New virtual community centre welcomes Cambridge residents
Cambridge City Council has launched an online community centre in response to the temporary closure of its community buildings during the coronavirus crisis.
Biocair transports COVID-19 related protective equipment
Biocair, a specialist logistics company, has recently managed several urgent large-scale shipments of COVID-19 related protective equipment. The company is also supporting many companies and agencies with the swift transportation of testing kits, diagnostic specimens and medical devices.
UKRI launches Knowledge with Impact YouTube channel
UKRI has launched a YouTube channel featuring researchers and innovators tackling the COVID-19 virus.
Onyx Health supports Medovate with US launch of SAFIRA for regional anaesthesia
Cambridge based MedTech company, Medovate Ltd, is working closely with healthcare marketing communication specialists, Onyx Health based in Newscastle, as part of preparations for the launch of its pioneering medical device SAFIRA (SAFer Injection for Regional Anaesthesia) in the United States.
Coronavirus: There will be brighter days ahead
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,To the last syllable of recorded time.- Macbeth
Swift grant funding ‘lifeline’ for hundreds of small businesses
Almost 1,500 small businesses in South Cambridgeshire are benefiting from swift £17.5 million grant aid from the district council to help them weather the Coronavirus outbreak.
Senior leadership invests in Xaar’s future
Members of Xaar’s senior leadership team have bought shares in the business to underline their commitment and confidence in its new strategy.
COVID-19 vaccine begins human trial stage
Researchers at the University of Oxford have begun testing a COVID-19 vaccine in human volunteers this week. The phase I trial was funded by UKRI and NIHR as part of the rapid research response.
Taylor Wessing advises Niantic in acquisition of 6D.ai
Taylor Wessing has advised Niantic, a leading augmented reality and mobile real-world company, in its acquisition of 3D spatial mapping leader 6D.ai.
Hundreds of ARU students join NHS front line
Arrangements have been made for more than 400 ARU students to join the NHS front line in the battle against COVID-19, as part of a national initiative.
Cambridge law firm partners join Legal Hall of Fame
Two lawyers at Cambridge law firm Hewitsons have been inducted into the Legal 500 Hall of Fame, placing them among an elite group of individuals at the top of their respective practice areas.
Take action to avoid missing out on business grant funding
Businesses in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are eligible for millions of pounds of grant funding which have so far gone unclaimed.
Celebrating Blues and Twos in Cambridge
Cambridge’s team of event professionals lit up the horizon once again last evening for the #makeitblue campaign. Last night was the turn of both Trinity College and the Royal Papworth Hospital which were bathed in blue light and projections to show support to all key workers.
Hospital launches hunt for scrubs super-heroes
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched an appeal for scrubs to help supplement existing supplies.
Mask makers benefit NHS charities and the local community
A group of creatives in Cambridge have started making fabric face masks for their local community to raise money for NHS charities. In a week they have raised almost £2000, and masks have been sent all over the UK and to Australia, Spain and Japan.
£2.8 billion provided to SMEs through Coronavirus lending scheme
The banking and finance sector has provided over £2.8 billion of lending to SMEs so far through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), as part of a broad package of support for UK businesses, according to the latest data1 published by UK Finance.
Beyond the inhaler: factors affecting drug delivery to the lungs
Team Consulting's Nia Stevens discusses the factors affecting drug delivery to the lungs.
Rejecting conspiracy theories aids public health
New research has found that UK adults who reject COVID-19 conspiracy theories are more likely to comply with social distancing measures.
‘Loan schemes starting to deliver but step change needed to accelerate support to distressed firms’ - CBI
The CBI has outlined a comprehensive range of measures aimed at accelerating emergency support to distressed firms amid the continuing COVID crisis.
Inivata launches RaDaR™ for the detection of residual disease and recurrence
Inivata, a Cambridge Innovation Capital portfolio company and a leader in liquid biopsy, announces the availability of RaDaR™, an assay for the detection and monitoring of residual disease and recurrence in the plasma samples of patients previously diagnosed with cancer.
Coronavirus: Home sweet home - or is it?
There are those who are used to working from home, and those for whom it is still quite a novelty.
The benefits of Independent Financial Advice
Sarah Austin, Independent Financial Adviser from Martin-Redman Partners, explains the different ways financial advice can help you make sensible money choices, and make your money work harder for you.
COVID-19: Business survival tactics
The outbreak of COVID-19 poses not only a serious threat to the health of the UK, but also to the life of many businesses. Joe Greenstock of Hewitsons offers some advice...
Putting AI to work against COVID-19
Until the coronavirus pandemic took hold, it seemed that at least every other headline about healthcare innovations was related to machine learning or other forms of artificial intelligence (AI) - systems that can mimic human processes such as the capacity to learn and adapt on the basis of new information increasingly used in technology.
Adapting to Adversity: Four ways lawyers can be proactive in times of crisis
The current coronavirus pandemic, the implementation of GDPR back in 2018, and the upcoming phase out of IBOR and LIBOR in the banking world, are all examples of where businesses have had to quickly review their contracts in a short space of time. We would all like to be proactive at times like this, but that is often easier said than done.