Local rail partnership officially recognised for supporting railway’s neighbours
A community rail partnership which encourages schools and businesses along the railway line in Meldreth, Shepreth and Foxton to take the train and make the most of the local area has been recognised nationally for its work.
ZEAB Therapeutic engages Cresset Discovery Services to progress treatment for colorectal cancer
Cresset Discovery Services, a CRO for early phase discovery, has used computational tools to work with ZEAB Therapeutic, a company developing treatments for colorectal cancer, to design models for treatment of this serious disease.
Navigating your way out of lockdown
Carl Mifflin, Partner and Head of Restructuring and Insolvency at Howes Percival, considers the challenges facing businesses as we emerge from lockdown.
US2U Consulting launches a fresh approach to managing diversity and inclusion
Following the killing of George Floyd, US2U Consulting has adpated its previous versions of Managing Diversity to include the latest agenda, specifically enabling inclusion of people from BAME communities.
Unique mobile paint unit makes a clean sweep
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has commissioned the UK’s first intelligent mobile clean air unit that reduces paint emissions to less than half the Government’s legal limits.
Birketts assists M7 with multi-million pound regional office assets acquisition
Top 100 law firm Birketts has advised M7 Real Estate (M7), the pan-European investor and asset manager, on the acquisition of a portfolio of office buildings across several major UK cities.
Charity launches virtual balloon race across the Sahara Desert
Join East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) Saturday 8th August for a virtual balloon race across the Sahara Desert, hosted by Ecoracing.
Could you take on an extra person?
Can you give someone a chance of a job? If you are one of the luckier companies still doing OK through C-19, would you consider giving one or more people a job even if you might not in normal times?
Cambridge Enterprise leads strategic funding round for Bond180
Bond180, a provider of technology solutions for primary fixed income markets, has announced completion of a strategic funding round. The round involved follow-on investment from Cambridge Enterprise, joined by technology partners, strategic angels, and venture investors.
Synaptics to acquire DisplayLink, extending video interface market leadership
Synaptics Incorporated (Nasdaq: SYNA) has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire DisplayLink Corp., the Cambridge-based leader in high-performance video compression technology, for $305 million in an all-cash transaction.
Oxford trial funded by UKRI offers new hope for a COVID vaccine
Early stage human trials of a COVID-19 vaccine have found it produces strong immune response and shows no early safety concerns, according to results published in The Lancet.
DeepMind supports further scholarships for Cambridge students from backgrounds under-represented in Computer Science
New gift builds on the success of first cohort of DeepMind Cambridge scholars.
Scientists supercharge shellfish to tackle vitamin deficiency in humans
Cambridge scientists have developed a new way to fortify shellfish to tackle human nutrient deficiencies which cause severe health problems across the world. The team is now working with major seafood manufacturers to further test their microencapsulation technology, or “Vitamin Bullets”.
Unparalleled inventory of the human gut ecosystem
An international team of scientists has collated all known bacterial genomes from the human gut microbiome into a single large database, allowing researchers to explore the links between bacterial genes and proteins, and their effects on human health.
Cambridge Index jumps 4.0%
The Cambridge Index advanced 883.81 points or 4.0% to close at 22803.9, as eight of the top ten Index heavy weights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Council supports South Cambs sports venues and independent pubs in post-lockdown recovery
Community-led sports centres and independent pubs in South Cambridgeshire are eligible for £10,000 in non-repayable grants from the District Council, to help them and their local communities recover from lockdown.
New tech event series to help regional businesses drive digital transformation
CW (Cambridge Wireless) and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) launch a new series of events introducing 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Twin technologies to business leaders in the region.
Smashtag “pence per trip” temperature monitoring
Smashtag has launched the latest version of its wireless temperature logger, targeted at short multiple trip users and automated data capture applications such as containers arriving into warehouses. The new logger is constantly broadcasting its signal to devices so data can be downloaded easier and at any time via the app. The data is sent up to the cloud where it can be accessed by any…
Bamboo Systems recognised on CRN® 2020 Emerging Vendors list
Bamboo Systems, a provider of transformative ARM servers designed to power the next generation of net-zero data centers, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Bamboo Systems to its 2020 Emerging Vendors list in the data center category. This annual list honors new, rising, channel-focused technology suppliers that exhibit great promise in shaping the future success…
Tame your computer - it's a date!
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 set a date using English words and formulas (Microsoft Outlook).
Cambridge Intelligence launches ReGraph 2.0
Cambridge Intelligence has released the latest major version of ReGraph, the graph data visualization toolkit for React developers.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships offer innovation and growth to UK businesses
Now more than ever, with the changing political and economic landscape, UK-based businesses need to drive competitive advantage by being innovative in bringing new products, systems and services to market, and creating their own Intellectual Property (IP).
Sphere Fluidics and Heriot-Watt University collaborate to develop next generation droplet generator instrumentation
Sphere Fluidics, a company developing single cell analysis systems underpinned by its patented picodroplet technology, and Heriot-Watt University, a specialist, pioneering Scottish University, today announced they have been awarded a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) grant from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency.
11 benefits of using business development consultants
Bringing in business development consultants to work alongside your existing people can be a great way of igniting new opportunities.
Don't miss your chance to enter the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2020
With 15 categories for companies, organisations and individuals, the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2020 will be another celebration of the region's amazing talent.