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).
Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst opens Spark Building to support cell and gene scale-up
Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst’s new Spark Building opened its doors in January to accommodate the rapid growth of scale-up businesses within Hertfordshire’s world-class cell and gene cluster.
Enjoy a spooktacular half-term and Halloween fun at Cambridge Science Centre
This half-term sees Cambridge Science Centre offer something a little bit different for children. It is running bookable sessions over the half-term week, so you can explore science in lots of exciting and different ways.
How to record your presentations using PowerPoint
With so many of us working from home - putting projects and presentations together can be a challenge. Any help that is easy to follow and will save us time is very welcome. How about an amazing video tool from a software that we are already familiar with and that is super easy to use? Recording using Microsoft PowerPoint!
Howes Percival recommended for 20 different practice areas in the Legal 500
The 2021 edition of The Legal 500 – the authoritative guide to the UK’s leading law firms – has recommended Howes Percival for 20 different practice areas and awarded the firm top tier rankings in 11 different legal specialisms.
New homes by Christmas beckon for South Cambs tenants
Nine new top quality, energy-efficient council homes at Foxton, which are the latest in a rolling programme of new homes, will see tenants moving into their South Cambridgeshire District Council properties in time for Christmas.
MRC researchers receive Queen's Birthday Honours
Congratulations to Dr Jonathan Pearce, whose achievements were recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2020, for services to Covid-19 Research.
Axol Bioscience introduces multi-electrode array screening services for human iPSC-derived cells
Axol Bioscience, a biotechnology company specialising in the use of stem cell technology to manufacture disease-relevant cell-based assay systems to the drug discovery industry, has announced the expansion of its service offering, with the introduction of multi-electrode array (MEA) screening for human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived cells.
E-scooters in Cambridge city centre - new carbon-neutral and socially distanced way to travel is launched
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, led by Mayor James Palmer, along with Voi Technology, the UK's leading e-scooter operator, will launch its e-scooter trial in Cambridge city centre this Thursday (15 October).
Registration for the IMAGINE IF! Accelerator is now open
IMAGINE IF! is a leading global competition and pre-acceleration programme for science-based ventures. It provides early-stage science start-ups with extensive opportunities to take your venture to the next level.
RAREfest20: Global, virtual festival puts rare diseases into the spotlight
Despite the fact rare diseases affect one in 17 people, those affected tell Cambridge Rare Disease Network they’ve been all but forgotten during the last six months of the COVID-19 pandemic. With this in mind, CRDN is making it their priority to push rare diseases into the spotlight. Cambridge Network is proud to be media partner for this important event in the rare disease calendar.
How has the pandemic affected your business?
The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) wants to hear the views of business leaders to find out how they see their organisations operating following the Covid-19 pandemic, extending the deadline for its business survey to this Sunday (18 October).
Turbocharging the medical device industry to tackle COVID-19
Mike Herd discusses how he used his experience in mechanical engineering to help Team Consulting take on the UK Government ventilator challenge.
EY Cambridge appoints Carolyn Norfolk to lead growth in Indirect Tax across the East of England
EY has welcomed Associate Partner Carolyn Norfolk to its East of England Indirect Tax team, to lead growth in the function in the Cambridge office and the wider region.
There is a real trend in IT at the moment ... telephony
The current situation is one of constant change and unpredictable circumstances. Normally, that doesn’t work well with your IT.