New 2D Superresolution mode for ZEISS Airyscan delivers 120 nanometer lateral resolution
Improved optical sectioning delivers higher resolution without the need to acquire a z-stack
Mission Therapeutics’ highlights positive Parkinson’s Disease USP30 target and inhibitor data
Mission Therapeutics is presenting two posters with new research and preclinical data from its USP30 inhibitor Parkinson’s disease programmes today at Neuroscience 2017, the 47th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, in Washington, DC. The meeting is the world’s largest neuroscience conference.
Cambridge Ahead report explores provision of space for early-stage life science companies
Business and academic member organisation, Cambridge Ahead, today published the findings of its latest research into the provision of commercial R&D space for life sciences in the Cambridge area.
Medtech Accelerator Health Hack announced
Medtech Accelerator's next Health Hack - Frugal Innovation in Surgery - takes place on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th January 2018 at Cambridge Science Park. The organisers are keen to build on the success of the first Hackathon - Rehabilitation Technology.
Public urged to vote for the Broadland Flood Alleviation Project for top engineering award
People in The East of England are urged to back the Broadland Flood Alleviation Project to win the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) People’s Choice Award, which celebrates the best UK civil engineering projects that have made a positive impact on their local area and communities.
HiTeam CEO supports small businesses during Downing Street visit
Mark Layzell from HiTeam visited 10 Downing Street to discuss solutions to small business problems.
How can collaborative technology solve social challenges?
Nesta, the global innovation foundation, is once again calling for ideas. The second round of its ShareLab Fund, launched this week, will support and fund ideas that use collaborative digital platforms to address a social need, helping to relieve pressure on existing local public services.
Bango Platform enables 9pay wallet for Google Play users in Nigeria
Bango, the mobile payments company, announces that it has launched operator-billed payments for Google Play users with 9mobile in Nigeria. Through the 9mobile 9pay wallet, customers in Nigeria can pay for the wealth of media, games, apps and digital content in Google Play, with one-click, without the need to own a credit card or bank account.
Award victory for Ashtons Legal
Ashtons Legal came up trumps at the LawNet 2017 Awards last week, when winners were announced at the annual LawNet conference at Heythrop Park in Oxfordshire.
Shooting Image clocks up its 650th business video
Shooting Image Ltd recently produced its 650th business film. This was for the launch of the Cambridge Innovation Park.
UltraSoC selected by Microsemi for growing RISC-V product range
UltraSoC announced that Microsemi, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, has licensed UltraSoC’s universal analytics and embedded intelligence platform for use in an expanding range of Microsemi products based on the RISC-V open source processor architecture.
Paul Johnson head of IFS to lecture in Cambridge
'Choices in public policy: evidence, fairness and the art of the possible’ is the title of a lecture by Paul Johnson, Chief Executive of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, taking place on Monday 4 December at Jesus College, Cambridge.
Stocks in Focus: Fidelity Special Values
This week Harry Scargill of NW Brown looks at at Fidelity Special Values (FSV), an investment trust that has recently released results for the year to 31 August 2017 and is celebrating five years under the management of Alex Wright.
Advanced electron beam facilities meet advanced industrial challenges
TWI’s Electron Beam (EB) welding and processing facilities have developed in line with industry needs, with newer equipment and additional capabilities now available to further support its Industrial Member base. The cross section of equipment better reflects industrial needs with modern versatile high and low power machines in the Cambridge engineering hall.
US2U Consulting makes a positive difference through positive music
US2U Consulting launches its first music track, Positive Difference.
Audit week highlights Richard’s hidden heroes
A department that works quietly behind the scenes to improve patient care and safety at Cambridge University Hospitals will be thrust into the limelight this month.
Anxiety and the Imposter Syndrome
Student paper Varsity, The Times and many other media outlets are confusing anxiety and the imposter syndrome. While imposter feelings can cause anxiety, the syndrome is in fact correctly referred to as the impostor phenomenon and is not in the DSM. Kate Atkin says: "For the next 12 months I have decided to fundraise for Anxiety UK."
Generous people give in a heartbeat – new study
Altruistic people are said to be “kind hearted” – and new research published in the journal Scientific Reports shows that generous people really are more in touch with their own hearts.
Cambridge Medtech Solutions: double finalists in Hertfordshire Business Awards 2017
Cambridge Medtech Solutions has been shortlisted as finalists in both the ‘Commercial Business in the Community’ and ‘Social Enterprise Award’ categories in the prestigious Hertfordshire Business Awards.
'The Hive' Issue 06 has landed
The sixth issue of the Howard Group's magazine, The Hive, has been published and is available to view now.
Grant Thornton takes top honours at regional corporate finance awards
Financial and business advisers Grant Thornton has been named Corporate Finance Advisory Firm of the Year for the sixth year in a row at Insider’s Central and East of England Dealmakers Awards 2017.
14 questions for interviews – from the essential to the eccentric
Having worked for a long time in the UK Technology recruitment sector, Mark Ashton of Amazing Prospects has come across a fair few stories in his time. Here, he's put together a lighthearted list of some of the best and worst interview questions that he's heard about, from both HR managers and candidates.
Darktrace gains momentum in Latin America
Enterprise Immune System Adopted by Leading Organizations Across the Region
Record passenger numbers and new airline announcements top off strong month at Stansted
The half-term holidays and the final weeks of the airlines’ summer timetable boosted passenger traffic at London Stansted Airport as a record number of people took to the skies during October.
Support the Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards and transform young lives
His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex KG GCVO is coming to Cambridge in January in his role as Chair of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and International charities. He seeks your support – as businesses and as individuals - to help transform young lives in our local area.