Webinars highlight members' talent and expertise
From virtual teamworking to design thinking, customer experience to machine learning, immigration issues to personal investment, the scope of Cambridge Network webinars over the past few months has been vast.
Red alert for the events industry
The team of event professionals who illuminated many Cambridge landmarks in blue during lockdown has returned once again. This time it was something of a personal mission.
Cell ‘membrane on a chip’ could speed up screening of drug candidates for COVID-19
Researchers have developed a human cell ‘membrane on a chip’ that allows continuous monitoring of how drugs and infectious agents interact with our cells, and may soon be used to test potential drug candidates for COVID-19.
Nemesis Bioscience announces research collaboration with Shionogi
Nemesis Bioscience Ltd announced that it has reached an agreement on terms for a two-year research collaboration with Shionogi & Co Ltd.
Airport to help land a new world record
Cambridge City Airport is supporting a veteran pilot in her attempt to set a new take-off and landing world record.
Cambridge Index declines 3.1%
The Cambridge Index fell 726.6 points or 3.1% to close at 22442.4, as six of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share prices.
Hewitsons award-winning corporate team acts in £14m sale of Elogbooks
The corporate team at Cambridge law firm Hewitsons has followed up its recent success at the Cambridgeshire Law Society Legal Excellence Awards with the completion of a high-profile local sale.
eg technology continues to grow with marketing investment
eg technology (egt) is dedicated to developing and expanding its team of experts; this month welcoming a new Marketing Manager into its rapidly growing team.
Your team needs this digital marketing toolkit
Like a Michelin Star chef needs his pots and pans, digital marketers need their tools. You’re short on time, so the Sookio team put their heads together to round up their picks for digital marketing tools that help you do your job quicker and better.
Tame your computer - make some noise
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 explains how to play a sound when pressing Caps Lock (Windows 10).
Ely photographer’s ‘dortraits’ raise thousands for EACH
Carolyne Downham, 44, from Ely, has so far raised £1,425 for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) after restarting her photography business and capturing families during lockdown.
GCP launches online engagement on Waterbeach to Cambridge and Cambridge Eastern Access Projects
People are being invited to share their thoughts on early proposals to transform public transport and walking and cycling links from the north and east of Cambridge.
MOF technology breakthrough contributing to the fight against COVID-19
Scientists develop technology that can kill the virus in air systems.
3 ways to look your best on Zoom
More and more of us are using video conferencing software than ever before. Video conferencing has even become part of our daily vocabulary, ‘I’ll Zoom you later’ or ‘I’ll Teams it to you’ has become part of our daily routine. Our video conferencing appointments are now routinely diarised.
World-leading study into long-term health impacts of COVID-19 launched by UKRI and NIHR
Today, UKRI and NIHR are announcing £8.4 million funding for one of the world’s largest studies into the long-term physical and mental health impacts of coronavirus on hospitalised patients. Results from the UK-wide study will inform the development of new and better measures to treat and rehabilitate patients hospitalised with COVID-19.
Visiting restrictions to Addenbrooke’s wards eased from today
Visiting will again be permitted on most wards at Addenbrooke’s Hospital from today (Monday 6 July 2020), although some restrictions apply.
AVEVA launches predictive artificial intelligence app
AVEVA introduces a smart app embedded with artificial intelligence to improve manufacturing and industrial operations in real-time.
MP throws weight behind campaign to show that indies still rock
As more stores re-open their doors to shoppers, Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner showed his support for local independent shops in Cambridge city centre on Saturday morning.
Mission raises $15m and expands its relationship with Pfizer
Mission Therapeutics, a drug discovery and development company focused on selectively inhibiting deubiquitylating enzymes (DUBs), today announced that it has raised $15m (£12m) in equity investment. The round was led by existing investor Pfizer Ventures, the venture capital arm of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE).
ARU student wins major art award
Ellan Rankin from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has won a major national award, which comes with the opportunity to publish a book with Hodder Children’s Books, an imprint of Hachette Children’s Group.
A10 Ely-Cambridge Improvements: have your say
The A10 between Ely and Cambridge is a vital corridor for business in the region, but it is also notorious for being constantly congested and unpredictable.
Learn from the pandemic to prevent environmental catastrophe, scientists argue
COVID-19 is comparable to climate and extinction emergencies, say scientists from the UK and US – all share features such as lagged impacts, feedback loops, and complex dynamics.
Holographic beam shaping to deliver a boost to metallic 3D printing
Cambridge engineers have begun a three-year research programme to help speed up the manufacture of metallic 3D printed parts and products, by using computer-generated holography.
Funding awarded for nanomanufacturing research to support a faster transition to electric vehicles
Dr Michaël De Volder, Reader in Nanomanufacturing at the University of Cambridge, has been awarded funding of two million euros from the European Research Council (ERC) to manufacture Li-Ion batteries with enhanced energy and power density for use in electric vehicles.
Senior Associate joins Birketts' Commercial Property team
Birketts has announced the appointment of Helen Stewart as a Senior Associate in its award winning Commercial Property team.