Three suppliers chosen to develop innovative concept designs to push forward pioneering CAM scheme
Three outstanding suppliers have been selected to develop bold, innovative conceptual designs to help inform and potentially transform the delivery of the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM).
Cambridge Index jumps 7.0%
The Cambridge Index climbed 1,726.4 points or 7.0% to close at 26419.2, as eight of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Transforming arts and humanities research into television
Arts and humanities academics are offered the chance to hear from TV professionals about how to translate research into specialist factual programming.
WaveFX streams three day international virtual symposium
The global symposium is the largest medical and scientific conference specific to MND and the premier event in the research calendar attracting over 1,000 delegates.
Supply Chain Challenges for 2021
The Global Economy is facing considerable challenges in 2021. No area of society will be unaffected by these issues – and supply chains are no different.
Fire safety changes in the care sector- what can we expect in 2021?
In November 2020, Howes Percival provided an overview of the legal framework for fire safety in care homes and teased some anticipated changes to fire safety legislation that will impact not only on care homes but, more significantly, across the wider care sector.
Starting strong
Sarah Reakes, Managing Director at KISS, writes: Like most of you no doubt, I had plenty of time over the holiday period to reflect on how confronting 2020 was.
Taylor Wessing creates one of the largest private wealth teams in European market with new hires
International law firm Taylor Wessing has further enhanced its international private wealth capability, creating one of the largest private wealth teams by total number of lawyers in the European market with the hire of a team of lawyers from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.
Sanofi to acquire Kymab
Sanofi and Kymab, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing fully human monoclonal antibodies with a focus on immune-mediated diseases and immuno-oncology therapeutics, have entered into an agreement under which Sanofi will acquire Kymab for an upfront payment of approximately $1.1 billion and up to $350 million upon achievement of certain milestones.
First virtual Cambridge Information & Intellectual Property Meeting (CIIPM) – further programme updates
New speakers and product presentations have been added to the agenda for the Cambridge Information & Intellectual Property Meeting (CIIPM) meeting on 20-21 January.
Abcam returns to growth in first half with over 8% increase in constant currency revenue
Abcam plc (AIM: ABC; Nasdaq: ABCM)), a global leader in the supply of life science research tools, announces the following unaudited trading update ahead of reporting its results on 8 March 2021 for the six months ended 31 December 2020.
ICE launches new online Data Science programme in collaboration with Flatiron School
The University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) is linking up with leading online learning provider Flatiron School to launch a new 10-week online Data Science programme.
Bidwells’ 2020 logistics success helps drives the local economy
2020 proved a remarkable year for the Bidwells’ Logistics and Industrial team after surpassing their 2019 record achievement by almost 1.75m sq ft.
Biocair expands In China
With facilities already in Shanghai and Beijing, Biocair recently announced the opening of its new office in Guangzhou.
Bellissima DMS now available in India as Digiflex appointed latest Bellissima DMS Trade Shop member
Prepress company Hamillroad Software announced today the appointment of Digiflex, one of India’s leading flexographic plate-making companies, to take its Bellissima DMS screening to market.
Mogrify enters research collaboration with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Mogrify Limited, a UK company aiming to transform the development of ex vivo cell therapies and pioneer the field of in vivo reprogramming therapies, and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), a world-class research laboratory dedicated to understanding important biological processes at the molecular level, today announced an exploratory research collaboration.
New full-fibre network to link Cambridge research institutions and enterprises to key sites
A new way for Cambridge businesses and research institutions to connect to key sites and communities across Europe is now available thanks to Light Blue Fibre, bandwidth infrastructure provider euNetworks, and the UK Innovation Corridor’s most advanced data centre, Kao Data.
Next generation plastic start-up accelerates growth with further £6m seed investment
University of Cambridge spin-out Xampla has announced it has closed a £6.2m seed finance round, led by the backers of Zoom, to accelerate the roll-out of its next-generation plastic replacement. The investment follows a £2m round announced in April.
How to help children with COVID-19 worries
Psychologists from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) will discuss the issue of children’s COVID-19 contamination fears – and offer practical advice about how parents and carers can help – during a free public online event this Thursday, 14 January (7-8pm).
Heading outdoors keeps lockdown blues at bay
A new study has found that spending time outdoors and switching off our devices is associated with higher levels of happiness during a period of COVID-19 restrictions.
Applications open for free business support programmes to help grow your social or environmental start-up
Could you use free business support to grow your start-up? Is your business or solution focused on creating social or environmental change - and do you need help to create more impact?
The Cambridge Building Society re-launches Help to Buy mortgages
The Cambridge is once again offering Help to Buy mortgages, supporting First Time Buyers get a foot on the housing ladder with new products added to their range.
CFOs anticipate return to growth and lasting change in 2021
Finance leaders expect a return to growth in 2021 with optimism rising to a record high, according to Deloitte’s latest CFO survey. Despite the surge in business optimism, half of CFOs do not expect demand for their own businesses to recover to pre-pandemic levels until the last quarter of 2021 or later.
DSP Concepts and Cambridge Consultants work to accelerate audio and voice innovation
Cambridge Consultants, part of Capgemini, and DSP Concepts, the audio platform powering the world’s best consumer and automotive brands, have announced an agreement that will see Cambridge Consultants offering deep audio product development expertise and technology to the many audio brands in the fast-growing DSP Concepts ecosystem.
Tame your computer - workbook wizardry
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 create and insert reusable pieces of content in a Microsoft Excel workbook - similar to Quick Parts in Word and Outlook.