Celebrate the success of the angel and early-stage investment community
Do you know a luminary in early-stage investment or a trailblazing entrepreneur deserving of recognition and celebration of their year of success? Nominate them to be recognised at the UKBAA Angel Investment Awards.
Post COVID-19 spending bounce back set for late summer, says EY
The latest EY Future Consumer Index shows UK consumers have big plans to spend post-COVID-19 and have three basic needs – a holiday, haircut and a day out. However, short-term anxiety remains around returning to non-essential retailers on 12 April.
Safe as houses? Maybe not, says new study
A study of four Cambridge and Oxford Colleges co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business School shows that long-term property investment is less profitable than previously thought.
ARU Vice Chancellor named Deputy Lieutenant
The Vice Chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University, Professor Roderick Watkins, has been named a Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire.
Councils provide insight into mental health pressures on local businesses
Two councils have come together to extend a helping hand to the local business community in Greater Cambridge, going beyond their role in distributing financial grant help.
CN Bio introduces the PhysioMimix™ OOC Multi-Organ Microphysiological System
CN Bio, a leading developer of single and multi-organ microphysiological systems (MPS), otherwise known as organ-on-a-chip (OOC), has announced the commercial launch of its new PhysioMimix™ OOC Multi-Organ MPS.
Ten-year roadmap to guide UK plant science
A new strategy - UK plant science research strategy: a green roadmap for the next 10 years - sets out clear goals for research and innovation involving plants.
Significant investment to commercialise quantum technologies
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £46.8 million for collaborative research and development or technology projects in quantum.
A Deep Tech Startup Approach To AI Safety
The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is truly upon us.
MediaTek Wi-Fi 6 Chipset Powers New ASUS Gaming Notebooks
MediaTek MT7921 connectivity chip delivers ultra-fast, reliable Wi-Fi 6 connectivity for Republic of Gamers and The Ultimate Force gaming notebooks
Do you have the right tools?
Breathe Technoogy outlines the benefits of outsourcing or managed IT services.
SARS-COV-2 infects cells via specific viral entry factors that are more abundant in elderly, men and smokers
A large-scale new study uncovers which cell types in the human body can be infected by SARS-CoV-2 due to their viral entry factors. The research also suggests that increased gene expression of these viral entry factors in some individuals partially explains the differences of COVID-19 severity reported in relation to age, gender and smoking status.
Axol Bioscience and Censo Biotechnologies announce merger
Axol Bioscience Ltd, an established provider of iPSC-derived cells, media, and characterisation services, and CENSO Biotechnologies, a cell biology CRO with focused expertise in iPSC-related technologies, today announced that the two companies have signed a merger agreement.
Fetch.ai nabs $5M in institutional investment
Fetch.ai, a Cambridge-based artificial intelligence lab building an open-access decentralised machine learning network for smart infrastructure, has announced that the GDA Group & affiliates plans to invest $5 Million into the Fetch ecosystem. In conjunction with the newest injection of funds, FET, Fetch.ai’s native token, will also be added to Fireblocks’ secure wallet and infrastructure…
The future will be low carbon – meet the climate tech disruptors who will get us there
Cambridge Cleantech and Oxfordshire Greentech are proud to announce the 24 climate tech companies who will pitch at Cleantech Venture Day on 25 March 2021.
London Stansted marks 30th anniversary of official opening of terminal building and ‘new’ airport
London Stansted is this week marking the 30th anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen officially opening the iconic terminal building on 15th March 1991 and the first flights to operate from the ‘new’ airport.
Video-led feedback programme reduces behaviour problems in children as young as 12 months
A home-based parenting programme to prevent childhood behaviour problems, which very unusually focuses on children when they are still toddlers, has proven highly successful during its first public health trial.
Use of AI to fight COVID-19 risks harming 'disadvantaged groups', experts warn
Rapid deployment of artificial intelligence and machine learning to tackle coronavirus must still go through ethical checks and balances, or we risk harming already disadvantaged communities in the rush to defeat the disease.
Accelerating legal negotiation with contract analytics
How contract analytics can help inside counsel balance the demand for speed with the need for accuracy.
Exclusive auction raises more than £60K for hospice charity
An exclusive online auction featuring a range of work from high profile artists has raised an incredible £63,000 for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH).
AVEVA and SHELL provide perspective on how Industry 5.0 will connect human elements to smart production
AVEVA, a global leader in engineering and industrial software, and the Shell Oil Company joined forces to discuss the future of Smart Production recently.
Studio 24 named in 'The Drum' top 50 digital agencies in Britain for client satisfaction
Studio 24 has been named as one of the top 50 client rated digital agencies in the UK in The Drum‘s Digital Agency Census 2021.
Cambridge in the top five tech hubs for VC investment in the UK in 2020, says Tech Nation report launched today
Cambridge attracted £217m in VC investment in 2020, according to the annual Tech Nation report which launches today. It joins Oxford, Bristol and Edinburgh at the top for tech investment outside London. The report cites one new tech unicorn created in the East of England already in 2021 - Cambridge-based Kymab - while Norwich attracted £33m of VC investment in 2020, up from £8.3m in 2019…
Big Four’s adoption of Luminance’s AI rockets by over 50% in 2020
Luminance, the leading artificial intelligence platform for the legal profession, has announced a surge in the uptake of its machine learning technology by ‘Big Four’ accountancy firms in 2020, providing further evidence of alternative legal service providers’ increasing willingness to encroach on the traditional domain of law firms.
Strong results mean Bango looks to the future with confidence
Bango (AIM: BGO), the data-driven commerce company, today announces its Final Results for the year ended 31 December 2020.