Owlstone Medical expands US operations and establishes permanent US office
Owlstone Medical, the global leader in Breath Biopsy® for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today announces that it has taken important steps to better support its pharmaceutical and academic customers in the United States by establishing a permanent office and expanding its highly skilled local team.
Tech Nation reveals the five top early-stage tech companies in East of England
Today, Tech Nation announces the five regional winners based in the East of England of its Rising Stars 3.0 competition. Three of these are based in Cambridge.
A new era for vaccine development?
Vaccinations against the COVID-19 causing virus began this week after the approval of an mRNA-based vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNtech. This is the first COVID-19 vaccine approved in the UK and several other countries are reviewing the data.
Crescendo Biologics expands its ongoing collaboration with Takeda
Crescendo Biologics Ltd, the drug developer of novel, targeted T cell enhancing therapeutics, today announced that it has expanded its global, multi-target discovery and development collaboration with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited after Crescendo achieved its sixth technical milestone.
Marshall Centre’s Festive Instagram giveaway
We can all agree that this year was challenging for everyone and with government restrictions still in place, Christmas will feel very different this year. So, Marshall Centre has teamed up with 13 fantastic businesses around Cambridgeshire for a huge giveaway to spread some well-deserved festive cheer around the community. You won't want to miss out on these amazing prizes!
Contract analytics is empowering the GC to become more strategic
Picture the scene. A quarterly board meeting at a mid-sized or large business, with leadership and all the ‘heads of’ gathered round the (potentially virtual) table. Head of Sales speaks and presents a graph showing significant growth in the number of sales over the quarter, and presents a detailed forecast of future deals all pulled from their CRM system. Contented murmurings all round…
How hard can it be?
Why do we keep getting seduced by big bold ideas? Because we are experts at seeing the world as simpler than it really is. Read Trust Work's latest blog on the implications of this human trait.
EU funding secured for new generation of brain-computer interfaces
Researchers from the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering’s Bioelectronics Laboratory have won investment from the European Innovation Council (EIC) to develop modern microelectronics to enhance the signal quality of a new generation of less invasive brain-computer interfaces (BCIs).
Bamboo Systems wins Tech Trailblazer Award
Bamboo Systems, a provider of revolutionary Arm-based servers architected to meet the needs of today’s software design and data centre demands, today announced that it has won the 2020 Tech Trailblazer award in the Cloud category. This award is the latest in a range of industry awards that Bamboo has received over the course of 2020, underscoring the burgeoning demand for Arm-server solutions and…
Knowledge network launched to support the sustainable development of fintech markets
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has this week launched the Cambridge Alternative Finance Collaboration Network (CAFCN), a global network providing the necessary infrastructure and expertise to deliver critical research, digital tools and education programmes, at scale, to support decision making that will positively impact the development of fintech markets globally.
John Marioni honoured by prestigious Blavatnik Awards
EMBL-EBI’s Group Leader, John Marioni, has been selected as a finalist in the 2021 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK. Marioni has recently been appointed as EMBL-EBI’s new Head of Research, set to start his new role in March 2021.
Optibrium inspires the next generation of scientists with practical industry experience
Optibrium™, a leading developer of software for drug discovery, has extended its industry placement student programme to a fifth year, welcoming this year’s placement student from The University of St Andrews.
Gene therapy injection in one eye surprises scientists by improving vision in both
Injecting a gene therapy vector into one eye of someone suffering from LHON, the most common cause of mitochondrial blindness, significantly improves vision in both eyes, scientists have found.
Telensa reinforces its market leading position in Central Europe
Telensa, the world’s leading provider of networked street lights, has extended its Central European footprint with its latest intelligent street light deployment in Poland.
Direct-to-consumer sales to give East of England manufacturing industry £3.1bn boost by 2023
A boom in manufacturers selling direct-to-consumer (D2C) will provide a £3.1bn boost to the East of England industry’s coffers by 2023, research from Barclays Corporate Banking reveals.
Rotary clubs pledge to raise thousands for EACH
East Anglia’s Rotary clubs have committed to the challenge of raising £80,000 for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) over the next three years.
Future gazing: funded projects address major contemporary challenges
The Arts and Humanities Research Council is funding projects exploring the role of culture in the economic recovery of towns to sustainable practices in the creative industries.
ARU leads the way for East of England graduates
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) provides more graduates for the East of England than any other university.
Hamillroad broadens South American coverage
UK-based prepress company Hamillroad Software announces that it has appointed Alpha Clicheria, a flexographic plate-maker, to take its Bellissima DMS screening to market in Brazil.
New starter at Hewitsons further strengthens property credentials of firm
Experienced solicitor Annette Benjamin has joined the residential property team at city law firm Hewitsons.
A Microsoft AI tool is helping to speed up cancer treatment – and Addenbrooke’s will be the first hospital in the world to use it
Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge will become the first hospital in the world to use cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology from Microsoft that could improve survival rates for some cancers.
COEL 2020
2020 has been a unique year with undeniable challenges but, regardless of the difficulties, COEL has experienced many highlights.
Construction work begins at ARU Peterborough site
A ceremonial spade in the ground event has marked the start of construction of ARU Peterborough, the city’s new £30 million university.
Birketts advises on sale of leading e-commerce wellness company
Leading regional law firm, Birketts, has advised the shareholders of e-commerce wellness company Bloomboxclub Limited, Dr Katie Cooper and John Gilbert and their team on their sale to digital Canadian health organisation, PlantX Life, Inc. for a sum of £8m.
Study identifies Cambridge commuter areas which have highest share of households falling into housing affordability gap
In a new study, RAND Europe examined housing affordability in the Cambridge travel-to-work area. Researchers found that almost half of the households living in this area would financially struggle to live in Cambridge itself.