Horizon Discovery Group and Ventana Medical Systems sign agreement for reference standards
The Agreement covers the development, manufacture and commercialisation of cell line derivative materials for use as IHC Reference Standards in cancer tissue diagnostics to support the development and validation of IHC assays.
New technologies vital to sustainable intensification
New findings from the Sustainable Intensification Research Platform (SIP) are providing insights into the support that farmers need to improve economic and environmental incomes.
Paralympic gold medallist becomes a ‘Victorious’ video game star
London 2012 Paralympic gold medalist and hot Rio contender Jonnie Peacock has been transformed into a video game star in a unique, fun and accessible game aimed at raising awareness of disability issues.
Argon Design licenses Argon Streams HEVC to Socionext
Argon Design Ltd, a leading supplier of advanced video verification solutions, has signed licensing and support agreements for Argon Streams with leading Japanese semiconductor company Socionext. Socionext is a new, innovative enterprise that designs, develops and delivers System-on-Chip products to customers worldwide.
The Rapidox 5100 Portable Multigas Analyser
The Rapidox 5100 Portable Multigas Analyser
If you want lasting success, don’t just fail. Fail forward.
What distinguishes the 10 per cent of startups that don’t fold? They still fail, but they fail forward.
How will Brexit affect private clients?
The news agenda continues to be dominated by the political and economic fallout of the UK’s Brexit vote. It seems that for some time uncertainty has been the only certainty, with commentators unable to agree on the likely impact of the decision.
Cresset publishes August 2016 newsletter
News from Cresset on software and contract research services for the discovery and design of novel compounds.
Mobas makes six key appointments to strengthen the growing Cambridge agency
Mobas’ team of experts has grown, as the agency continues to experience impressive new client wins and consolidates its position as East Anglia’s leading strategic marketing agency.
Strem Chemicals UK are pleased to announce they have won another procurement tender
The latest covers Southern Ireland which will allow our Irish customers in all public bodies to purchase from us, meeting all EU procurement requirements
Agricultural robotics and drones: a complex $10bn market by as early as 2022
Robots and drones have already started to quietly transform many aspects of agriculture.
Syrris launches Asia Automated Reagent Injector at ACS
Syrris, a world leader in the field of flow chemistry, launched its Asia Automated Reagent Injector at the 252nd American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition in Philadelphia, USA, from the 21-25 August.
Apprentices complete their training in MRC LMB Workshops
The MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) Workshops have a long history of training staff and offering apprenticeships to give the next generation of technicians the skills and experience they need in a working environment.
RedRat introduces RF4CE and Bluetooth evaluation kits for new range of RCU testing products
RF4CE and Bluetooth evaluation kits from RedRat simplify set top box testing processes
Call me Ishmael
“I write this sitting in the kitchen sink”. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. “When Gregor Samsa woke one morning from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed right there in his bed into some sort of monstrous insect”.
MassChallenge finalists announced
Two ventures supported by Cambridge Social Ventures at Cambridge Judge Business School are among finalists of the MassChallenge global accelerator programme.
Knowledge sharing is power, in RiverRhee's latest newsletter
People and organisations thrive most where there is a culture of valuing and sharing the expertise of individuals within a team.
Deloitte reports fastest revenue growth in 10 years
Highlights: Group revenue up 11.2% to £3.1bn (2015: 5.6%); UK Group revenue up 13.6% to £3.04bn(2015: 6.2%)[1]; Firm invests in disruptive starts-ups and support for social enterprises
Tiny changes in Parkinson’s protein impact on processes that lead to the disease
Specific mutations in the protein associated with Parkinson’s Disease, in which just one of its 140 building blocks is altered, can make a dramatic difference to processes which may lead to the condition’s onset, researchers have found.
Cambridge marches for Europe on 3 September
Cambridge residents will be on the march this Saturday, 3 September to show their support for Britain to have a strong relationship with Europe. Similar marches will also take place in London, Oxford, Brighton and Edinburgh.
Jobs fair held to encourage companies to be more ‘disability-confident’
Two MPs have teamed up with a leading charity to call on Cambridgeshire companies to look at employing more disabled people.
Stark variations in youth unemployment levels across East of England
There is a huge disparity in the numbers of young people being employed across the UK’s regions and cities, including in the East of England, which has the lowest rate of youth unemployment in the country at 11.2%. This compares to some of the region’s cities which have higher youth unemployment rates: Southend-on-Sea (21.7%), Luton (19.1%) and Peterborough (15.3%).
Excell complete Bear Grylls 10K survival race for the Teenage Cancer Trust
A team of nine Excell staff completed the gruelling Bear Grylls 10K obstacle survival race on Saturday 20th August at the Wimpole estate, Cambridge.
Marshall of Cambridge event to support innovation at Addenbrooke’s
A very special Business in Action for Addenbrooke’s networking event, hosted by Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT), will take place at Marshall of Cambridge on Wednesday 7 September 2016 at 6pm-8.30pm, when innovation will be at the top of the agenda.
Programme launched for Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2016
In what continues to be an extraordinary year of change, Cambridge Festival of Ideas returns for the ninth year to tackle some of the pressing global challenges we face, from migration and human trafficking to Brexit and the ethical dimensions of gene editing and human enhancement.