Cambridge researcher named one of Top 50 Women in Engineering
Dr Sohini Kar-Narayan from Cambridge’s Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy has been named one of the top 50 Women in Engineering 2021 by the Women’s Engineering Society.
Leading Baltic law firm, Ellex, turns to Luminance for AI-powered eDiscovery
Leading Baltic law firm, Ellex, has announced their adoption of Luminance, the leading artificial intelligence platform for the legal profession.
Choosing the right PCB assembly provider
Since Q1, 2020 the electronic components market has experienced a high degree of unpredictable changes, with the supply of Printed Circuit Boards being no exception.
Howes Percival appoints new senior partner and Head of Commercial
Howes Percival has appointed Paula Dumbill as a partner and head of its commercial team within its Corporate, Commercial, and Banking (CCB) practice.
Outcomes by DESIGN - Revitalising teamwork
Level Seven is pleased to offer a team development workshop: Outcomes by DESIGN - through a process of team coaching, drawing on design thinking principles that will help existing teams to revitalise their performance. The workshop can be delivered in person or remotely.
Porotech raises £3m for new generation of microdisplays
University of Cambridge spin-out Porotech has raised £3m to fund the next stage of development of its unique micro-LED production technique. Its display technology breakthrough heralds a new era of brighter, sharper, more vivid microdisplays for even the smallest devices.
Microbiotica’s Live Bacterial Therapeutic, MB097, in development to begin clinical trials in 2022 in immuno-oncology
Microbiotica, a leading player in microbiome-based therapeutics and biomarkers, today announces that its Live Bacterial Therapeutic (LBT) MB097 is now in pre-clinical development for treatment of patients not responding to anti-PD1 therapy. Clinical trials are due to begin in 2022. MB097 is clinically designed and experimentally validated.
Bango in new European Xbox deal
Bango (AIM: BGO), the global platform for data-driven commerce, announces it has expanded European availability of the latest Xbox Game Pass telco bundle into the Netherlands.
Low-cost imaging technique shows how smartphone batteries could charge in minutes
Researchers have developed a simple lab-based technique that allows them to look inside lithium-ion batteries and follow lithium ions moving in real time as the batteries charge and discharge, something which has not been possible until now.
UKRI paves the way for a future engineering biology programme
UKRI is working closely with the Ministry of Defence and the Defence Science Technology Laboratory to establish a new national engineering biology programme.
Arm CCA will put confidential compute in the hands of every developer
Arm unveils the initial technical specifications for the Arm Confidential Compute Architecture (Arm CCA) and shares its vision for the next steps to unlocking the power and full potential of data, by making the benefits of confidential computing accessible to all developers.
Cellular signatures of kidney tumours discovered
The origins of seven types of kidney cancer, including several rare subtypes, have been identified by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), the Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology and Oncode Institute. The findings confirm that these cancers have their origin in specific forms of developmental cells present in the maturing fetus.
Innovation hub set to drive healthcare improvements for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Health and care providers across the region will be supported by a new hub for innovation and improvement, as part of a national programme to ensure that people using services benefit faster from effective healthcare technology and practice.
Biocair opens a new office in Chicago
Biocair has expanded its global logistics services with a new office in Chicago.
How Can Neuromodulation Help Opioid Addiction Patients?
The opioid crisis is one of the most alarming, increasingly widespread public health risks in our global society. It is most concentrated in the United States, where the percentage of the population abusing opioid drugs (6%) is highest [1].
HiveMind with Mark Hewey from Headucate
Marshall centre is excited to invite you to a HiveMind led by Mark Newey from Headucate.
Business confidence is booming at Allia Future Business Centre
The team at Allia Future Business Centre says: "As we tentatively emerge from the worst of the Covid crisis in the UK, it’s heartening to see our friends and tenants returning to our centre. Every business has had a really tough time and had to make difficult decisions, but we’re delighted that our community at the Centre has weathered the storm – and stayed with us!
If you want to retain talent, consider retraining people – Retrain Expo 2021
We all strive to have a flexible workforce but do your employees have transferable skills they can use in different roles? We tend to always aim for a higher levelled role in our professions, but sometimes offering your people a sideways moveif they are at risk of redundancy can save your business time and money.
The benefits of using an insurance broker
Getting the right insurance cover is fundamental to any business, whether legally required or not. No one can tell us what the future holds but knowing that you are as prepared as possible for an unexpected event will ensure that you can recover quickly and continue to operate with minimal disruption.
The Children Challenging Industry Programme celebrates 25 years of working with industry in the UK
In a corner of North Hertfordshire an exciting STEM programme, Children Challenging Industry, is helping older primary age children ( Upper Key Stage 2) to become immersed in local industry and find out more about how the science they study at school is used within the manufacturing processes of local industry at Johnson Matthey and Sartorius Stedim, Royston.
Twelve universities join forces to launch Impact Investment Fund
Twelve leading universities - including the University of Cambridge - have joined forces to create an impact investment fund, Impact 12, to support mission-led university ventures.
Luminance integrates with virtual data room provider, Admincontrol, to drive further efficiencies in due diligence
Luminance has announced that it is enhancing its award-winning technology by synchronising with Admincontrol, a leading provider in digital collaboration and secure document sharing.
New tool empowers children and young people to stop spread of nude images online
A tool that works to help young people get nude images or videos removed from the internet has been launched this week by the NSPCC’s Childline service and the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).
Professor Clare Grey awarded €1 million Körber Prize
The Körber European Science Prize 2021, worth one million euros, is to be awarded to University of Cambridge chemist Professor Clare Grey, one of the UK’s leading battery researchers.
University launches enhanced bursary scheme
A new enhanced bursary scheme is being launched by the University of Cambridge to support undergraduate students facing financial pressures. Over the next ten years, more than £100 million will be awarded to students, across all the Colleges.