The key aims of new foundation industries projects
New technology, waste reduction and energy efficiency are the key aims of projects receiving new funding from UKRI’s foundation industries programme.
Impact Women’s Network to discuss the longer-term impact of mobile working
For the last meeting of 2021, Impact Women’s Network (ImpactWN) will hold a session dedicated to ‘creating your own great place to work’ via Zoom on Wednesday 1st December 9.30-10.30am.
Raising a glass to a more sustainable future
The Chief Executive of Suffolk-based brewer Adnams, Dr Andy Wood OBE DL, will reveal how the company is changing to embrace a more sustainable future at a free talk at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in Cambridge later this month.
Eureka! Science + Discovery: a brand new site for the cutting edge science and discovery centre
Eureka! Mersey rebrands to ‘Eureka! Science + Discovery’ as they set out to build the UK’s brightest and best attraction to inspire young people about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths (STEAM) subjects.
Lightcast launches new website
Lightcast launched its fabulous new website this week.
Rebeca Sanchez Sarmiento joins Insightful Science and Dotmatics as Chief Financial Officer
Appointment brings extensive financial industry experience to drive global growth and build corporate value of newly combined organization that is aiming to make the world a healthier, cleaner and better place to live.
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found by River Cam
Researchers are highlighting the importance of basic personal hygiene, such as hand washing, after finding significant levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in wild bird faeces at locations close to the River Cam in Cambridgeshire.
Mursla announces key appointments to Advisory Board
Key opinion leaders in the fields of exosomes, liquid biopsy and liver disease support Mursla’s ambition to bring its integrated platform for the discovery and profiling of exosome phenotypes in diseases to the clinic.
Travel information screens and smart sensor network set to transform market towns across Cambs
Market towns across Cambridgeshire are set to benefit from the installation of travel information screens alongside a new wireless sensor network which is being rolled out to help the local economy grow and create better and more sustainable places to live, work and visit.
Air filter significantly reduces presence of airborne SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 wards
When a team of doctors, scientists and engineers at Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the University of Cambridge placed an air filtration machine in COVID-19 wards, they found that it removed almost all traces of airborne SARS-CoV-2.
Researchers will map immune cells across Latin America with support from CZI
A new grant awarded to the Wellcome Sanger Institute and international collaborators within seven Latin American countries by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) will fund the first high-resolution genetic atlas of immune cells in Latin America, uncovering new information about health and disease.
New regional obesity service to offer vital support
Addenbrooke’s hospital is to become a new regional centre to treat children with obesity and provide support for families
Surgeons programme returns to Cambridge hospitals
BBC Two’s ‘Surgeons: At the Edge of Life’ returns to Cambridge’s two world-famous hospitals at 9pm tomorrow (Thursday 18 Nov) for another insight into life-saving work within their busy theatres.
JM and Hystar partner to develop next-generation electrolyser technology to accelerate green hydrogen production
Johnson Matthey, a global leader in sustainable technologies, has announced a Memorandum of Understanding with newly established Norwegian company Hystar AS, a high-tech spin-out from SINTEF, one of Europe’s largest independent research institutions.
Bio-Rad introduces StarBright UltraViolet 400 Dye for flow cytometry
StarBright UltraViolet 400 Dye offers maximal brightness and narrow excitation and emission profiles for precise resolution.
Sustainable fuel in aviation
Last week Marshall Centre was joined by Toby McCann from Thales Aerospace who led an informative HiveMind discussion on the innovations happening in aviation to move towards greater sustainability.
Breathe Technology aims to support all your IT needs
Are you looking for a highly skilled IT Support Partner? Look no further, Breathe Technology's dedicated team is looking forward to helping you.
Essential strategies for successful marketing automation
Automating your marketing activities using the latest software and services can be very powerful, not just to deliver your email campaigns, but to manage your lead nurturing processes, customer experience programmes, and communications. An average of 51% of companies say they are currently using marketing automation.
UK's first cleantech cluster - based in Cambridge - celebrates ten years and £135m+ invested in a greener future
The pioneering centre for environmentally friendly technology in the UK, Cambridge Cleantech, has marked its tenth birthday with a call for more companies to join its multi-million pound pan-European success story.
The Lilywhite's new beginning
The year 2022 heralds a new beginning for Cambridge City Football Club with the opening of its new 3000 capacity stadium in Sawston, South Cambridgeshire. And with a purpose-built venue comes a wealth of commercial opportunities...
Sanger researchers to tackle deadly brain cancer with ‘tissue time machine’
Sanger Institute scientists are starting a new project that will integrate information from spatial transcriptomics with single-cell RNA and DNA sequencing, to understand how brain cancer develops.
New database of 660,000 assembled bacterial genomes sheds light on the evolution of bacteria
A vast, curated collection of bacterial genomes has been created that allows the community unprecedented access to data.
DUO: streamlining access to biomedical datasets
Biomedical research depends on shared access to human data and streamlining consent to use these data will facilitate discovery. The GA4GH Data Use Ontology (DUO) provides standard terms and definitions for use of biomedical data obtained through informed consent. Standardising this vocabulary allows for automated access to sensitive biomedical data.
JM appoints Liam Condon as new Chief Executive
Johnson Matthey (JM) has announced that Robert MacLeod has advised the Board of his intention to retire as Chief Executive, and is pleased to announce that Liam Condon will succeed him.
Patients contribute to DNA research to help diagnose and treat rare disease
A pilot study of rare undiagnosed diseases involved analysing the genes of 4,660 people from 2,183 families, including hundreds of patients from Addenbrooke’s hospital. Whole genome sequencing proved to be a better way to diagnose rare diseases than usual genomic testing methods.