Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: an update from HMRC
HMRC has published guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme), in particular in respect of an employer’s claim for wages of employees on furlough leave due to COVID-19.
Healx uses artificial intelligence to find combination drug treatments for COVID-19
Healx, the AI-powered, patient-inspired biotech specialising in rare diseases, today announces it is using its AI platform to develop drug combinations from approved drugs to contribute towards global efforts to find treatments for COVID-19. This focus on combination therapies, where two or more drugs simultaneously target different aspects of the disease pathology, has the potential to ensure a…
CUHP’s mission renewed for five more years
Cambridge University Health Partners (CUHP) has successfully been re-designated as a National Institute for Health Research – NHS England/Improvement (NIHR-NHSE/I) Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) for a further five years.
Institute of Directors launches initiatives to help businesses navigate Coronavirus
New resources offer business leaders information and guidance throughout pandemic.
Horizon Discovery expands cell-based CRISPR screening services
Horizon Discovery Group plc, a global leader in the application of gene editing and gene modulation for cell line engineering, today announced the addition of an arrayed CRISPR knockout screening service for primary human B cells to its cell-based screening services.
Design Sprints: rapid innovation in a regulated world
New Insight article from Team's Head of Front End innovation, Charlotte Harris: how do we implement Design Sprints in early-stage medical device development?
Humanity’s finding new ways to communicate – but be careful
KISS's Managing Director, Sarah Reakes says: "I think it’s fair to say that we’re all in agreement at the moment – connection is vital, and people are finding new ways to do it; but the way brands do it is even more important."
Children’s book ‘Battle Robots of the Blood’ now available
Immunology expertise has combined with beautifully evocative illustrations to create an engaging book for children and their parents. A new children’s book ‘Battle Robots of the Blood’ has been launched, available as an e-book for free during the coronavirus lockdown.
Expressions of interest invited for virtual workshop on mouse genetics
Given the current requirements for social distancing as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Medical Research Council (MRC) is now exploring a virtual meeting / webinar on Wednesday 20 May 2020.
Instantly effective communications
Five of my favourite tips for fast, but effective communications... at this time of crisis when they're more needed than ever, writes Simon Hall...
Adapting to adversity: Understanding force majeure
A phrase on the lips of many companies’ legal and management teams over the past few weeks has been ‘force majeure’, or ‘FM’. As the Covid-19 pandemic affects supply chains around the world, businesses are quite rightly keen to know where their contractual liabilities lie; FM is a contractual clause which gives parties the right to withdraw penalty-free from their agreements if unforeseen…
TTP and Dyson partner on a new ventilator
TTP is working in partnership with Dyson on a new ventilator, CoVent, which aims to increase the number of ventilators available to the NHS.
Chancellor strengthens support on UK Government offer for business
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, is taking further action to support firms affected by the coronavirus crisis by bolstering business interruption loans for small businesses and announcing a new scheme for larger companies.
Research and Innovation ideas to address COVID-19
The Medical Research Council (MRC) is funding new research projects as part of the UK Research and Innovation response to the current COVID-19 pandemic through the DHSC/UKRI COVID-19 Rapid Response Initiative.
Expert financial help on offer during these testing times
The FD Centre is offering its expertise to guide SMEs through the maze of new financial business support measures available due to the coronavirus crisis.
Will you lose the SME scheme R&D tax Relief if you access the CBILS?
The complex rules around which R&D tax relief an SME is able to claim under means that companies need to understand the potential adverse effect taking such a loan may have on their R&D claim and future cash flow.
Birketts advises on acquisition of specialist asbestos removal and COVID-19 decontamination business
Birketts has advised on the acquisition of DCUK FM, a leading asbestos removal business, from Marlowe plc for a sum of £7 million. DCUK FM is a nationwide contractor specialising in asbestos removal and also COVID-19 cleaning and contamination services.
How to recruit from behind our screens
The focus turns to recruitment next week when Cambridge Network continues its popular series of free webinars, with the first of a trio of sessions to help HR managers and recruiters navigate virtual activity as it replaces face-to-face communications.
Bango and NHN Corp expand global data partnership
Bango (AIM: BGO), the mobile commerce company, has expanded its strategic partnership with South Korean big data business NHN Corp. NHN will invest £6.5M into the Audiens data platform business through an investment into Bango Deep Limited (Bango Deep), the Bango subsidiary that owns Audiens.
AVEVA and Axonify jointly deliver first AI-enabled Microlearning Solution to Industry 4.0 customers
AVEVA, a global leader in engineering and industrial software, announced today that it has strategically partnered with Axonify, a rapidly growing B2B SaaS company and a leader in the microlearning space, to offer adaptive AI- microlearning powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) as part of AVEVA Unified Learning.
A Cambridge Blue salute to the NHS
Last night (Thursday), the iconic King’s College, Cambridge was illuminated blue to salute key workers on the frontline who are risking their own health to care for others.
Endomag steps up to support NHS
In partnership with Sysmex Europe, Cambridge based Endomag is supporting the NHS by donating free Magtrace® lymphatic tracer vials to UK hospitals, to help continue carrying out essential breast cancer treatment during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Rapid COVID-19 diagnostic test developed by Cambridge team to be deployed in hospitals
A new rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19, developed by a University of Cambridge spinout company and capable of diagnosing the infection in under 90 minutes, is being deployed at Cambridge hospitals, ahead of being launched in hospitals nationwide.
Cambridge researchers awarded European Research Council funding
Four researchers at the University of Cambridge have won advanced grants from the European Research Council (ERC), Europe’s premier research funding body.
Meteor Inkjet launches eLab Pro, the next generation industrial inkjet RIP
Meteor Inkjet Ltd takes digital printing of labels, packaging and books to a new level with the launch of eLab Pro, a scalable industrial inkjet raster image processor (RIP) solution in a complete, plug and play package.