Cambridge Index climbs 1.2%
The Cambridge Index rose 326.2 points or 1.2% to close at 28,595.4, as five of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Three-way partnerships deliver transformational projects for SMEs
The Government backed Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Programme has been supporting industry for over 40 years, embedding knowledge and technology to create more competitive and productive businesses.
Cambridge cyclist completes more than than 400 miles for charity
Cambridge cyclist, Rob Barber, completes 452 miles to raise money for The British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, and Diabetes.
AccountAbility-Plus launches new service to support growing and ambitious businesses
AccountAbility-Plus announces the launch of its latest service, The 300 Club. The 300 Club has been formed to support fledgling and ambitious business owners to grow their business.
COVID-19 vaccines and the seasonal scenario
This month VacZine Analytics, a UK-based strategic research publisher exclusively focused on vaccines and infectious diseases, releases a new updated ‘seasonal scenario’ global demand analysis for COVID-19 vaccines.
Is localisation the future of the supply chain?
Elite Electronic Systems writes: In our everyday operations, we speak to hundreds of business leaders about the challenges facing them both during the Coronavirus pandemic & Brexit. A core theme we are hearing is that the COVID-19 outbreak will have a lasting outcome on their supply chains, with many analysing risk management processes, resilience, and agility of their businesses.
Thinking content differently
In a world where everyone is competing to be the expert with their digital content to satisfy the needs and wants of search engines, how can a brand think differently to get ahead?
Tame your computer - take a shortcut to appointments
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members - now in its 15th year - software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she describes how to show your appointment page without opening your calendar (Microsoft Outlook).
OpenShift installation in fifteen minutes*
A series of articles by Tier 2 Consulting will help you install and configure an OpenShift cluster on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Five reasons to exhibit at Cancer Diagnostic Technology Summit 2021
Early detection of cancer and improved survival rates will depend on development of more sensitive diagnostic methods.
Cambridge COVID-19 Test Centre has processed more than 3 million tests
More than 3 million tests have now been processed at the Cambridge COVID-19 Test Centre as part of the University’s extensive response to the pandemic.
Johnson Matthey announces strategic partnership for sustainable battery materials production and secures critical raw materials supply
Johnson Matthey (JM), a global leader in sustainable technologies, today announces significant strategic developments in the commercialisation of eLNO – its portfolio of leading nickel rich advanced cathode materials – which put JM at the forefront of providing a sustainable and secure supply of cathode materials for customers, in line with its vision for a cleaner, healthier world.
Sepura celebrates business award and Investors in People Silver accreditation
Sepura has received two significant awards in quick succession, to round off a year of growth and record revenues.
Metrion Biosciences appoints Mark Keogh as Non-Executive Director
Metrion Biosciences Limited, the specialist ion channel contract research and drug discovery company, today announced the appointment of Mark Keogh as a Non-Executive Director. The appointment follows the Company’s recently announced £2.7m new equity investment led by Gresham House Ventures and is intended to strengthen the Board’s financial and corporate experience, in support of the Company’s…
Industrial supply in Cambridge reaches low level as science and tech sector grows
Bidwells Spring 2021 report reveals that the Cambridge Industrial market supply has reached its lowest level in more than 15 years. The availability rate has dipped to 3.7%, leaving only a few immediate options for occupiers seeking space.
Adaptate Biotherapeutics raises $18 million in Series A2 funding
London, UK... Adaptate Biotherapeutics, a company focused on developing antibody-based therapeutics for modulation of gamma delta T cells, today announced that its existing investors, Abingworth and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited have together made a further equity investment of $18 million (circa. £13 million). This funding brings the total raised since Adaptate’s inception in late…
ERS Genomics and NUVISAN ICB sign CRISPR/Cas9 licence agreement
CRISPR offerings to enhance NUVISAN’s drug development service portfolio.
Flagship AI company Luminance selected for prestigious Tech Nation Future Fifty programme
Leading British AI company Luminance has been selected for this year’s coveted Tech Nation Future Fifty programme which celebrates the UK’s most successful technology companies.
Phico Therapeutics awarded up to $18.2m CARB-X funding to advance SASPject antibacterial therapy
Phico Therapeutics Ltd, a biotechnology company developing engineered phage technology as the basis of a new generation of antibiotics to overcome antibacterial resistance, has been awarded a grant of up to $18.2 million USD (circa. £13.2 million GBP) from Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X), a global non-profit partnership dedicated to accelerating…
Businesses shun litigation for conciliation amid pandemic – but a rise in legal claims in 2021 is likely, finds EY research
UK businesses have avoided using litigation to resolve commercial disputes during the COVID-19 pandemic, instead turning to negotiation and mediation, according to new research published today by EY.
Biomedical Engineering Award for the study of cochlear implants
Cambridge student Shreya Singhal has won the IMechE Vicon Best Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Award 2019 for her project developing a platform for the study of cochlear implants.
Join CBM for an inspiring week of live stories from an eye hospital in Zimbabwe
Cambridge-based international disability charity CBM is inviting people to follow a week of live stories from an eye hospital in Zimbabwe to witness the incredible human impact of sight-restoring treatment.
AI could ease pressures on diagnostic services for precancerous condition, Barrett’s oesophagus
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help free up pathologist time and allow them to focus on diagnosing the most tricky cases of Barrett’s oesophagus, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study*.
ARU expert wins Innovation Award for new film
A digital heritage expert at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has won a prestigious innovation award for a documentary that tells the story of a town that was left devastated by an earthquake.
JM joins new European consortium to develop advanced fuel cell technology for heavy duty trucks
Johnson Matthey, a global leader in sustainable technologies, has joined a major new European consortium, ‘IMMORTAL’, to develop higher performance fuel cell components for heavy duty trucks with a predicted lifetime of at least 30,000 hours, enabling us to take a step closer towards decarbonising freight transport and a net zero future.