Cambridge Consultants builds a life-saving ventilator at lightning speed
Cambridge Consultants today unveils Veloci-Vent, a sophisticated emergency ventilator designed and built at the request of the UK Government for use in the treatment of COVID-19.
International law conference goes on!
LawExchange International (LEI), a global network of independent law firms, is to hold its regional European conference online this Thursday (21st May), hosted by Hewitsons.
Help shape further plans for Northstowe
Further proposals for the next part of the growing new town of Northstowe have been submitted, and local people can now comment.
PetMedix secures investment from Cambridge Innovation Capital to fund next stage of growth
Cambridge-based animal health start-up, PetMedix has announced that it has raised an equity investment from Cambridge Innovation Capital that will be used to advance its ground-breaking antibody technology platform seeking to bring innovative medicines to companion pets.
Schneider Electric and AVEVA extend partnership to deliver end-to-end solution for multi-site and hyperscale data center
Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, and AVEVA, the global leader in engineering and industrial software, today announced their expanded partnership to deliver innovative solutions for the data center market.
Potentially cancerous cells kept in check by competitive neighbours, study of oesophagus finds
The expansion of ‘mutant’ cells that could lead to cancer is often kept in check by their neighbours, research from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Cambridge and their collaborators has found. The team discovered that when equally-matched cells in the oesophagus of mice coincided, they acted as a brake on one another’s growth.
West Ham bolsters defence against cyber-hackers with Darktrace AI
Darktrace, the world’s leading cyber AI company, today announced that West Ham United, the British Premier League football club and technology partner of Vanquish Tech, is using cyber AI to protect its digital systems amidst an upsurge in attempted ransomware attacks and other criminal campaigns throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cambridge Index falls 4.4%
The Cambridge Index dropped 964.8 points or 4.4% to close at 20961.9, as seven of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share prices.
Lockdown exit for businesses: 10 tips for managing the project successfully
What's next for your workplace? Still chasing our tails to keep on top of the changing world around us, we now need to plan for when lockdown eases.
Under the bonnet of the Charity Commission
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee is undertaking an inquiry into the work of the Charity Commission. In response to questions posed by the Committee, the Commission has provided details of its current workloads and priorities. Hewitsons explains.
EACH team hopes for out-of-this-world fundraising performance - heading for International Space Station
A group of eight specialist nurses have set off from East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) in Milton to the International Space Station (ISS) as they attempt to help the charity fill a void in its income caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tame your computer - recycle and reuse Quick Parts
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 create and modify Quick Parts to insert frequently used text, tables or pictures (Word and Outlook).
Cambridge Beer Festival 2020 goes online
Today (Monday 18th May), Cambridge and District CAMRA hoped to open its doors to thousands of customers at the Cambridge Beer Festival. Unfortunately, for the first time in its 47 year history, the festival had to be cancelled.
Access Innovate UK's coronavirus business innovation support package
Innovate UK has published new information describing how businesses can access its scheme providing continuity grants, loans for existing award holders and additional business advisory support services.
UK biobank boosts COVID-19 sample availability
The UK’s leading supplier of human tissue samples is joining forces with a Cambridge Biobank to provide COVID-19 samples for scientists.
Exvastat receives grant to fund clinical study of existing drug in COVID-19 treatment
Exvastat (Ireland) Ltd, a privately held biopharmaceutical company backed by Cambridge Innovation Capital, announced the Innovative Medicines Initiative has awarded the company a €3.6m grant, following its call for developers to uncover a new use of the licensed drug therapy imatinib for the treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) induced by COVID-19.
Anthias Consulting's full programme of HPLC & LC-MS training approved for CPD
Anthias Consulting's full programme of courses for analytical training in liquid chromatography and LC-MS have been approved by the Royal Society of Chemistry for purposes of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
PA Consulting’s national school Raspberry Pi coding competition winners announced
The brightest innovators from UK schools and colleges competed in a virtual judging for the final of PA Consulting’s annual Raspberry Pi programming competition.
Arm announces virtual Arm DevSummit
Arm is announcing programme changes and a new name for its annual flagship conference formerly known as Arm TechCon. For the safety and wellbeing of attendees, customers, and employees in the current global pandemic, Arm will deliver its flagship event virtually in 2020.
AI successfully used to identify different types of brain injuries
Researchers have developed an AI algorithm that can detect and identify different types of brain injuries.
Front End Innovation: remote working is working!
Team Consulting's Charlotte Harris explores how the firm is making remote working work.
Time to reflect?
There’s no time like the present - (and how true is that at the moment!) - to take a good long look at your business and make a start on all the things you’ve been putting off because you had no time.
First ever Virtual Jobs Fair is a triumph
Cambridge Network's first Virtual Jobs Fair last week - described as 'a great example of a network rolling with the changes' - provided a highly effective platform for local employer organisations to showcase their opportunities and connect with potential candidates, more than 400 of whom had signed up to the online event.
US2U Consulting launches online training courses to build back better
After three years of talking about it, US2U Consulting is pleased to have designed, scripted, filmed and launched its first two online training courses which are now available to buy on Udemy - the online learning platform.
AstraZeneca publishes COVID-19 Employee and Leader Toolkits
AstraZeneca has developed valuable toolkits to help both leaders and employees effectively navigate through the COVID-19 crisis. Both toolkits are now available for download.