Bango reports record revenue growth in 2020
Bango (AIM: BGO), the global platform for data-driven commerce, today announces its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2020.
New study to trial inhaled COVID-19 vaccines
A new clinical study will explore the effects of administering COVID-19 vaccines as inhaled airborne droplets – similar to how inhaled asthma medications are delivered – rather than by injection into muscle.
Impactful research wins awards
Dr Khaled Soufani and Professor Daniel Ralph of Cambridge Judge Business School have been named winners of the 2020 Sandra Dawson Research Impact Award for the impact of their research on non-academic stakeholders.
With backdrop of Covid, UK-EU agreement vital for supporting communities, jobs and living standards across East of England – CBI
Following another week of tough negotiations, the CBI is urging both the UK and EU to renew efforts to get a deal. That’s essential to protect people’s jobs and living standards amid one of the worst recessions in living memory.
Major European starting grants awarded
Six Cambridge researchers are among the latest recipients of European Union awards given to early-career academics.
RECOVERY trial will evaluate REGN-COV2 investigational antibody cocktail in the UK
The University of Oxford and its partner Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc have announced that RECOVERY (Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY), one of the world’s largest randomised clinical trials of potential COVID-19 treatments, will evaluate Regeneron’s investigational anti-viral antibody cocktail, REGN-COV2.
ARC East of England to address national health and care research priorities
People across the country will benefit from targeted research projects to improve health and care, led and supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) East of England, hosted by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.
Cambridge Index climbs 4.5%
The Cambridge Index advanced 1,085.2 points or 4.5% to close at 25039.6, as eight of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Bamboo Systems wins three Stevie® Awards in its 2020 International Business Awards®
Bamboo Systems, a provider of transformative ARM servers designed to power the next generation of net-zero data centres, announced that it has been named the winner of two Gold and one Silver Stevie® Award in The 17th Annual International Business Awards®.
Darktrace Immune System Version 5 redefines enterprise security
Darktrace, the world’s leading cyber AI company, has launched Version 5 of its self-learning, self-defending Darktrace Immune System, allowing security teams to meet the novel challenges presented by more dynamic ways of working.
3D printed electronics offer the solution for agile, on-demand manufacturing
"The 3D electronics market is diversifying and is forecast to reach around $3bn by 2030," says a new report by IDTechEx.
Analytik offers affordable temperature controlled 3D BioPrinter from GeSiM
The BioScaffolder Prime is a new affordable high-performance 3D bioprinter which delivers precision engineering in an advanced, customisable platform.
Urban&Civic's Summer Saturdays at Alconbury Weald bring community together
Last month, Urban&Civic, the developer behind Alconbury Weald, held a series of events for the local community.
Fintech Pledge launched to further strengthen UK’s fintech sector
ech Nation, the growth platform for tech companies and leaders, has today announced the launch of the Fintech Pledge with support from HM Treasury (HMT) and the Fintech Delivery Panel, to accelerate the growth of the UK’s fintech sector by enabling enhanced collaboration between banks and leading fintech firms.
Bango Marketplace expands across Asia with new partnership agreements
Bango announces a powerful array of new Bango Marketplace partnership agreements across Asia. These agreements strengthen marketing, sales and support for marketers that can benefit from the unique capabilities of Bango Audiences in five countries across this mobile first region.
Cambridge helps launch £10m Trinity Challenge to protect the world against future pandemics
The University of Cambridge has joined a coalition of some of the world’s leading businesses and academic and tech institutions to launch The Trinity Challenge. This global challenge provides a £10m prize fund for breakthrough solutions to make sure one billion more people are better protected against health emergencies
Abcam continues to invest in future growth
Abcam plc (AIM: ABC), a global leader in the supply of life science research tools, today announces its preliminary results for the 12 months ended 30 June 2020. The company delivered total revenues equal to the prior year, with in-house product revenue growth of over 6%, in spite of COVID-19, and proceeded with investment in all areas of its five-year growth plan.
NVIDIA to acquire Arm for $40 billion
NVIDIA and SoftBank Group Corp. (SBG) have announced a definitive agreement under which NVIDIA will acquire Arm Limited from SBG and the SoftBank Vision Fund (together, SoftBank) in a transaction valued at $40 billion. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to NVIDIA’s non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP earnings per share.
£5 million for new research projects investigating how coronavirus spreads
Eight new projects will explore how the virus spreads in schoolchildren, healthcare workers, in medical settings, on surfaces in public spaces, and in strictly-Orthodox Jewish communities.
Trainee programme proves Hewitsons ‘trains to retain’
Five promising young trainees have recently qualified as solicitors at Hewitsons, which has offices in Cambridge, London, Northampton and Milton Keynes and places absolute focus on its clients.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough launches £500K top-up to broadband vouchers for rural residents
Connecting Cambridgeshire “tops-up” Government’s Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme with funding from the Combined Authority to ensure rural areas don’t miss out.
Acoustic booths - a sign of the times
As the advent of a new way of working dawns, there is a rather sleek and contemporary addition to the office that is likely to become a familiar fixture.
Curiosity fulfilled the cat
The power of curiosity, and the fulfilment it can bring, even in the most emotional of moments, writes Simon Hall...
The manufacturing cost conundrum
Entrepreneurs need to have a good handle on both development and production costs up-front to build a robust business case. But how is it possible to get production costs at the very beginning of development before the product has been designed?
UK economy starts third quarter on front foot with GDP growth of 6.6% month-on-month in July – EY ITEM Club comments
The UK economy started Q3 on the front foot with robust month-on-month GDP growth of 6.6% in July. This built on the economy’s increasing signs of recovery at the end of Q2.