Why you should develop project management skills even if you aren’t a project manager – Part 2: Effective Planning
Steve Iddon of accentuate explores how Project Management skills are valuable in a wide range of work-related contexts. Part 2 of a series of articles.
Accelerated transformation needed post pandemic, says expert
Companies need to accelerate digital transformation in emerging from pandemic crisis, says Gavin Patterson of Salesforce, in an interview with Cambridge Judge Dean Christoph Loch.
Whittle Lab research key for accelerating development of zero-carbon flight, says Prince of Wales
This week HRH The Prince of Wales gave the opening address to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Turbo Expo conference, the largest annual conference on the subject of flight and land-based power generation, due to have been held in London earlier this year but which is being held online due to the pandemic.
Join the 'Tea Party for Sight': annual CBM Sunday organised by Cambridge charity moves online
Cambridge disability charity CBM is inviting groups to come together to mark CBM Sunday on 11th October 2020, but this year the charity expects that most events will be held online.
CBI industrial trends survey signals manufacturing sector lacking momentum in September – EY comments
Despite the September CBI industrial trends survey, the EY ITEM Club believes that GDP growth in the third quarter is likely to be at least 15% up quarter-on-quarter as the economy benefited from reduced lockdown restrictions and the release of pent-up demand. However, it is increasingly evident that the fourth quarter will be more challenging for the UK economy.
SBC occupier Immune Regulation Limited raises £40.6 million Series B equity financing
Series B round led by Morningside Ventures provides foundation to accelerate the drug development of first-in-class immune-resetting therapies.
Transporting temperature-sensitive COVID-19 vaccines
We all hope that a COVID-19 vaccine is on the horizon - but the global cold chain must be prepared to distribute these vaccines around the world, says Biocair.
Chris Jeffery of Taylor Wessing discusses social distancing tech in 'Verdict' Magazine
From fashion, to fitness, to health, to communication, connected wearable devices have been making inroads in a number of industries, and are now a well-established segment of the internet of things. Wearable devices have played a role in remote patient monitoring during the pandemic, but the technology is now also being explored as a means of tackling the issue of social distancing, particularly…
Five easy ways to motivate your remote team
A business will not be successful without the right people. Many companies invest heavily in the recruitment process to ensure that they hire the right people. But you have to keep employees motivated beyond the initial recruitment and onboarding phase.
Extended protection for commercial tenants
Boris Johnson is addressing the nation this afternoon and it is anticipated that he will again ask those who can to work from home and will impose a new nationwide 10pm curfew on bars and restaurants. With this tightening of all our freedoms there are calls on the government to extend the economic help they provided at the start of the pandemic.
Are we heading for a second lockdown?
Now that we have been through lockdown, with all its challenges, there may be a potential second lockdown?
Applications open for small businesses to kickstart young people’s employment
To tackle increasing numbers of young people aged 16-24 struggling to find work and on Universal Credit, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has announced a new partnership with Adecco Working Ventures.
Leading Manchester hospital uses Versius to perform its first ever robotic keyhole surgery procedures
CMR Surgical Ltd today announced the introduction of its next-generation surgical robotic system, Versius at Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI), part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Versius becomes the first ever surgical robot to be used to perform minimal access surgery (otherwise known as MAS or keyhole surgery) at Manchester Royal Infirmary and will initially be used to perform…
Akbank selects Featurespace's ARIC Risk Hub to protect every transaction from fraud
Featurespace™, the leading provider of Enterprise Financial Crime prevention software announced that Istanbul-based Akbank has selected the ARIC™ Risk Hub to reduce fraud risk, while increasing acceptance rates across all transactional channels for its nearly 18 million customers.
Owlstone Medical announces key study results on use of breath biopsy for improved detection of liver disease
Owlstone Medical, the global leader in Breath Biopsy® for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today announced the results of a patient study that successfully demonstrates the use of exhaled limonene as a breath biomarker to measure liver function and stage liver disease.
Illumina to acquire GRAIL to launch new era of cancer detection
Illumina, Inc. and GRAIL, a healthcare company whose mission is focused on multi-cancer early detection, announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Illumina will acquire GRAIL for cash and stock consideration of $8 billion upon closing of the transaction.
Astronomers discover the first ‘ultrahot Neptune’: one of nature’s improbable planets
An international team of astronomers, including researchers from the University of Cambridge, has discovered a new class of planet, an ‘ultrahot Neptune’, orbiting the nearby star LTT 9779.
EPIC ON partners with Bango for global expansion
Bango, the data driven commerce platform, has partnered with EPIC ON, the premium OTT platform by IN10 Media Network, to expand access to EPIC ON’s vast array of subscription based entertainment content into new regions.
IWF faces busiest year ever
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is on track for its busiest year and is launching a major recruitment drive to help make the internet a safer place.
Accelerate@Babraham Start-up Programme underway with four new life science start-ups taking part in five month programme
The Babraham Research Campus’ third cohort of Accelerate@Babraham life science start-ups came together yesterday (Monday) for the first day of the 2020/21 programme.
Cambridge Network companies win 'Business Weekly' awards
Nearly every winning company named in this year's prestigious Business Weekly Awards programme is a member of Cambridge Network, while Dr Hermann Hauser, one of Cambridge Network's Founder Directors, has won the Cambridge Enterprise Lifetime Achievement Award.
Key discovery in psoriatic arthritis points way for developing targeted treatments
A new study has revealed psoriatic arthritis may be activated by the same trigger in different patients. Researchers from the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Sanger Institute identified high levels of a specific receptor in immune cells from psoriatic arthritis patients, giving the strongest evidence yet of a single cause for the disease.
New paper from Riverlane: ‘Practical Quantum Computing: the value of local computation’
Quantum computers will introduce a new computational paradigm for tackling problems beyond the reach of state-of-the-art classical high-performance computers (HPCs), says Cambridge-based Riverlane.
Cambridge Index falls 1.2%
The Cambridge Index dropped 293.6 points or 1.2% to close at 24,746.0, as six of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share prices.
Webinars vs live-streams - the ultimate comparison
What's the real difference between webinars and livestream events? Maybe you’ve been using Zoom and want a better understanding of the other options available.