Profiles of leaders in salivary bioscience: Dr Daniel Farrelly, University of Worcester
Each month Salimetrics features an expert from the Saliva Research Community, bringing together University researchers around the world to encourage the sharing of ideas. The company wants to encourage collaborative research and to maximise grant applications / awards in these challenging economic times.
Camfed Founder and President attends the US-Africa Leaders Summit
Camfed Founder and President Ann Cotton represented Camfed at the US-Africa Leaders Summit organised by the White House.
ONS survey shows how the Internet has changed our lives
The Internet has changed the way people go about their daily lives. Over three quarters of adults in Great Britain used the Internet every day (76%) in 2014, with almost seven out of every 10 adults (68%) using a mobile phone, portable computer and/or handheld device to access the Internet 'on the go'.
New Board Chairman of Cambridge Enterprise announced
Sir Keith O’Nions, a British scientist and outgoing President and Rector of Imperial College London, has been named as the new Chairman of Cambridge Enterprise, the commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge.
Gene increases risk of breast cancer to one in three by age 70
Breast cancer risks for one of potentially the most important genes associated with breast cancer after the BRCA1/2 genes are reported this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. Women with mutations in the PALB2 gene have on average a one in three chance of developing breast cancer by the age of seventy.
TSB offers new digital innovation opportunities
The Technology Strategy Board's IC tomorrow programme, which aims to stimulate innovation and economic growth in the digital sector, offers new opportunities for startups, SMEs and other digital businesses over the coming months. For those interested in the evolution of the connected city, a new contest launches on 1 September.
Cyan wins 2014 Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation Leadership
Cyan (AIM:CYAN.L), the integrated system and software design company delivering mesh based flexible wireless solutions for utility metering and lighting control, announces that it has won the 2014 Europe Frost & Sullivan award for Technology Innovation Leadership in developing a smart metering technology for the power sector in emerging economies.
Some saturated fatty acids may present a bigger risk to diabetes than others
The relationship between saturated fat and type 2 diabetes may be more complex than previously thought, according to the results of a large international study just published in the journal Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology.
Secrets of animal camouflage: Video reveals how predator vision works
How do animals see? It’s a question that vexes biologists and fascinates anyone who has watched animals go about their business: what does the world look like through their eyes? In a new video, BBSRC-funded scientists are attempting to answer some of these fundamental questions by studying the success of bird and egg camouflage.
Cuttsy+Cuttsy announced as finalists in the PM Society Digital Media Awards
Cuttsy+Cuttsy are excited to announce that they have been shortlisted as finalists at the 6th PM Society Digital Media Awards.
Lamb Weston is Cambridge Regional College Employer of the Year
Leading food manufacturer Lamb Weston has been named Employer of the Year by Cambridge Regional College for its commitment to staff training.
RealVNC to showcase latest in-car technology at the 4th Annual Telematics China Summit
RealVNC, the premier MirrorLink™ supplier is taking its leading MirrorLink™ demo to its first event in China, the Telematics China Summit 2014 in Shanghai from 4th-5th September.
Prevent your customers going off message when they wander off site
Eclipse Coaches has introduced a corporate tour package that helps ensure clients and customers remain focused on the companies who invited them to Cambridge.
What does a slop bucket in your kitchen reveal?
Tessa Cunningham, journalist at the Daily Mail, carried out a scientific test using Bactest's Speedy Breedy to see if it can possibly be hygienic to keep rotting waste in the kitchen, just a few feet from where fresh food is prepared.
eLife's latest podcast: how photographs of faces can help diagnosis of rare disorders
In the latest episode of the eLife podcast, hear about using photographs to diagnose rare genetic disorders, an unexpected benefit of exercise, hybridizing fish species, the mysteries of the MECP2 gene, and the risks and benefits of using gene drives to alter wild populations.
Bedford Retail Park gets new traders
Two new major retailers have now started trading on St John’s Retail Park in Bedford which has also benefited from a major facelift as part of a £2m revamp of the Park by owners the Howard Group.
Bidwells advises on largest global deal of its kind
The Wellcome Trust's acquisition of The Co-operative Group's farm business for £249million, the biggest agri-investment deal in the UK to date and the largest global deal of its kind, was announced this week with Bidwells advising The Wellcome Trust.
Blacktrace Holdings Ltd to in-license PerkinElmer technology
Blacktrace Holdings Limited, a leading group of companies focused on Productizing Science®, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with PerkinElmer to license certain microfluidic technology owned by its subsidiary, Caliper Life Sciences, Inc., for a wide range of applications.
Birketts completes share acquisition on behalf of Perivan Limited
Leading East of England law firm, Birketts, has completed a share acquisition on behalf of Perivan Limited (Perivan).
ARM concludes its acquisition of Duolog Technologies
ARM has concluded its acquisition of Duolog Technologies, a leader in design configuration and integration technology for the semiconductor industry.
Wintercomfort Children’s Poetry Competition coming soon
Officially launching in September, Wintercomfort is holding a poetry completion for two age groups: under 12s and 12-16 yr olds (Key Stage 1 and 2, Key Stage 3).
Cambridge start-up is finalist in 'Saving Lives at Birth' challenge
An Accelerate Cambridge tech start-up developing a fingerprint scanner that could revolutionise global healthcare is a finalist in the prestigious 'Saving Lives at Birth' Grand Challenge.
Citrix predicts the future of work
Analysis shows that the individual employee and the technology they uniquely choose are leading factors that will shape the workplace.
42 Technology shortlisted to design UK ‘train of the future’
42 Technology (42T) has been shortlisted in the ‘Tomorrow’s Train Design Today’ competition to design a new generation of passenger carriages for the UK rail network.
Cardiovascular disease blights the lives of 11,000 Cambridge residents
As new figures show that cardiovascular disease (CVD) takes the lives of around 240 people in Cambridge each year[1], researchers funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the University of Cambridge are fighting back.