Four-fifths of businesses back a 'part furlough' scheme
More than four fifths of firms back a motion to introduce a ‘part furlough’ element to the Government’s Job Retention Scheme, according to the results of a survey released last week.
You need clear key messages now more than ever
All of us have extra worries in these unprecedented times. But today, more than ever, being clear about your key messages is vital.
Tame your computer - it's a snip!
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 explains how to set the Print Screen key to open screen snipping (Windows 10).
Returning to work after lockdown – workplace and workforce planning
International Workplace's Kelly Mansfield has assembled some of the most useful sources of information to help organisations plan for 'what comes after Covid-19' - all in one place.
Architectural practice offers free help to frontline services
London-based firm, WindsorPatania Architects, is rapidly repurposing its team to provide free services to frontline organisations, in the UK and beyond, in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
New ways of working help keep critically ill patients in touch with families
Staff from Addenbrooke’s Hospital are taking innovative steps to help critically ill patients stay in touch with their loved ones during the coronavirus crisis.
Marshall wins 5-year support contract with Cameroon Air Force
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (ADG) will provide aircraft maintenance, technical support and training to the Cameroon Air Force’s fleet of C-130H aircraft, as part of a five-year contract now ratified by the Cameroon Presidency.
Red Herring selects Ieso Digital Health as a 2020 Top 100 Europe Winner
Ieso Digital Health, the leader in online cognitive behavioural therapy provision and an innovator in mental healthcare, is excited to announce that it has been named a winner in Red Herring’s Top 100 Europe.
Babel Cultural Newsletter: Sri Lanka
Each month Babel offers free briefings and expert advice for working with different cultures to its clients, learners and friends in the industry. This month the focus is on Sri Lanka. Don't forget to enter the quiz for a prize!
Sable features in Design Week's Design inspiration: the best projects from April
Sable&Hawkes has been featured in Design Week's best UK design projects for April for its work designing a new environment for the children's intensive care unit at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
LifeArc and MRC partnership to create new £16m fund to establish Gene Therapy Innovation Hubs
The Medical Research Council (MRC) and LifeArc are making £16m available to establish a network of Gene Therapy Innovation Hubs, providing access to clinical grade viral vector and translational support for early phase academic-led gene therapy clinical trials.
Fellowship awarded for implantable devices research to better understand the brain
Cambridge bioengineer Dr Christopher Proctor has been announced a David Phillips Fellow and awarded £1 million in funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to establish his first independent research group.
Virus could spell ‘catastrophe’ for small brewers
Small breweries in the UK are being urged to share their experiences of how the coronavirus shutdown has affected business, to inform new research by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU).
East of England records highest number of profit warnings in a quarter since 2005
Profit warnings issued by East of England-listed businesses reached a record-breaking high in the first three months of 2020 - higher than any previous quarter since 2005 - according to EY’s latest Profit Warnings report.
Renowned Life Sciences specialist joins Taylor Wessing
Life Sciences specialist Alison Dennis has joined the Taylor Wessing partnership. Alison will work alongside Michael Stein as International Co-Head of our Life Sciences and Healthcare team.
A Cambridge Tripos in blue
Tonight Cambridge’s team of event professionals lit up a trifecta of venues and monuments for the fifth week in the city’s Make It Blue campaign.
Team Consulting responds to the UK Government’s urgent request for ventilators to treat COVID-19 patients
On March 13th, with the UK in lockdown, Team Consulting was asked by the UK Government to join the UK Ventilator Challenge. Consulting companies, manufacturers and suppliers worked collaboratively to respond to this call. It was predicted that the UK would need more than 30,000 additional ventilators to help support COVID-19 patients. Team Consulting assembled a group of engineers (including…
A short guide to social media for business
Are you a small business owner who uses your own personal social media profiles to promote your business?
400% increase in demand for AI email security, as cyber threat escalates
Darktrace, the world’s leading cyber AI company, has announced that the number of customers using Darktrace’s AI email solution, Antigena Email, has doubled since January 2020, while the number of requests to trial Antigena Email has quadrupled since the lockdown began in early March.
COEL: constructing calm in crisis
With in-house expertise at hand, the COEL group of commercial interiors specialists is able to guide and partner clients from concept to construction. Although we are in uncertain times, it is a perfect time to undertake planning and preparation that will make a good project a great project.
Avacta Group plc forms COVID-19 antigen diagnostic collaboration with Adeptrix
Avacta Group plc, the developer of Affimer® biotherapeutics and reagents, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a collaboration with Adeptrix (Beverly, MA, USA) to develop a high throughput COVID-19 antigen test using Adeptrix’s proprietary bead-assisted mass spectrometry (BAMS™) platform.
Medtech Accelerator boosts local company developing self-monitoring device for chemotherapy patients
Medtech Accelerator, a joint venture between innovation hub Health Enterprise East (HEE), Eastern AHSN (Academic Health Science Network) and regional business partners to support medtech pioneers, has announced an award of £125,000 to Cambridge-based company NeutroCheck, to progress development of an at-home safety monitoring test for chemotherapy patients.
Kidney Research UK wins national film award
Peterborough-based charity Kidney Research UK has won a People’s Choice award at the 2020 Charity Film Awards. Its film about the impact medical research has had on the lives of people with a rare kidney condition beat stiff competition in the longform category and gained enough public votes to be crowned the winner in a virtual awards ceremony.
Social distancing in the workplace
With the return to work post COVID-19 hopefully a not too distant idea for most, Layrd Design decided to look into ways in which aspects of social distancing could be practised in the office environment.
Cambridge law firm Stone King announces new Chair and raft of promotions
In these unprecedented times, Cambridge law firm Stone King is delighted to share positive news with the announcement of a number of promotions, as well as the firm’s new Chair.