New Lithium precursor available as an ALD source for Li films with applications In battery technology
Despite Covid19 issues, Strem Chemicals UK continues to operate - but processing may be slightly slower than normal due to government guidelines and implementing the working at home policy to minimise the spread of the virus, whenever possible.
Macarthur Fortune Holding LLC acquires Jagex for $530m
Macarthur Fortune Holding LLC, a global asset management company, has announced that it has acquired Cambridge-based Jagex, one of the UK’s largest video game developers and publishers, for $530million through one of its funds, Platinum Fortune LP, from Shanghai Hongtou Network Technology.
Personal working toolkits make sharing space more practical
With many people being encouraged back to the office in the coming weeks and months, Layrd Design has looked into what is available to help make sharing desks and workspaces more practical, both during the current crisis and as a longer term solution to personal stationary storage.
Darktrace primed for huge IPO
Cambridge-based cyber security world leader Darktrace continues to work towards an IPO – possibly in the US and UK – next year after growing its market capitalisation to more than $2 billion, reports Business Weekly today.
Be part of lockdown history – share your creativity through your local BBC
Budding writers, comedians and creators across England are being invited to share their lockdown-inspired work to connect with and entertain the millions of people staying at home during the lockdown, thanks to the launch of a new local BBC campaign.
Mologic and BioSure partner on COVID-19 Antibody Self-Test
Mologic Ltd, a leading developer of diagnostic technologies, has announced today that it has joined forces with BioSure, leading experts in self-testing, to produce a COVID-19 antibody self-test.
ARU supports launch of Cambridge tree survey
Experts from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) are working in partnership with Cambridge City Council, Treeconomics and Forest Research to carry out the i-Tree Eco survey – a new citizen science project to identify the benefits provided by the city’s trees.
Latest Cambridge Judge Business Debate podcast discusses Post-Brexit Britain
What are some of the issues facing Britain post-Brexit? John Gourd, CEO of the Cambridge Network, takes part in the latest Cambridge Judge Business Debate podcast, hosted by Michael Kitson, University Senior Lecturer in International Macroeconomics at Cambridge Judge Business School, and featuring Dr Mia Gray, University Senior Lecturer at the Department of Geography and Fellow of…
IONTAS announces a new collaboration to identify novel immunotherapy targets
IONTAS Limited, a leader in the discovery and optimisation of fully human antibodies, announced it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Inotrem, a specialist in immunotherapy for acute and chronic inflammatory syndromes. As part of the agreement, IONTAS will apply its Mammalian Display technology to identify antibodies involved in the TREM-1 pathway.
Birketts appoints agricultural specialist
Top 100 law firm Birketts has appointed Gerry Field as a Legal Director in its first-class Agriculture and Estates Team.
Blue sky thinking
On Thursday night, the team of event professionals responsible for lighting up landmarks throughout the city returned for the sixth week.
Easing lockdown - The great dichotomy
What does a potential unlocking, in its various guises, mean for your business?
New call for research on the risk factors, transmission and prevalence of coronavirus
A new call for research proposals on the risk factors, transmission and prevalence of the COVID-19 virus SARS-CoV-2, has been launched by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
Construction resumes on Histon Road
Construction will shortly resume on a project to significantly upgrade walking, cycling and public transport journeys along Histon Road in Cambridge.
Cambrionix helps Bridgeway with Phones for Patients Initiative
Cambrionix hubs are helping to speed preparation of devices so hospital patients and care home residents can stay in touch with loved ones during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Speedwell exam software helps UCL graduate 300 new doctors
Speedwell’s eSystem exam software has helped UCL graduate its latest cohort of new doctors – allowing them to apply to the GMC to become Foundation Interim Year 1 doctors (FIY1). Once their registration is completed, it will allow them to formally join the NHS and assist with the coronavirus effort.
CDP donates lab ventilator to local hospital
Cambridge Design Partnership (CDP) has donated a reconditioned ventilator to Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to help save lives in the Covid-19 emergency.
Vitamin D linked to low virus death rate – study
A new study has found an association between low average levels of vitamin D and high numbers of COVID-19 cases and mortality rates across 20 European countries.
AI VIVO seeks collaboration partners to progress top-ranked COVID-19 therapeutic candidates
AI VIVO, the Cambridge based company combining systems pharmacology and artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate drug discovery, has announced that it is seeking pharma and biotech collaboration partners to progress therapeutic candidates that have been identified by the Company as “top-ranked” for COVID-19. The announcement follows the finding that 41 of the candidate drugs from AI VIVO’s top…
Where do we go from here?
What happens when the pandemic crisis eases? This is just one of the questions to be addressed by local business leaders in a new series of short interviews, hosted by Cambridge Network's CEO John Gourd.
New interactive Bitcoin mining map launched
New mining map by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance at the Cambridge Judge Business School provides increased transparency of the industry for investors, policymakers, researchers and the general public.
Flexible hybrid electronics: The future of flexible printed circuit boards
Dr Matthew Dyson, Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, writes about flexible hybrid electronics following the release of a new IDTechEx report "Flexible Hybrid Electronics 2020-2030: Applications, Challenges, Innovations and Forecasts".
UK public ‘most concerned’ about coronavirus – more than Spain or Italy, study suggests
“Risk perception” among the UK population is greater than in nine other countries surveyed for latest research.
Redgate uncovers the promise and pitfalls of DevOps adoption for the financial services sector
Businesses in financial services are ahead of the healthcare and government sectors in adopting DevOps to increase their speed of development and free up developer time. This is a major finding focused on sector by sector analysis of the data from Redgate’s 2020 State of Database DevOps Report.
Private Client Associate appointment boosts Birketts' team offering
Top 100 law firm Birketts has appointed Tobias Gleed-Owen as an Associate in its highly-regarded Private Client Advisory Team based at its Cambridge office.