Affordable package for traceable humidity calibrations
The ability to perform traceable humidity calibrations of probes in-house is now within the reach of more users – thanks to a package offered by Michell Instruments.
Bicycle Therapeutics presents at the Jefferies Virtual London Healthcare Conference
Bicycle Therapeutics plc, a biotechnology company pioneering a new and differentiated class of therapeutics based on its proprietary bicyclic peptide (Bicycle®) technology, has announced that management will participate in a fireside chat at the Jefferies Virtual London Healthcare Conference this Thursday (19 November 2020) at 1:10 p.m. ET.
Lockdown liberation
There's a way to get a lockdown lift, which can also have unexpectedly excellent consequences, writes Simon Hall...
Strong market response to metro design challenge as innovative process moves to next phase
A challenge to the market to provide bold and innovative concept design solutions which could be instrumental to the future delivery of the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM) has passed to its next stage after receiving an encouraging first phase response.
COEL provides conceptual design for the largest independent business and leisure venue in Northern Europe
Wyboston Lakes Resort is set in 380 acres of stunning countryside. Less than one hour from London, this is the largest independent business and leisure venue in Northern Europe. Wyboston Lake sought help from COEL in transforming its Willows Training Centre, from reception, restaurant and meeting facilities with a clever and thoughtful redesign.
Frugal innovation and COVID-19
Reframing, reprioritising and repurposing has come to the fore during the coronavirus pandemic crisis, say Professor Jaideep Prabhu and Viren Lall.
Introducing RoboPatient – a soft robotics approach to training doctors
Cambridge researchers are helping to design healthcare robotics of the future by investigating a robot-assisted approach to training doctors in medical examinations.
PheroSyn gets boost to develop novel pheromones
PheroSyn, the company spun-out from Rothamsted Research to develop and produce novel pheromones, has been awarded part of Innovate UK’s £134 million Sustainable Innovation Fund (SIF) to help development of its new pest insect pheromones. The funds will be used in a project to optimise sustainable green chemistry routes for the production of two high value pear midge pheromones.
o2h ventures launches the first HMRC approved knowledge intensive EIS fund focused on UK biotech therapeutics & AI
o2h ventures has announced the launch of its HMRC approved knowledge intensive EIS fund, focusing on supporting the expansion of UK research and development in biotech therapeutics and AI.
CHR welcomes new HR Director Lydia Seymour
Cambridge Healthcare Research (CHR) is delighted to announce that Lydia Seymour has been appointed its new HR Director.
‘Long-COVID’ in our community – new call for research proposals
Up to £20 million is available for new research projects which aim to understand and address the longer-term physical and mental health effects of COVID-19 in non-hospitalised individuals.
Fluidic Analytics' Research Challenge 2020 is extended
Fluidic Analytics has been so overwhelmed by the quality of the submissions to its research challenge that it has decided to release additional instruments to ensure no great research idea goes unsupported.
£22m more for cycling and walking in the East of England as research shows public support
Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has today (Friday 13 November) given councils across the East of England a further £22 million to create safe space for cycling and walking – as surveys and independent polls show strong public support for high-quality schemes.
ESRC announces winners of its 2020 Celebrating Impact Prize
Researchers whose work has made a difference to society and the economy were celebrated at the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) annual Celebrating Impact Prize awards.
Skills4Stem, IBM and WEConnect International collaborate to deliver Women in Tech Development Programme
Skills4Stem, a certified women’s business enterprise, IBM, and WEConnect International in Europe have announced their collaboration in launching a Women in Tech Development Programme.
Are you an SME keen to understand how to use data better in your business to innovate, increase productivity and grow?
The European funded Interreg project, Futures By Design, strives to help SMEs in different regions innovate, grow and / or increase productivity. It is looking for 50 SMEs in Cambridgeshire who are interested in benefiting from the project.
New project will bring Antarctic heritage to life
A new collaboration between Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UK-AHT) will see British Antarctic heritage brought to life via immersive, audio-visual technologies and innovative storytelling.
Marshall signs deal with Danish Air Force for C-130 cockpit armour
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (Marshall ADG) has secured its first contract to certify and install the latest generation of lightweight cockpit armour on the Danish Air Force’s fleet of C-130Js.
Cambs business leaders feel more positive about the future now than in April 2020
In a poll conducted at Grant Thornton’s Cambridgeshire Limited Panel & Audience Discussion in partnership with Mills & Reeve, 63% of business leaders admitted to feeling more positive about the future now than they did in April, with only 17% feeling less positive.
Darktrace CEO crowned Woman of the Year for Technology and Innovation
Darktrace, the world’s leading cyber AI company, has announced that its CEO Poppy Gustafsson has been named Vodafone’s Woman of the Year for Technology and Innovation in the 2020 Women of the Year Awards.
Check if you're eligible for the coronavirus Local Restrictions Support Grant (for closed businesses)
The government has ordered certain businesses and venues to close or restrict how they provide goods and services. But unitl Wednesday 2 December 2020, the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) will be made available to all businesses that have been forced to close.
Speechmatics launches industry-first Global Spanish language pack for automatic speech-to-text transcription at scale
Speechmatics, a UK leader in any-context speech recognition technology, today launches the first Global Spanish language pack on the market that supports all major Spanish accents. Global Spanish (GS) is a single Spanish language pack trained on data drawn across a wide range of diverse sources – specifically those from Latin America – making it the most accurate and comprehensive accent…
Construction begins at Taank Optometrists, Mill Road, Cambridge
Layrd Design takes a look at its current interior design and construction project at Taank Optometrists on Mill Road, Cambridge..
cofinitive grows award-winning team to support its rapidly expanding portfolio
cofinitive has grown its award-winning PR and communications team with two new senior appointments as demand for its services grows.
Hamillroad expands in Asia Pacific region, appoints ColoRole as Trade-Shop Partner for Bellissima DMS in China
UK-based prepress company Hamillroad Software announces today that it has appointed ColoRole, a flexographic plate-maker, to take its Bellissima DMS screening to market in China from its offices in Qingdao, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.