Stone King successfully defends school in High Court judgement over commercial contract worth £7 million
The judgement is likely to have an impact on current and future contracts between public bodies and private entitities.
Rapid coronavirus test speeds up access to urgent care and will free up beds ahead of winter
Researchers say faster tests helped expedite access to life-saving treatments such as organ transplants – and might make all the difference later this year.
Lockdown 'helps fuel rise in cybercrime'
Take extra care before buying face masks or testing kits online, or responding to texts apparently sent to you by the UK government or the NHS. Because while lockdown has helped reduce the spread of the coronavirus, it is also helping fuel a rise in cybercrime.
Cambs businessman celebrates 50 years with the IoD
A Cambridgeshire businessman is marking 50 years as a member of the Institute of Directors (IoD).
Did life emerge in the ‘primordial soup’ via DNA or RNA? Maybe both
Scientists have long debated which genetic information carrier – DNA or RNA – started life on Earth, but a new study suggests life could have begun with a bit of both. The research, led by scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), in Cambridge, shows for the first time how some of the building blocks of both DNA and RNA could have spontaneously…
Defibrillator training device keeps it real
International product design company, IDC (Industrial Design Consultancy), has just developed an AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) training device to support the training of first aid workers. Working for long-standing medical client, XFT, the team also developed XFT's previous AED trainer which went on to become XFT's most successful product to date.
Cambridge exhibition company uses design and build skills to venture into homeworking market
Foxton-based exhibition company, AMC Exhibitions, is proving how important it is to innovate during times of adversity as they diversify into the Garden Office market by launching AMC Garden Rooms.
CW partners with the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women to help women entrepreneurs combat the effects of COVID-19
The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women launches a new programme of professional support to combat the effects of COVID-19 on women business owners in low and middle income countries.
What is Automated Contract Review?
To answer that, first, let us look at what the contract review process is and then examine the automation element.
Hospitality in a ‘race against time’ as the FCA prepares to file BI insurance high court action
Taylor Wessing joins forces with UKHospitality ahead of court action to support the hospitality sector.
Mayor gets go-ahead for market town multi-million bid
The Board of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority has unanimously approved triggering the process through which 11 market towns can bid for millions of pounds to help them build the future they want.
Rubber Cheese part of the 'Business Resilience Programme’ for the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
Digital agency Rubber Cheese has created one of the programmes for the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women 'Business Resilience Programme’ in partnership with Cambridge Wireless, Synergy Solutions, and King's College London.
Has coronavirus widened the gender wage gap in your business?
A recent IFS study found that working mothers are 14% more likely to have been furloughed than fathers. What does this mean for the gender wage gap and the future of our workforce?
Professor Wolf Reik FRS appointed Acting Director of the Babraham Institute
Professor Wolf Reik has been appointed Acting Director of the Babraham Institute with immediate effect, following the sad loss of Professor Michael Wakelam at the end of March.
Medovate partners with New York School of Regional Anesthesia to support launch of new technology for regional anaesthesia
Medovate, the medical device development company, has announced that it will be partnering with the New York School of Regional Anesthesia (NYSORA) to support the launch of SAFIRA™, its innovation for regional anesthesia in the United States.
University spin-out Flusso raises $5.7m Series A to disrupt $8bn flow monitoring market
Semiconductor company Flusso has raised a $5.7 million Series A funding round to scale up production of the world’s smallest flow sensor. The round was led by existing investor Parkwalk Advisors and new investor Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund, with participation from Cambridge Enterprise, 24 Haymarket, Martlet, and Cambridge Angels.
First licence of more sustainable isononyl alcohol production process to be in China
Dow and Johnson Matthey have announced China-based company, Zibo Qixiang Tengda Chemical Company, Ltd. has selected LP OxoSM Technology to produce isononyl alcohol (INA) at its new manufacturing facility.
A good egg: robot chef trained to make omelettes
A team of engineers have trained a robot to prepare an omelette, all the way from cracking the eggs to plating the finished dish, and refined the ‘chef’s’ culinary skills to produce a reliable dish that actually tastes good.
IoD survey: Business debt will slow recovery without action
Business debt will slow the economic recovery from coronavirus unless steps are taken to make the burden more manageable for small and mid-sized companies, the Institute of Directors said today [Wednesday].
Next gen Bango technology grows active customers for du
Bango (AIM: BGO), the mobile commerce company, announces that deploying its payment optimisation technology has enabled du, the leading UAE mobile operator, to grow its active carrier billing customer base.
Antarctic ice sheets capable of retreating up to 50 metres per day
The ice shelves surrounding the Antarctic coastline retreated at speeds of up to 50 metres per day at the end of the last Ice Age, far more rapid than the satellite-derived retreat rates observed today, new research has found.
XAAR 1003 printhead delivers for industrial 3D printing
The Xaar 1003 printhead is proving instrumental for industrial 3D printing manufacturer dp polar GmbH, enabling its revolutionary AMpolar i2 to print Additive Manufacturing parts on a truly industrial scale.
IoD East region searches for new regional chair
The Institute of Directors (IoD) is seeking a new regional chair to represent the interests of its members in the East of England.
Coronavirus: Furlough?: So what has changed?
Following much speculation, on Friday 29th May, the Chancellor gave more details of the applicable terms of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) from June to the end of October 2020. He outlined a gradual shifting over the coming months of financial responsibility from the Government to employers.
Taylor Wessing advises on transformational sale of Inflexion portfolio group, Glide
International law firm Taylor Wessing has advised on the sale of the Glide group to the infrastructure fund Alinda Capital Partners.