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.
Government trials online ‘nitrate trading’ auction platform to assist stalled housing growth
The Government has launched a pilot online ‘nitrate trading’ auction platform in south Hampshire and the Solent which it states will unlock housing growth in the area while reducing harmful nitrates and aiding wildlife recovery. If successful it could be extended to other areas in England.
Debt recovery webinar – getting your money
More than 150 people tuned into Birketts’ webinar offering vital advice on debt recovery and how individuals and businesses can recover their money in the rapidly changing COVID-19 landscape.
Tame your computer - clear the clutter
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 clear all formatting and styles from selected text (Microsoft Word).
Stuff we get asked about social media marketing
This is just one of a series of blogs which can be found on Network Design's new website designbynetwork.co.uk launched in August.
Join Anthias Consulting's free webinar on metabolomics in biotechnology
Anthias Consulting is running a webinar next month in the exciting field of Metabolomics, introducing the key concepts and the analytical technologies used in its practice.
Arecor presents at EASD 2020
Arecor Limited, the biopharmaceutical company advancing today’s therapies to enable healthier lives, today announces that its abstract titled ‘Phase I study investigating the PD, PK and safety of AT247 in comparison to insulin aspart,NovoRapid®,and fast insulin aspart, Fiasp®, has been selected for oral presentation at the upcoming European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) virtual…
Sable&Hawkes delivers vineyard inspired environment for Charing Cross Hospital
As Design Week features a new book from Phaidon charting the history of flowers as a medium for creativity, Sable&Hawkes has just completed a new environment design project for the NHS with a flower inspired install at the Charing Cross Hospital Dialysis Unit, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.