Spirea secures further financing to develop the next generation of antibody drug conjugate therapeutics
Spirea Limited, a spin-out from the University of Cambridge, which was founded to deliver the next generation of antibody drug conjugate (ADC) cancer therapeutics, has today announced that it has secured financing from lead o2h Ventures and Syndicate Room.
Stansted unveils new facility as part of airport testing scheme to help get Britain flying again
London Stansted Airport has launched a new Covid-19 testing facility, as part of a move by its parent company, Manchester Airports Group (MAG).
Still time to have your say on multiple transport consultations
There’s still time for people to take part in consultations on multi-million-pound transport projects that would help thousands of people get around Greater Cambridge.
Support for shops hoping to extend opening hours
South Cambridgeshire Councillors have responded to the Government’s temporary relaxation of retail opening hours to offer support to local businesses hoping to extend their opening hours during December and January.
Cambridge machine learning experts announced as Turing AI Fellows
Dr Jose Miguel Hernandez Lobato and Dr Adrian Weller have been awarded Turing AI Acceleration Fellowships to deliver world-class Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies.
Trailblazer Alex is first to graduate from course
An optician from Cambridgeshire is celebrating after becoming the first to graduate from a pioneering course aimed at helping dispensing opticians specialise in contact lens fitting.
What's the point of taking photos?
Taking photos on your phone can be good for your business, career, and even private life, in many and often unexpected ways, writes Simon Hall...
8power completes £2M growth funding round
A funding round has been just been completed by 8power Ltd, the Cambridge based sensor technology company, as it continues to gain traction and grow in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) market.
Government Consults on new permitted development rights to allow town centre uses to convert to residential
The Government has issued a consultation paper seeking views on a proposed new permitted development right for the change use from the new Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) use class to residential in an effort to “support economic recovery, housing delivery and the regeneration of our high streets and town centres”. Gemma Dudley of Hewitsons provides the details.
Late excitement on Celebrity Bottom Drawer auction site as original Tracey Emin work joins mega sale of A-listers’ stuff
Tracey Emin has just put an original piece of artwork up for auction on the Celebrity Bottom Drawer site – alongside items from the likes of Dawn French, racehorse Enable, Cate Blanchett, Ed Sheeran, Delia Smith, Paul McCartney, Ricky Gervais and Coldplay – with bidding to close this Sunday (6 December).
Blue Tap secures Innovate UK Smart Grant
Blue Tap, a water purification social enterprise founded by University of Cambridge PhD student Francesca O’Hanlon, has secured an Innovate UK Smart Grant towards the technical development of its chlorine doser for use in developing countries.
District Councils open Additional Restrictions Support Grant schemes
The six District Councils across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough are now accepting applications for their respective Additional Restrictions Support Grant schemes.
TTP Cambridge Half Marathon launches ‘Run Everyone’, a virtual event to engage the Cambridge business community
Organisers of TTP Cambridge Half Marathon are today officially launching Cambridge’s first ever virtual run, ‘Run Everyone’, an initiative to get businesses and organisations across Cambridge competing in a virtual run throughout March 2021.
GCP Board asked to agree next steps on Cambourne to Cambridge
The Greater Cambridge Partnership’s Executive Board will be asked to agree the next steps on the Cambourne to Cambridge transport project.
NERC scientists honoured with Antarctica place names
To mark the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica, 26 places on the frozen continent have been named in honour of Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists.
Gaia: scientists take a step closer to revealing origins of our galaxy
An international team of astronomers, led by the University of Cambridge, has announced the most detailed ever catalogue of the stars in a huge swathe of our Milky Way galaxy.
Shop local and shop safely: Cambridge MP tours local businesses on Small Business Saturday
Shopping bags in hand, this Small Business Saturday (tomorrow, 5 December), Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner will kick off his Christmas shopping as he supports local businesses in Cambridge city centre, encouraging residents to “shop local” and “shop safely”.
Improved planning advice service launched for Greater Cambridge
The Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service has revamped the way it provides advice to people in the area who plan to submit a planning application, to bring the two separate processes previously offered by Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire District Councils into a single, new, streamlined service.
World’s largest single train methanol plants to use Johnson Matthey technology
Johnson Matthey (JM), United Kingdom, a global leader in sustainable technologies, including those for the most energy and environmentally efficient production of methanol from syngas, has secured a multiple licence win for China’s Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group’s latest project to develop five of the largest single train methanol plants in the world.
Christmas ads 2020: See who nailed it and how
Christmas ads are a staple of any big brand’s marketing and advertising strategy. Sookio has rounded up its top picks this year. Here is what works and why...
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'This campaign is concerning' - Darktrace expert comments on Covid-19 vaccine cyber-attacks
Following today's BBC report that the supply chain for the Covid-19 vaccine had faced an orchestrated and sophisticated cyber-attack, Max Heinemeyer, Director of Threat Hunting at Darktrace, comments:
Further changes to the General Permitted Development Order come into force
Further changes to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (“the Order”) will come into force today. Hewitsons explains.