Spill the beans – Is chocolate good for me?
A new survey by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has found that more than two-fifths of Brits confess to being chocoholics, and as many as 45 per cent would really struggle to try and give up the chocolate if push came to Crunch(ie).
Challenging and growing
The best way to grow in life - and not just via media training, although this experience shows how it can help...
Liminal BioSciences chooses Iconix 1 at Unity Campus as base for future growth
Cambridge-based property developer and investor Howard Group is delighted to announce that Iconix Park at Unity Campus in Sawston is now fully let, having agreed a five-year lease for 3,985 sq ft of space within the Iconix 1 building to Liminal Biosciences.
Valentine's feeling: first impression matters in dating as much as in advertising
Lovers celebrating Valentine's Day tomorrow know it well. All it took was a first sight to know they were made for each other, and they might be right! Research shows that it takes less than a second to figure out such a match – but is it only true for dating? What about advertising?
Sphere Fluidics expands commercial operations to increase supply of Pico-Surf surfactant for droplet microfluidics
Sphere Fluidics, a company commercialising single cell analysis systems underpinned by its patented picodroplet technology, today announced investment in the production and supply of its proprietary biocompatible surfactant, Pico-Surf™, for reliable and highly stable droplet generation and processing.
Arecor signs a new feasibility study agreement with top five pharma company
Arecor Ltd, the biopharmaceutical company advancing today’s therapies to enable healthier lives, announces that it has signed a further collaboration agreement with a top five pharmaceutical company. The pharmaceutical partner will fund the feasibility study and has an exclusive option to a global royalty bearing licence to the new formulation and Arecor’s associated Intellectual Property.
Licensed process technology from Dow and Johnson Matthey selected for new butanol facility in China
Dow and Johnson Matthey have announced China-based company, Guangxi Huayi New Material Company Ltd. (Huayi) has selected LP OxoSM SELECTORTM 10 Technology to produce butanol at a new manufacturing facility.
UltraSoC collaborates with PDF Solutions to prevent in-life product failures
UltraSoC has announced a collaboration with PDF Solutions® [NASDAQ: PDFS] that combines comprehensive data analytics with advanced machine learning (ML) techniques, with the goal of predicting and preventing chip failures in the field with unprecedented accuracy.
Funding available for road safety projects
Today, public and private organisations, registered charities and not for profits can apply for a grant from the Road Safety Trust to explore how technology can reduce road offending and improve road safety.
Trustees needed at Rowan arts centre and charity
Are you interested in supporting the work of Rowan, the disability and arts charity?
UKRI launches consultation on Open Access policy
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has launched a consultation as part of its Open Access Review. The consultation will inform the development of a new open access policy, aimed at ensuring that the published outputs of research are widely and freely accessible to all.
PA Consulting announces the appointment of Panos Kakoullis as CEO-Elect
PA Consulting, the consultancy that’s bringing ingenuity to life, has announced the appointment of Panos Kakoullis as CEO-Elect.
Comprehensive study finds mutations in non-coding genome are infrequent drivers of cancer
A clearer picture of how DNA changes lead to cancer has emerged, following the most comprehensive evaluation of non-coding driver mutations to date by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Aarhus University Hospital and their collaborators.
Cambridge-based Foundries.io revealed as rising star of UK tech
Cambridge-based Foundries.io has been chosen as one of the ten winners of Tech Nation’s Rising Stars, the UK’s national early-stage tech scaleup competition.
Amey Cespa shows students the importance of recycling
Local students joined Amey Cespa for two project days at its Education Centre in Waterbeach, where they learned about what happens to their recycling and rubbish after they put it in the bin.
Digital Surgery acquired by Medtronic
Taylor Wessing has advised Digital Surgery, a privately-held pioneer in surgical AI, data and analytics and digital education and training, on its sale to Medtronic, the global leader in medical technology.
Celebrating the best of Cambridge’s companies, people and ‘things’
BOOST&Co gets its first taste of the city’s diverse business community, by sponsoring the Cofinitive #21toWatch awards.
Research report on university spinouts shows decline in investment
Equity investment into UK university spinouts declined by nine per cent in 2019, highlighting a crucial funding gap for commercialisation of cutting-edge technologies.
Agile for Embedded Conference includes expert talks, innovative ‘lunch and learn’ sessions and an ‘agile springboard’ workshop
The UK’s 2nd dedicated Agile for Embedded Conference on 18th March should appeal to all – from the ‘Agile curious’ to those with varying experience in Agile for Embedded.
UKRI launches calls for transformative research projects
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will launch two pilot calls to trial streamlined application processes. The calls, led by UKRI’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), underline the organisation’s commitment to strengthen best practice and explore innovative new approaches.
GROW competition offers unique package for the next big agri-tech idea
The UK’s first agri-tech business plan competition, run by leading membership body Agri-TechE, offers an unrivalled network of support.
Should you ban personal relationships in your business?
Whether employees are gossiping about celebrity relationships or the latest office romance to hit your business, the topic of love can be distracting at work. Can a ban on personal relationships at work improve productivity? That's the subject of this week's HR Dept Blog.
Dementia researchers share findings with public in Cambridge
Scientists from Cambridge are inviting the public to the free event Our vision and updates on research progress for dementia on Thursday 12 March, to hear more about current progress in dementia research.
Complete Onyva's Life sciences marketing survey
If you’re in #lifesciences, or work in related fields -- biotech, pharma, medical, scientific area, and have marketing goals for 2020 - Onyva would be grateful if you could fill out its marketing survey.
University launches 'Cambridge Creative Encounters'
The University of Cambridge Public Engagement Team has just launched the 'Cambridge Creative Encounters'.