COVID-19 – respite for renters
At an early stage in the crisis, the Government reassured tenants that it would bring in emergency legislation to prevent landlords from starting possession proceedings for at least a three month period. Rachel Sims of Hewitsons reports.
Taylor Wessing advises Glenmark on product portfolio sale
Taylor Wessing has advised Glenmark, the Mumbai-headquartered pharmaceutical company, on the sale of its central nervous system (CNS) product portfolio business in Poland.
Coronavirus crisis prompts need for remote interpreting services
With physical meetings prohibited to stop the spread of Covid-19, online meetings are becoming the norm. But what happens when there are still language barriers to overcome?
Avacta and Cytiva collaborate on COVID-19 rapid test
Partnership aims to develop and manufacture a rapid test for the COVID-19 coronavirus infection for population screening.
Cambridge engineers use industrial modelling techniques to help Addenbrooke’s manage COVID-19 care
Modelling tools originally designed to improve the efficiency of factories are being used by Cambridge engineers to help Addenbrooke’s Hospital manage the COVID-19 emergency.
Collaboration supports UK national effort to boost COVID-19 testing
As part of the UK Government’s announcement of a new five pillar plan to boost testing for COVID-19, AstraZeneca, GSK and the University of Cambridge have formed a joint collaboration to take action to support this national effort.
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity issues SOS!
Cambridgeshire’s only adult Hospice has issued an urgent ‘SOS!! Support Our Services’ appeal. The call comes in response to the devastating impact COVID-19 has had on the Charity’s ability to fundraise for its vital services this year.
Book to help children understand pandemic
A student from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has produced a book to help young children understand the COVID-19 pandemic.
Siemens steps up to support the UK’s Ventilator Challenge
The gravity of the Covid-19 challenge has been made clear by the UK Government. The National Health Service needs thousands of ventilators and UK industry has been asked to respond to the challenge. Siemens UK and Siemens Healthineers are part of the VentilatorChallengeUK consortium, alongside businesses from the automotive, aerospace and technology sectors to respond to this urgent challenge.
Privitar closes $80 million Series C Funding round
Privitar, the leading data privacy platform provider, today announced that it has completed an $80 million Series C funding round led by Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing, with participation from Accel, Partech, IQ Capital, Salesforce Ventures and ABN AMRO Ventures.
Birketts shortlisted for LawCareers.Net Training and Recruitment Award
Top 100 law firm Birketts has been shortlisted for ‘Best Trainer – National/Large Regional Firm’ at the 17th annual LawCareers.Net Training and Recruitment Awards.
In coronavirus-infected volatile markets, advanced algorithms give fact-based early warnings
As the financial markets experience a period of unprecedented and continuing uncertainty, a select few investment funds are enjoying strong positive returns.
Pandemic anxiety or imposter chatter?
Author and inspirational speaker Kate Atkin examines the potential impact of the Imposter Phenomenon during the current crisis.
Virtual planning committees – new regulations increase flexibility of local authority meetings
On 2nd April the Government issued the Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020, which came into force on 4 April.
Council donates £20k to Cambridge Community Foundation to help most vulnerable during coronavirus outbreak
Cambridge City Council has donated £20,000 from its anti-poverty emergency fund to Cambridgeshire Community Foundation (CCF) to support its work with voluntary groups and charities during the coronavirus crisis.
Metrion Biosciences and International Scientific Consortium publish data and new recommendations for in vitro risk assessment of the cardiac safety of new medicines
Metrion Biosciences Limited, the specialist ion channel CRO and drug discovery company, announced on 7th April 2020, it has contributed to two new peer-reviewed papers under the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) CiPA (Comprehensive in vitro Proarrhythmia Assay) initiative.
Prism launches insightful business webinars
As we all continue to be in uncharted waters, the Prism team has pulled together to create a series of 20-minute webinars (followed by a Q&A) to highlight many things Tech business owners can do to emerge with a stronger business once the current turmoil is over.
Milton, The Treehouse and The Nook children's hospices rated ‘outstanding’ by CQC
At a time of such little good news, East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) is thrilled to announce that all its hospices have been rated ‘outstanding’ following Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections in January.
Mayor launches £2.3 million war chest for post-virus business
Mayor James Palmer today launches a region-wide campaign urging companies caught in the grip of the pandemic to apply for Covid-19 grants to help them ‘build muscle’ for better times
Grant funding for local businesses on the way
Businesses in South Cambridgeshire that are eligible for grant funding under two Government Coronavirus assistance schemes are being contacted by the District Council and invited to apply.
Professor Joanne Hackett is appointed as board chair of BIOS
BIOS, a full-stack neural interface platform startup, has announced that Professor Joanne Hackett has been appointed as chair of the board.
It's not 'just' a website - Part 4: How to commission an agency - tips from 2idesign
Everyone agrees: a website should look nice. But to be successful, a website has to tick several other boxes. It should work on an editorial design level, be well-defined, organised, intuitive and clear. Otherwise, you end up with a website that is difficult to use and with little substance.
Law clinic moves online to help families in need
The award-winning Law Clinic at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is continuing to offer free legal advice online throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
New app collects the sounds of COVID-19
A new app, which will be used to collect data to develop machine learning algorithms that could automatically detect whether a person is suffering from COVID-19 based on the sound of their voice, their breathing and coughing, has been launched by researchers at the University of Cambridge.
AI techniques used to improve battery health and safety
Researchers have designed a machine learning method that can predict battery health with 10x higher accuracy than current industry standard, which could aid in the development of safer and more reliable batteries for electric vehicles and consumer electronics.