Science and Engineering
Extreme events driving innovation in agri-tech, REAP conference reveals
The NFU Vice-President, David Exwood, and Defra’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Gideon Henderson, were the keynote speakers at Agri-TechE’s REAP Conference 2023, which also saw presentations from early-stage companies that are addressing increasingly urgent real-world problems fro...
Yourgene Health and Laboriad launch non-invasive prenatal testing in Morocco
Yourgene Health installs first NIPT platform, the IONA test, in Morrocco, enabling Laboriad to offer safe, fast and accurate prenatal testing to expectant parents ...
How to build vital space for recovery into your change plans
It’s vital that we have space to recover during and after significant events and project and programme milestones. This space can help us regroup, learn and stay galvanised for whatever the next steps might be. ...
Can you remember what you were up to in 2004?
Twist Consultants writes... Back in 2004, the year that we saw the launch of Facebook and one of the worse tsunamis in history, I started my own business. Nineteen summers on, I’ve been reflecting on what I’ve learned from that journey so far… ...
Horizon37 is endorsed by the Scaleup Insitute as an exemplar scaleup programme
We are honoured and grateful to announce that Horizon37 has received an endorsement from the ScaleUp Institute as an exemplar scale up programme. Specifically, the recognition of our methods, delivery and tools as creating demonstrable high impact to the scale up businesses we partner ...
Managing resignations – Following the eti-quit
At the height of the so-called Great Resignation (in the second quarter of 2021), 3.2% of employed people changed jobs. Annualised up that would be about one in eight employees. If your business has been around that long, the chances are you have experienced resignations in the recent ...
Prior Scientific achieves EcoVadis sustainability award
Prior Scientific achieves EcoVadis sustainability award
Cambridge based Anthias Consulting wins ‘Supplier Excellence’ Award
Local Cambridge woman-owned company Anthias Consulting Ltd was shortlisted for two awards at this year Lab Awards which were held at the Lab Innovations exhibition at the Birmingham NEC on the 1st of November. This micro-business was nominated alongside AstraZeneca and Leybold for ‘Best...
Polygenic scores: why one size does not fit all - podcast and new briefings
Opinions on whether polygenic scores should be used in health care - imminently or in the longer term - seem to be divided, with stakeholders, at least in the public domain, tending to one side or the other. ...
Innovation in Action event in Cambridge to highlight the benefits of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Businesses that invest in innovation have higher growth and productivity, and export more. Additionally, there were nearly 77,000 research and development (R&D) collaborations between businesses and universities in the UK last year, according to the State of the Relationship R...