CellCentric wins Business of the Year at 36th Business Weekly Awards ahead of tipped US IPO
Tony Quested writes: CEO Will West winged in from New York as his company CellCentric won the 36th annual Business Weekly Awards' coveted Business of the Year crown at Queens' College.
What does it take to build a world-class company in the UK?
The UK has no shortage of great ideas. The harder question is whether we have the capital, people and appetite for risk to turn more of them into world-class companies that grow and stay here.
Big Picture Bio founded to identify, design and optimise promising cancer combination therapies
New company founded by Deep Science Ventures veterans closes £1.5M (~$2M USD) pre-seed round and secures £700K (~$950K USD) Innovate UK fundingFounding team and advisors bring expertise from Deep Science Ventures, AstraZeneca, Exscientia and PhoreMostI
Acquisition of Corazon Health by HCML
Corazon Health announced today that it has been acquired by HCML, a leading provider of health, rehabilitation, case management, and treatment services.
Research Roundup: Summer 2026
Welcome to our new research roundup. Each quarter we will highlight new research publications that include the NIHR BioResource and our participants. We have summarised each publication below, including links to the journal and any associated news articles.
Fuse Diagnostics raises £1 million to scale rapid point-of-need molecular testing platform
Financing will accelerate commercialisation of Fuse Diagnostics’ proprietary Flip platform, expanding its portfolio of rapid, laboratory-quality molecular diagnostics for high-value industrial and life science applicationsInvestment led by The FSE Group alongside existi
Blood markers linked to specific types of stroke identified by Cambridge researchers
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have identified two key chemical markers in the blood that are directly linked to different types of stroke caused by small vessel disease in the brain. The discovery could pave the way for earlier diagnosis, better disease tracking, and more targeted treatments in the future.
Why Life Science and Biotech companies struggle to connect marketing activity to pipeline
Many Life Science and Biotech organisations invest significantly in lead generation but find it difficult to demonstrate a clear link between marketing activity and revenue outcomes.
Charity seeks half-marathon runners for March 27
Charity seeks people who like a challenge to join their Cambridge Half Marathon Team on 14th March 2027
East Anglian Air Ambulance supporters take on Trek 24 in Cambridge
The first-ever Trek 24 Cambridgeshire took place on Sunday 6 September, raising vital funds to support East Anglian Air Ambulance and help secure the future of its lifesaving service across the region – with 150 people taking part in the event.
Dragon Boat teams smash fundraising target with £50,000+ raised for new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital
This year's Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival saw a day of firsts, a day of celebrations and a day of coming together to remember why everyone involved was taking part.
EpilepsyGTx and Viralgen collaborate to advance AAV gene therapy programme for epilepsy ahead of first-in-human trial
Collaboration with AAV-specialist CDMO will support scalable production of EPY201 for focal refractory epilepsy affecting 10 million people
Yourgene Health Insight DPYD Assay Achieves IVDR Accreditation
Comprehensive pharmacogenetic testing solution aligned with latest clinical guidance to support informed chemotherapy treatment decisions.
Guardtech donate to golf day fundraiser to cap off a series of donations close to business’ heart
The East Anglian cleanroom construction specialists have donated £440 towards the Sarcoma UK Golf Day fundraiser as the latest instalment of their ongoing Charity Champions initiative
Eppendorf launches new refrigerated Centrifuge 5811 R
Hamburg, Germany, 8 September, 2026 – Eppendorf, a leading international life science company that develops, manufactures, and distributes instruments, consumables, and services for use in laboratories around the world, today announced the launch of the Centrifuge 5811
OutSee awarded Innovate UK grant for agentic AI pilot study to enhance drug target validation
Pilot study to develop prototype agentic AI sub-system for initial validation screening of targets identified using AI predictive genomics platform, NomalyFunding provided jointly by Innovate UK and Empirical Ventures through Innovate UK Growth Catalyst – Investor Partn
Mayor Bristow visits new home of GSK on Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Paul Bristow, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, visited the nearly completed new home of GSK’s R&D operations in the UK, on Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
Landmarks across Cambridge to light up in support of East Anglian Air Ambulance during Air Ambulance Week
Several well-known buildings across Cambridge will be illuminated in either red or yellow on Wednesday 9 September to show support for East Anglian Air Ambulance and help raise awareness of the lifesaving work carried out by the charity during Air Ambulance Week.
When a company enters another system
By Lily Lin, CEO, Excellence First Enterprise Consultancy.
SBC Board appoints Andrew Waters as Chief Executive Officer
The Board of SBC is delighted to announce the promotion of Andrew Waters from his current position of Chief Financial Officer and Interim CEO to the position of Chief Executive Officer.
Bio-Rad expands Foresight Pro Prepacked Chromatography Columns with Nuvia Ion Exchange and Mixed-Mode Resins for Biomanufacturing
Extended Range of Process-Scale Columns Prepacked with CEX, AEX, CEX-HIC, and AEX-HIC Chromatography Resins Provides an Effective Solution for Purification of Biomolecules in Downstream Processing
Guardtech set to close out summer with red-hot awards streak triple header
The East Anglian contamination control specialists are shortlisted for honours at the Pharma Industry Awards, National Building & Construction Awards and Bury Free Press Awards
Carterra Enables Anthropic's Autonomous AI Protein Design Study via its HT-SPR Binding Platforms
Carterra®, a leading provider of high-throughput surface plasmon resonance (HT-SPR) platforms for antibody and small molecule drug discovery, today highlighted the role of Carterra HT-SPR in one of the largest published wet-lab validations of AI-designed proteins to date.
Can a life sciences system be read without reference to its anchor?
By Lily Lin, CEO, Excellence First Enterprise Consultancy
Find My Place Coaching will be at the Cambridge Wellness Festival
Find My Place Coaching will be attending the Cambridge Wellness Festival on 8th September.