‘Lawyers of the future’ offered professional training online by ThoughtRiver and F-Lex
The next generation of lawyers, which has seen careers and training disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, is now being offered professional training through a series of virtual webinars.
Cambridge Information and IP Meeting training courses go online
Would you like to update your skills while working from home during the pandemic, or from the office? Cambridge Information and IP Meeting's (CIIPM')s Commercial Patent Search and Analysis course will run as an online training starting on Wednesday 27 May.
Avacta ships SARS-COV-2 Affimer reagents to Cytiva and Adeptrix
Avacta Group plc, the developer of Affimer® biotherapeutics and reagents, is pleased to announce that it is shipping Affimer reagents for COVID-19 antigen testing to its diagnostic test development partners.
MBA students offer free consulting services
Has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted your business in a big way? Are you fighting against the difficult economic conditions? Cambridge MBA students offer to apply their professional experience, MBA learning and networks to undertake short-term, pro-bono consulting projects for UK businesses, to help withstand the current period and plan for the future.
Birketts shortlisted at the EAAA Inspiration Awards 2020 for title of Inspirational Business
Birketts has been shortlisted for the title of 'Inspirational Business' at the East Anglian Air Ambulance Inspiration Awards 2020. These awards recognise individuals and companies from the local community who inspire the EAAA team and keep the life-saving charity flying through their continued support.
Moderate exercise in middle and older age cuts time spent in hospital
Men and women aged 40–79 are at significantly lower (25–27%) risk of long or frequent hospital admissions if they do some form of physical activity, a new study suggests.
Repurposing existing drugs for COVID-19 a more rapid alternative to a vaccine, say researchers
Repurposing existing medicines focused on known drug targets is likely to offer a more rapid hope of tackling COVID-19 than developing and manufacturing a vaccine, argue an international team of scientists in the 'British Journal of Pharmacology'.
Comment on plans for next stage of Northstowe
Plans for the next part of the growing new town of Northstowe have been published – and local people are being encouraged to comment.
Cambridge Index climbs 4%
The Cambridge Index jumped 850.8 points or 4% to close at 21926.7, as seven of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Councils and developer receive ‘much-coveted’ awards for Excellence in Planning
A co-housing project developed with the Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service by developer TOWN has been recognised for Excellence in Planning by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
Learn how to make business videos from home
Cambridge TV runs webinar training sessions so you can create business videos at home. Learn how to make good videos with your smartphone, learn editing software or create your own podcast.
New details set out on phased wider opening of schools, colleges and nurseries
Plans for schools, colleges and early years settings across England to potentially open to more children and young people have been set out today by the Department for Education.
Tame your computer - with a text time-saver
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 enter text from a list of previous entries (Microsoft Excel).
Landowner applications to divert public rights of way - what are the legal tests?
Landowners affected by a public right of way crossing their land can apply to the local highway authority for its diversion under section 119 of the Highways Act 1980. But what are the legal tests which landowners will need to meet? Brendon Lee of Hewitsons provides some answers.
‘Fraser wasn’t just my brother, he was my best friend.’ Stuie Delf, 13, sets the pace for May in memory of Fraser
In memory of nine-year-old brother Fraser, Stuie Delf, 13, a Hinchingbrooke School student from Huntingdon, has pledged to run 5k every day throughout May for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH).
Will my pension give me a set income forever when I retire?
Sarah Austin, Independent Financial Adviser from Martin-Redman Partners, answers a great question she was asked recently - “What happens when I reach 65? Do I get a set income forever or just a certain amount until the money runs out?”.
New Lithium precursor available as an ALD source for Li films with applications In battery technology
Despite Covid19 issues, Strem Chemicals UK continues to operate - but processing may be slightly slower than normal due to government guidelines and implementing the working at home policy to minimise the spread of the virus, whenever possible.
Macarthur Fortune Holding LLC acquires Jagex for $530m
Macarthur Fortune Holding LLC, a global asset management company, has announced that it has acquired Cambridge-based Jagex, one of the UK’s largest video game developers and publishers, for $530million through one of its funds, Platinum Fortune LP, from Shanghai Hongtou Network Technology.
Personal working toolkits make sharing space more practical
With many people being encouraged back to the office in the coming weeks and months, Layrd Design has looked into what is available to help make sharing desks and workspaces more practical, both during the current crisis and as a longer term solution to personal stationary storage.
Darktrace primed for huge IPO
Cambridge-based cyber security world leader Darktrace continues to work towards an IPO – possibly in the US and UK – next year after growing its market capitalisation to more than $2 billion, reports Business Weekly today.
Be part of lockdown history – share your creativity through your local BBC
Budding writers, comedians and creators across England are being invited to share their lockdown-inspired work to connect with and entertain the millions of people staying at home during the lockdown, thanks to the launch of a new local BBC campaign.
Mologic and BioSure partner on COVID-19 Antibody Self-Test
Mologic Ltd, a leading developer of diagnostic technologies, has announced today that it has joined forces with BioSure, leading experts in self-testing, to produce a COVID-19 antibody self-test.
ARU supports launch of Cambridge tree survey
Experts from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) are working in partnership with Cambridge City Council, Treeconomics and Forest Research to carry out the i-Tree Eco survey – a new citizen science project to identify the benefits provided by the city’s trees.
Latest Cambridge Judge Business Debate podcast discusses Post-Brexit Britain
What are some of the issues facing Britain post-Brexit? John Gourd, CEO of the Cambridge Network, takes part in the latest Cambridge Judge Business Debate podcast, hosted by Michael Kitson, University Senior Lecturer in International Macroeconomics at Cambridge Judge Business School, and featuring Dr Mia Gray, University Senior Lecturer at the Department of Geography and Fellow of…
IONTAS announces a new collaboration to identify novel immunotherapy targets
IONTAS Limited, a leader in the discovery and optimisation of fully human antibodies, announced it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Inotrem, a specialist in immunotherapy for acute and chronic inflammatory syndromes. As part of the agreement, IONTAS will apply its Mammalian Display technology to identify antibodies involved in the TREM-1 pathway.