Johnson Matthey and Envision Virgin Racing announce multi year strategic partnership
Johnson Matthey (JM), a global leader in sustainable technologies, has taken another major step in its plans to commercialise eLNO, its family of nickel rich advanced cathode materials, by entering into a strategic partnership with Formula E team Envision Virgin Racing. The collaboration will see JM and Envision Virgin Racing combine next generation cathode materials with leading battery…
East of England profit warnings increase by 30% year-on-year – EY Profit Warnings Report
The East of England recorded a 30% increase in the number of profit warnings issued by listed businesses in 2020, when compared to 2019, according to data from the latest EY Profit Warnings Report.
Loans help businesses to keep innovating through pandemic
Innovate UK has made up to £134 million in continuity loans available to help small businesses drive on with innovative and exciting new products and services.
Disabled teachers face significant workplace discrimination despite drive for more inclusive schools
One of the first academic studies to examine the working lives of disabled teachers in England has called for ‘urgent change’ after finding evidence of significant workplace discrimination and barriers to their career progression.
A switch to battery electric vehicles is the best option for cleaner road transport, study finds
The widespread adoption of battery electric vehicles offers the greatest energy efficiency and potential for CO2 reduction, new analysis by Cambridge engineers has shown.
Call for support for University students affected by the pandemic
A cross-party group of MPs and Peers have called on the Government to ‘substantially’ increase student support following their inquiry into the case for compensation for university students throughout the pandemic.
CybSafe secures £5.6 million Series A investment round
CybSafe, the behavioural security platform that’s transforming the way organisations manage human cyber risk, has announced a £5.6m ($7.9m) Series A round. It was led by deep tech investors IQ Capital with participation from Hannover Digital Investments GmbH (HDI Group) and B8 Ventures.
Virgin Media shows prominence in speed tests
Virgin Media leads in the number of tests over 150 Mbps.
Creative Marketing Agency flocc expands operations in Cambridge
Digital Marketing Agency flocc is delighted to announce the opening of its new Cambridge office at WeWork, Station Road, Cambridge as part of its expansion in the city.
The point of Public Relations (PR)
If you should ask - what's the point of PR? - here's a £100 million response from Simon Hall.
Schlumberger employees refurbish laptops to help children with online learning
Almost a year after the first COVID-19 lockdown, many schools remain closed, and there is an increased need for computers for online schooling.
Pangaea Data raises further funding to accelerate deployment of its breakthrough AI with pharmaceutical companies and hospitals
Pangaea Data has announced it has raised its second funding round in 12 months, following a year of rapid growth and successful deployment of its product for scientists and clinicians at global pharmaceutical companies and healthcare organisations in the UK and US.
Coleridge Art Exhibition
Take a look at the fantastic pieces of art in the Coleridge Art Exhibition.
Rapid assessment of the stability of colloids and dispersions
The Stabino® II from Colloid Metrix is a fast and easy-to-operate zeta potential instrument for analysing and optimising the stability of colloids and dispersions, based on measurement of streaming potential.
Redgate Software takes over from PASS and commits to the future of the Summit, SQLSaturday and the community
Redgate Software has confirmed that it has acquired the assets of the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS), which ended operations on January 15, and will revive the Summit, continue SQLSaturdays, and make available the library of content and training sessions.
Market towns focused on Covid recovery win millions in Combined Authority grants and partner funding
Board members of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority have unanimously voted to approve 22 new project proposals, totalling £4.1 million in grant funding, under the Market Towns Programme for Fenland, Huntingdonshire. and East Cambridgeshire.
How to deliver better customer service
After the year we’ve lived through no one can deny the need for change. And nowhere is this more obvious than the need to deliver better customer service.
Delta Capita deploys Luminance’s AI as regulators push for LIBOR switchover
Luminance, the leading artificial intelligence platform for the legal profession, has announced that Delta Capita, a top financial services business, technology consultant and managed services provider, has adopted Luminance’s AI technology to assist them with LIBOR, IBOR and EURIBOR transition projects.
Thought experiment on post-COVID Cambridge suggests that for universities, blending is a new beginning
A research project which asked University of Cambridge staff and students to describe their biggest hopes – and darkest fears – for post-pandemic higher education has found that many would support a permanent, but partial, shift to online learning.
East of England business confidence dips but vaccine drives hope for 2021
Business confidence in the East of England fell 11 points during January to -12%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.
Launch into 2021 with Best Employers Eastern Region
Employers passionate about developing their organisation’s culture, engagement levels and workplace environment, can now sign up to take part in the new Best Employers Eastern Region 2021 Programme.
EACH moves out of Cambridgeshire and Suffolk offices with operational deficit at £2 million
East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) will not renew the leases on its head office in Milton or regional office in Ipswich, as part of a cost-saving programme responding to a forecasted operational deficit of £2 million over the next 12 months.
Avacta announces collaboration agreement with Bruker
Avacta Group plc, the developer of Affimer® biotherapeutics and reagents, announces that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Bruker Corporation (Billerica, MA) to evaluate the Affimer-based, bead assisted mass spectrometry (BAMS™) SARS-CoV-2 assay, that the Group has developed with Adeptrix Inc.
dB Broadcast completes new TV studio for Berkeley Studios International
dB Broadcast, the UK’s leading broadcast systems integrator, has delivered a new fully equipped studio for Berkeley Studios International (BSI) at their Park Royal site in London. BSI now has an expanded capacity and a greater range of services available for hire as well as for use by pan-Arab news channel Alghad TV.
Medovate unites with Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas Inc to promote best practice in regional anaesthesia
Cambridge based medical device company Medovate has announced a newly formed partnership with Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc. to promote best practice within regional anaesthesia across the United States and the Middle East.