World Mental Health Day: Help to improve mental health care and treatments with CPFT
On World Mental Health Day today (10 October), Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) is calling for more volunteers to take part in mental health research, to learn more about conditions and find better therapies and treatments.
The poetry of presentations
Struggling to keep your audience attentive and understanding your meaning in your presentations? Here's a poetic solution, courtesy of public speaking coach Simon Hall...
Qkine appoints Japanese distribution partner MBL to extend global availability of stem cell and organoid culture reagents
Qkine – UK-based specialist developer and manufacturer of proteins for stem cell and organoid culture – has extended its global reach through a sales distribution agreement with Japanese distribution partner, MBL Medical & Biological Laboratories Co Ltd (MBL). MBL has extensive knowledge and presence within the Japanese regenerative medicine sector.
Audio Analytic granted patents in contextual awareness - the key to ambient computing
Audio Analytic is leading in the area of contextual awareness through machine listening. In fact, it was recently granted two patents in this area.
Screen time linked to risk of myopia in young people
A new study published in one of the world’s leading medical journals has revealed a link between screen time and higher risk and severity of myopia, or short-sightedness, in children and young adults.
Medovate announces first distribution agreement for SAFIRA® in Asia
Cambridge based medical device manufacturer, Medovate has signed an agreement with Singapore company Bluestone Corporation Pte Ltd, launching its revolutionary new technology SAFIRA® (SAFer Injection for Regional Anesthesia) into the Asian market.
Featurespace™ wins 2021 IDC FinTech Rankings Real Results Award for next generation payments
Featurespace™, the global leader in Enterprise Crime Prevention software, has received the Next Generation Payments award for Payments Risk and Fraud Transformation from IDC in the 2021 FinTech Rankings. The award recognises technology providers that enable a genuine and measurable change for financial institutions.
Cambridge-based cofinitive wins prestigious PR Industry award for second year running
cofinitive is delighted to announce that it has won an award at the prestigious Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Pride (East Anglia) Awards for the second consecutive year.
Living Sport’s new chairperson brings wealth of experience to the charity
Sports and physical activity charity, Living Sport, has appointed prominent Cambridgeshire businessperson Frazer Bennett as its new chairperson.
Creating a legacy – Best Employers 2021
Pure Resourcing's Best Employers Eastern Region 2021 awards conference took place virtually last week.
Nurses join Covid survivor for world premiere
Addenbrooke’s nurses are to attend the world premiere of a unique choral piece based on diaries they wrote for a Covid patient while he fought for his life in intensive care.
Shop local to celebrate Bookshop Day tomorrow
Celebrating bookshops big and small, Bookshop Day tomorrow (Saturday) is the annual reminder that bookshops are so much more than just places selling books.
Cambridge MP shows support for Bookshop Day
Today Daniel Zeichner, MP for Cambridge, will show his support for Bookshop Day by visiting Cambridge University Press Bookshop (Trinity Street CB2 1SZ), the oldest bookshop site in the country. He is encouraging everyone to read a book this October.
Higher rates of mutation alone are not to blame for age related disease
New research exploring theories of ageing has found that small mutations accumulating in DNA are unlikely to be fully responsible for this process.
Webinar to call for climate change action across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small and medium sized businesses in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are being called to climate change action with a free webinar this month.
Astellas joins the Milner Therapeutics Consortium
Astellas Pharma Inc has announced that it has joined the Milner Therapeutics Consortium, led by the Milner Therapeutics Institute (MTI), University of Cambridge.
Domino Printing sponsors local youth football team
Domino Printing is demonstrating its commitment to promoting physical and mental wellbeing by providing sponsorship for one of the city’s junior football teams.
Three counties, three days and one epic challenge – how you can use pedal power to support EACH
Fundraisers are gearing up for a bumper biking challenge in aid of East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH).
Five steps to improve ransomware resilience
Ransomware is where your data is encrypted until you pay a ransom fee. It’s terrifying to see, and very hard to undo once an attack has launched.
The Babraham Research Campus receives funding for barrier-busting PhD programme
Babraham Research Campus Ltd, which develops and manages the Babraham Research Campus, and the Babraham Institute have secured funding for 15 PhD studentships from UKRI-BBSRC as part of a Collaborative Training Partnership (CTP). Through a tailored programme of skills training and scientific and industry supervision, the partnership will produce a cohort of bioscience researchers equipped with…
PerkinElmer’s Horizon Discovery CHOSOURCE platform expands
Existing CHO platform, featuring low cost and no royalty or licence tie-ins, expands with new cell line to help develop biotherapeutics with increased potency and longevity and decreased side effects.
Infratil multi-million pound investment supports Kao Data's expansion plans
Infratil Limited, a listed global infrastructure business, has agreed to invest up to £120-130 million in Kao Data, the leading UK developer and operator of advanced data centres.
Nokia and MediaTek achieve world first with Carrier Aggregation delivering 3.2 Gbps end user speeds
Nokia and MediaTek announced that they have achieved a world’s first by successfully aggregating 5G Standalone (5G SA) spectrum using 3 Components Carrier (3CC) aggregation. This increases the sub-6Ghz 5G spectrum utilization by combining 210MHz of FDD and TDD spectrum more efficiently to reach 3.2Gbps peak downlink throughput. The move will enable communication service providers to deliver…
Scientists develop model to assess COVID-19 infection risk in offices and schools
As more UK workers and students return to offices and schools, a new model has been developed to predict the risk of airborne COVID-19 infection in such environments.
Business climate leader from Cambridge among new ‘One Step Greener’ Ambassadors
The British public has selected a further seven ‘One Step Greener’ Ambassadors from across the UK who are going above and beyond to tackle climate change. They will join the existing 13 Ambassadors, inspiring the public to go one step greener and having their stories showcased at COP26.