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Orbit Discovery announces $7.6 million funding to accelerate growth in peptide discovery business
Oxford...Orbit Discovery Ltd, a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering candidate peptide therapeutics harnessing proprietary affinity and cell-based functional screening platforms, today announced that it has raised $7.6 million (USD) in funding.
Council seeks your views on the Real Living Wage
One hundred percent of business owners and managers contacted say it’s important that companies pay their employees the Real Living Wage, as a way of combatting poverty in the aftermath of the pandemic. The majority say that paying the Real Living Wage is a corporate social responsibility, while others think it’s important for recruitment and retention and can help to generate positive PR.
Owlstone Medical publishes data on the use of face mask filters to capture viral particles for SARS-CoV-2 detection
Owlstone Medical, the global leader in Breath Biopsy® for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today announced the publication of a peer-reviewed study in 'Nature Scientific Reports'1. The paper investigates the performance of filters embedded in face masks for supporting the detection of SARS-CoV-2 as an alternative to nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS).
Anglian Water reports on year of challenge
Water company showcases delivery of £448m of capital investment and completion of 520 environmental schemes despite challenges of pandemic and winter weather.
Williams Advanced Engineering signs strategic collaboration with Nyobolt for next generation of battery powered automotive powertrains
Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) and niobium-based battery start-up, Nyobolt, announce an engineering and systems integration partnership designed to support and advance an additional solution for the next generation of high power battery systems.
Biological ‘fingerprints’ of long COVID in blood could lead to diagnostic test, say Cambridge scientists
Markers in our blood – ‘fingerprints’ of infection – could help identify individuals who have been infected by SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, several months after infection even if the individual had only mild symptoms or showed no symptoms at all, say Cambridge researchers.
Cambridge alumna wins prestigious award from the Royal Academy of Engineering
Lucy Cavendish College alumna Gita Khalili Moghaddam (PhD Biotechnology, 2017) is one of five winners of the RAEng Engineers Trust Young Engineer of the Year competition.
New UK scheme to drive trade with developing countries and boost jobs and growth
The Government has launched a consultation on new trading rules that will help countries out of poverty – and help British businesses and consumers at the same time.
SPT Labtech announces leadership transformation
SPT Labtech, a laboratory automation solutions company for the life sciences industry, is pleased to announce an evolution in its leadership team to further capitalise on its outstanding organic and acquisition-led growth.
Pandemic accelerates adoption of electronic skin patches, reports IDTechEx
Electronic skin patches represent one wearable technology product type that is well suited for physiological monitoring. Placing a connected electronic device onto the skin via an adhesive provides a platform which can house many different types of sensor, most prominently for medical monitoring of the wearer.
Councils’ new housing policies to create mixed communities and provide more affordable homes
Following consultation in the spring of 2021, Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire District councils have approved three new housing policies.
Cambridge Index falls 2.1%
The Cambridge Index dropped 615.7 points or 2.1% to close at 28296.8, as eight of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share prices.
Xaar rewrites the rules with innovative additive research firm
The reliability and performance of Xaar’s printheads are proving key for cutting edge jetting provider, Meta Additive, as they revolutionise additive manufacturing in volume metal and ceramic 3D printing (M3DP).
Kleinwort Hambros announces senior appointments to Group and Channel Islands business
Kleinwort Hambros has announced several senior appointments in the UK and Channel Islands (CI Bank) to continue strengthening the execution of the Bank’s business and growth strategy.
St Mary’s School wins prestigious national award
St Mary’s School, Cambridge, has received national award recognition for delivering outstanding excellence in the visual arts after winning the ‘Art and Craft’ category in the 2021 Education Business Awards.
ARU students go global for their final exhibition
Final year students from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) are showcasing their major projects on the Present website this summer, helping to give their work truly international reach.
Why GCs should not let a good crisis go to waste
Use your current crisis to make a compelling case for investment in legal tech that better prepares your business for the next emergency.
Prima successfully implements ERP system
Prima is pleased to announce the successful completion of the EPICOR Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementation project. The cloud-based ERP is a significant investment for Prima and it is expected to deliver significant efficiencies across the whole business, benefiting all our customers.
35 million cars and counting: VNC Automotive celebrates its third birthday
Perfectly positioned between car manufacturers and the user, connectivity pioneer VNC Automotive has cemented itself as a leading name in its sector in just three years.
Lonza and CN Bio announce distribution agreement
Basel, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK...– Lonza and CN Bio have entered into a distribution agreement whereby Lonza will supply a selection of hepatic cells to be prequalified by CN Bio for use in their PhysioMimixTM Single-and Multi-Organ MPS to transform the way human-relevant pre-clinical data is generated.
NanoSyrinx raises £6.2m to develop synthetic biology platform for targeted intracellular engineering
NanoSyrinx, a biotech company developing a new cell engineering tool for novel targeted therapeutic modalities, has raised a further £6.2m of seed financing, co-led by incoming Octopus Ventures and existing investor M Ventures (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), the corporate venture capital arm of Merck.
Careers in construction: Scaffolding
With the announcement in March 2021 by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) that there would be 350,000 construction jobs created by 2028, many might look to turn to scaffolding as a rewarding career option. With currently 36,000 employees in the scaffolding industry, this is set to increase over the next five years.
How will the new Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill affect you?
The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill is currently being considered by Parliament. If passed, what will it mean for your property? Emma Webster, Associate at Cambridge law firm Stone King LLP explains what landlords and tenants need to know.
Dotmatics announces support for AWS for Health initiative
Dotmatics, a scientific informatics software and services company that is driving the automation of laboratory data workflows for scientific discovery and innovation research, announced support for the AWS for Health initiative from Amazon Web Services (AWS) to improve laboratory efficiency and accelerate the pace of scientific innovation by facilitating more rapid data access, analysis and…