Cambridge named as number one regional tech city in new Levelling Up Power League ranking
Cambridge is the leading regional tech city in the UK thanks to its combination of high levels of VC funding, venture capital rounds, advertised tech salaries, number of high-growth tech companies and future high-growth companies, according to new analysis for the UK’s Digital Economy Council.
Reith Lectures explore the impact of AI on our lives
The National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD) has hosted a recording of a prestigious BBC Reith Lecture on the control of increasingly sophisticated AI systems
CAMFED 2021 media highlights: Our movement on the global stage
Interviews and insights in 2021
As we look back on 2021, we are grateful to all the journalists and writers who took the time to learn about our movement, speak to our women leaders, and bring their voices and expertise to national and global audiences, underscoring that those with live
Johnson Matthey announces sale of Health business
Johnson Matthey Plc (JM), a global leader in sustainable technologies, today announces that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of its Health business to Altaris Capital Partners, a leading healthcare investment firm.
A head up display of innovation from Marshall
Marshall Aerospace has become the first company to collaboratively develop a post-production Head-Up Display (HUD) alignment process, that has helped solve a recent problem for the United States Marine Corps.
eManagement Tips - December 2021
A monthly update for Associates and Members of RiverRhee's Managers' Community
Ericsson, Telstra and Qualcomm set uplink speed record of close to 1Gbps
Ericsson, Telstra, and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. have achieved the highest uplink peak rate ever recorded on a commercial network during a live demo in Queensland, Australia. Together, they reached an uplink data speed of close to 1Gbps, paving the way for more seamless experiences in use cases such as live video streaming and social media content sharing.
CIIPM Training - IP & Commercialisation Part 2
CIIPM's first virtual training course of 2022 will be IP & Commercialisation Part 2: IP in the ecosystem, on 19-20 January.
Velocix introduces carrier-grade open caching
Video streaming and ad tech supplier Velocix announced it has launched a carrier-grade open caching platform that enables broadband providers to further monetise the delivery of internet-based content over their last-mile data networks.
Next stop… gaming! The rise of gaming on the go
New research reveals Cambridge is a city of gamers, with over a third (36%) reporting that they play video games two to three days a week and 31% saying they play a whopping four to six days per week.
Mayor meets haulage industry leaders as Combined Authority funding continues for HGV driver training
Mayor Dr Nik Johnson met with haulage industry leaders to find out more about HGV driver shortages as the Combined Authority gets ready to fund training for more drivers.
Redgate joins stream of software companies moving to a subscription model
Redgate Software, the leading provider of Database DevOps solutions, announced that it is joining other business software providers like Microsoft, Sage and Adobe, and moving to a subscription-first model. From January 2022, the majority of its product portfolio will be offered on a subscription basis, rather than solely under a perpetual licence agreement.
Illumina offers insight into world of DNA sequencing for 35 interns at Granta Park
Illumina has welcomed 35 interns to Granta Park, where they will gain unrivalled insight into life at the world’s leading DNA sequencing company. Selected from 4,000 applications for this year’s intake, the students from universities across the UK will take up roles in R&D, product development, commercial and corporate functions, for periods of either 12 weeks or 12 months.
Birketts appointed as approved provider of Diversity and Inclusion training for the ECITB
Under its Shaping Excellence brand, Birketts has been approved as a national training provider for the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), appointed to deliver its Introduction to Diversity and Inclusion training to members employed in the engineering and construction sector.
The Cambridge joins PRIMIS Mortgage Network’s lender panel
The Cambridge Building Society has been added to PRIMIS Mortgage Network’s lender panel.
South Cambridgeshire MP Anthony Browne visits Illumina Centre to learn about its ground-breaking science
South Cambridgeshire MP Anthony Browne visited the Illumina Centre to find out more about the ground-breaking science in his constituency. The Conservative MP was given a guided tour of the offices and state-of-the-art Solutions Lab, where he witnessed the powerful technology behind the company’s sequencing success.
Metrion Biosciences and Bioqube Ventures collaborate on venture creation project to identify novel ion channel inhibitors for autoimmune diseases
Cambridge, UK and Brussels, Belgium: Metrion Biosciences Limited, the specialist ion channel contract research and drug discovery company, and Bioqube Ventures, a specialist European life sciences investment firm, announced today that they have entered into a collaboration, backed by Bioqube Factory Fund I, to incubate a drug discovery research project targeting autoimmune diseases.
Government announces new national cyber strategy
The UK government has announced its new national cyber strategy.
Endomag: New procedure spares women with breast cancer from unnecessary surgical complication
Targeted Axillary Dissection (TAD) is a new surgical technique that allows surgeons to assess cancer in specific lymph nodes while minimising the patient’s risk of developing lymphedema linked to their treatment.
Avacta announces AffiDx SARS-CoV-2 antigen lateral flow test detects the Omicron variant
Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative cancer therapies and powerful diagnostics based on its proprietary Affimer® and pre|CISION™ platforms is pleased to announce that the AffiDX® antigen lateral flow test has been shown to detect the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in clinical samples.
Perception gap identified between businesses and consumers on the control of digital technologies - Deloitte Digital Risk Survey 2021
According to Deloitte’s latest Digital Risk survey of 2,000 UK consumers and 500 businesses, 59% of consumers are ‘somewhat’ or ‘highly’ confident that digital technologies being used by organisations to deliver services or products are ‘safe, secure, and sustainable’. However, for business leaders this figure rises to 78% – a 19 percentage point gap.
IDTechEx discusses four challenges that 5G Open RAN advocates must solve
As of mid-2021, 5G is a reality in at least 78 nations. 5G is now being used in consumer sectors such as 5G smartphones, 5G broadband (fixed wireless access), and augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR) games. In the foreseeable future, IDTechEx anticipates seeing widespread use of 5G in corporate areas such as industry 4.0, autonomous cars, and so on.
Scientists help primary pupils banish the bugs!
Children at primary schools in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk have been learning all about bugs, bacteria, and antimicrobial resistance thanks to experts from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU).
Prism facilitates sale of producer of sports timing devices used by Olympians
The Prism team has facilitated the sale of Optimum Time Ltd, a producer of sports timing devices, to specialist e-commerce company B2C Distribution Ltd.
Virtual events - behind the scences
This year, due to COVID restrictions, the Hanover annual investor day was filmed and streamed to a private micro-site by webcast production company WaveFX.