Lockdown or not, personality predicts your likelihood of staying home during the pandemic
Despite more of the population staying at home as government policies on COVID-19 become stricter, a study has found that a person’s personality influences how likely they are to stay at home during the pandemic - and cannot be entirely overridden.
Repurposing drugs for a pan-coronavirus treatment
Drug targets common across three coronavirus strains could be used for rapid treatment response against emerging coronavirus strains.
New round of Innovation Scholars Secondments: Biomedical Sciences opens
UKRI is launching a second round of the Innovation Scholars Secondments scheme.
Birketts’ webinar discusses ‘Homeworking: the new normal’
Birketts has held the latest in its highly regarded series of webinars, this time on the topic of home working. Abigail Trencher hosted the session with contributions from Matthew Gowen, Julie Gowland and Kitty Rosser. Jeanette Wheeler, Head of Employment, joined her colleagues for the Q&A section.
Poultry farmers and pet bird keepers urged to prepare for winter Avian Flu
Iceni Diagnostics’ 15-minute avian flu test would provide frontline alert of infection.
Glyconics wins UK government grant for feasibility study on low-cost diabetic screening in developing countries
Innovative diagnostics company, Glyconics, has won an £85,000 Phase 1 grant from the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) to explore the feasibility of implementing a novel low-cost point-of-care diagnostic platform for diabetic screening in developing countries.
Ditch the plough, increase diversity, grow cover crops - three achievable steps towards 'Net Zero'?
Agri-tech offers ‘soil up’ approach to restoring environmental balance and farm incomes...
Intellectual Property firm donates generous £15,000 to children’s hospices
The Cambridge team of European intellectual property firm Mewburn Ellis has chosen East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) as its charity of the year.
Prepare for tension in third 'Surgeons' episode
There is no room for error in two cutting-edge operations filmed at Addenbrooke’s and Royal Papworth hospitals in Cambridge for the next episode of the BBC Two documentary, ‘Surgeons: At the Edge of Life’.
Ori Biotech Raises $30m in Series A financing to advance innovation in cell and gene therapy manufacturing
October 14 2020, London, UK and Woodcliff Lake, NJ – Ori Biotech Ltd (Ori), a leading innovator in cell and gene therapy (CGT) manufacturing, today announced the successful close of a $30 million Series A financing round, bringing the company’s total funding to date to $41 million.
Reflecting on 18 years of Pure
In September, Pure reached and celebrated 18 years of providing professional recruitment consultancy to the Eastern region. Considering everything currently happening in the world, its team has had the opportunity to reflect on the past 18 years and to consider what they have learnt over this time.
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).