Vitamin D linked to low virus death rate – study
A new study has found an association between low average levels of vitamin D and high numbers of COVID-19 cases and mortality rates across 20 European countries.
AI VIVO seeks collaboration partners to progress top-ranked COVID-19 therapeutic candidates
AI VIVO, the Cambridge based company combining systems pharmacology and artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate drug discovery, has announced that it is seeking pharma and biotech collaboration partners to progress therapeutic candidates that have been identified by the Company as “top-ranked” for COVID-19. The announcement follows the finding that 41 of the candidate drugs from AI VIVO’s top…
Where do we go from here?
What happens when the pandemic crisis eases? This is just one of the questions to be addressed by local business leaders in a new series of short interviews, hosted by Cambridge Network's CEO John Gourd.
New interactive Bitcoin mining map launched
New mining map by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance at the Cambridge Judge Business School provides increased transparency of the industry for investors, policymakers, researchers and the general public.
Flexible hybrid electronics: The future of flexible printed circuit boards
Dr Matthew Dyson, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, writes about flexible hybrid electronics following the release of a new IDTechEx report "Flexible Hybrid Electronics 2020-2030: Applications, Challenges, Innovations and Forecasts".
UK public ‘most concerned’ about coronavirus – more than Spain or Italy, study suggests
“Risk perception” among the UK population is greater than in nine other countries surveyed for latest research.
Redgate uncovers the promise and pitfalls of DevOps adoption for the financial services sector
Businesses in financial services are ahead of the healthcare and government sectors in adopting DevOps to increase their speed of development and free up developer time. This is a major finding focused on sector by sector analysis of the data from Redgate’s 2020 State of Database DevOps Report.
Private Client Associate appointment boosts Birketts' team offering
Top 100 law firm Birketts has appointed Tobias Gleed-Owen as an Associate in its highly-regarded Private Client Advisory Team based at its Cambridge office.
How COVID-19 has changed the design of Downing Place URC
The new Downing Place United Reformed Church was due to reach a key milestone in construction this month with a traditional topping out ceremony. Work on site for the £3.3million transformationproject, led by Archangel Architects, is currently on hold.
Emma Lane joins the BIMA 100
Studio 24's Client Services Director Emma Lane is on this year’s list for BIMA 100, which recognises the industry’s most influential, pioneering and changemaking people.
New hope for those with baby dreams
Bourn Hall offers virtual IVF consultations to fast-track fertility treatment once it reopens its clinics in Cambridge, Wickford and Norwich.
Hewitsons offers insight into auction sales and purchases
The majority of residential property transactions are deals which are put together by an estate agent on the open market. However, what key points should you consider for an auction? Bradley Armorgie of Hewitsons provides some answers.
The knowledge economy
CEO of International Workplace, David Sharp, talks to FMJ Magazine about the importance of the knowledge economy for workers in the facilities management sector.
Apply now for a coronavirus Bounce Back Loan
The government's new Bounce Back Loans scheme is now open for applications.
Stakeholder consultation for CAM inches Metro reality closer
Plans for the innovative Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro or CAM linking the towns and villages of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough through tunnels under Cambridge city centre and its employment zones jumped closer today with the launch of a stakeholder consultation on a draft policy framework for the whole 140 kilometre network running from St Neots to Mildenhall and from Alconbury to Haverhill.
Cambridge Executive MBA participants respond to the COVID-19 crisis
Participants in the 2019 cohort of the Cambridge Executive MBA programme have implemented rapid changes within their respective organisations to respond to issues related to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis.
New report sheds light on financing for off-grid solar
The World Bank and the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), based at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, have published a joint report that examines a wide range of financing solutions for delivering Off Grid Solar (OGS) electricity to more than 840 million people still living without access to reliable power.
Green COVID-19 recovery packages can boost economic growth and tackle climate change, researchers say
Researchers find long-term, climate-friendly stimulus policies are often superior in overall economic impact – not just in slowing global warming.
Abbey Chesterton Bridge arrives as progress continues on the Chisholm Trail
The Abbey Chesterton Bridge has arrived in Cambridge as construction continues on the Chisholm Trail project.
Take your reporting to new heights
Have you ever dreamed of consolidating your different digital analytics and reporting tools into one simple report, or to automate the process of collecting and analysing your commercial reporting? If so, then Google Data Studio (GDS) may be the answer.
Working from home? With full fibre we could all enjoy a more flexible future…
Over these past weeks, many of us will have adopted entirely new ways of doing everyday activities, such as attending meetings, completing coursework, joining exercise classes and catching up with friends and family. Likewise, many of us will have realised that all these activities now have one thing in common: a digital screen.
COEL thanks its suppliers and collaborators
Recent weeks have been testing for all on so many levels but, the enormous positivity that has come out of the hardship for COEL has been the extraordinary level of help and collaboration its team has received.
A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon upgrade opens ahead of schedule
Britain’s biggest road project – the new Cambridge to Huntingdon A14 - opened today (Tuesday 5 May), eight months ahead of schedule. The £1.5billion scheme, for which work began back in 2016, was not set to be completed until the end of this year.
Restrictions on movement during Covid-19
We are all still adapting to the significant restrictions on our movement which were brought in by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 (the Regulations) in response to the Covid-19 outbreak and pandemic.
Meet leading employers at Cambridge Network’s Virtual Jobs Fair
Leading local organisations will showcase their job vacancies, company culture and technology; products and services next week (Thursday 14 May), when Cambridge Network hosts its inaugural Virtual Jobs Fair.