BrewBoard Crowdfunder closes at 1:15pm on Tuesday 18th May after successful raise
BrewBoard says: "A huge thank you to all who have purchased through our Crowdfunder. We have exceeded our original £30k target and are well on our way to our stretch target of £35k which we hope to hit before the Crowdfunder ends on Tuesday 18th May. We appreciate it massively."
Arecor set for UK IPO
Thrusting Cambridge biopharma business Arecor is planning a UK IPO. The company is advancing a robust portfolio of partnered and proprietary treatments from existing therapies to enable healthier lives. Diabetes is a prime area.
Autonomous vehicle trial begins on West Cambridge campus soon
A small fleet of autonomous vehicles - ten-seater electric shuttles like mini-buses - will soon be running on the West Cambridge campus, to demonstrate the way that this technology can become a new part of an integrated transport network for the city.
How legal ops is defining in-house legal maturity
Legal ops play a crucial role in supporting legal departments, ensuring they are as effective and efficient as possible.
How to install a dew-point transmitter for best accuracy
Unlike moisture content, which is a simple of measure of parts per million the water dew-point temperature of a gas is a relationship between the moisture content, the temperature and pressure of the gas. With all these variables to be taken into account, correctly installing a dew-point transmitter is vital to ensure that measurements are accurate and reliable, says Michell Instuments.
Sphere Fluidics announces enhanced Cyto-Mine capability and performance
Simplified design reduces manufacturing time and offers improved functionality to help streamline antibody discovery, cell line development, cell therapy, and synthetic biology workflows.
Tame your computer - close the windows
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members - now in its 15th year - software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she explains how to close all open files and desktop app (Microsoft Word and Excel).
H2CZ by Basck - 100 free patent applications for green startups to drive innovation in the climate crisis
To accelerate sustainability and drive innovation, Basck has announced that it will fund 100 new patent applications for exceptional early stage sustainability-focused entrepreneurs.
Emerging vision published for Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC) has published its emerging Vision for the future evolution and development of the campus following the first ‘conversations’ with the public and interest groups.
Pure Executive speaks at webinar on social mobility, diversity and inclusion
Business professionals from across the Eastern region came together last month at a webinar, organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), to talk about social mobility.
Supercomputer simulations unlock an old space weather puzzle
Scientists have long questioned why the bursts of hot gas from the Sun do not cool down as fast as expected, and have now used a supercomputer to find out.
Hamillroad strengthens Bellissima DMS Network in Eastern Europe
Prepress company Hamillroad Software is pleased to announce that it has appointed iProduct RGB d.o.o., to take its Bellissima Digitally Modulated Screening to market in Slovenia.
Best Employers 2021 is live!
The Best Employers virtual conference on Thursday 22 April 2021, marked the launch of the Best Employers Eastern Region programme.
Signposting In public speaking and writing
Signposting is a subtle but important trick in helping your presentations, reports and writing make a powerful impression, writes Simon Hall...
Nicholas Kristof unleashes groundswell of support for girls’ education among New York Times readers
Following CAMFED’s recognition as the Grand Prize Winner of Nicholas Kristof’s 2020 Holiday Impact Prize, announced in his column in the New York Times, generous donors contributed an astonishing $4.6 million to send girls in rural Africa to school.
Living the (rural) dream? Don't make a stink
Over a million properties in rural areas are unable to connect to the main sewerage infrastructure and rely instead on off-mains drainage systems. The individual property owner is responsible for the system and liable for any pollution arising from failures in the system. Deborah Caldwell and Sarah Keens at Howes Percival discuss the issues...
New England Biolabs® to acquire Fluorogenics Limited
New England Biolabs, inc. (NEB®), a leading supplier of life science reagents, announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Fluorogenics Limited (FGL), a lyophilization R&D service company based in the UK. Under the terms of the agreement, FGL will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEB.
Lifecraft and AVEVA join forces to support mental health in Cambridgeshire
AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, has partnered with Lifecraft, a user-led organisation for adults in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area who have experienced mental health difficulties in their lives. Support will be facilitated via AVEVA’s Action for Good Programme, an employee-driven initiative whose pledge is to provide 1%…
Mental Health Awareness week at Pure
Mental Health Awareness week (10-16 May) is an annual event where there is an opportunity for the whole of the UK to focus on achieving good mental health. It is open to everyone and is all about starting conversations about mental health and the things in our daily lives that can affect it.
Why your business should embrace agile working
Agile working is where companies offer their employees a variety of work settings to choose from, including working from home. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that most office workers can do this very successfully. So why, now that things are beginning to return to normality, are some businesses insisting their staff come back into the office full time?
Cryptosense raises $4.8m to accelerate its cryptography lifecycle management software
Cryptosense, a cryptography lifecycle management platform, has announced a $4.8 million funding round led by Amadeus Capital Partners with participation from BGV and Elaia Partners.
Cambridgeshire partners join innovative UK data hub to help tackle mental illness
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) and the University of Cambridge have partnered with Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) and the Medical Research Council (MRC) to launch the new national health data hub – DATAMIND - in Mental Health Awareness Week, to support mental health research and innovation.
Kelp, maggots and mycoprotein among future foods that must be mass-farmed to combat malnutrition
Radical changes to the food system are needed to safeguard our food supply and combat malnutrition in the face of climate change, environmental degradation and epidemics, says new report.
Year 8 students work with Cambridge researchers to help their peers learn about the census
Researchers from the University of Cambridge’s Department of Geography and Year 8 students in Wales have worked together to produce a series of learning resources based on census data, showing how the country has changed over time.
All change for food hubs
Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner and local councillors will visit the Trumpington food hub today to hear about how the community project that popped up in response to covid is being developed for the long term.