Peterhouse and Abstract confirm 300,00 sq ft office deal
Peterhouse College, Cambridge, and property developers Abstract have exchanged contracts to acquire a 9.17 acres (3.71Ha) site adjacent to the Cambridge global base of ARM plc from the Wright’s Clock Land Charity.
Accelerator programme seeks innovators in sustainable fashion
The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) invites applications for a Virtual Accelerator programme to fast-track tech innovation for a sustainable fashion industry.
NERC launches £20M 'Changing the Environment' call for whole system solutions to environmental challenges
NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council - invites eligible research organisations to submit proposals for large scale inter-disciplinary research and innovation funding to provide whole system solutions to major environmental challenges.
Genetic tool can identify Asian women at higher risk of breast cancer
A genetic study in Asian women, led by Malaysian scientists in collaboration with Singapore and the University of Cambridge, has revealed that a genetic tool developed to help assess breast cancer risk in European women also works in Asian women. This could help address the rising incidence of breast cancer in Asia.
‘Pill on a string’ test to transform oesophageal cancer diagnosis
A ‘pill on a string’ test can identify ten times more people with Barrett’s oesophagus than the usual GP route, after results from a three-year trial were published in the medical journal The Lancet.
Gut feelings help promote positive body image
New research has found that paying greater attention to internal bodily sensations can increase our appreciation of our own bodies.
Impressing with an impromptu speech
One of the biggest and scariest challenges of public speaking is the off-the-cuff talk. Business Communications Consultant Simon Hall offers a three tip trick to help master it...
Jo Joyce discusses the ICO's new AI guidance with Verdict
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published guidance on how to ensure data protection compliance when deploying artificial intelligence (AI).
Birketts assists Zedify to secure angel investment
Top 100 law firm Birketts has helped Zedify secure investment from a group of private investors led by Green Angel Syndicate.
Three steps to prepare for the end of the transition period
The UK has left the EU and is currently in the transition period which will end on 31 December 2020. Businesses should take action now to start preparing for new trading rules which will be in effect from January 2021.
EY ITEM Club Briefing – Bank of England likely to be in 'wait and see' mode at August MPC meeting with no change in monetary policy
The EY ITEM Club expects the Bank of England to adopt a “wait and see” approach on the UK economy and that it will sit tight on monetary policy at the August meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
Volunteers are essential in Covid battle
A clinician who is helping to lead the battle against Covid-19 at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge has praised a loyal team of volunteers saying: “We couldn’t do it without them.”
Fluidic Analytics launches new product to provide new insights into the immune response to COVID-19
Fluidic Analytics, a five-year old company based in Cambridge, UK, has announced the global launch of the Fluidity One‑W Serum. The new instrument provides quantitative insights into the antibody response to COVID‑19 that cannot easily be obtained with traditional antibody tests. The Fluidity One‑W Serum has been developed to allow researchers to characterize and quantify antigen-antibody…
New drug targets for lethal brain cancer discovered
Researchers have engineered a new mouse model for studying glioblastoma, the most aggressive type of brain cancer.
Marshall Netherlands expands into larger premises
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group’s Netherlands business is this week moving to larger and smarter new office facilities in Katwijk, two miles from Leiden.
EACH to reopen more shops in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk next week
East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) is to reopen a further three shops, with those that unlocked doors on Monday (27 July) across Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex recording a highly successful day of sales.
Four months of CBILS – what we’re looking for and what we’ve learned so far
Read our insights into the government’s Covid-19 support scheme and find out if it’s a good fit for your firm
Influence with influencers
Olly Cooper, Account Manager at KISS, writes: "With the explosion in influencer marketing - the industry was worth $2bn in 2017 and is set to reach $15bn by 2022 - I often describe social media as a bit like Times Square: you’ve got thousands of people all in one place and all these brands fighting for your attention."
Taylor Wessing advises Dawn Capital on £51.2m Series C round for Quantexa
Taylor Weessing has advised long-standing client and early-stage VC fund Dawn Capital on its investment as part of a £51.2 million Series C fundraising round for Quantexa.
Virtual Prudential RideLondon goes ahead to help save UK’s charities
The first ever virtual edition of Prudential RideLondon – the world’s greatest festival of cycling – will take place on 15 and 16 August to celebrate cycling and raise funds to help save the UK’s charities.
Anthias Consulting launches blended learning programme
Anthias Consulting is continuing to support its customers through a range of training options which now includes Blended Learning.
Steroids help tumours suppress immune system, offering new immunotherapy targets
A study has revealed that tumours can evade the immune system by telling immune cells to produce immunosuppressive steroids. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, and MRC Cancer Unit, discovered that immune T cells from mouse skin and breast tumours secrete steroids, and that preventing this steroid production reduced growth of tumours…
Cambridge game company helps push the Frontier of video game preservation
Cambridge-based video game developer and publisher, Frontier Developments plc is sponsoring the Centre for Computing History to help lend support to the museum’s ambitious video game preservation project.
TRB Lightweight Structures: A ray of sunshine for British industry during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly swept across the globe, affecting the lives of billions of people worldwide, and having a negative impact on many industries. However, for some there have been opportunities to continue working under careful conditions and turn their expertise to tackling the societal effects of the virus. International manufacturing and engineering company TRB Lightweight…
Quarantine employment rights explained
Last Saturday (25 July 2020), the UK Government announced (with less than six hours’ notice) that people arriving to the UK from Spain would be required to enter into a 14 day quarantine, a move which is expected to impact on 1.2 million Britons this August alone.