Iceni Diagnostics appoints BBI to produce its Covid-19/Influenza test
Iceni Diagnostics has appointed BBI Solutions to generate clinical trial batches for its new, rapid SARS-COV-2/Influenza virus detection test. The test exploits the diagnostic company’s unique, proprietary HPGR™ (Host-Pathogen Glycan Recognition) technology to detect the presence of live virus in non-invasive samples within 15 minutes.
UKRI invests £109 million in future leaders
One hundred and one research and innovation leaders of the future have received significant government support to tackle major challenges ranging from cancer treatment to space travel and reducing harmful vehicle emissions.
Cambridgeshire set to see major investment in infrastructure
There are efforts to make Cambridgeshire and Peterborough more connected and to spread the economic success of Cambridge across the County, according to the newly released Local Plan Watch by Property Consultants Bidwells.
Nokia advances fight against COVID-19 with analytics-based thermal detection solution
Nokia today announced an automated, zero-touch elevated temperature detection solution designed to help spot potential COVID-19 infections in facilities with thousands of people.
Raspberry Pi’s Director of Educator Support awarded an MBE
Carrie Anne Philbin, Raspberry Pi’s Director of Educator Support, has been awarded an MBE for her services to education in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020.
Bango scales up in Asia as revenue delivers record growth
Bango, the global platform for data-driven commerce, announces the expansion of its business development team in Asia. Following recent announcements of new customer wins and record revenue growth in the first half of 2020, these new hires will support the continued exponential growth of commerce though the Bango Platform.
Get online and win a free tablet
The Covid pandemic has proved that the internet is a key utility for everyday life, and knowing how to use it is an essential skill, but many people are still missing out.
Popular COVID-19 conspiracies linked to vaccine ‘hesitancy’
An international study finds that people who rate coronavirus conspiracy theories as more reliable are much less likely to say they will get vaccinated.
ARU student receives national nursing award
A student at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has won a major national award for her commitment to nursing at home and abroad.
Local businesswoman launches rewilding charity
A new charity, which sets out to rewild corridors of land affected by the building of new roads and housing estates, has been launched: ‘Creating Nature’s Corridors’.
Medtech Accelerator awards £125,000 for innovative cervical screening patch
Medtech Accelerator, the joint funding venture between Health Enterprise East (HEE), Eastern AHSN (Academic Health Science Network), New Anglia Local Enterprise Partners and local councils, has announced its latest award of £125,000 to develop an exciting medical technology which provides a novel approach to cervical screening. Developed by a team of researchers based at Cambridge University…
CBG sponsors Arthur Rank Hospice Charity Xmas tree recycling scheme
CBG is delighted to once again be partnering with the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity, sponsoring its Christmas tree recycling scheme during the upcoming festive season.
Katie Chandler comments on UK High Court's business interruption judgment for IBA Global Insight
Many UK policyholders whose businesses suffered losses during the COVID-19 pandemic have received a welcome boost from the country’s High Court.
Woman raises thousands for children’s hospices by sewing over 700 masks
Morag Clifford, from Thriplow, has sewn over 700 masks and raised £3,500 for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH).
Woodfines are winners!
Woodfines has won the SME News Enterprise Award for Best Full Service Law Firm of the Year 2020.
Trace impurities analyzer for measurements in lithium ion battery manufacture
A leading manufacturer of lithium ion batteries has selected LDetek’s LD8000 MultiGas Analyzer to monitor the purity of argon used as a protective atmosphere.
Property finance platform LendInvest appoints Birketts to legal panels
The UK’s leading platform for property finance LendInvest has appointed Birketts to its legal panel for buy-to-let and bridging finance panels.
New recruit at city law firm
Solicitor Samuel Mitchell has joined the agriculture and rural property team at Cambridge law firm Hewitsons.
Council’s £50,000 fund will support communities to move quickly to help during an outbreak
South Cambridgeshire’s parish councils and community groups can now request additional grant funding from the District Council – to help them respond rapidly if there is a Coronavirus outbreak in their village.
Four Cambridge-based companies join Tech Nation’s Applied AI Programme
Four companies from Cambridge are among 32 companies joining the Tech Nation Applied AI Growth Programme, which has been designed to champion and support the UK's leading AI scaleups through peer-to-peer learning.
Challenge launches to find cutting edge conceptual designs for trailblazing CAM scheme
A challenge to the market to create innovative conceptual designs which could inform and transform the delivery of the groundbreaking Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM) has now gone live.
Cleanroom Technology Conference 2020 update – the show must go on for Guardtech
Haverhill firm defies the COVID threat to showcase virus-battling solutions and much more at its first ever virtual showcase on November 10-11.
Easy-to-make, ultra-low power electronics could charge out of thin air
Researchers have developed a new approach to printed electronics which allows ultra-low power electronic devices that could recharge from ambient light or radiofrequency noise. The approach paves the way for low-cost printed electronics that could be seamlessly embedded in everyday objects and environments.
New virtual reality software allows scientists to ‘walk’ inside cells
Virtual reality software which allows researchers to ‘walk’ inside and analyse individual cells could be used to understand fundamental problems in biology and develop new treatments for disease.
Helping schools tackle online sexual harassment
New guidance to help schools tackle the growing issue of online sexual harassment will be officially launched by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and the non-profit sex education organisation the School of Sexuality Education tomorrow (Thursday 15 October).