Matteo Perucchini appointed CEO of Cambridge Healthcare Research
The Board of Cambridge Healthcare Research (CHR) and its market research division Vox.Bio has appointed co-founder and director, Matteo Perucchini, as CEO. The appointment signals renewed commitment to advancing healthcare through insight.
Taylor Wessing advises Shore Capital & Stifel on $354m capital raise for digital security provider Kape Technologies
Taylor Wessing has advised Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser, Joint Broker and Joint Bookrunner) and Stifel (Joint Broker & Joint Bookrunner) on a $354 million (£265.5 million) placing and retail offer for Kape Technologies plc, a leading B2C privacy-first digital security software provider.
Metrion Biosciences expands into new headquarters to support continued growth
Metrion Biosciences Limited, the specialist ion channel contract research and drug discovery company, today announced that the company has moved to larger, custom designed laboratory and office premises at Granta Park, Cambridge, UK. The new headquarters will allow the company to significantly expand its range of services and cell lines.
What's the difference between Change Management and Adaptability Intelligence?
Rich at High Performance Change writes: "We're often asked about the difference between Change Management and Adaptability Intelligence, and whether they're mutually exclusive. The good news is that they're different but complementary disciplines...
Featurespace selected by record number of new partners as real time fraud and financial crime prevention becomes business critical
Cambridge, Atlanta, Singapore: Featurespace™, the leading provider of Enterprise Crime Prevention software, is experiencing record international growth as the business continues to provide real time fraud prevention in the era of increased online banking and digital payments.
Prototyping medical devices for patient contact
Prototype Projects outlines its medical device prototyping capability.
AI neutralises IoT attack that threatened to disrupt Tokyo Olympics
When a cyber-attack struck a national sporting body a week before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, Darktrace was on hand to autonomously stop the threat. A new blog by Oakley Cox, Director of Analysis, breaks down the attack in detail.
Marleigh to welcome Co-op and nursery to new community centre
Hill and Marshall will be welcoming Co-op to the local centre at its landmark Marleigh development in Cambridge. To be known as Marleigh Square, the striking new community centre is located at the heart of the development, close to the new school which is currently under construction.
Altana AI raises $15m Series A investment to build the single source of truth on the global supply chain
Altana AI has secured $15 million in Series A funding, led by GV (formerly Google Ventures). Floating Point, Ridgeline Partners. Existing investors Amadeus Capital Partners and Schematic Ventures joined the round, which closed in May 2021.
TWI realises land asset to reinvest and support its members
The Welding Institute (TWI) is positioned to invest up to £100 million in global capabilities, technologies, resources and people to benefit its professional and industrial members.
The Cambridge signs contract to open new Bury St Edmunds store
The Cambridge Building Society has signed a 10-year lease on a property to open a new store in Bury St Edmunds.
Collegiate entrepreneurship as new lab launches
A new Entrepreneurship Lab at King’s College, co-directed by Dr Kamiar Mohaddes and Dr Thomas Roulet of Cambridge Judge Business School, launches its first cohort.
Rates of infectious disease linked to authoritarian attitudes and governance
Researchers argue that a desire for “conformity and obedience” as a result of COVID-19 could boost authoritarianism in the wake of the pandemic.
Anglian Water chosen as co-lead for the Nature: Water theme at the COP26 Resilience Hub
Anglian Water, Mott MacDonald and the coalition leading the Water Pavilion have been confirmed as co-leads of the Water theme in the COP26 Resilience Hub.
Breaking ground at the National Quantum Computing Centre
Professor Sir Peter Knight led the formal breaking-ground ceremony at the UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC).
Codasip opens UK Design Centre
Codasip, the leading supplier of customisable RISC-V processor IP, announced that it is opening offices in Bristol and Cambridge and is looking to hire over 100 engineers over the coming quarters. The new design centre will be headed by newly appointed Director of the UK Design Centre, Simon Bewick, an experienced semiconductor industry executive who recently joined Codasip’s management…
Affordable, carbon-neutral travel bolstered in Cambridge with launch of ride-hailing app Bolt
Bolt - the UK’s second largest ride-hailing app with 3.5 million passengers across the country and 75 million users globally - is launching in Cambridge this week as it continues its UK-wide roll-out.
New paper highlights major breakthrough in quantum chemistry
A significant scientific paper has been published by Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) and Nippon Steel Corporation in Japan, describing a major breakthrough in quantum chemistry.
Explore, discover, enjoy South Cambridgeshire – thanks to district’s new tourism website
A new website launched this week and local residents are being encouraged to use it to explore, discover and enjoy what South Cambridgeshire has to offer in terms of activities, places to eat, cultural attractions and green spaces.
CBI’s new East of England Chair targets skills growth and infrastructure improvements to boost region
Overcoming skills shortages and improving regional infrastructure can help East of England businesses bounce back from COVID and build a sustainable and prosperous future, according to the CBI’s incoming regional Chair.
New opportunities abound for online gambling businesses
Israel has long been one of the world's leading exporters of online gambling and casino companies, a sector that has boomed during the pandemic.
Me: 'Hi Apple – I’ll put you on line-stop next Thursday.' Apple: 'Thanks – keep us posted!'
So went the conversation with Apple in May 2005 when CSR’s chip production in Taiwan went up in smoke, writes Richard Ord.....
Make your phone system cost less and do more!
Want to make your phone system cost less and do more? Then don’t stop reading.
Mishcon de Reya and Taylor Vinters in strategic combination
Mishcon de Reya and Taylor Vinters – a leading legal and consultancy business in the innovation economy – have today announced that they will be creating MDR Taylor Vinters, a new business that will offer legal and consultancy services to innovators and entrepreneurs and the organisations and ecosystem that support them. MDR Taylor Vinters will be led by the Taylor Vinters Management Team.
ELRIG UK launches equality, diversity, and inclusion guiding principles at Drug Discovery 2021
York, UK: The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) UK today announced it will launch its equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) guiding principles at Drug Discovery 2021. The principles were developed with the support of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Science and Health (EDIS), a coalition of organisations working to improve EDI within the science and health…