Law firm Stone King successfully represents Cambridge charity directed to change its name
Successful representation from Stone King means the Cambridge Islamic College can keep its name.
New efficiency record set for perovskite LEDs
Researchers have set a new efficiency record for LEDs based on perovskite semiconductors, rivalling that of the best organic LEDs (OLEDs).
PCE Instruments launches new digital refractometer
After adding lots of hand-held refractometers last year, PCE Instruments has recently launched a new tabletop Abbe refractometer that stands out by its high accuracy (4 decimal places).
Stocks in Focus: Associated British Foods PLC
This week Danielle Gibson of NW Brown looks at Associated British Foods (ABF), a UK-listed food, ingredients and retail group with a well-diversified portfolio of international brands.
Greenwoods GRM Partner wins Women Leaders Award
The exceptional leadership skills of Kerri Pellington-Woodrow, a Partner in Greenwoods GRM’s Private Client team, have been highlighted by the Peterborough Women Leaders awards.
PervasID launches the first 99%+ accurate multifunctional RFID reader
PervasID, an award-winning RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology provider, announces the launch of its new product, Multi-Ranger. The company that secured £1.6 million in Series A funding earlier this year has created the first 99%+ accurate multifunctional RFID reader to address retailers’ challenges concerning inventory.
Spotted! Mr P roaming the streets of Cambridge
How do you breathe new life into an old company?
Prototype Projects invests further in 3D printing with new SLS technology acquisition
Investment by Prototype Projects boosts its capacity for fast SLS Rapid Prototyping & Additive Manufacturing.
Wentworth Laboratories completes major refurbishment
As part of a strategic expansion programme, Wentworth Laboratories Ltd has just completed a substantial make-over of its head office building in Sandy, UK, to create capacity for its growing workforce.
Plextek and Wave Tech partner to revolutionise airport runway safety
Nick Koiza, Head of Security Business features in ‘Counter Terror Business’ magazine this week. He discusses Plextek’s recent collaboration with RF signal technology company, Wave Tech, on a foreign object debris detection radar that has the potential to save lives.
Lucideon to co-host drug-free antibacterial technology forum
Lucideon, the international materials development and commercialization organisation, is hosting a forum in conjunction with HyMedPoly, a European Union Horizon 2020 funded project, and the Cambridge Network. The forum will be held on December 14th at the Entrepreneurship Centre in Cambridge.
Cambridge Consultants announces Verum: a platform to reshape healthcare delivery
Breakthrough innovation specialist Cambridge Consultants has designed ‘Verum’, a digital health platform that will reshape the way healthcare is delivered. Verum remotely monitors patients and provides AI-powered predictions around medical conditions. Verum can unlock efficiencies in clinical trials by eliminating the effect of stress.
Meet and collaborate with Canadian companies
Canadian companies visiting Cambridge later this month - as part of a cross-European matchmaking mission to find collaborative partners - would like to hear from potential industrial partners from several sectors.
Cambridge Index jumps 5.5%
The Cambridge Index advanced 1263.4 points or 5.5% to close at 24436, as four of the top five Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Get the most out of your algal strain with Algenuity
Did you visit Algenuity at this year’s Algae Biomass Organization (ABO) Summit in Texas? Attendees were able to see its Algem® photobioreactor in action, and speak about multiparametric optimization.
Eagle Genomics named Top 500 global deeptech startup
Knowledge discovery in life sciences company, Eagle Genomics, has been selected as part of Hello Tomorrow’s Top 500 deeptech startups worldwide.
It's a breeze – sixth residential service provider joins GTC’s FTTH open-access network
GTC is delighted to announce that from today customers on its ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) network will have even more choice as Breeztel, its sixth residential Internet Service Provider (ISP), goes live.
Crescendo Biologics announces early licensing by Takeda of first oncology-targeted Humabody
Crescendo Biologics Ltd, the drug developer of novel, targeted T-cell enhancing therapeutics, today announces that Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited has exercised an option under its existing, multi-target collaboration and licence agreement. Takeda has taken an exclusive licence to Humabodies directed to one of its oncology targets.
Cordic Ltd secures growth funding from Oakfield Capital Partners
Cordic Ltd, a cloud based software (‘SaaS’) business which provides a booking, despatch and administration system to the taxi and private hire industry, is delighted to announce an investment from Oakfield Capital Partners.
New ‘top 200’ law firm Greenwoods GRM excels in this year’s Legal 500
After a successful merger in May this year, bringing together a long-standing London firm and an East Anglian regional powerhouse, Greenwoods GRM has received outstanding feedback from clients for its ‘excellent levels of service’ in the new edition of The Legal 500.
Worldwide Broadband Price Comparison demonstrates vast disparities in cost of getting online
Ukraine offers the world’s cheapest broadband, with an average cost of USD 5.00 per month. The West African nation of Mauritania is the most expensive, with an average package price of USD 768.16.
Social media in Africa presents double-edged sword for security and development
The spread of social media in Africa has brought many economic and political benefits, while also equipping terrorist groups with a tool for recruitment and propaganda. A new report from RAND Europe examines the links between social media use and online radicalisation in six African countries, drawing on primary Twitter data analysis.
Poro Technologies wins the 2018 Postdoc Business Plan Competition
Poro Technologies, which is developing next-generation LED technology, has won the £20,000 first prize in the 2018 Cambridge Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Postdocs of Cambridge (EPOC) Postdoc Business Plan Competition.
Observation of blood vessel cells could lead to early detection of blocked arteries
A study in mice has shown that it may be possible to detect the early signs of atherosclerosis, which leads to blocked arteries, by looking at how cells in our blood vessels change their function.
IT Governance releases GDPR Data Breach Support Service
IT Governance, the leading provider of EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and privacy management solutions, has released its new GDPR Data Breach Support Service to help organisations respond to a data breach in line with the Regulation’s breach notification requirements.