Making sense of bacterial DNA data
Researchers have assembled and characterised more than 660,000 bacterial genomes from publicly-available DNA data. Public databases are huge mixed collections of raw data and genomes of widely varying quality, but the new dataset, which is open to the research community, makes it easier to search bacterial genomes for features of interest and examine their evolutionary relationships.
8power wins share of £2.8M for cutting-edge water sector innovation
8power, as part of a coalition of partners led by Severn Trent Water, has won £2.8 million in Ofwat’s first Water Breakthrough Challenge to build artificial intelligence into connected waste assets, creating a blueprint for autonomous waste catchments that can be scaled up across the UK.
E-waste is a complex problem
Research on hazardous waste disposal by Cambridge Judge PhD candidate Sytske Wijnsma represents the University of Cambridge in this month’s Festival of Social Science.
Cambridge-built carbon credit marketplace will support reforestation efforts worldwide
A new Cambridge centre will bring together computer scientists and conservation scientists to build a trusted marketplace for carbon credits and support global reforestation efforts, the first initiative of its kind in the UK.
Birketts advises EMG Motor Group on strategic dealership acquisition
Leading law firm Birketts has advised EMG Motor Group (EMG) on its purchase of Murketts motor dealership for an undisclosed sum.
Commercial investments lead Cheffins December property auction
Cheffins will offer a series of commercial investments as well as refurbishment projects and land at the firm’s property auction on Wednesday 8th December. Hosted at the Cheffins salerooms in Cambridge, the December auction will follow the live-webcast format, offering buyers the option to bid on the telephone, online or by proxy.
Anthias Consulting double award winner at Lab Innovations 2021
Anthias Consulting has won ‘Most impactful online or print training resource’ and ‘Most impactful face-to-face training’ at the Lab Innovations Lab Awards.
Wing walk fundraiser proves plane sailing for thrill-seeker Greg
Daredevil Greg Mann was left on a real high – literally – after taking a walk on the wild side for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH).
Cambridge, the climate and technology
COP26 has left us with some pretty stark headlines – all preceded by the damning IPCC climate change report.
Insightful Science acquires LabArchives to expand its electronic lab notebook and LIMS solutions for scientific discovery
San Diego, CA, 10th November 2021: Insightful Science, the software company enabling the Cloud for Scientific Discovery, announced today that it has completed the transaction to acquire LabArchives.
FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific expands its Armstrong R&D Cell Culture Center of Excellence to accelerate new product development
SANTA ANA, California, November 10, 2021: FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific, Inc., a world leader in providing cell culture solutions for Life Science and Medical markets, today announced the expansion of its Armstrong R&D Center of Excellence at its headquarters in California. This expansion marks an ongoing commitment to the advancement of discovery research, bioproduction, cell and gene therapy,…
ARU leads €5million climate change project
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has won a €5million grant to lead an ambitious research project to investigate how local initiatives, bringing together individuals and businesses, can play a role in meeting climate change targets.
Cybersecurity expert Softwerx offers free Cyber Essentials to its customers to help ‘beat the breach’
Cybercrime is on the rise and businesses that are successfully breached are generally losing between £300K and £500K. The impact on the business often goes beyond just the immediate financial damage. Reputational damage can be far more significant and at worse, irreversible.
Merged firm comes together in the heart of Cambridge
HCR Hewitsons has moved into its new Cambridge base, drawing together staff from its Compass House and Shakespeare House offices into 50/60 Station Road. The new office houses the current 115 staff and has space for expansion as it looks to grow its teams.
Eight sustainability terms for the medical device industry
With sustainability an increasing focus for the medical device industry, it will be important for all companies looking to do their part to have a common understanding of the issue and the key aspects involved. In a new article for ONdrugDelivery, Team Consulting’s sustainability group highlight eight sustainability terms and how they apply to medical device development.
Presenters prepare for Pitch Day with Allia
As we observe in Dragons' Den, the process of pitching a business idea before a panel of judges is daunting, to say the least. A stage sweat, worsened by the overhead lights, and the loud sound of expectation and applause are enough to send most people home. But Allia’s Impact Accelerator cohort know the run-down for pitching, having practised virtually about once a month for the past six months.
Qualcomm platform launches to create headworn AR experiences that adapt to the spaces around us
Designed with a developer-first approach, a platform from Qualcomm combines proven technology and an open ecosystem to usher in a new frontier of spatial computing.
Bango Resale technology supports Amazon launches across new wave of service providers
Bango (AIM: BGO), the global platform for data-driven commerce, announces it is now powering the next wave of service providers to launch Amazon Prime as a bundled offer to their customers.
Birketts’ Family Team Legal Director appointed as CILEX Companion
Legal Director Juliet Harvey from Birketts’ Family Team was granted honorary status of CILEX Companion at the CILEX Graduation ceremony held at Central Hall Westminster last week.
Air full of colour and laughter at the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough School Games Colour Run
Over 400 children from 21 primary and secondary schools from across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough enjoyed a colour-filled day at Milton Country Park last week at the inaugural Cambridgeshire and Peterborough School Games Colour Run, organised by Living Sport.
TV documentary showcases cutting-edge surgery
Cambridge’s two world-renowned hospitals are to feature in a second series of a BBC Two programme that follows the extraordinary work of surgical teams.
Magna helps Ford electrify the future with battery enclosures for F-150 Lightning
When the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning hits showrooms next spring, Magna battery enclosures innovation will be protecting the truck’s important power source.
Digital placement scheme wins national prize
A project between Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), NHS training hubs and Health Education England (HEE) to enable digital health placements for its student nurses in GP surgeries during the pandemic has won Partnership of the Year at the Student Nursing Times Awards.
dp polar launches latest additive mass manufacturing 3D printer at Formnext, featuring Xaar printhead
Xaar’s printheads have again been selected by industrial 3D printing manufacturer dp polar GmbH to power the latest addition to their range, the AMpolar® i1, which is to be unveiled at this year’s Formnext Show in Frankfurt, next week (16-19th November).
Nine-year-old boy to run 3k a day in November for children with brain tumours
A nine-year-old schoolboy from Suffolk has set himself the challenge of running 3km a day during November to raise vital funds for children with brain tumours.