Volunteers are essential in Covid battle
A clinician who is helping to lead the battle against Covid-19 at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge has praised a loyal team of volunteers saying: “We couldn’t do it without them.”
Fluidic Analytics launches new product to provide new insights into the immune response to COVID-19
Fluidic Analytics, a five-year old company based in Cambridge, UK, has announced the global launch of the Fluidity One‑W Serum. The new instrument provides quantitative insights into the antibody response to COVID‑19 that cannot easily be obtained with traditional antibody tests. The Fluidity One‑W Serum has been developed to allow researchers to characterize and quantify antigen-antibody…
New drug targets for lethal brain cancer discovered
Researchers have engineered a new mouse model for studying glioblastoma, the most aggressive type of brain cancer.
Marshall Netherlands expands into larger premises
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group’s Netherlands business is this week moving to larger and smarter new office facilities in Katwijk, two miles from Leiden.
EACH to reopen more shops in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk next week
East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) is to reopen a further three shops, with those that unlocked doors on Monday (27 July) across Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex recording a highly successful day of sales.
Four months of CBILS – what we’re looking for and what we’ve learned so far
Read our insights into the government’s Covid-19 support scheme and find out if it’s a good fit for your firm
Influence with influencers
Olly Cooper, Account Manager at KISS, writes: "With the explosion in influencer marketing - the industry was worth $2bn in 2017 and is set to reach $15bn by 2022 - I often describe social media as a bit like Times Square: you’ve got thousands of people all in one place and all these brands fighting for your attention."
Taylor Wessing advises Dawn Capital on £51.2m Series C round for Quantexa
Taylor Weessing has advised long-standing client and early-stage VC fund Dawn Capital on its investment as part of a £51.2 million Series C fundraising round for Quantexa.
Virtual Prudential RideLondon goes ahead to help save UK’s charities
The first ever virtual edition of Prudential RideLondon – the world’s greatest festival of cycling – will take place on 15 and 16 August to celebrate cycling and raise funds to help save the UK’s charities.
Anthias Consulting launches blended learning programme
Anthias Consulting is continuing to support its customers through a range of training options which now includes Blended Learning.
Steroids help tumours suppress immune system, offering new immunotherapy targets
A study has revealed that tumours can evade the immune system by telling immune cells to produce immunosuppressive steroids. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, and MRC Cancer Unit, discovered that immune T cells from mouse skin and breast tumours secrete steroids, and that preventing this steroid production reduced growth of tumours…
Cambridge game company helps push the Frontier of video game preservation
Cambridge-based video game developer and publisher, Frontier Developments plc is sponsoring the Centre for Computing History to help lend support to the museum’s ambitious video game preservation project.
TRB Lightweight Structures: A ray of sunshine for British industry during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly swept across the globe, affecting the lives of billions of people worldwide, and having a negative impact on many industries. However, for some there have been opportunities to continue working under careful conditions and turn their expertise to tackling the societal effects of the virus. International manufacturing and engineering company TRB Lightweight…
Quarantine employment rights explained
Last Saturday (25 July 2020), the UK Government announced (with less than six hours’ notice) that people arriving to the UK from Spain would be required to enter into a 14 day quarantine, a move which is expected to impact on 1.2 million Britons this August alone.
'Test, test, test'– the importance of diagnostics in pandemic preparedness
While the world waits for a vaccine to be developed and approved for use against the COVID-19 virus, the best measure to identify, slow and prevent the spread of the virus is to test.
An active summer ahead for Cambridge families and young people
Cambridge City Council is organising a programme of fun and affordable activities to keep families and young people moving throughout the summer school holidays.
‘Quantum negativity’ can power ultra-precise measurements
Scientists have found that a physical property called ‘quantum negativity’ can be used to take more precise measurements of everything from molecular distances to gravitational waves.
MP puts on boxing gloves
Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner will visit a Cambridge boxing gym that punches above its weight as it re-opens its doors for the first time since the Covid shutdown.
MRC launches Experimental Medicine Panel
MRC is pleased to announce a new Experimental Medicine Panel, which will meet regularly to enhance the MRC’s current translational offering.
Horizon Discovery licenses CHOSOURCE platform to TrueBinding for development and commercialization of multiple biotherapeutics
TrueBinding signs multi-product commercial-use licence to develop stable, antibody-expressing cell lines using Horizon’s gene-edited CHO GS knockout platform.
Calling all bank managers, accountants and VCs: team up or lose out
Do you have a dynamic business in your portfolio that needs funding? CBILS could be the answer – and we can help
Are you considering permanent home working for your business?
Employers might be surprised to find that permanent working from home can be quite different to the temporary set up of recent months. If you’re considering making your business fully remote, read the latest blog from HR Dept first.
Medovate secures exclusive partnership with TLC Medical to extend launch of innovative technology for regional anaesthesia across the United States
Medovate, the medical device development company, has concluded an agreement with Iowa based TLC Medical to act as an additional exclusive distributor for its FDA cleared SAFIRA™ (SAFer Injection for Regional Anaesthesia) innovation in the United States of America.
Biocair expands US presence and capacity
With the expansion of two of Biocair’s North American facilities, the company’s offerings in the US have increased substantially.
WiFi gets a Boost Following Ofcom Announcement
Ofcom has today announced key changes which affects WiFi across the UK which will have a strong positive impact on the provision of WiFi services for businesses, venues, events, and the hospitality industry.