and spin-out. It brings together top scientific and entrepreneurial minds in a highly vibrant, creative community.