New therapeutic target discovered for a number of aggressive cancers
A protein in tumour cells could be targeted to treat some types of aggressive cancer including brain, blood, skin, and kidney, new research has shown.
Imposter syndrome at work - what leaders can do
Imposter syndrome, also known as imposter phenomenon or impostorism, is something that many people experience throughout their careers, but how can leaders help their people overcome it?
Mestag Therapeutics extends seed financing to $45 million and welcomes new investors
Mestag Therapeutics, a breakthrough inflammatory disease and immuno-oncology company, has announced the closing of its oversubscribed Seed extension, bringing the total Seed round to $45 million.
Physical retail still vital path to purchase for digital home consumers, despite accelerating digitisation
Even as the world moves at breakneck speed toward digital adoption – compounded by national lockdowns across the globe – the fourth chapter of EY study, Decoding the digital home, reveals that bricks and mortar retail remains a crucial part of the customer journey for digital home users.
Check out Allia's programmes launching this summer!
Allia Future Business Centres are busy with lots of recruitment for their business support programmes across all locations.
Free book scheme for families experiencing hardship this summer
Hundreds of families who are experiencing hardship will be given free book bags this summer, thanks to the Reading Sparks programme.
ESRC launches opportunity to inform data infrastructure strategy
A stakeholder engagement exercise is being launched by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to gather views to help shape its data infrastructure strategy.
Find out how to win project funding: Horizon Europe Workshop
Is your company or organisation a UK and/or European-based business that is interested in collaborating with TWI, its Industrial Members, Innovation Centres and TWI Innovation Network partners on research and development (R&D) of new technology projects to attract public funding? If so, you need to know about TWI's online workshop next week.
Can the technical learn to sell to the non technical?
You have a new sales team for your technical product – you need to improve sales and you’re considering training – but you’ve read that most courses teaching sales skills will fail to deliver sustained results, and you worry even if you find a good trainer, they will struggle to grasp your product or market:
Advice on ways to attract and retain the best staff for your business
Regardless of the type of business or the size of the company, there is one thing they all have in common – the desire to attract and retain the best staff. Paying good wages was once enough to attract candidates of the highest calibre, but nowadays a generous salary alone is not enough, with potential candidates looking for a lot more than money and benefits. But as a business, what can you do…
Do it for the trees
Has your school or business been planning to go paperless for a while?
Darktrace reports a 50% increase in AI-driven responses to cyber attacks
Darktrace, a global leader in cyber security AI, today announced that its Antigena ‘machine fights back’ technology has autonomously responded to an increasing number of attacks on cloud and collaboration applications this year. The company reports a 50% increase in AI actions taken during the first half of 2021 compared to the latter half of 2020, to thwart attacks on business-critical…
Combined Authority aims to put compassion, co-operation and community at heart of reinvented transport masterplan
Prioritising left behind communities, tackling inequalities and accelerating carbon reduction will form part of a renewed strategy for better transport across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Funding round now open to ideas for improving local facilities
Residents in particular parts of Cambridge are being asked to put forward proposals for improving open spaces and play areas via Cambridge City Council’s 2021 S106 funding round.
cofinitive shortlisted for second time for ‘Best Use of Content’ in the CIPR PRide awards
cofinitive has been shortlisted for the ‘Best Use of Content’ award in the CIPR PRide Awards, for an integrated and intensive four-month PR campaign for client Kao Data.
VNC Automotive selected as Proactive Partner member of Renesas R-Car Consortium
VNC Automotive, an innovator in the connected car and telematics sectors, has been selected as a member of Renesas’ R-Car Consortium Proactive Partner Program.
Businesses invited to co-design projects with the Cambridge Climate Life and Earth Doctoral Training Partnership
The Cambridge NERC Climate Life and Earth Doctoral Training Partnership (C-CLEAR DTP) is encouraging its partners in industry, government and the third sector to co-design projects with academic members of staff for October 2022 entry.
Spades hit the ground at Chatteris training school, helping young people into great careers
Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Dr Nik Johnson was joined by MP for North East Cambridgeshire Steve Barclay to mark the start of building work for a new training school based at Stainless Metalcraft in Chatteris.
Cambridge Assessment and Cambridge University Press become one organisation
Cambridge Assessment and Cambridge University Press begin a new chapter as they formally become one organisation under the name Cambridge University Press & Assessment.
Women in Innovation Awards 2021/22 - competition opens soon
Women with exciting, innovative ideas who will inspire others can apply for a £50,000 grant and bespoke business support.
Cambridge Index falls 0.7%
The Cambridge Index dropped 199.4 points or 0.7% to close at 28621.9, as five of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share prices.
How accurate is your dew-point transmitter?
For many industrial trace moisture measurements, dew-point transmitters are the ideal choice.
Cambridge Design Partnership supports local charities with £25,000 donation to mark 25 years
To mark its 25th anniversary, Cambridge Design Partnership's(CDP's) employee owners nominated five charities to which they donated a total of £25,000. The five charities are in Cambridgeshire, UK and Raleigh, NC, USA, where CDP has fast-growing research and development centres.
Birketts Private Wealth offering ranked Band 1 for fifth year running
Top 100 law firm Birketts, has been ranked ‘Band 1’ in the ‘Private Wealth Law’ category in Cambridge, Essex and Outside London for the fifth year running and ‘Band 2’ in Norwich in Chambers High Net Worth 2021 Guide (HNW).
Council call on C3 for Contact Centre replacement
The North Norfolk District Council called on C3 to help them replace their existing contact centre with a reliable and easy to use solution. Like many other councils, the NNDC needs to have access to the most up to date equipment for their staff and members to meet customer expectations and reduce overall operational costs.