Appeal for stories of COVID-19 lockdown
People from across society are being invited to share their stories of lockdown as part of a digital archive being produced by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU).
Cambridge Index falls 5.5%
The Cambridge Index dropped 1313.3 points or 5.5% to close at 22374.4, as nine of the top ten Index heavy weights posted weekly losses to their share prices.
LMK Thermosafe Ltd donates face visors for Covid-19 PPE response
Local manufacturer pivots some production capacity for ongoing donation of thousands of CE compliant face shields to front-line workers in Healthcare and associated services.
Infrastructure injection gives Milton Keynes University Hospital a clean bill of digital health
IT services at Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) are now running at ground breaking speeds of five Gigabytes per second (Gbps), thanks to a future proofing digital transformation delivered by CityFibre and local ISP, Boxx Communications.
Meet Cambridge venues value support from UK’s official meetings association
Meet Cambridge’s conference and events venues are acknowledging the support of the UK’s official body, the Meetings Industry Association (mia), for its expert guidance and lobbying for the sector during the current Coronavirus pandemic by renewing their membership.
Government invests £10 million to help make future technologies more secure
Nine grant winners - including two from the University of Cambridge - have been revealed as the latest recipients in UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI's) Digital Security by Design programme, which aims to help the tech infrastructure of UK organisations and digital devices be more resilient to cyber attacks.
Medical imaging company Feedback raising £5million
Feedback plc, the specialist medical imaging technology company, announces that it has conditionally raised £5.05 million through a placing and intends to provide qualifying shareholders with the opportunity to subscribe to raise a further £540,000.
National Parks UK partners with Rubber Cheese
National Parks UK has selected Rubber Cheese as their digital partner to develop a new responsive website to help everyone be more outside.
Tame your computer - easy way for U to mark up emails
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members - now in its 15th year - software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she shares an intuitive keyboard shortcut to mark your email as though you haven't read it yet (Microsoft Outlook).
Focus on mental well-being during Men’s Health Week
Men's Health Week is celebrated annually during the week leading up to Father’s Day. The purpose is to raise awareness of health issues that disproportionately affect men and encourage them to do something about it.
ARECOR presents positive results for the first Phase I clinical trial of novel insulin formulation
AT247 delivers significantly accelerated absorption of insulin compared to best in class treatments NovoRapid® and Fiasp®.
Case study - WiFi for large multi-functional events venue
Novahub provides managed WiFi infrastructure and services to a large exhibition and events venue used by large corporate organisations across a range of sectors for events such as product launches and promotions, training days and team building experiences.
AstraZeneca to supply Europe with up to 400 million doses of Oxford University’s vaccine at no profit
AstraZeneca has reached an agreement with Europe’s Inclusive Vaccines Alliance (IVA), spearheaded by Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands, to supply up to 400 million doses of the University of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine, with deliveries starting by the end of 2020.
Material developed at Harvard for large scale energy storage applications
2,6-DPPEAQ, a highly stable redox active material for aqueous flow batteries available in the UK.
ARU selected to train region’s police officers
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has been chosen to provide educational training to seven police forces as part of a major overhaul of police officer training in England and Wales.
Local hospital outpatients and visitors to wear face coverings from today
From today (Monday 15 June), all outpatients and visitors at Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie Hospitals will be required to wear a face covering when inside the hospital premises. In addition, all clinical and non-clinical staff will also be required to wear a medical grade mask.
Bango launches SoftBank payment option for Amazon.co.jp
Bango (AIM: BGO), the mobile commerce company, announces that it has enabled carrier billing for mobile operator SoftBank Corp. on Amazon.co.jp. Amazon customers with a SoftBank mobile phone account can now pay for goods, membership fees and subscription services, and charge the cost to their mobile phone bill.
Dante Labs, Cambridge Cancer Genomics and Nonacus collaborate to provide precision oncology at scale
Dante Labs, a pioneer and leader in genomic testing, Cambridge Cancer Genomics (CCG.ai), a software developer specialising in data-driven precision oncology, and Nonacus, a provider of genetic testing products for precision medicine and liquid biopsy, today announced that they have signed a collaboration agreement.
Coronavirus safety measures in place for Cambridge city centre re-opening today
Public safety measures that support social distancing are the top priority for city centre partners working to support the successful reopening of Cambridge city centre shops and offices from today (15 June).
‘Spend locally’ plea as South Cambs shops reopen after lockdown
Shop locally and support your neighbourhood high street – that’s the District Council’s call to South Cambridgeshire shoppers as non-essential retailers prepare to open their doors for the first time since lockdown today (Monday).
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority looks to digital connectivity to drive Covid-19 recovery
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) is set to build upon the unprecedented demand for digital connectivity to help businesses and communities recover from the Covid-19 crisis and put them at the leading edge for technology.
Record GDP contraction forecast for Q2 2020, but economic recovery in sight for next year, says EY
The EY ITEM Club has further downgraded its GDP forecast for the UK economy this year and is now predicting an 8% contraction for 2020 compared to the 6.8% fall it predicted in April.
Striking differences revealed in COVID-19 mortality between NHS trusts
A University of Cambridge team led by Professor Mihaela van der Schaar and intensive care consultant Dr Ari Ercole of the Cambridge Centre for AI in Medicine (CCAIM) is calling for urgent research into the striking differences in COVID-19 deaths they have discovered between the intensive care units of NHS trusts across England.
MRC Fellowship awarded to Cambridge neuroscientist for research into pain
Dr Flavia Mancini has been announced a Medical Research Council (MRC) Career Development Fellow and will establish her first independent research group, tasked with improving our understanding of the brain mechanisms that mediate pain.
Intellectual Property for R&D
Rayyan Mughal of Marks & Clerk LLP looks at what you need to consider when working in international R&D teams, collaborations and university spin-out companies in the latest issue of Materials World, the magazine of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3).