Managers must avoid 'AI dysfunctions', say experts
Artificial intelligence can transform the workplace but managers need to avoid four key “AI dysfunctions” including algorithmic bias, says an article co-authored by Dr Stella Pachidi of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Diversity and pricing
Gender diversity boosts underpricing in IPOs due to higher institutional investor demand for diverse boards, finds a new study co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Medovate partners with Vygon Vet to introduce pioneering technology to veterinary practice
Medovate – a dynamic development company with specialisms in anaesthesia, airway management, critical care, and surgery – is partnering with its UK distributor Vygon Vet to introduce its game-changing anaesthesia device SAFIRA® to veterinary practice.
How to create a more sustainable market for home appliances
On 1st March, the EU introduced new rules for home appliances. The latest Ecodesign measures include requirements for repairability and recyclability intended to improve the life span, maintenance, re-use, upgrade, recyclability, and waste handling of appliances. Will they be enough to tilt the balance back in favour of repairing or upgrading appliances rather than replacing them?
Announcing COMSOL Days 2021: 40+ online events on multiphysics simulation
COMSOL announces COMSOL Days 2021 with more than 40 online events planned on a range of engineering and science topics.
AstraZeneca advances mass global rollout of COVID-19 vaccine through COVAX
The first of many millions of doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine have begun arriving in low and middle-income countries across the world through the multilateral COVAX initiative, the first steps in fulfilling the Company’s efforts to provide broad and equitable access to the vaccine.
Completing sale of managed service provider Hentsū
Taylor Wessing advised Hentsū Limited on its acquisition by Portfolio BI, a leading provider of front-to-back solutions for order management, portfolio management, data management, and reporting for the buy-side.
UK Government invests £5m to develop ‘library’ of mRNA vaccines to help fight new COVID-19 variants
Technology innovation centre CPI has received a £5 million investment to support the development of an mRNA ‘vaccine library’ as part of the Government’s vaccine support package announced in yesterday’s Budget by the chancellor, Rishi Sunak.
A47 dualling leaps forward with first-ever partnership between Combined Authority and Highways England
Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough James Palmer has won agreement from the Minister for Transport, Baroness Vere, that Highways England will take forward A47 dualling plans to the next stage.
The #21toWatch Top21.2021 revealed
#21toWatch is a successful campaign and awards that celebrates the outstanding talent within the disruptive science and tech industries from Cambridgeshire and across East Anglia.
Global Covid-19 vaccine landscape: Summary and infographic
Onyva's new blog post includes a clear summary infographic of all the key Covid-19 vaccines in full or early use, globally. It provides key peer-review sources, where available, including efficacies, to help you to get up to speed quickly in the rapidly evolving pandemic situation.
Genomics study identifies routes of transmission of coronavirus in care homes
Genomic surveillance – using information about genetic differences between virus samples – can help identify how the SARS-CoV-2 spreads in care home settings, whose residents are at particular risk, according to new research just published.
Through the looking glass: artificial ‘molecules’ open door to ultrafast devices
Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Skoltech in Russia have shown that polaritons, the quirky particles that may end up running the quantum supercomputers of the future, can form structures that behave like molecules – and these ‘artificial molecules’ can potentially be engineered on demand. Their results are published in the journal Physical Review B Letters.
Eazipay welcomes changes to the Prompt Payment Code
Government plans to beef-up the Prompt Payment Code have been welcomed by Cambridgeshire (Ely) based Eazipay, one of the country’s leading Direct Debit collection companies and long-time campaigner for the reform of the Code.
The fuse is lit to charge-up UK technology investment: Deloitte comments
Julian Rae, Tech Foundry lead partner at Deloitte, comments on the Chancellor’s statement: “The Future Fund: Breakthrough scheme, providing £375 million in funding to support innovative and R&D intensive businesses, will not only spark new growth for the UK’s technology scale-ups but also set a new foundation for business growth across the country.
Budget 2021 - R&D tax reliefs update
Kingly Brookes summarises the announcements made as part of the Budget 2021 yesterday (3 March 2021).
Be part of a weekend to remember with Arthur Rank Hospice's Star Shine Walk!
Remember, honour and celebrate the life of someone you love.
Mayor’s ‘breakthrough’ Network Rail partnership speeds Wisbech-Cambridge rail service further down the track
Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, James Palmer, has secured a powerful new partnership with Network Rail which can push Wisbech rail plans forward in tandem with work to free up the Ely rail bottleneck.
The comeback kid: FXP Festival returns for 2021
FXP Festival, a Cambridgeshire-based education initiative, has announced that it will return for 2021 with an official launch date of Monday 26 April. Arriving in a brand-new format and drawing on expertise from the game design and development industry, FXP Festival is set to provide students with a range of new and exciting challenges.
Challenge accepted as topics unveiled ahead of Innovate East 2021
Some of the most creative minds from across the UK will come together for Innovate East 2021 to sprint their way through a series of carbon-related challenges, looking for the most innovative solutions focusing on technology, nature and hydrogen.
Allia Future Business Centre brings new Ideation and Validation programme to Peterborough
Do you have an exciting business idea but don’t know where to start?
A lender’s perspective: why we’re keen to continue supporting the early years sector
This past year has been filled with uncertainty. The pandemic has completely disrupted the way we work, the way we live and the way our economy runs.
MediaTek’s MT9638 4K Smart TV Chip Ushers in a New Era of AI-Enabled Interactive Multimedia Experiences
New chip pairs innovative AI-powered features with the latest connectivity and display technologies
Freeport East welcomed by Mayor as ‘launchpad for the future’
Mayor James Palmer, who backed the proposal for two East Anglian ports, Felixstowe and Harwich, to be awarded freeport status, today welcomed Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement that the twin ‘Freeport East’ bid has been successful.
Budget 2021: Timely support for employers looking to create Apprenticeships and Traineeships welcomed by local leaders
Local leaders have welcomed today’s announcement that the government is supporting companies that invest in developing their teams by extending and increasing the payments made to employers who hire new apprentices.