New emulsion stabilizer for droplet microfluidics
Dolomite Microfluidics, part of the Blacktrace Group, is delighted to launch its new Pickering emulsion stabilizer Fluoro-Phase, a fluorinated continuous phase that has been specially formulated to stabilize aqueous droplets in microfluidic systems.
Collaborate or die: advice to investors
The serial entrepreneur and investor, Peter Cowley, recently interviewed two leading investors: David Gammon, CEO of a successful family investment company called Rockspring, and Bridget Connell, the CEO of Thinking Partnerships, who is also a serial and dedicated angel investor and mentor.
Cultural training – nice to have or must-have?
Babel Language makes the case for why, in this global age, the price of cultural misunderstanding and miscommunication far outweighs the cost of training to prevent it.
Breast cancer device receives FDA approval
Endomag, the surgical guidance company, announced that it has received premarket approval (PMA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Magtrace, the first non-radioactive, dual-tracer for lymphatic mapping in patients with breast cancer undergoing a mastectomy.
Fluidic Analytics secures US Patent, paving the way for protein analysis technology platform
Fluidic Analytics Ltd has announced the issuance of US Patent 9,952,22 B2, entitled ‘Fluidic Separation and Detection’, from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This paves the way for the development and commercialisation of a next-generation protein analysis technology platform to be launched later this year.
Maggots and rotting food waste: a new recipe for sustainable fish and animal feed
In a warehouse to the northeast of Cambridge are shelves upon shelves of trays teeming with maggots, munching their way through a meal of rotting fruit and vegetables.
University Arms Cambridge reopens today
The University Arms, Cambridge’s most historic hotel, has officially relaunched after a major two year, £80 million refurbishment and design collaboration between renowned interior designer, Martin Brudnizki and legendary classical architect, John Simpson.
Quantifying SF6 and PCBs with a custom-designed Nexis GC-2030
Shimadzu’s state-of-the-art technology and expertise in gas sampling has enabled it to develop a bespoke Nexis GC-2030 for Celtic Recycling in Newport, Gwent, allowing the company to introduce GC screening of reclaimed and recycled SF6 gas, a service that no other company in the UK is currently able to offer.
Semi-finalists named in Postdoc Business Plan Competition
Twelve semi-finalists have been named in the 2018 Postdoc Business Plan Competition run by Cambridge Enterprise in conjunction with the Entrepreneurial Postdocs of Cambridge (EPOC).
Helping people live well with hearing loss
Eastern Academic Health Science Network is supporting a community project offering free advice and support to people in Cambridge with hearing loss concerns or diagnosis.
Phico Therapeutics awarded Innovate UK funding for £1.4 million antibacterial therapy project
Phico Therapeutics Ltd, a Cambridge biotechnology company developing a novel platform technology as the basis of a new generation of antibiotics to overcome antibacterial resistance, today announced that it had been awarded significant funding to support the manufacturing development of its intravenous antibiotic, SASPject PT3.8.
Cognidox achieves full ISO 27001 certification
Cognidox, the leading provider of document management solutions for the high-tech industry, today announced that it has achieved ISO 27001 information security management certification.
Prototype Projects invests £100K in new SLS dyeing and texturing technologies
Royston-based prototyping experts Prototype Projects broadens its 3D printing, rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing service capabilities once again with its latest round of technology investment.
Anglia Ruskin University appoints new Chief Operating Officer
Anglia Ruskin University has appointed a new Chief Operating Officer to lead on student experience, corporate development and innovation.
Rosie staff all of a Twitter on breastfeeding benefits
Staff at Cambridge’s Rosie Maternity Hospital are to harness the power of social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook to highlight the importance of breastfeeding.
IWM Duxford invites families to go behind the scenes and become aerospace engineers
This summer at IWM Duxford, families will meet war veterans, conserve museum objects and build their own aerodynamic paper planes.
ACT celebrates National Day for Play – here’s how you can help too
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) is celebrating this year’s National Day for Play today (Wednesday August 1) and is asking for donations to help support vital work undertaken by nursery nurses at the hospital.
New SQL Prompt release addresses technical debt in legacy SQL code
The latest release of Redgate Software’s most popular tool, SQL Prompt, elevates it from helping to develop and standardize new code to discovering problems in legacy code.
Ashtons expands its specialist Asbestos disease team
Ashtons Legal is delighted to announce the appointment of Solicitor Martyn Hayward, an Asbestos Disease Specialist.
US Head of Trade & Investment in New England to visit Cambridge
The United States (US) is the largest, most competitive and technologically advanced economy in the world. As the UK’s top export destination, it has already proven to be a lucrative market and the Department for International Trade (DIT) wants to help you take advantage of the food and drink export opportunities available there.
Working effectively in Chile
Each month Babel Language offers its clients, learners and friends in the industry, free briefings and expert advice for working with different cultures This month, it is focusing on Chile.
Free ebook - 'How to become a successful business consultant'
Alan Crouch, CEO & Founder of the Business Growth School®, writes: “Hello and welcome to a copy of the Prologue from our eBook on the Top 10 Strategies on How to Become a Successful Business Consultant, written by me to save you time by getting straight to the point and providing you with ten real strategies that will help you on your way to success as a business consultant.
Cambridge among UK's best cities for starting your career outside London
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Cambridge Index drops 0.8%
The Cambridge Index fell 213.2 points or 0.8% to close at 27,979, as seven of the top ten index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share prices.
Green Custard's new website is running at the speed of light(house) ...
To celebrate the launch of their brand-new website, software consultancy Green Custard's team shares the thought processes behind its creation and explain why speed was, quite literally, of the essence.