Science and Engineering
Passing the "Bus Test" - could your business survive?
On the forums where founders vent - there is a grim but necessary hypothetical known as the "Bus Test".The question is simple: If you, or your "superstar" operations manager, were hit by a bus tomorrow, would your business still be running in a month?If that question makes your stomach ...
Guardtech ready to spring into action as bustling April-May events schedule heats up
The East Anglian contamination control specialists have a string of exhibitions across a variety of sectors to look forward to, as well two glitzy awards evenings. ...
Cambridge Science Centre bolsters five year growth plans with exceptional additions to Board of Trustees
Cambridge Science Centre (CSC) is excited to announce that Jimmy Doherty, Ayeisha Kone-Massouma and Tamara Sword are joining its Board of Trustees. The appointments support the Charity’s ambitious future plans as outlined in its five-year Strategic Plan. Each new Trustee...
Cambridge’s newest insurance broker brings international capability for Cambridge tech and bio
In a week that saw the Chancellor announce a new Quantum Innovation Centre for the city, Cambridge entrepreneur Mark Boon has launched Aguila, a new international insurance broker in Cambridge, to support founders at the forefront of the exploding deeptech and life science revolutions, ...
Seeing clearly in orbit: the turning point for space radar
As the space sector races toward a more commercial, congested, and contested environment, 2026 will be the year small-SWaP radio and radar technology finally shifts from niche to mainstream. For years, radar was considered too heavy, too power-hungry and too complex for smaller satellit...
Alfa Corporate Finance advises on sale of Ely-based Stratech Scientific to Europa Biosite
Europa Biosite has acquired Ely-based life science distributor Stratech Scientific through its Cambridge Bioscience subsidiary, expanding its UK research tools offering and local footprint, with Cambridge-based Alfa Corporate Finance advising the Stratech shareholders on the transaction...
Primerdesign partners with Origin Sciences to create novel rectal mucosal extraction workflow
Robust DNA extraction supports earlier detection and diagnosis of colorectal cancer and other gastrointestinal diseases ...
Mission science, AI infrastructure and responsible international collaboration
The UK government’s recent announcement of Sunrise, a new AI-optimised supercomputer at the Culham fusion campus in Oxfordshire, illustrates how scientific ecosystems are evolving. Built to support modelling for fusion energy research, the system represents a growing trend in which adva...
Abselion appoints Dale Gordon as Chair
Bioprocessing leader to drive continued commercial development and international expansion ...
AlgoDynamix and other Fintech superstars nominated as finalists in Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards
London & Cambridge (UK): Cambridge’s innovation powerhouse is back in the spotlight, with three trailblazing Fintech companies named as finalists in this year’s prestigious Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards. ...