New service launched to transport sick babies and children
A new service to transport very sick babies and children within the East of England will launch on 7 April.
Combined Authority and Photocentric plan new Manufacturing and Materials Research and Development Centre
A £16.47m partnership between the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and Peterborough-based business Photocentric will link academia and industry to establish skills and learning in the second phase of the development of ARU Peterborough.
Successive governments’ approaches to obesity policies have destined them to fail, say researchers
Government obesity policies in England over the past three decades have largely failed because of problems with implementation, lack of learning from past successes or failures, and a reliance on trying to persuade individuals to change their behaviour rather than tackling unhealthy environments.
Dolomite aids the development of artificial intelligence for microfluidics
Microfluidic technologies are rapidly becoming the method of choice for micro- and nanoparticle production across a number of sectors, from cell biology research to drug development. This approach offers advantages over traditional batch methods, including precise process control, enhanced reliability, and the ability to easily scale up production.
Optibrium enhances compound design strategies in major upgrade to StarDrop software
Optibrium™, a developer of software for drug discovery, has announced the release of the newest version of StarDrop™, a comprehensive software platform for small molecule design, optimisation and data analysis. The new release, StarDrop 7.0, further extends the software’s compound design strategies, provides enhanced workflows, and seamlessly connects with Optibrium’s Cerella™ platform,…
Design the future workplace competition launched
Cambridge companies are working together to offer a chance for seven to 18-year-olds to win Amazon vouchers by imagining the workplaces of the future.
Kymab is Cambridge's 20th billion dollar valuation
Twenty businesses created in Cambridge have now achieved the magical valuation of a billion dollars.
Owlstone Medical introduces Breath Biopsy Panel for respiratory diseases
Owlstone Medical, the global leader in Breath Biopsy® for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today introduced the Respiratory Diseases Research Use Only (RUO) Panel.
New Adder ZeroU™ high performance IP KVM brings increased customer connectivity choice
Adder Technology, a global leader in connectivity solutions and high performance IP KVM, today announced a pair of new KVM transmitters that bring HDMI® and DisplayPort™ connectivity to its proven and trusted ZeroU™ portfolio.
UKRI shares Canadian opportunities for UK advanced therapy firms
Advanced therapies firms of all sizes, charities and catapults are being invited to join a briefing to explore opportunities for business in Canada.
Likelihood of severe and ‘long’ COVID may be established very early on following infection
New research provides important insights into the role played by the immune system in preventing – and in some cases increasing the severity of – COVID-19 symptoms in patients. It also finds clues to why some people experience ‘long COVID
Low-carbon policies can be ‘balanced’ to benefit small firms and average households – study
A review of ten types of policy used to reduce carbon suggests that some costs fall on those less able to bear them – but it also shows these policies can form the bedrock of a ‘green recovery’ if specifically designed and used in tandem.
Improving employee retention through benefits
Employee benefits can often be an afterthought or an add on when preparing a job offer. Employers do not usually consider the individual candidate's needs or take the time to tailor benefits packages.
Iprova Cipher joint webinar - using data analytics to speed up the innovation lifecycle
Would you like to learn about how Deutsche Telekom has been able to enhance its innovation lifecycle with the help of Cipher’s and Iprova’s technology?
Cambridge Index climbs 4.4%
The Cambridge Index rose 1,169.05 points or 4.4% to close at 27588.2, as eight of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share price.
Some are not lending, but there remains strong opportunities
Deepesh Thakrar, senior debt finance director at OakNorth Bank, highlights the opportunities in lending to hotels.
Support in the workplace for survivors of domestic violence
It has been widely reported that domestic violence has risen during lockdown. Refuge has reported an increase in demand for help, especially after the schools re-opened in September. The UN has suggested that cases have increased by as much as 20% as families have been contained within their home together. Although it is reported by Refuge that almost one in three women will experience domestic…
US2U Consulting podcast - Developing your sales performance
The latest edition of the US2U Consulting Podcast covers the topic of Developing Your Sales Performance.
The world continued to warm in 2020
With pandemic-related lockdowns across the globe decreasing the regularity of people leaving their homes and carrying out their day-to-day lives, the Earth’s atmosphere was spared of the high rate of greenhouse gases emitted annually
Cognidox v10.1 delivers new features for FDA compliance
Cognidox, a leading provider of document management solutions for the medical device and life sciences industries, is pleased to announce the release of their new med tech compliance solution.
Virtual short course launched to help job seekers get ready for work
Local social enterprise Form the Future CIC is set to launch a free online short course to help people get ready for work.
Metrion Biosciences and LifeArc further extend neuroscience-focused ion channel drug discovery collaboration
Metrion Biosciences Limited, the specialist ion channel CRO and drug discovery company, and LifeArc, a leading UK independent medical research charity, today announced a 12-month extension of their neuroscience drug discovery collaboration, as a result of the continued success of their ongoing agreement.
DNA test can quickly identify pneumonia in patients with severe COVID-19, aiding faster treatment
Researchers have developed a DNA test to quickly identify secondary infections in COVID-19 patients, who have double the risk of developing pneumonia while on ventilation than non-COVID-19 patients.
Following the hops of disordered proteins could lead to future treatments of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers from the University of Cambridge, Google Research and the University of Milan have used machine learning techniques to predict how proteins, particularly those implicated in neurological diseases, completely change their shapes in a matter of microseconds.
Tame your computer - perfect your picture
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 explains how to make part of a picture transparent (Microsoft Office).