Avacta provides update on Affimer therapy for COVID-19 infection
Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), the developer of Affimer biotherapeutics and reagents, is pleased to announce that collaborative work with the Centre for Virus Research at the University of Glasgow has shown that Affimer reagents which bind to the SARS-COV-2 virus spike protein prevent infection of human cells by a SARS-COV-2 model virus and therefore provide a potential therapy for COVID-19…
Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) leads €10.3M project with 13 European partners
Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) leads €10.3M project with 13 European Partners to deliver the most energy-efficient GaN power modules.
Dexamethasone identified by AI VIVO as high potential for treatment of COVID-19 ten weeks ago
AI VIVO, a company combining systems pharmacology and artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate drug discovery, has announced that its platform correctly identified dexamethasone as having high potential for the treatment of COVID-19 in April 2020. This demonstrates the ability of AI VIVO’s platform to systematically and correctly identify candidates with the highest chance of therapeutic…
Amantys Power Electronics wins UKRI Fast Start competition award
Amantys has won funding to develop a technology that will assist in maintaining robustness and resilience in critical energy and transport infrastructure. This was a competitive award under the UK Government’s Fast Start competition. The successful projects are overseen by Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation.
Hewitsons helps the homeless
Hewitsons managing partner Colin Jones last week visited an initiative the firm is supporting which will provide micro-homes for homeless people in Cambridge.
Birketts’ Corporate Team appoints new Legal Director
Top 100 law firm Birketts has announced the appointment of Melanie Harvey as a Legal Director in its highly regarded Corporate Team.
People in England’s poorest towns ‘lose over a decade of good health’, research finds
Cambridge researchers find major health inequalities – as well as a geographic divide – between the most and least deprived English towns. They say that life expectancy in cities is now overtaking towns for the first time.
UK modelling study finds case isolation and contact tracing vital to COVID-19 epidemic control
In the absence of a vaccine or highly effective treatments for COVID-19, combining isolation and intensive contact tracing with physical distancing measures—such as limits on daily social or workplace contacts—might be the most effective and efficient way to achieve and maintain epidemic control, according to new modelling research.
Redgate brings local experts together for APAC Database DevOps event
With the current pandemic causing the cancellation and postponement of IT conferences and events around the world, Redgate Software has accelerated its programme of free virtual events so that IT professionals can continue to develop their skills and enhance their knowledge.
Caring4Elders offer now online
Caring4Elders, local provider of professional wellbeing workshops for employers, delivered its first Webinar version last week of the popular ‘The Final 15’ workshop to a large audience of Arup staff from across the UK.
IQ Capital welcomes Simon Hirtzel as General Partner and COO
IQ Capital, the deep-tech venture capital firm based in Cambridge and London, has appointed Simon Hirtzel as General Partner.
Kleinwort Hambros: The wealth chat podcast
Are you mystified by the many facets of wealth? Or curious as to how to manage it in today's environment?
Unique axial linear position sensor from CambridgeIC works with a free rotating target
CambridgeIC has released a new axial linear position sensor which works with a rotating target and a big gap to the sensor.
Adam Rendle appointed as a Trustee of the Copyright Society of the USA
Adam Rendle, partner in Tayklor Wessing's Copyright & Media group, has been appointed as a Trustee of the Copyright Society of the USA for a three year term, following a vote at its annual members' meeting.
Paragraf partners with CERN to demonstrate unique properties of new graphene Hall effect sensor
Paragraf has embarked on a working partnership with the Magnetic Measurement section at CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, with both parties set to demonstrate how new opportunities for magnetic measurements are opened up through the unique properties of its graphene sensor, particularly its negligible planar Hall effect.
Keen to return to a scientific career? Applications are open for the Janet Thornton Fellowship
Have you had a career break from science, and would like to return? The Wellcome Sanger Institute has created a postdoctoral fellowship specifically for people who have been out of scientific research for 12 months or more.
Case study - Contact centre sales through customer journey and product improvements
Even well-performing sales operations can be improved, as this case study on Hoover Candy demonstrates.
Preliminary trial results find dexamethasone reduces death in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19
The ‘RECOVERY’ trial has released preliminary results showing low-cost dexamethasone reduces death by up to one third in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19.
Professor David Abulafia awarded Wolfson History Prize 2020
Abulafia wins for his epic history of humanity’s relationship with the world’s oceans, 'The Boundless Sea'.
AI reduces ‘communication gap’ for nonverbal people by as much as half
Researchers have used artificial intelligence to reduce the ‘communication gap’ for nonverbal people with motor disabilities who rely on computers to converse with others.
Council urges SMEs ‘Help us to help you’ by sharing reopening stories
With some non-essential businesses reopening this week for the first time in three months, South Cambridgeshire District Council is urging all customer-facing SMEs to complete a short survey to share experiences and concerns about reopening – which the Council will use to inform the support it offers businesses over the coming months.
Meet Cambridge wins Silver Award for sustainability
The official, free venue-finding service for spaces at the University of Cambridge, its Colleges, hotels and other unique properties in and around the city, is celebrating receiving a Silver Award for its environmental achievements.
Meri Williams joins Healx as Chief Technology Officer
Experienced tech leader Meri Williams joins Healx - the AI-powered, patient-inspired technology company - from challenger bank Monzo, as Chief Technology Officer.
Getting to know the human behind the client
Olly Cooper, Account Manager as KISS writes: "I led my first ‘lockdown’ pitch over Microsoft Teams last month for a global tech company and I had huge reservations about the whole pitch process. Would the Wi-Fi hold out? Would the client be able to hear me? Would someone walk in and start hoovering the carpet at any moment?"
Taylor Wessing advises Monzo on £60 million Series G fundraising
Taylor Wessing has advised digital bank Monzo Bank on its £60 million Series G fundraising round.