Abcam completes acquisition of BioVision
Abcam plc (AIM LSE: ABC; Nasdaq: ABCM), a global leader in the supply of life science research tools, today announces that is has completed its acquisition of BioVision Inc from Boai NKY Medical Holdings Ltd for total consideration of $340m.
Qualcomm upgrades mobile roadmap to deliver increased capabilities across Snapdragon 7, 6 and 4 Series
Qualcomm Technologies Inc has introduced four new mobile platforms – Snapdragon® 778G Plus 5G, 695 5G, 480 Plus 5G, and 680 4G – to enable increased performance and capabilities across its high-, mid-, and entry-tiers. These 5G and 4G mobile platforms enable increased performance and capabilities to provide OEMs with additional options to help meet the existing demand.
Hawking Centre for Theoretical Cosmology named Intel oneAPI Center of Excellence
The Stephen Hawking Centre for Theoretical Cosmology (Hawking CTC) at the University of Cambridge is expanding its Intel Graphics and Visualization Institute of Xellence (Intel GVI) to an Intel oneAPI Center of Excellence, which will help expand our understanding of the universe.
Remember loved ones with Light up a Life
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity invites you to remember and celebrate the lives of people you love on Sunday 5 December with Light up a Life, sponsored by Peasgood & Skeates. Regardless of whether you have had experience of the Hospice’s care and services, you’re warmly invited to be part of the event with family and friends.
Samsung launches world-first smart energy technology
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has announced the launch of SmartThings Energy in the UK, a world-first service that will allow UK households to manage their energy usage, with any UK provider, directly from their phones, and completely free of charge. This service is a supercharged version of SmartThings Energy Control, which Samsung launched two years ago in the UK.
Lack of cross-border investing by Business Angels harmful to innovation
The EU lags behind both the US and China in its number of high growth entrepreneurial firms (HGFs). These firms play a critical role in economic development as sources of innovation, investment and employment¹.
Bursary opportunity offered by Cambridge Judge Business School
Cambridge Judge Business School is working with Cambridge Network to celebrate the 25th cohort of the Cambridge General Management Programme (GMP), with a bursary for companies based in the cluster, as an opportunity to up-skill and develop ambitious talent.
ARU meets research excellence standard for eighth year
Anglia Ruskin University’s continued commitment to the career development of researchers has been recognised by retaining its Human Resources Excellence in Research Award for the eighth year.
CVE Secures Offshore Wind Funding For Welding Solution
Cambridge Vacuum Engineering secure Offshore Wind Growth Partnership funding for a ground-breaking advanced welding solution to support low-cost offshore wind tower manufacturing.
Carbon Orange launches fresh zingy new website
Carbon Orange has launched its new website.
Speechmatics achieves AI breakthrough, beating tech giants in tackling bias and inclusion to understand all voices
Speechmatics, the leading speech recognition technology scaleup, has today launched its ‘Autonomous Speech Recognition’ software. Using the latest techniques in deep learning and with the introduction of its breakthrough self-supervised models, Speechmatics outperforms Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft in the company’s latest step towards its mission to understand all voices.
Adder upgrades KVM powerhouse
Adder Technology, a global leader in connectivity solutions and high performance IP KVM, today announced the latest addition to the ADDERLink® INFINITY range. The new ADDERLink INFINITY 2102 (ALIF2102) brings a host of new features, including a smaller form factor transmitter and DisplayPort® connections, all combining to deliver a KVM powerhouse for the most demanding customer requirements.
Ceres Agri-Tech launches first three spin-outs
The first three spin-out companies have been launched from a government-backed knowledge exchange partnership designed to revolutionise the creation and uptake of early-stage agricultural technology (agri-tech) opportunities.
Applications open for new Climate Accelerator
Allia has partnered with leading European initiative EIT Climate-KIC, to work with climate focused start-ups in the UK. They are looking for innovative solutions to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient world. Apply now to join the Climate Accelerator for six months of intensive workshops, coaching and support.
CIC participates in Pretzel Therapeutics’ financing round to develop first-in-class treatments for mitochondrial disease
Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC), the venture capital investor focused on deeptech and life science businesses in the Cambridge ecosystem, is pleased to announce its participation in the financing raised by Pretzel Therapeutics, to support development of novel therapeutics designed to address currently untreatable conditions.
Open data on the rise: the value of EMBL-EBI data resources
An independent study by management consultancy Charles Beagrie Ltd has found that the data resources managed by EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) offer exceptional value for money. The report estimated that the return on investment in research and development depending on EMBL-EBI managed data is worth £1.3 billion annually.
Graphene Hall sensors deliver high-accuracy operation in fields exceeding 30 Tesla and at cryogenic temperatures
Paragraf™ has leveraged its expertise in the manufacturing and implementation of graphene technology to make another major advance in Hall sensor performance. The company has announced the availability of a new sensor range capable of unmatched sensitivity and linearity when placed in low temperature environments and in strong magnetic fields.
The Internet of Stings: research will probe privacy and legal concerns of smart devices
What happens to all the sensitive personal information our smart devices collect from us? Where does the data picked up by our smart watches, speakers and TVs go, who has access to it and how is it used?
Lab-grown ‘mini brains’ hint at treatments for neurodegenerative diseases
Cambridge researchers have developed ‘mini brains’ that allow them to study a fatal and untreatable neurological disorder causing paralysis and dementia – and for the first time have been able to grow these for almost a year.
‘Generation lockdown’ needs targeted help-to-work policies – global report
Nations the world over are guilty of “policy inertia” when it comes to supporting young people who lost work or will struggle to enter the labour market as a result of the pandemic, according to new University of Cambridge research.
Birketts assists specialist building contractor with employee ownership remodel
Birketts has assisted specialist building contractor Fullers (Builders) Limited (Fullers) in its transition to an employee-ownership model for an undisclosed sum.
Cambridge Index rises 0.9%
The Cambridge Index advanced 238.2 points or 0.9% to close at 27170.7, as five of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Guardtech returns to NEC for Lab Innovations
Guardtech Cleanrooms is set to complete its busy recent event schedule with a return to the National Exhibition Centre for Lab Innovations next week (3-4 November).
Win an interior space review and future plan
Layrd Design is giving away a free review of your current interior space plus a detailed plan of how to improve it in the future.
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