New affordable homes promised for residents across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has approved the spend of £19.1 million to create 453 new affordable homes over 13 sites for people right across the region.
Vatican Library’s digitised manuscripts – including oldest surviving copy of the Bible – protected from cyber-attacks using AI
Darktrace, the world’s leading cyber AI company, has today announced that the Vatican Library, which holds one of the oldest and most significant collections of historical texts in the world, has selected Darktrace AI to protect it against cyber-attacks.
AVEVA expands its collaboration with Microsoft with a focus on cloud and AI
AVEVA and Microsoft have announced collaboration on cloud and AI to drive digital transformation in the manufacturing and energy sectors.
New report showcases resourceful leaders in UK bioscience for challenging times
Released today by BioBeat, the seventh annual Movers and Shakers in BioBusiness report highlights 30 examples of resourceful leaders in the UK bioscience sector.
Living Wage Week - Council celebrates businesses which have helped tackle poverty during coronavirus
Cambridge City Council is using Living Wage Week this week (9-15 November) as an opportunity to thank businesses in Cambridge helping tackle issues related to poverty which have been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Mill Road survey launches
A survey launched yesterday (Monday 9 November), to find out what people think of the trial closure of Cambridge's Mill Road Bridge to all traffic except for buses, cyclists and pedestrians.
UK hub for research into security threats awarded £5.3m funding
The Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats (CREST) has been awarded a further £5.3 million to continue its behavioural and social science research into security threats to the UK.
InnClusive launches across UK and Ireland
The way we consume has changed. Renting property is not exempt from this. A problem still exists for the modern consumer. The process: of sourcing, viewing, securing, furnishing, setting up utility bills, creating council tax accounts, credit checks and references is a lengthy, multichannel, and arduous one. This is not inline with the demands of the modern world and the requirements of the…
Cambridge Index rises 1.7%
The Cambridge Index advanced 406.7 points or 1.7% to close at 23954.4, as nine of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Effectiveness and efficiency – how to strike the right balance
Do you know how to strike the right balance between effectiveness and efficiency? It's easier than you think, but first, you must let go of the illusion that you can always be efficient and effective at the same time in everything that you do.
Working from home in Lockdown 2.0
With the shift towards working at home looking like it will be with us for the long-term, employees need to remain vigilant to protect their organisation from potential breaches and attacks.
Birketts recruits top lawyer to Property Litigation Team
Top 100 UK law firm Birketts has strengthened its experienced Property Litigation Team with the arrival of Legal Director, Lynsey Ellard.
Bicycle Therapeutics presents posters at the SITC 35th anniversary annual meeting
Bicycle Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: BCYC), a biotechnology company pioneering a new and differentiated class of therapeutics based on its proprietary bicyclic peptide (Bicycle®) technology, today announced that preclinical data for BT7480, a tumour-targeted immune cell agonist (TICA™), and an EphA2/CD137 TICA will be presented during an e-poster session at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer’s …
Consultation launched on trial walking and cycling measures
A consultation on trial measures introduced to make it easier for people to walk and cycle around Cambridge during Covid-19 has been launched today.
Research and Innovation Highlights from ARU
Anglia Ruskin Univeristy (ARU) is pleased to share the latest issue of its annual publication Research and Innovation Highlights.
COEL team operates a full service during lockdown#2
COEL and its subsidiary companies CPMS and CMS Cambridge will remain open and will continue to deliver offices and laboratories throughout the duration of the new lockdown.
Pfizer and BioNTech announce vaccine candidate against COVID-19 successful in first interim analysis from Phase 3 study
Vaccine candidate was found to be more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 in participants without evidence of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection in the first interim efficacy analysis.
Ditch the plough, increase diversity, grow cover crops - three achievable steps toward 'Net Zero'?
Agri-tech offers ‘soil up’ approach to restoring environmental balance and farm incomes...
Science Comms – a how-to guide for times like these
One odd silver lining these days is that the amorphous topic of ‘science’ and its value in our lives is much more discussed!
Garden office company builds success during pandemic
A Cambridge garden room builder has seen orders go through the roof as more and more people decide to make working from home permanent.
Tame your computer - stop the traffic again
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 describes how to delete meeting responses that don't contain comments, automatically (Microsoft Outlook).
Your subject isn't boring
You might think it is, but communication coach (and very interesting speaker) Jon Torrens reckons you just haven't discovered it yet.
Cell Guidance Systems introduces Exo-spin 96 exosome purification kit
Cell Guidance Systems Ltd, a specialist in exosome research reagents and services, today announced the launch of a new product for the purification of exosomes from blood and other samples. The Exo-spin™ 96 exosome purification kit allows researchers to purify exosome samples in the standard 96 well plate format.
Last chance to enter Cambridge Independent SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards
This is the final call for entries to the Cambridge Independent SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards.
Congenica completes $50m Series C funding round to advance clinical genomic analysis software and data platform
Congenica, the digital health company enabling rapid and accurate analysis of complex genomic data to transform people’s lives, is pleased to announce the completion of its Series C funding round, raising US$50m (£39m).