Plastic packaging pollution: Kelp is on the way!
Plastics have become so widely utilised in our everyday life. However, using this amount of plastic comes with a significant cost - a lot of plastic packaging material we use eventually ends up in the world’s oceans. Start-ups such as Kelpi and PlantSea – have found Seaweed-based packaging materials could provide a solution to our plastic packaging pollution problem.
Cuttsy+Cuttsy appoints Harriet Karia as Managing Director
Cambridge, UK — January 2024 — Cuttsy+Cuttsy, a healthcare communication agency, is pleased to announce the appointment of Harriet Karia as its first Managing Director. This move follows a period of substantial growth and is a practical step towards the agency's future plans.
Love Your Liver Awareness Month
Love Your Liver Awareness Month is a campaign run by the British Liver Trust devoted to liver health aiming to put a spotlight on the risk factors of liver disease and the steps people can take to look after their liver.
BioResource-supported study finds ongoing brain injury caused by COVID-19 may not always be detected by routine tests
A new study published in Nature Communications details that markers of brain injury are present in the blood many months after COVID-19 infection, despite inflammation blood tests being normal.
Sanner Group strengthens medical device design and development capabilities with the acquisition of Springboard Pro
Sanner Group, a leading global healthcare packaging manufacturer and medical device Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO) has acquired Springboard, a specialist in the design and development of medical devices for regulated markets.
Arecor appoints Dr Helen Parris as Senior Vice President, Commercial And General Manager of Tetris Pharma Ltd
Cambridge, UK - Arecor Therapeutics plc, the biopharmaceutical company advancing today’s therapies to enable healthier lives, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Helen Parris as Senior Vice President, Commercial and General Manager of the Group’s subsidiary company, Tetris Pharma Ltd ("Tetris Pharma”), effective Monday 15 January 2024.
Senior NHS Trust staff amongst first recruits to join new BioResource Centre in Sheffield at launch event
More than 250,000 volunteers across England have already signed up to the national NIHR BioResource, with the new Sheffield BioResource Centre aiming to recruit 800 people a year.
Prism's Paul Promoted to Quality Manager
Staff at St Ives (Cambridgeshire) based contract electronics manufacturing services provider Prism Electronics (www.prism-electronics.com) are celebrating the promotion of one of the companies longest serving members of staff.
Sponsor Licence downgraded?
What should you do if your organisation's sponsor licence has been downgraded?
Mills & Reeve Charitable Trust supports foodbanks with £35,000 donation
Mills & Reeve Charitable Trust donated a total of £35,000 to local foodbanks during the 2023 festive period
Top tips for presenters: What are your feet saying?!
Presentation Coaching writes...You’ve prepared and rehearsed your presentation, you’ve thought about how to make your audience feel welcome and keep them engaged - you’ve done all the hard work. But does your body language undermine you when you get on stage? In today’s blog, we consider what our hips, legs and feet may be saying about us.
Guidance for an A-Rating Sponsor License
What does an A-rating mean for your sponsor licence and what are the implications of being downgraded to a B-rating?
Learn more about British citizenship requirements
What are the requirements to be met when applying to naturalise as a British citizen?
EUROAPI UK switches on to renewable energy
Euroapi UK has switched on their solar farm, generating renewable energy to sustain the manufacturing facility for the next 30 years.
Why measuring moisture is vital in Li-Ion battery manufacture
Lithium offers considerable advantages over other battery technologies and, as a result, lithium batteries are now widely used in mobile phones, laptops, and electric vehicles.
Increase in egg donors brings glad tidings for patients
“I don't think you can quite put into words the amount of gratitude that I feel for my egg donor,” says Elle*, who discovered aged 17 that she had very few eggs and would struggle to conceive. “Egg donation is an incredibly selfless act for someone they don't know.” Elle’s baby is the first to be born since fertility clinic Bourn Hall’s dedicated donor team was set up earlier this year.
Reflections on 2023 from Prototype Projects
Justin Pringle, MD of Prototype Projects, shares his reflections on 2023, a year focused on people and progress.
Larger billets for Express CNC machining
Prototype Projects now offer two larger sizes of billet for Express CNC machining using their five-axis vertical machining centres (VMCs). After extensive trials, they are satisfied that their robots, Rocky and Apollo, can handle these billets reliably and efficiently while tending the VMCs.
First Intuition celebrate working with three-quarters of the UK’s top 50 Accountancy Firms
Accountancy training provider, First Intuition, is delighted to support trainee accountants from 37 of the top 50 firms revealed in
Tom’s Trust spreads Christmas cheer to children in hospital
From superhero capes to books, chocolate and cuddly soft toys, children were treated to some wonderful gifts from Tom’s Trust while spending time in hospital over the Christmas period.
UK Government announces 5 Point UK Immigration Plan
UK Government announces a new 5-point plan to reduce net migration, inc higher skilled worker visa salary threshold, replacing the Shortage Occupation List with a shorter Immigration Salary List and preventing overseas care workers from bringing dependants to the UK.
Celebrating our Centres - Manchester
NIHR BioResource writes...As 2023 comes to an end, we have one final Centre to celebrate! Heading up north we spoke to our colleagues at the NIHR BioResource Centre Manchester about the fantastic work they've done this year. Find out about hitting major recruitment milestones, cohort updates, celebrating International Clinical Trials Day, attending conferences and promoting the BioResource with…
Mayor of Cambridge and Councillor Wade join Cambridge Sustainable Food to pack seasonal vegetables for families in need
The Mayor of Cambridge, Cllr Jenny Gawthrope Wood and Cllr Rachel Wade joined Cambridge Sustainable Food volunteers on Tuesday 19 December to pack seasonal vegetables for over 600 Cambridge families facing food insecurity this winter.
Global top 5 telecom operator expands IQGeo deployment to accelerate broadband rollout
Cambridge UK - IQGeo (AIM: IQG), a developer of geospatial software that is “Building better networks” for telecom and utility operators, is pleased to announce that further to the original announcement in July 2022, one of its la
Metrion Biosciences closes £3.7m new equity financing
Cambridge, UK - Metrion Biosciences Limited (Metrion), the specialist ion channel CRO and drug discovery company, announces that it has secured £3.5m in new equity financing, including £2.5m from lead investor Maven Capital Partners (Maven) and £1 million from existing investor, Gresham House Ventures (Gresham House). The funding will be used to further expand Metrion’s laboratories in Cambridge,…