MRC researcher receives the 2019 Alzheimer’s Research UK Rising Star Award
Benjamin Falcon, a postdoctoral researcher in Michel Goedert’s group in the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology's (LMB’s) Neurobiology Division, has been awarded the inaugural Alzheimer’s Research UK Rising Star Award in recognition of his significant contribution to biomedical dementia research as an early career researcher.
Metropolitan awarded 25-year heat contract at Hallsville Quarter
Metropolitan has been awarded the contract to adopt and operate the district heat network serving three phases of the Hallsville Quarter development in Canning Town, London for 25 years.
Investment market update from NW Brown
Jason Butler of NW Brown gives his views on the current state of the market in these uncertain times.
Levels of autism in China similar to the West, joint Chinese-UK study shows
The first large-scale study of autism in China has revealed that around one in a hundred people in China has an autism spectrum condition – the same figure as found in the West.
Anglia Ruskin students dominate film awards
Anglia Ruskin University students enjoyed a remarkable night of success at this year’s Royal Television Society East awards, winning six of the eight student categories.
Inkjet expertise for functional printing & coating: GIS exhibits at IDTechEx 2019
Global Inkjet Systems (GIS) will exhibit for the first time at the successful IDTechEx Show, April 10th – 11th, Berlin, Germany on stand Q18. This highly successful technological exhibition focuses on the latest diverse technology capability, assessing user requirements and all the opportunities of printed, flexible and hybrid electronics.
Anglia Ruskin University academic’s new role will focus on health inequalities
A professor from Anglia Ruskin University has been asked to join a Government advisory panel to help improve LGBT health issues.
Nokia commits US$750K to support the work of the Internet Engineering Task Force
Nokia, a global leader in creating the technologies at the heart of our connected world, has made a multi-year commitment of US$750 thousand to support the work of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the Internet's premier standards organisation.
Ieso crowned Business of the Year at the Cambridge Business Weekly Awards
Ieso Digital Health was named Business of the Year at last night’s Cambridge Business Weekly Awards. Ieso - which provides live, one-to-one, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) online on behalf of the NHS and some of America’s biggest healthcare providers - was awarded the accolade during the prestigious annual ceremony, hosted at Queens’ College, during which it was also shortlisted for the AI…
Last chance to enter SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards
There are only days to go to enter this year’s SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards, which look to celebrate the very best of businesses from across Cambridgeshire. There is a category for everyone.
PredictImmune wins Business Weekly Life Science Innovation (Product) award
PredictImmune, developers of pioneering prognostic tools for guiding treatment options and improving patient outcomes in immune-mediated diseases, is delighted to have been awarded the Life Science Innovation award for product development at the annual Business Weekly awards.
Mogrify wins Business Weekly award for ‘Disruptive Technology’
Cell Mogrify Ltd, a UK company aiming to transform the future development of cell therapies, has won the ‘Disruptive Technology’ category at the Business Weekly Awards, in recognition of its novel bioinformatic platform, which is built upon a decade of world-class multidisciplinary science.
tinyML goes big
Today Audio Analytic is attending the tinyML Summit at the Google Campus in Sunnyvale, CA. Organised by a committee that includes representatives from Qualcomm, Google, Arm, UC Berkeley, Stanford University, KU Leuven and Cognite Ventures, the event focuses on how the industry can bring “machine learning to the very edge of the physical world”.
A disastrously successful campaign
Usually, an advertising campaign is applauded when it produces rapid, tangible changes in audience behaviour. Especially when that campaign raises awareness about critical health issues.
Stand out from the crowd: the best ways to use Twitter to reach your customers
Twitter can be an important business tool, but are you using it to the best of your ability? Never fear, Sookio has some tips to help.
Ashtons Legal advises on $4m investment into UK tech company
East Anglian law firm Ashtons Legal has assisted UK tech client Medical Management Systems in securing a $4m minority investment in its business from a US-based investor.
Single nuclei sequencing advances motor neuron research
Dolomite Bio’s Nadia Instrument is helping researchers to gain a deeper understanding of motor neuron disease through the use of single nuclei RNA sequencing (sNuc-Seq).
InnoFrugal UK – Mark II
The second edition of the InnoFrugal UK conference focused on advancing the circular economy and frugal innovation. Two Cambridge Judge Business School academics, Professor Jaideep Prabhu and Dr Khaled Soufani, look at strides made so far and what remains to be done.
Cambridge hosts human rights and climate change Amnesty conference
This Saturday (23 March), an Amnesty International UK conference exploring the effects of climate change on human rights will take place in Cambridge.
Belgium’s largest hospital fights cyber attacks with AI
Darktrace, the world’s leading AI company for cyber defence, has today announced that UZ Leuven, Belgium’s largest hospital, has deployed cyber AI at the core of its digital infrastructure to protect patient data from sophisticated and targeted attacks.
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity seeks community-minded volunteers to run Arthur’s Shed
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity is recruiting volunteers to maintain and develop Arthur’s Shed, to start as soon as possible.
Top computer scientist chosen to lead National Centre for Computing Education
One of Britain’s leading computer scientists has been appointed as chair of the new National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE). Simon Peyton Jones of Microsoft Research has achieved worldwide recognition for his work on programming language among other things and will now lead the work of the centre as it improves the teaching of computing and drives up participation in computer science.
Setting up a business in China?
The next event in the popular Crayfish.io webinar series - entitled 'Setting up a business in China' - takes place next Wednesday (27th March) from 9:30am to 10:15am GMT.
Users of EPSRC-funded High Performance Computing invited to help with impact evaluation study
The EPSRC has commissioned London Economics to carry out an independent study to evidence the socio-economic and research impacts enabled by the HPC resources it funds. The evidence gathered will be used to make a strong case for continued future government investment in HPC.
Adder debuts new 4K IP KVM at NAB 2019
Adder Technology, a global specialist in connectivity and IP KVM, will debut its world first dual-head high performance, 4K IP KVM matrix over a single fibre at NAB 2019.