Listening to your heart may help you read minds
New research, published today in the journal Cortex, shows for the first time the link between being able to perceive one’s heartbeat and being able to tell the emotional mental state of another person.
How 200-year old Scottish technology is making the future of medicine cooler
Asymptote’s digitally-enabled cryogenic cold chain technology supports safe manufacture and delivery of cellular therapies
AstraZeneca's bladder cancer drug gets FDA approval
AstraZeneca and its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval to Imfinzi (durvalumab).
Tame your computer - simple scheduling
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members, software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she explains how to find the best time to schedule a meeting (Microsoft Outlook)...
Onespacemedia selected by specialist label manufacturer Royston Labels for website overhaul
Onespacemedia has been selected by Royston Labels to overhaul its website following a recent rebrand.
University of Cambridge seeks first professor of innovation
The University of Cambridge is to appoint its first professor of innovation, funded by an inventor with more than 400 patents to his name.
Institute of Food Research transitions into Quadram Institute Bioscience
The new £multi-million food and health research centre that will become the state-of-the-art home for the Quadram Institute is on schedule to be complete by mid-2018.
Cambridge named as a centre for the UK Dementia Research Institute
The University of Cambridge has been announced as one of the centres that will form the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) alongside Cardiff University, the University of Edinburgh, Imperial College London and King’s College London.
Birketts’ lawyers out in force again to support veteran charity
Top 100 law firm Birketts has announced that it has entered seven teams into this year’s 'Walking With The Wounded’ Cumbrian Challenge.
Cambridge Folk Festival 2017: new names announced
Cambridge Folk Festival is delighted to reveal exciting new additions to this year’s bill, including Lisa Hannigan and Martin Simpson.
Leading commercial property lawyer joins Birketts
Gavin Acheson has joined Birketts as a Partner in their highly regarded Commercial Property Team in Cambridge. The move sees Gavin working alongside more than a hundred property specialists in one of the largest and most successful property practices outside London.
Why blogging is important
Whatever the size of your business, blogging is integral to your digital marketing strategy.
Winton Group and Amadeus Capital Partners invest in Exonar
Winton Group, a global investment management and data science company, has invested £750,000 as part of a £1.25m investment round into Exonar Limited, a British company that is redefining how organisations can map and understand their data to minimise risk and ensure compliance with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR).
We need global action on girls’ education - and here's what works
It’s Global Action Week on Education, and today’s letter from the UK’s International Development Committee (IDC) to the Secretary of State for International Development couldn’t be more timely in underscoring the need for urgent investment in education, and highlighting the benefits of reaching the most marginalised, including girls, in particular.
Darktrace named on prestigious Red Herring Top 100 list
Darktrace, the leader in Enterprise Immune System technology, has today announced that it has been named on the Red Herring Top 100 List, which celebrates Europe’s most promising private technology ventures.
Arthur Rank Hospice opens charity shop in Cottenham next week
Shoppers, potential volunteers and local residents are invited to come and see what's in store at Arthur Rank Hospice Charity's new shop in Cottenham.
Rethinking energy supplies
Brexit would give the UK the freedom to adopt a more efficient and effective approach to emissions reduction, suggests The Scientific Alliance.
MP to learn more about caring for people with life-threatening conditions at visit to EACH
Daniel Zeichner will learn more about the pressures facing those supporting families and caring for children and young people with life-threatening conditions at a visit to East Anglia Children’s Hospice (12.30pm on 28 April at East Anglia Children’s Hospice, Church Lane, Milton, CB24 6AB).
Insolvency numbers remain flat but are headwinds gathering for consumer-facing businesses?
The number of companies falling into administration across England and Wales remained broadly flat during the first quarter of 2017, despite the year-on-year picture showing a gradual uptick in corporate insolvencies.
Price Bailey team will each run equivalent of 40 marathons in a year for charity
The new tax year has inspired Price Bailey chartered accountants and business advisers (#TeamPB) to embark on a mammoth fundraising challenge for their charity of the year, Alzheimer's Research UK.
DefiniGEN licenses cholangiocyte stem cell technology from Cambridge Enterprise
DefiniGEN, a leading provider of stem cell products and services, today announced that it has strengthened its IP portfolio with a licence for cutting-edge cholangiocyte liver technology from Cambridge Enterprise, the commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge.
Brexit and energy
Britain can play the role of an innovative ‘California’ in addressing European energy policy issues post-Brexit, says Professor Michael Pollitt of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Cambridge MP blasts Government over Brexit tourism no deal scenario
Speaking in the House of Commons this morning, Daniel Zeichner, MP for Cambridge, quizzed the Brexit Minister on the future of tourism and aviation should the Government walk away from the negotiating table as suggested by Theresa May.
Congenica completes Series B financing with investments from BGI, Healthlink & Future Planet
Congenica, a world leader in clinical genomics software for inherited diseases, today announced completion of its recently announced Series B funding round with additional investments from new strategically important investors BGI Genomics (BGI), a recognized global leader in genomics, Healthlink Capital (Healthlink), another well-established China-based life- science investor and Future Planet…
Playing snooker improves your frame of mind
Academic research shows potting the black is good for your grey matter