World Cup Lessons
I really enjoyed the Rugby World Cup, and we should be pretty proud of how England played. I’ve always disliked sports analogies, and I’m not a rugby fanatic, but it got me thinking about the strategy paradox: how important it is to have both a clear, consistent strategy AND a plan for how to change it.
Owlstone Medical enters collaboration to advance early disease detection using non-invasive breath biopsy
Owlstone Medical, the global leader in Breath Biopsy® for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today announced it has partnered with Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science. The collaboration seeks to advance the application of non-invasive breath sampling to address the challenges of the early detection of disease and the precision medicine…
FlexEnable acquires Merck’s OTFT materials portfolio for flexible displays
FlexEnable is the first company to offer a complete solution of best-in-class Organic Thin-Film Transistor (OTFT) materials and processes for the production of low-cost, large-area flexible displays and OTFT devices.
Take-up of benefits is low among EU migrants
A new report has found that EU nationals rarely claim benefits to which they are entitled, and has highlighted the concerns of employers already facing a labour shortage ahead of Brexit.
PredictImmune and Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation announce start of jointly-sponsored study to validate PredictSURE IBD™ in the US market
PredictImmune, developers of pioneering prognostic tools for guiding treatment options and improving patient outcomes in immune-mediated diseases, today announced the start of the PRECIOUS (Predicting Crohn’s and Colitis Outcomes in the United States) study, which it is jointly funding with the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation.
'Upcycling' crowned Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year 2019
Cambridge Dictionary has named 'upcycling', the activity of making new items out of old or used things, as its Word of the Year 2019.
Admission patterns of junior doctors may be behind ‘weekend effect’ in hospitals, study suggests
Study led by University of Cambridge researchers links the ‘weekend effect’ of increased hospital mortality to junior doctors admitting a lower proportion of healthy patients at the weekend compared to weekdays.
Autistic adults thought they were ‘bad people’
Many over-50s who were diagnosed with autism late in life had grown up believing they were bad people, according to a new study published in the journal ‘Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine’. Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University interviewed nine adults about their experiences of being diagnosed with autism in their 50s.
Smartphone workshop: how to capture better video for your business needs
Cambridge TV Training will show you how to create great videos, using the smartphone in your pocket.
RAIN RFID expected to grow 20% in 2019
New research in the IDTechEx report RFID Forecasts, Players and Opportunities 2019-2029 finds that value of RAIN RFID* tags will be $953 million in 2019, rising to $1,974 million in 2024.
Lambda Energy issues a progress report
Lambda Energy has developed an active coating capable of boosting the power output of a solar PV (photovoltaic) panel. Here it reports on progress in recent months and outlines its path ahead.
Successful Light Up EACH Life campaign back for a second year
East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) is pleased to announce that the charity’s festive campaign Light Up EACH Life will be returning this December for the second year.
BCO announces free membership for students
The British Council for Offices (BCO) has announced free membership for all students as part of a series of initiatives designed to help young people to forge a career in the commercial property sector.
Audio Analytic shares growth story at Web Summit 2019
Audio Analytic’s founder and CEO, Dr Chris Mitchell, will join other entrepreneurs and tech leaders at Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal this week to talk about our journey from start-up to the world leader in sound recognition.
Combined Authority seals deal for Network Rail to build Soham station
Plans for a new station to reconnect Soham with the rail network have moved forward this week.
Computer Tutoring designs new 2019 Microsoft Excel Course
Computer Tutoring says its team thought long and hard before creating its new Microsoft Excel 2019 beginners training course.
Revolutionising OSCE assessments - case study: UCL Medical School
When UCL Medical School wanted to move from paper to digital OSCE assessments, they turned to Speedwell to help.
Add VSA and Hot Spot questions to your online Medical Exams
Very Short Answer (VSA) and Hot Spot question styles have been added to Speedwell Software's eSystem. So, you can now add these question types to your medical examinations.
Tech East and Scrutton Bland strike partnership to offer support to Tech Enterprises
Scrutton Bland has partnered with leading business and innovation supporters Tech East in a new relationship designed to help entrepreneurial and break-out tech enterprises create, build and grow their business operations.
Cambridge Index adds 1.5%
The Cambridge Index advanced 399.7 points or 1.5% to close at 26587.8, as the top five Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Cleantech day inspires students into STEM careers
Cambridge LaunchPad partners Cambridge Cleantech and Cambridge Regional College teamed up to deliver a cleantech focused project day for Year 6 students.
AI expert Professor Nick Jennings joins Darktrace’s advisory board
Darktrace, the world’s leading cyber AI company, has announced that Professor Nick Jennings, CB FREng, has joined the company’s advisory board.
Project Silica proof of concept stores Warner Bros. ‘Superman’ movie on quartz glass
Microsoft and Warner Bros. have collaborated to successfully store and retrieve the entire 1978 iconic 'Superman' movie on a piece of glass roughly the size of a drink coaster, 75 by 75 by 2 millimeters thick.
GE Nett deploys Sepura’s SC2 Series TETRA radios to support safe operations
Sepura partner, Wireless Communications AS is pleased to announce that it has supplied Gudbrandsdal Energy Nett AS (GE Nett) with next generation hand-portable SC20 and SC21 terminals, in a wide-ranging project to deliver significant communication advances over their previous analogue radio solution.
Charity chocolate box designed by nine-year-old Olivia on sale now
A special chocolate selection box, the artwork for which was drawn up by a nine-year-old girl, has gone on sale in aid of East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH).