Hospitality in a ‘race against time’ as the FCA prepares to file BI insurance high court action
Taylor Wessing joins forces with UKHospitality ahead of court action to support the hospitality sector.
Mayor gets go-ahead for market town multi-million bid
The Board of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority has unanimously approved triggering the process through which 11 market towns can bid for millions of pounds to help them build the future they want.
Rubber Cheese part of the 'Business Resilience Programme’ for the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
Digital agency Rubber Cheese has created one of the programmes for the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women 'Business Resilience Programme’ in partnership with Cambridge Wireless, Synergy Solutions, and King's College London.
Has coronavirus widened the gender wage gap in your business?
A recent IFS study found that working mothers are 14% more likely to have been furloughed than fathers. What does this mean for the gender wage gap and the future of our workforce?
Professor Wolf Reik FRS appointed Acting Director of the Babraham Institute
Professor Wolf Reik has been appointed Acting Director of the Babraham Institute with immediate effect, following the sad loss of Professor Michael Wakelam at the end of March.
Medovate partners with New York School of Regional Anesthesia to support launch of new technology for regional anaesthesia
Medovate, the medical device development company, has announced that it will be partnering with the New York School of Regional Anesthesia (NYSORA) to support the launch of SAFIRA™, its innovation for regional anesthesia in the United States.
University spin-out Flusso raises $5.7m Series A to disrupt $8bn flow monitoring market
Semiconductor company Flusso has raised a $5.7 million Series A funding round to scale up production of the world’s smallest flow sensor. The round was led by existing investor Parkwalk Advisors and new investor Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund, with participation from Cambridge Enterprise, 24 Haymarket, Martlet, and Cambridge Angels.
First licence of more sustainable isononyl alcohol production process to be in China
Dow and Johnson Matthey have announced China-based company, Zibo Qixiang Tengda Chemical Company, Ltd. has selected LP OxoSM Technology to produce isononyl alcohol (INA) at its new manufacturing facility.
A good egg: robot chef trained to make omelettes
A team of engineers have trained a robot to prepare an omelette, all the way from cracking the eggs to plating the finished dish, and refined the ‘chef’s’ culinary skills to produce a reliable dish that actually tastes good.
IoD survey: Business debt will slow recovery without action
Business debt will slow the economic recovery from coronavirus unless steps are taken to make the burden more manageable for small and mid-sized companies, the Institute of Directors said today [Wednesday].
Next gen Bango technology grows active customers for du
Bango (AIM: BGO), the mobile commerce company, announces that deploying its payment optimisation technology has enabled du, the leading UAE mobile operator, to grow its active carrier billing customer base.
Antarctic ice sheets capable of retreating up to 50 metres per day
The ice shelves surrounding the Antarctic coastline retreated at speeds of up to 50 metres per day at the end of the last Ice Age, far more rapid than the satellite-derived retreat rates observed today, new research has found.
XAAR 1003 printhead delivers for industrial 3D printing
The Xaar 1003 printhead is proving instrumental for industrial 3D printing manufacturer dp polar GmbH, enabling its revolutionary AMpolar i2 to print Additive Manufacturing parts on a truly industrial scale.
IoD East region searches for new regional chair
The Institute of Directors (IoD) is seeking a new regional chair to represent the interests of its members in the East of England.
Coronavirus: Furlough?: So what has changed?
Following much speculation, on Friday 29th May, the Chancellor gave more details of the applicable terms of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) from June to the end of October 2020. He outlined a gradual shifting over the coming months of financial responsibility from the Government to employers.
Taylor Wessing advises on transformational sale of Inflexion portfolio group, Glide
International law firm Taylor Wessing has advised on the sale of the Glide group to the infrastructure fund Alinda Capital Partners.
Johnson Matthey donates space to make ventilators
Johnson Matthey in Royston has donated space at one its sites to help DHL to assemble ventilators on behalf of Ventilator Challenge UK. This is a not for profit organisation that is led by two different consortia making two types of ventilators.
CityFibre’s guide to the top online platforms and apps for those working from home
In light of the Coronavirus, we are all getting used to the new normal that is everyday life. Phrases like ‘social distancing’ and ‘flattening the curve’ have become phrases to live by as communities up and down the country try and adjust.
New funding to aid small South Cambs businesses in COVID-19 recovery
Over £1.25m in grant funding is now available to help hundreds of small South Cambridgeshire businesses – who have not been eligible for Coronavirus support so far – to secure jobs and recover.
TR Global Events announces retained services contracts
TR Global Events offers bespoke retained services contracts to suit all aspects of your business. If your events department needs support, use its retained services contracts to supplement your business and team.
Rethinking your Supply Chain strategy?
As a result of Covid-19, the need to optimise the global supply chain is more urgent than ever. But for businesses that consider China a critical part of their supply chain, the big question is not whether the change should happen now, but how. Ting Zhang, CEO & Founder of Crayfish.io, discusses the issues.
Mission moves to new Babraham Campus headquarters
Mission Therapeutics, a drug discovery and development company focused on selectively inhibiting deubiquitylating enzymes (DUBs), today announces its move to new purpose-built headquarters on the Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge.
Enter the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise 2021
The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, the most prestigious awards for UK businesses, are now open for applications.
With great power comes great responsibility - how to harness technologies in the fight against COVID-19
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented public health crisis, presenting new and profound challenges on multiple fronts around the world. Throughout this period, the response from science, technology and innovation communities has been remarkable, proving that innovation and learning, inter-disciplinary methods and collaboration, information and data sharing, and…
Biocair transports plasmids for COVID-19 research in South Africa
Biocair, a global specialist in life sciences logistics, was selected to transport time-critical plasmids from the USA to the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) in Durban, South Africa.