The Spring Statement 2018: Has the light got brighter or the tunnel shorter?
James Pinchbeck, a Partner with Streets Chartered Accountants, comments on today's Spring Statement.
Looking to disrupt healthcare? Enter the MedImmune Digital Health Challenge
Have you developed - or are you looking to create - a healthcare solution based on digital technology? If so, you stand the chance of winning £20,000 and mentoring opportunities from MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca.
Cambridge Index jumps 6.3%
The Cambridge Index advanced 6.3% or 1,515 points to settle at 25,557, as the top three Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Call for ICT researchers, post-docs, SMEs and start-ups
Are you a researcher wanting to exploit your ICT research results and have you considered them as a spin-off, patent or licence? Are you a MERLIN project, funded by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 programme? Are you an ICT start-up looking to bring a new idea or process to market?
Aseptika and Zenzium win Innovate UK funding to build AI into apps and medical wearables
Aseptika and Zenzium, Ltd., have been awarded a grant from the UK’s innovation agency to develop a new home-based early warning system for people with severe respiratory disease. Artificial Intelligence (AI) will automatically analyse and learn from data generated by the patient at home, using easy-to-use medical monitors and wearables, which connect to Aseptika’s Activ8rlives App.
EY Cambridge comments on Spring Statement
Stuart Wilkinson, Partner at EY in Cambridge. comments on the Chancellor's Spring Statement: “The figures in today’s Spring Statement underline what we already know – and indeed what EY’s own Regional Economic Forecast shows – that we are seeing a slowdown in economic growth across the UK, with the OBR forecasting a fall in GDP from 1.7% growth in 2017 to 1.3% in 2020.
Presenting your offering
Offerings to gods have been a part of human history for as far back as you care to go. Brand offerings to consumers, not so much. But in recent years, as new technologies and shifting audience demands disrupt the standard pillars of industry, evolving and clarifying your offering to key markets has undoubtedly become more and more important.
Look at gel documentation - the new Vü
Pop-Bio Imaging, based in Cambridge, has launched an exciting new development for the image capture and analysis of gels and blots. The innovative Vü system opens up a new era for gel documentation.
OH! Films sponsors TEDxCambridgeUniversity
OH! Films is excited to be sponsoring 2018 TEDxCambridgeUniversity, an independently organised network gathering storytellers, scientists, innovators, changemakers, wild thinkers and problem solvers.
Bango reports increased revenue and continuing growth
Bango (AIM: BGO), the mobile commerce company, today announces its Final Results for the year ended 31 December 2017.
Study finds that genes play a role in empathy
A new study just published suggests that how empathic we are is not just a result of our upbringing and experience but also partly a result of our genes.
Science on Sundays 2018 begins this weekend at Cambridge University Botanic Garden
As we head into spring do you ever wonder at nature’s ability to bounce back after a winter of snow and storms? Plants are capable of doing this and a whole lot more...
Research boosts prostate cancer battle
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) has developed a new five-tier model that will help consultants better counsel and treat the rising tide of prostate cancer patients.
Featurespace CEO Martina King recognised as one of the 'Most Influential Women in Payments'
PaymentsSource, a leading news and information resource for payments and financial service professionals, names Martina King, Featurespace CEO, as one of the publication’s “Most Influential Women in Payments.”
Less than a third of global healthcare organisations remain untouched, as data breaches rise
The 2018 Thales Healthcare Data Threat Report reveals pressures to drive digital transformation, while maintaining the security of sensitive information.
Transmission ultrasound pioneer defends intellectual property with Darktrace AI
Darktrace, the world’s leading AI company for cyber defence, has today announced that QT Ultrasound has deployed the Enterprise Immune System to defend its intellectual property and sensitive patient information against cyber-attacks.
Pioneering genome scientist Sir John Sulston dies, aged 75
The Wellcome Sanger Institute has announced that Professor Sir John Sulston, Nobel Prize winner and Founding Director of the Institute, died last week.
Cambridge networking: advice on how to do it right
Networking can be easy and effective; you just have to do it the right way. Communication Coach Jon Torrens explains how.
Anglia Ruskin signs pledge for fossil-free future
Anglia Ruskin University is delighted to have signed up to the Fossil Fuel Declaration, a partnership between the National Union of Students and People & Planet.
Cambridge forecast as one of five top cities for hotel investment in 2018
Cambridge ranks fourth in the latest UK Hotels Market Index.
New action plan set to tackle air quality and pollution
Ambitious plans to improve air quality in Cambridge have been set out by Cambridge City Council in its proposed new Air Quality Action Plan.
Year 10 students solve ‘murder’ at Horizon Discovery and learn about forensic testing
Year 10 students from Bottisham Village College, Cambridgeshire Home Educating Families, Coleridge Community College, North Cambridge Academy, Stephen Perse Foundation and Swavesey Village College came together at Horizon Discovery for the first Cambridge LaunchPad Innovators event of 2018.
A Sookio work experience diary: Hack days, pwnage and job envy
Moving to bigger premises has meant that Sookio can now offer the occasional bout of work experience. The first victim was Giovanna Pierce, who, after 18 years in telecoms, was looking to make the move to marketing. Find out what she learned about digital marketing during her time with the Sookio team...
London Stansted tops 26 million as half-term getaway boosts passenger numbers
London Stansted has reached another significant milestone as it welcomed over 26 million passengers to the airport in the past year.
CyanConnode wins Platinum at ISGF Innovation Awards
CyanConnode, the integrated system and software design company delivering mesh based flexible wireless solutions for utility metering and lighting control, has received a Platinum award for Best Smart Grid Project in India by Industry at the ISGF Innovation Awards.