Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough to officially open next week’s Huntingdonshire Business Fair
The countdown is on for the Huntingdonshire Business Fair taking place at Burgess Hall, St Ives on Wednesday 26 April.
New tool tracks individual immune cell development
A new tool that can uncover the developmental history of certain immune cells is now freely available worldwide. The tool provides insights into the stages that immune cells go through in a healthy individual and how this can be impacted in disease.
The next generation of microneedles; harnessing a billion years of evolution
In this article, we consider examples of nature’s solutions to four challenges faced by microneedles for drug delivery. For each challenge, the authors explain how a natural organism has tackled it and what lessons may be directly applied to microneedle design.
PRO supports Cambridge MedTech startup Charco Neurotech with Parkinson's Awareness Week Campaign
This week is Parkinson’s Awareness Week, and The PR Office are thrilled to be working with their client Charco Neurotech to help spread the word about the condition and what they are doing to help improve the lives of those livin
EBCam's new office opened by Jo Churchill MP
The sun shone when Jo Churchill MP for Bury St Edmunds visited Fornham Business Court on 11 April 2023 to open the new office of EBCam Ltd, a leading, local financial services company specialising in employee benefits and independent financial advice.
How SME employers can manage last-minute family emergencies within their team
There are occasions where an emergency will arise and people just have to leave work. From an employers perspective this can cause some issues. We look at what employers must do by law, and how they should best manage the situation.
Live events are back, but is webcasting still important?
Webcasting has become an increasingly popular way to reach audiences beyond the physical venue of a live event. Whether it’s a conference, concert, sporting event, or any other gathering, webcasting allows people from all over the world to tune in and experience the event in real-time.
FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific Expands BalanCD CHO Media Platform Portfolio for Bioprocessing
Chemically defined media optimized for growth and productivity of CHO cells in perfusion and batch and fed-batch bioprocesses Manufactured to cGMP-compliant standards to support production of recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies, and biosimilarsBiocair commits to its sustainability ambitions by introducing electric vehicles
Driving towards a commitment to becoming a net zero business by 2040, Biocair has added 100% electric vans to its fleet of delivery and collection vehicles.
High-tech device to ease Parkinson’s is trialled
Addenbrooke’s has become the first hospital in the world to offer Parkinson’s disease inpatients the chance to try a body-worn device developed in Cambridge and aimed at significantly improving movement - quickly.
Flusso announces major expansion plan
Flusso has announced a major expansion of its Cambridge-based technical team and offices as it ramps up its new flow and gas sensor R&D activities. The investment is the first phase of an ambitious growth plan by the company’s new owners following its acquisition in August last year.
Junior doctors’ strike – advice on emergency care at Addenbrooke’s
Addenbrooke’s Hospital is urging the public to only use A&E for serious emergencies and life-threatening situations during the four day strike by junior doctors (11th – 14th April).
angli-EAR Hearing launch Balance & Vestibular service
angli-EAR Hearing’s team of expert audiologists includes specialists trained in the assessment and rehabilitation of vestibular disorders. The clinic has recently invested in state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment to help those experiencing debilitating dizziness symptoms. This helps sufferers manage their symptoms which can improve their everyday life and also reduce the risk of falls through…
CodiKoat receives research grant for reusable food packaging development
CodiKoat are thrilled to have beaten a highly competitive field to be awarded a £330,000 UK Research and Innovation grant. The grant will fund the development of "CodiPac", their new antimicrobial reusable food packaging solution.
Cambridge Science Centre celebrates 10 years of ‘Science WOW’
For the past ten years, Cambridge Science Centre has inspired over 500,000 children and young people with immersive STEM experiences and mind-blowing events. To kick off the festivities, Cambridge Science Centre (CSC) threw a birthday bash at The Lab cocktail bar, hosted by one of their key supporters, Dr Jason Mellad.
Avacta opens first two US Clinical Investigator sites for AVA6000 Phase 1 clinical study
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Fred Hutch Cancer Center now open for patient enrolment to pre|CISION™ lead programme, AVA6000
DragonLight launches new Crowdfunder to help finish feature film Six Inches of Soil
Last year we raised enough money to cover the cost of shooting the film. Our small team filmed on the road for 42 days, shot over 120 hours of footage, in nine different English counties. We interviewed over twenty farmers and other experts, attended farming conferences, protests, filmed with sheep, pigs, cows and our unsung heroes - the microbes, fungi, beetles, earthworms and other critters of…
Avacta announces first patient dosed in fifth cohort of AVA6000 Phase Ia Dose Escalation Study
Avacta Group plc, a life sciences company developing innovative, targeted oncology drugs and powerful diagnostics, announces that the first patient has been dosed in the fifth cohort of the first-in-human phase I trial (ALS-6000-101) of AVA6000.
Pozitive Planet becomes new corporate supporter of Tom’s Trust
Pozitive Planet, a tech driven business with a unique approach to supplying utilities, payments, EV charging, telecoms and carbon offsetting to thousands of UK companies, has become the latest corporate supporter of the children’s brain tumour charity
Arecor appoints Dr. Manjit Rahelu as Chief Business Officer
Manjit is an accomplished strategic deal-maker bringing 25+ years of scientific, commercial and financial experience across major global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, specialising in product in and out-licensing, commercial strategy, accelerating growth and M&A
Cambridge Innovation Capital invests in Mosaic Therapeutics $28m Series A Funding
Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC), the venture capital investor focused on deeptech and life sciences businesses in the Cambridge ecosystem, has invested in Mosaic Therapeutics $28m Series A funding round.
Ayushman Ghosh joins CRA's Life Sciences practice
CRA announces that Ayushman Ghosh has joined the company’s Life Sciences Practice as a vice
Mosaic Therapeutics closes $28m series A funding and appoints Brian Gladsden as CEO
Company developing targeted oncology therapies spun out of world-leading research at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, in collaboration with the Netherlands Cancer Institute Syncona and Cambridge Innovation Capital invested Former Novartis SVP appointDr Hamed Tabatabaei Ghomi welcomed as Head of Research
Optibrium Appoints Computational Modelling Expert, Dr Hamed Tabatabaei Ghomi as Head of Research.