Arthur Rank Hospice extends thanks to local community for continuing support
“It’s the people at the heart of it all”
Nicky Shepard joins award winning agency, Cofinitive, as it experiences exponential growth
Nicky Shepard, local business woman, brings marketing, events, PR, and public engagement experience to the team at Cofinitive. In three years of trading, Cofinitive has been nominated for numerous awards and has also been recognised as a top ‘image maker’ in the region.
Price Bailey advises on £10m research and development acquisition
The Price Bailey Strategic Corporate Finance team assisted with the successful £10m sale of Discuva Limited to Summit Therapeutics plc, a UK and US-listed drug discovery and development company.
AstraZeneca aims to advance clinical practice in CV risk management with new data at ACC 2018
At the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 67th Annual Scientific Session & Expo 2018 in Orlando, Florida, this weekend, AstraZeneca will deliver industry-leading science and insights that augment the body of evidence on clinical approaches to tackling cardiovascular diseases.
The Cambridge hosts innovative construction event
The Cambridge Building Society has hosted industry colleagues at a unique event designed to increase knowledge and awareness within the building society sector of new house building techniques and technologies – more commonly known as modern methods of construction.
Human Cell Atlas takes first steps towards understanding human development
Researchers from the global Human Cell Atlas Consortium are taking the first steps towards using powerful single-cell genome analysis tools to understand early human development and how this can affect health or lead to disease. Preliminary projects for the Human Developmental Cell Atlas (HDCA) have sequenced a quarter of a million separate cells so far and the first tranche of data analysis is…
US2U attends Saudi British Joint Business Council meeting
US2U Consulting attended the special Saudi British Joint Business Council meeting, on the occasion of the Saudi Crown Prince's UK visit.
Life sciences partnership in the East calls on government to back a new global accelerator
Life Sciences partners from across the East are calling on the government to support the creation of a new global accelerator based in the Eastern region, for the UK to take an overarching and strategic approach to the development of life sciences innovation.
Patent applications from the UK keep growing
UK businesses continued to file a large and growing number of patent applications with the European Patent Office (EPO) in 2017.
Public transport remains the number one choice for London Stansted Airport passengers
London Stansted’s five years of successful passenger growth under MAG ownership and its plans to and transform the door to door passenger experience were the focus of this year’s annual Stansted Area Transport Forum conference.
New DNA on the block: Genomics expert to lead Earlham Institute’s pioneering sequencing
Dr Karim Gharbi has joined the Earlham Institute as Head of Genomics Pipelines to lead the research Institute’s UK National Capability in Genomics.
New focus at green technology event: ‘Off Grid Energy Independence’
The ‘IDTechEx Show!’ serves its 2500 delegates with a unique combination of closely related topics from sensors, flexible electronics, bioelectronics and Internet of Things to energy storage and electric vehicles. As usual, this year’s event in Berlin (April 11-12) has important adjustments to reflect important new trends.
How to become a Disability Confident business
The Government’s Disability Confident scheme supports employers to make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to the workplace. More and more businesses are signing up to Disability Confident every week.
Taste the future of computing
Dovetailed is looking for participants to take part in research that uses 3D printed food to create Edible Interfaces with computers.
Michelle Obama's Q&A with CAMA leader Pearl
Girls’ education champion and former First Lady Michelle Obama today holds a Q&A with Camfed alumna (CAMA member) Pearl Quarmyne from Ghana in an International Women’s Day feature on “Refinery29.” Mrs. Obama launched the Obama Foundation with President Barack Obama last year in order to inspire the next generation of leaders and change makers.
Empowering women in technology key to boosting UK economy
A new report launched at London Stock Exchange for International Women’s Day today, reveals the critical role women play in driving economic growth across the UK, with detailed research on 1,279 women-led companies showing a total contribution of £25.9 billion in revenue to the UK economy.
Enterprise Europe Network celebrates International Women's Day 2018
Today, International Women's Day 2018, we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women.
Mission Therapeutics appoints Dr Bobby Soni to its Board of Directors
Mission Therapeutics, a drug discovery and development company focused on selectively targeting deubiquitylating enzymes (DUBs) to treat fibrosis, neurodegenerative and other diseases, today announced the appointment of Dr Bobby Soni to its Board of Directors with immediate effect. Bobby replaces Rob Woodman as the representative for IP Group plc.
Enterprising student raises money to help local children
An enterprising young student set up his own business keeping two Cambridge offices well fed this half-term – all to raise money for local children with life-threatening conditions.
ARM manager Simon Humphrey receives top award from HRH The Prince of Wales
Simon Humphrey, Senior Manager Corporate Responsibility at technology specialists ARM in Cambridge, has won a top award at a high profile National Awards Event in London this week.
Welding Institute Awards 2018 – the Brooker Award for outstanding personal contribution
The Welding Institute is pleased to announce the winner of this year’s Brooker Award for Outstanding Personal Contribution. The coveted award, which is sponsored by Johnson Matthey PLC, is made in recognition of a personal contribution to the science, technology and industrial exploitation of materials joining.
Darktrace selected for prestigious Future Fifty Programme
Darktrace, the world’s leading AI company for cyber defence, announced that it has been selected for Tech City UK’s Future Fifty Programme, which celebrates high-growth tech companies in Europe.
Oscar and BAFTA nominated producer Ivan Mactaggart launches Cambridge Picture Company
Flying high off the back of Oscar and BAFTA nominations for his animated feature Loving Vincent, producer Ivan Mactaggart has launched his Cambridge-based film and television production company, Cambridge Picture Company, with private equity backing.
Featurespace enters Tech City UK’s fast-growing ‘Future Fifty’
Featurespace, the leading global machine learning company for fraud prevention and risk management, has been selected for the Future Fifty programme, a network of the highest growth technology companies in the UK.
What are the harms and benefits of breast cancer screening?
As increasingly fewer women are going for breast cancer screening, one event at the Cambridge Science Festival - which starts on Monday and runs for two weeks - asks how can we make sense of the increasingly polarised debate about the harms and benefits of breast cancer screening?