Sir John Bradfield
Sir John Bradfield

A former chairman of Addenbrooke's Hospital has been recognised in the Queen's New Year's Honours list.

Dr John Bradfield has been knighted for his role as the founder of Cambridge's world renowned Science Park. A former senior bursar of Trinity College, he spearheaded the creation of Cambridge's research and business campus in the early 1970s, and was its director for many years. It has grown to be one of the biggest and most influential centres of its kind, and has inspired the establishment of more than 100 other science parks in the UK.

Dr Bradfield was Chairman of Addenbrooke's NHS Trust from 1993 to 1997. A real champion for biomedical science he set in motion plans for creating an international centre of medicine and research on the Addenbrooke’s site.

He is a former pupil of the County Grammar School - now Hills Road Sixth Form College - where he won a scholarship to read natural sciences.

He is already a CBE, an honour awarded to him in the New Year Honours of 1985.

He said: "This has come as a complete surprise. Of course I have never worked with such an honour in mind, but it is a great pleasure to receive it."

 

Last updated: 3 January 2007