Rolling 50/30 day cycle of lockdown and relaxation could be a useful option for managing COVID-19, model suggests
An alternating cycle of 50 days of strict lockdown followed by 30 days of easing could be an effective strategy for reducing the number of COVID-19-related deaths and admissions to intensive care units, say an international team of researchers.
'Get your household together, get your trainers on and get walking for Arthur Rank Hospice!”'
Actor Cliff Parisi gets behind ‘virtual’ version of Arthur Rank Hospice’s Star Shine Walk.
CHR appoints new CEO Chris Stevenson
CHR is thrilled to announce the appointment of Chris Stevenson as chief executive officer. Chris transitions to this new role from his position on the board as a non-executive director.
Plextek wins DASA contracts to fast track autonomous vehicles in challenging environments
Plextek DTS has been awarded two contracts under the latest Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) challenge to boost how autonomous vehicles and systems operate in challenging environments.
Cargill and Eagle Genomics agree to multi-year platform engagement to accelerate microbiome discovery
Life sciences and microbiome knowledge discovery company Eagle Genomics today announced that Cargill has signed a multi-year platform agreement to enable the digital transformation of microbiome and life sciences R&D across its global locations.
Rentschler Biopharma licenses Horizon Discovery’s CHOSOURCE platform to complement cell line development offering for difficult-to-express proteins
Horizon Discovery's CHOSOURCE platform to be combined with Rentschler Biopharma’s novel in-house cell line development process to provide speed, stability and high yield.
New Mauritius Metro Express keeps on track with Sepura TETRA Radios
Sepura partner Consort Digital has deployed a complete communications solution to the island of Mauritius, providing voice and data communications via Sepura TETRA radios to the new Mauritius Metro Express.
Avacta and Medusa19 enter into a distribution agreement for COVID-19 antigen test
Avacta Group plc, the developer of Affimer® biotherapeutics and reagents, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Medusa19 Limited for direct-to-consumer sales of a saliva-based rapid test for the COVID-19 antigen.
Bango expands presence in three continents with new Google Play launches
Bango (AIM: BGO), the mobile commerce company, has successfully launched carrier billing routes in the Google Play store for new operators in Asia, Latin America and Africa. Millions of customers in Peru, Hong Kong and South Africa can now pay for the massive array of content and services in Google Play, charging the cost to their phone bill, all powered by the Bango Platform.
Opportunity to reach global investment community with DIT Agri-Tech Lookbook
An Agri-Tech Lookbook, to feature the sector’s most progressive companies, is being developed by the Department of International Trade (DIT) in association with Agri-TechE.
Government review hails GCP’s ‘success and progress’
The Government has unlocked up to a further £400m to the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s programme to create better transport infrastructure, support housing delivery and build skills for the future.
Domino Printing puts kindness top of the agenda for Mental Health Awareness Week
A Cambridge company is supporting Mental Health Awareness Week this week (18th-24thMay), with a range of initiatives on this year’s theme of Kindness– particularly relevant in the current COVID-19 crisis.
Making redundancies: guidance for employers
Employees are afforded certain legal protections during a redundancy process. For eligible employees, this includes the right to receive redundancy notice. Employers must ensure they comply with these requirements to avoid the risk of unfair dismissal claims, says DavidsonMorris.
A guide to quality and regulatory compliance during COVID-19
On 11th March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. In the face of a global public health crisis, the healthcare industry and its regulators have rallied together to address the urgent needs for supply of diagnostics and treatment of COVID-19.
STEM engagement continues in uncertain times with Cambridge Science Centre
Cambridge Science Centre, along with other local venues, is currently closed during the coronavirus pandemic. But perhaps even more so now, in these strange and unprecedented times, Cambridge Science Centre has a vital role to play in inspiring the scientific curiosity in every child, igniting an enduring passion for experimentation and discovery in everything and fuelling self-belief in those…
Boost for UK tourism as ViewRanger and Outdooractive join forces
UK tourism is receiving a timely boost with the news of the acquisition of Cambridge-based ViewRanger by Bavarian Outdooractive. The two outdoor adventure companies are joining forces to showcase memorable destinations and outstanding routes to a combined global community of 7.3 million keen walkers, mountain-bikers, cyclists and more.
Graphene masks: facing up to coronavirus (COVID-19)
Manufacturers are taking advantage of graphene’s antimicrobial, antistatic and electrically conductive properties to develop face masks.
Generate more revenue from existing Google Ad campaigns quickly
COVID-19 has knocked us all down in one way or another this year. Whilst our minds are firmly on our closest friends and family, as business professionals we are still committed to improving and growing. Here, Growth Architects offers several simple examples of ways to draw out more revenue from existing campaigns - crucial in this current climate.
Cambridge Consultants builds a life-saving ventilator at lightning speed
Cambridge Consultants today unveils Veloci-Vent, a sophisticated emergency ventilator designed and built at the request of the UK Government for use in the treatment of COVID-19.
International law conference goes on!
LawExchange International (LEI), a global network of independent law firms, is to hold its regional European conference online this Thursday (21st May), hosted by Hewitsons.
Help shape further plans for Northstowe
Further proposals for the next part of the growing new town of Northstowe have been submitted, and local people can now comment.
PetMedix secures investment from Cambridge Innovation Capital to fund next stage of growth
Cambridge-based animal health start-up, PetMedix has announced that it has raised an equity investment from Cambridge Innovation Capital that will be used to advance its ground-breaking antibody technology platform seeking to bring innovative medicines to companion pets.
Schneider Electric and AVEVA extend partnership to deliver end-to-end solution for multi-site and hyperscale data center
Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, and AVEVA, the global leader in engineering and industrial software, today announced their expanded partnership to deliver innovative solutions for the data center market.
Potentially cancerous cells kept in check by competitive neighbours, study of oesophagus finds
The expansion of ‘mutant’ cells that could lead to cancer is often kept in check by their neighbours, research from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Cambridge and their collaborators has found. The team discovered that when equally-matched cells in the oesophagus of mice coincided, they acted as a brake on one another’s growth.
West Ham bolsters defence against cyber-hackers with Darktrace AI
Darktrace, the world’s leading cyber AI company, today announced that West Ham United, the British Premier League football club and technology partner of Vanquish Tech, is using cyber AI to protect its digital systems amidst an upsurge in attempted ransomware attacks and other criminal campaigns throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.