Healx appoints Dr Anthony Hall as Chief Medical Officer
Healx, the AI-powered and patient-inspired technology company specialising in finding new treatments for rare diseases, today announced the appointment of Dr Anthony Hall, MB BS BSc, as Chief Medical Officer (CMO).
The team gets stronger at city law firm
Absolute client focus continues to be the main driver at city law firm Hewitsons, with a number of staff appointments having been made throughout the business, further strengthening its legal team.
Cambridge Index drops 3.9%
The Cambridge Index declined 1079.2 points or 3.9% to close at 26878.1, as Index heavyweights such as AVEVA Group, Johnson Matthey and DS Smith posted weekly losses to their share prices.
Winning talk spotlights pioneering fertility study
A young scientist who is part of a team investigating the causes of male infertility has won a prestigious award.
Book advocates embracing human extinction
An important new book challenging how we view the human race, and the future of humanity on Earth, will be launched in Cambridge tomorrow (Wednesday 5 February).
Cambridge Regional College is in the top 10 colleges in England
Cambridge Regional College is in the top 10 in a newly published league table of further education colleges in England.
Imperial War Museums lines up Easter holiday family activities
Imperial War Museums (IWM) has announced its schedule of family activities for the Easter holiday. Families can discover the science behind keeping HMS Belfast shipshape, learn how to build the perfect cockpit at IWM Duxford, and speak to eyewitnesses to conflict at IWM North and IWM London.
Team effort to beat nursing shortage
Cambridge University Hospitals and Royal Papworth NHS Foundation Trusts are again teaming up to address the national nursing shortage.
PhoreMost strengthens leadership team with two key appointments
PhoreMost Limited, the UK-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to drugging ‘undruggable’ disease targets, today announced it has made two appointments to strengthen its leadership team, as the Company positions itself for growth. Dr Catherine Beech joins the PhoreMost Board as a Non-Executive Director. Dr Benedict (Ben) Cross has joined as Senior Director (Technology), and will direct the…
Marshall Centre launches to mark 100 years of apprenticeships
Today is the launch of Marshall Centre, marking the centenary of its prestigious apprenticeship programme. It is a new centre for learning, development and career opportunities that will carry on the firm's well-established apprenticeship scheme for another century and beyond.
Speechmatics and Soho2 partner to launch Speech2 to help compliance and legal industries balance risk
Speechmatics and Soho2 have today announced their partnership to deliver consulting services to their customers, and a new product offering ‘Speech2’. The industry-first solution is designed to leverage the latest advancements in any-context speech recognition for machine learning driven content analysis.
AccountAbility-Plus gains ISO accreditation
Kate Sammons, Managing Director of AccountAbility-Plus, the Suffolk-based company which offers expert business support services, is delighted to announce that the organisation has been awarded accreditation for ISO 9001:2015.
Babraham Investor Conference calls for companies
Babraham Investor Conference (BIC) is a must attend one-day conference for investors focusing on early-stage and scale-up life science and med-tech companies from across the UK and Europe.
Babel offers cultural training White Paper
Do you design and deliver training to your multi-cultural workforce? If yes, download our free White Paper 'Developing the Art of Cross-Cultural Facilitation'.
Tame your computer - improve your table matters
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 describes how to quickly jump between the start and end of a row in a table (Word and Outlook).
New CFO brings public markets discipline to Darktrace
Darktrace, the world’s leading cyber AI company, today announced that Cathy Graham will join as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on 10th February.
UltraSoC extends its commitment to Japanese market with appointment of Ryoden
UltraSoC today announced it has appointed Ryoden as its technical representatives in Japan to bring its on-chip cybersecurity and embedded analytics architecture to more Japanese electronics manufacturers, particularly those targeting automotive applications.
The UK leaves the EU
In line with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK departed the EU at 11pm on Friday night. The transition period began on 1 February 2020 and will end on 31 December 2020.
UK invests £65 million in international science projects hosted by Fermilab
Representatives from UK Research and Innovation and the US Department of Energy have signed an agreement that outlines £65 million worth of contributions that UK research institutions and scientists will make to the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) and related projects hosted by DOE’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. DUNE will study the properties of mysterious…
Autonomous robot challenge sparks children’s interest in technology
Cambridge University's Department of Engineering hosted a series of robotic-themed challenges as part of a science and technology competition, which attracted more than 200 school children.
Award-winning journalist examines Ruskin legacy
An award-winning Financial Times journalist will examine the legacy and lessons of the work of the controversial Victorian thinker John Ruskin, in a free talk held at the university that took his name.
Sarah's on the move to help others get moving
While it’s not unusual to run the London Marathon to raise money for charity, for Sarah Coates, a Partner at Cambridge law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper, the charity she’s chosen is much more personal than most. It’s one set up by her colleague Becky Lund.
Free how-to videos
Cambridge Creators from CambridgeTV is a new YouTube channel, sharing free how-to videos for people who are interested in making good quality filmed content, via smartphones or cameras.
The art of the job interview
If you're facing the ordeal of a job interview, here are a dozen quickfire dos and don'ts to help you make the right impression (and not pick your nose, turn up late with sauce on your shirt etc...)
Bridging the skills gap. How do we inspire and motivate young people to explore a wider breadth of career options?
Access to a skilled workforce is one of the major factors attracting businesses to set up or remain in thus region and yet recruitment, particularly within high growth sectors such as life sciences and digital, is one of the biggest challenges for businesses in the Cambridge economy, with more vacancies than suitably skilled applicants.