AstraZeneca appoints Dr Sean Bohen
AstraZeneca today announced the appointment of Sean Bohen MD, PhD, as Executive Vice President of Global Medicines Development and Chief Medical Officer. He will join the company on 15 September.
Microsoft researcher Jamie Shotton receives MIT Tech Review young innovator honour
Jamie Shotton was just starting his career in computer vision at Microsoft Research Cambridge when some colleagues from the company's Redmond offices came to the UK lab with a challenge.
AstraZeneca and Peregrine to collaborate on immuno-oncology combination clinical trial
AstraZeneca today announced that it has entered into a clinical trial collaboration with Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Peregrine’s investigational phosphatidylserine (PS)-signalling pathway inhibitor, bavituximab, in combination with AstraZeneca’s investigational anti-PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitor, durvalumab (MEDI4736).
Great Ormond Street Hospital and Congenica partner to improve rare disease diagnosis
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is to address the problem of the ‘patient odyssey’ by improving rare disease diagnosis through a partnership with Congenica – a spinout from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. Congenica’s Sapientia™ technology is able to screen whole exome* and whole genome sequence data in a novel way that identifies gene mutations and highlights those that are associated…
Benefit from a market analysis by world-class MBA students
Time is running out! If you have a product, treatment or service that would benefit from 'real' market analysis from a team of bright and resourceful Cambridge Judge Business School MBA students, you are reminded to submit a project proposal before Wednesday September 2nd.
Professor Sir Bob Hepple 1934 - 2015
Former Master of Clare College, Cambridge, Professor Sir Bob Hepple, has died aged 81.
AstraZeneca headlines speaker programme at Cambridge B2B
AstraZeneca has announced plans to connect with Cambridge’s business community at this year’s Cambridge B2B exhibition.
Yes, your words are important
We're often told that voice and body language are more important than the words you say. This is, of course, utter rubbish, says communication coach Jon Torrens.
Resource Central announces SourceNowEngage for talent-pool-centric recruitment
Cambridge and Sarajevo-based Resource Central is championing a talent-pool-centric recruitment approach across the UK, US, Germany and emerging markets - through a new product that delivers engaged candidates for both the immediate and longer-term.
Pure team trains for annual Chariots of Fire charity race
A team from the Cambridge office of Pure Resourcing Solutions (Pure) are putting on their running shoes and getting in training, ready for the city’s annual Chariots of Fire race next month.
A quiet earthquake: changes to ACPO lone worker guidelines
An earthquake has occurred in the lone working sector. Missed it? Don’t worry, you’re not alone: one of the greatest shakeups in recent years almost entirely slipped under the radar.
Well, that went well – a guide to successful webcasting from WaveFX
Around the world, companies of all sizes are realising the benefits of directly communicating with staff and customers via webcasting; some more successfully than others!
What are the region's greatest innovations?
The Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough LEP is compiling a list of 100 innovations from across the decades as part of its #100Innovative Days campaign, due to launch in the Autumn.
Starting a university degree this year? Learn all about saliva research
If you are starting university this year, studying Psychology, Sport Science, Endocrinology, Reproductive Biology or are likely to be involved in biomarker testing, Salimetrics has published a handy "Introduction to Saliva Research".
Gaming extravaganza promised at Centre for Computing History
This Saturday (29th August), the Cambridge Centre for Computing History is planning an evening of family video gaming that you won't forget!
Sepura supplies Subsea 7 North Sea Spoolbase
Sepura, in conjunction with 1-2-3 Communication AS, has supplied a TETRA system to the Subsea 7 North Sea Spoolbase in Vigra, Norway. The system comprises TETRA infrastructure, STP9000 hand-portable radios and a dispatcher solution.
Despite the headlines, dementia epidemic may not actually be getting worse
The number of people with dementia – both new cases and total numbers with the disease – appears to be stabilising in some Western European countries despite populations ageing, in direct contrast to the ‘dementia epidemic’ reported in some recent studies. Professor Carol Brayne and Yu-tzu Wu from the Cambridge Institute of Public Health explore what this means.
New fields of research aim to help farmers improve soil health
Agri-Tech East’s New Soil Health Special Interest Group is set to provoke new ideas about soil.
Cyber security: the rise of car jacking
Cyber-attacks on cars and other vehicles is becoming very common - and the new term 'car-jacking' is being used to describe this type of cyber attack.
Howard Group shortlisted for development awards
The pre-letting to DHL of the 57,000 sq ft “Tea Shed” development in London has been shortlisted for the “Deal of the Year” in the UK wide IAS (Industrial Agents Society) Awards. The new-build distribution facility is being constructed on the former site of the Mazawattee Tea Company in Lewisham and is due for completion in November.
'Duxford’s People in the Battle of Britain' opens at IWM Duxford
Opening to the public today (Friday 21 August) and marking the 75th Anniversary, 'Duxford’s People in the Battle of Britain' is a new exhibition which presents the personal experiences and mementos of seven people who served at RAF Duxford, a pivotal fighter station during the Battle of Britain.
Effortless reactions with the Orb jacketed reactor system from Syrris
Syrris launched Orb, a novel jacketed reactor system at the 250th American Chemical Society Meeting and Exposition on the 16th of August 2015.
Accelerating forage breeding aims to boost livestock productivity
The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC), with partners in the UK, Colombia and Kenya bring together their leading expertise in forage breeding for animal nutrition, cutting-edge genomics and phenomics technologies to accelerate the improvement of Brachiaria, a vital livestock feed crop in central Africa and Latin America.
Cost-effective Dolomite Flow Chemistry Systems launched at 250th ACS Exposition
Syrris’ sister company, Dolomite Microfluidics, has launched new flexible, cost-effective Dolomite Flow Chemistry Systems at the 250th American Chemical Society Meeting and Exposition in August 2015.
Summer boost for charities as students help local causes
Cambridge Regional College students have been spending their summer helping others and providing a bumper boost for 17 charities, with sponsored sleep-outs, selfie days and fundraising.