New bio-incubator and life-science accelerator capability launches at Babraham
A new bio-incubator and life science accelerator capability has been launched at the Babraham Research Campus. Accelerate@Babraham is supported by AstraZeneca, MedImmune, One Nucleus, and RxCelerate.
Cambridge leads £11.9m research project to extend battery life for electric vehicles
The University of Cambridge is leading one of four government-funded projects into battery research, in order to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles and a low-carbon economy.
Rube Goldberg machines: simple but effective
Cambridge Design Technology says:"We are absolutely fascinated by the incredible Rube Goldberg Machines – such masterpieces! A Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist, Goldberg was best known for his zany invention cartoons. We’re sure his engineering degree is behind all of this!"
Raspberry Pi protects its cutting-edge intellectual property with Darktrace AI
Darktrace, the world’s leading AI company for cyber defence, has announced that Raspberry Pi, the creators of the best-selling British computer, have selected the Enterprise Immune System to protect their network against pernicious cyber-attacks including IP theft and ransomware, as well as latent vulnerabilities.
Cambridge MP raises Giulio Regeni murder in the House of Commons
Daniel Zeichner, Member of Parliament for Cambridge, has again today (25 January 2018) raised the case of murdered Italian PhD student, Giulio Regeni, during Business questions in the House of Commons to the Leader of the House, Andrea Leadsom MP. Today is the two year anniversary of the student's disappearance.
60 volunteers needed as Arthur Rank Hospice opens flagship fifth charity shop in Burleigh St
Do you know anyone who could spare upwards of two hours per fortnight?
Sixth edition of Basic Water Treatment published
The sixth edition of Basic Water Treatment, written by Christopher Binnie, Martin Kimber and Hugh Thomas, is now in print, published by ICE Publishing, a division of the Insitution of Civil Engineers.
Camfed's UK Aid Match appeal gets amazing response
Today Cambridge-based Camfed, the Campaign for Female Education, praised the generosity of the UK public during its UK Aid Match fundraising appeal. The girls’ education charity more than doubled its target, smashing the £1 million mark.
Introducing Bango Deep
Bango has announced the acquisition of Audiens, a leading mobile data exchange platform. The combination of Audiens marketing technology with the Bango Platform delivers new growth opportunities for developers, merchants, stores and operators.
Congenica appoints new CEO to drive global expansion of clinical genomics business
Congenica, a global provider of clinical genomics interpretation software, today announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, David Atkins, PhD. Based at the Company’s headquarters in Cambridge, Dr Atkins also joins Congenica’s Board of Directors.
MP’s Taxi Safety Bill is published ahead of its return to Parliament next week
New laws to improve safety for passengers of taxis and private hire vehicles will be presented to Parliament next week by Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner.
Professor leads task force to tackle pain in vulnerable adults
An Anglia Ruskin University Professor has been selected to lead an international task force to highlight the subject of pain in vulnerable adults.
Cyber federalism
Infrastructure expert Dr Edward Oughton of Cambridge Judge Business School looks at protecting critical national infrastructure from cyber attacks.
New pop-up light café promises to brighten Cambridge in February
Cambridge Startup Help, in conjunction with Allia, Fulbourn Hospital, Lifecraft and MIND, is launching a pop-up light café at a number of venues in Cambridge this February. The lights are being provided by light therapy specialist Lumie in Cambridge.
Agricultural robots and drones to become a $45bn industry by 2038
Robotic technology is quietly transforming the world of agriculture. IDTechEx describes how this market will plausibly grow to become a $45bn industry by 2028, demonstrating how diverse this emerging industry is in terms of forms, functions and fortunes.
Cambridge commemorates victims of the holocaust and genocide at Guildhall ceremony
Cambridge City Council is commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day with a free civic ceremony at Cambridge Guildhall on Sunday (28 January) from 5pm.
CEO spotlight videos create personal connections
A company culture is only as strong as its employees...and its CEO. How leadership behaves, speaks, and communicates impacts the tapestry of the entire company.
Livingston County deploys Darktrace for threat detection and autonomous response
Enterprise Immune System Defends Regional Government from Sophisticated Cyber-Attacks
Trust’s aneurysm treatment is UK first
Clinicians at Cambridge University Hospitals have become the first in the UK to treat a bleed on the brain – via the wrist.
Darktrace comments on the World Economic Forum cyber security report
Cyber security is on the agenda for the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, today. Emily Orton, Co-Founder and CMO at Darktrace, comments on the WEF cyber security report.
Cambridge joins partners in Singapore as research programme celebrates 10th anniversary
An international symposium at Singapore’s CREATE campus highlights the global challenges of sustainable energy and suggests innovative ways of reducing industry’s carbon footprint
ICE 200 focuses on best civil engineering people and projects
The Institution of Civil Engineers is celebrating its bicentenary. ICE 200 brings together 200 projects from the past two centuries that have made a real difference to all our lives - and the engineers behind them.
Cambridge Information and Intellectual Property Meeting announce March Training Day
Two CIIPM training classes take place at Homerton College Conference Centre, Cambridge, on Wednesday, 14th March 2018. The morning class is ‘IP and Commercialisation’ – a class which was first held in October 2017, and the afternoon class is new and is devoted to Freedom to Operate (FTO) Search & Analysis.
Extract Information publishes December edition of the InfoBlog
The 14th edition of the InfoBlog is now online! Find out what's happening in the patent information industry. The InfoBlog tracks patent search and analysis software and service providers, and announcements from the IP offices. The InfoBlog publishes monthly, and started in April 2016.
Bango raises £5m to buy data management business
Cambridge mobile payment technology business Bango is raising £5 million growth capital which will cover the acquisition of a European data management specialist, reports Business Weekly.