Microsoft Research Cambridge collaborates with game developer Ninja Theory
Non-player characters are the heart and soul of many video games, and new AI technology lets developers create characters that act organically and respond naturally to the player.
Birketts’ Employee Incentives team recruits to meet increasing demand for employee-led business models
Birketts has announced the appointment of Xiaolei Liu as a Solicitor in its highly regarded Employee Incentives team.
COVID-19: Potential vaccines and logistics
While pharmaceuticals contribute to approximately 2% of annual air cargo volume, the industry transports over one trillion dollars’ worth of cargo every year (IATA). Pharmaceutical shipments have an overwhelmingly large impact on the global response to infectious diseases and general healthcare.
EACH hosts new virtual shopping fair ‘Granny’s Online Attic'
East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) is set to host a virtual shopping fair through its eBay store on Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th August.
Museum of Cambridge awarded National Lottery Heritage Fund grant
The Museum of Cambridge has received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £210,600 to support Museum Making, which will be a transformational project for the Museum.
Grow-your-own community flourishes at first Northstowe allotments
Residents are reaping the benefits of growing their own food at the very first allotments in Northstowe – and enjoying respite from lockdown.
Taylor Wessing cements position as expert international lawyers for the India market
Taylor Wessing has been named by the India Business Law Journal as a leading firm for work in India.
Taylor Wessing launches Return to Work tech solution to business leaders with Wilson Sonsini's SixFifty
SixFifty partners with leading international law firms Taylor Wessing and Wilson Sonsini to develop a technology solution to help businesses and their employees return to work safely in the US and Europe.Together with SixFifty, the technology subsidiary of the law firm Wilson Sonsini, Taylor Wessing has released a legal technology 'Return to Work Toolset' for businesses to support the safe…
Data-driven invention pioneer, Iprova, marks 10 years of reinventing invention
The Cambridge Science Park based company Iprova marks ten years of pioneering the digital transformation of invention through its data-driven invention technology.
A personal reflection - key lessons from an unconventional career trajectory and the skills needed to adapt in the face of uncertainty
Steve Iddon of accentuate reflects on the skills and qualities needed to adapt and change in a challenging and uncertain workplace.
Reflection Therapeutics secures Innovate UK co-funding for major research programme to fight motor neurone disease through cell therapy
Reflection Therapeutics, Cambridge-based developer of cell therapy against neuroinflammation, is pleased to announce the start of a major Innovate Smart Grant project co-funded by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency.
Lumeon raises $30m in funding to support US growth
Boston, USA...Lumeon, the leader in care pathway orchestration, announced that it has closed $30M in Series D funding led by new investors Optum Ventures and Endeavour Vision, with participation from current investors LSP, MTIP, IPF Partners, Gilde and Amadeus Capital Partners.
EACH eBay shop takes record-breaking £24.3k on return from lockdown
East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) has seen its eBay shop smash its previous record for monthly income following its return from lockdown.
Surgeon’s pledge on Cape Town gun victims
A young Addenbrooke’s trainee in academic and clinical neurosurgery who found himself in the thick of the Covid-19 outbreak in South Africa today vowed to return and help more patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) caused by gunshots.
Mill Road tales and mysteries revealed at Open Cambridge
The countdown has begun for this year’s digital Open Cambridge heritage weekend (11-13 September), with only four weeks to go until viewers can log on and learn more about the city and beyond.
Poignant Second World War Cambridgeshire memorials re-listed to commemorate 75th anniversary of VJ Day
Two Grade I listed churches in the East of England have been re-listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on the advice of Historic England, with new information linking them to the Second World War and the Allied victory in Japan.
Tilney sponsors 'CEO of the Year' at 2020 Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards
Tilney, the Cambridge-based financial planning and investment management group, has been unveiled as the sponsor of the CEO of the Year category at the 2020 Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards.
Cambridgeshire SME wins £19m deal: electric car battery parts made from organic waste
TRB Lightweight Structures (TRB) has won a £19 million deal to export electric car battery parts made from organic waste to the United States.
Meditation-relaxation therapy may offer escape from the terror of sleep paralysis
Sleep paralysis – a condition thought to explain a number of mysterious experiences including alleged cases of alien abduction and demonic night-time visits – could be treated using a technique of meditation-relaxation, suggests a pilot study published today.
Hospital team reunites Addenbrooke’s patient with dog after four months
Addenbrooke’s patient Ronald Jaffray has been able to hug his dog Misty for the first time in four months, thanks to a surprise reunion organised by the hospital team who care for him.
Modular homes for the homeless
Please have a look at coverage for the recent project to design and build six modular homes for the homeless in Cambridge! "One of the major benefits of the project was that New Meaning, which is run by Bottisham-based John Evans, took on a team with skills that were not being used in conventional settings."
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Healx teams up with the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics to accelerate novel treatments towards the clinic
Healx, the AI-powered, patient-inspired technology company accelerating the discovery and development of rare disease treatments at scale, is proud to announce its partnership with the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics (FAST) today. This partnership will focus on developing therapies for Angelman syndrome, a rare neurogenetic disorder that affects approximately one in 15,000 people…
Innovative nuclear competition launch – are you ready for the challenge?
A £3.9 million competition has been launched to find innovative ways to sort and segregate radioactive waste at some of the UK’s oldest nuclear sites.
More R&D funding to develop projects set to boost local economic growth across the UK
Seventeen new projects that will harness research and innovation excellence to boost local growth have been given early stage investment from UKRI’s Strength in Places Fund.