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EMBL-EBI appoints leader in biomolecular pharma as Head of Chemistry Services
The Directors of EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Andrew Leach to the post of Head of Chemistry Services.
Protecting your IP rights; never straightforward, but always important
Bristol-based design company, Magmatic, has lost its long-running Court battle against Hong Kong-based PMS over the design of its ride-on suitcase, ‘Trunki’, which it said was infringed by PMS’ ‘Kiddee’ case. Woodfines Solicitors considers the issues.
Photonics materials available in the UK and Eire from Strem Chemicals
Among the many materials used for photonics applications, quantum dots represent a very special class of materials.
The Anthropocene epoch
Are we really entering a new geological epoch shaped mainly by humans? asks The Scientific Alliance.
Edwards & Blake opens first non-subsidised, commercial operation in Nwes centre
Two East Anglian-based companies, Edwards & Blake and Nwes have joined forces to offer high quality café bar and catering services in the Suffolk Enterprise Centre office complex in Ipswich, Suffolk.
Leading thinker in data visualisation heads to UK for free seminar
Prism Training & Consultancy and statistical software provider SAS JMP are to welcome JMP Director of Research and Development Xan Gregg to the UK for a special free seminar titled 'High-Impact Data Visualisation: Information Discovery Made Simple' at the Trinity Centre, Cambridge Science Park on Tuesday 22 March.
Taskforce calls for investment in West Anglia Mainline
Tens of thousands of new homes and jobs could be jeopardised unless improvements are made to rail links between London and Cambridge.
CDP's First Response Monitor is finalist at Wearables Awards 2016
Innovative technology and design partner Cambridge Design Partnership has been shortlisted in the upcoming Wearable Awards for its novel connected vital signs monitor for first responders.
CEO & IT Project Support Officer swap Arthur Rank Hospice for the Sahara
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity's CEO Lynn Morgan and IT Project Support Officer Luke Upshall join eight from #TeamARHC to take on the hottest desert in the world next week!
PhoreMost and The Wistar Institute collaborate to identify new druggable targets
PhoreMost Ltd, a Babraham-based biopharmaceutical company focused on increasing the diversity and affordability of novel therapeutics, announced today that it has entered into an alliance with The Wistar Institute to identify and de-orphan novel targets in cancer, aging and the immune system.
RadBee becomes Authorized Atlassian Training Partner
Atlassian has recently expanded its virtual Atlassian University offering, and is now enabling in-person, hands-on class delivery of its official courses by authorized partners. Cambridge-based RadBee has been recognized as an Authorized Atlassian Training Partner and is now delivering official Atlassian courses locally.
Andrew Cowan appointed new Divisional CEO of London Stansted Airport
Andrew Cowan, currently Chief Strategy Officer of MAG, has been appointed Divisional CEO of London Stansted Airport.
Barclays launches Eagle Labs – helping UK start-ups to take flight
Barclays is opening up branch and office space around the country in order for UK start-up and scale-up businesses to co-locate, collaborate and grow. Barclays first UK incubator is based in Cambridge.
Amadeus invests in India’s largest online marketplace, IndiaMART
IndiaMART, India’s largest online marketplace, announced that it has raised a new round of financing led by Amadeus Capital with participation from Westbridge Capital, the Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund, managed by Quona Capital in addition to Intel Capital, the existing investor in the Company.
GetSet and Enterprising Women celebrate 10 years of supporting women in business
As we wave good-bye to another International Women’s Day, GetSet for Growth and sister organisation Enterprising Women are making March a month of it as they celebrate EW’s 10th birthday and try to keep support for women in business on the agenda for a little longer.
Cambridge Style Week takes Arthur Rank Hospice Charity onto the catwalk
An exciting week of high fashion fused with community collaboration in Cambridge is set to raise awareness and funds for Arthur Rank Hospice Charity next week.
Spotted Gar genome links humans to vertebrate ancestry
The Spotted Gar is an unusual fish whose genome sequence has been released in a recent study highlighted in Nature Genetics.This fish has surprising genetic similarities to many vertebrate animals - including humans.
Cambridge Science Festival examines the state of conservation
With the latest news concerning Facebook users exploiting the popular social media site as a means to traffic endangered animals, conservation issues remain firmly on the global agenda.
Contract caterer Edwards & Blake opens at four new schools in first quarter of 2016
East Anglian-based contract catering firm Edwards & Blake has taken over the catering at four schools in the East of England in the first quarter of 2016. The caterer now operates at nearly 80 schools in the East and South East of England.
IDS and Altia team up to provide GUI development workshops
UK engineers and computer scientists will have two opportunities next month to advance their skills in graphical user interface (GUI) design.
A long term partner for point-of-care ultrasound
The Anaesthesia Department at Queen’s Hospital, part of the Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been using FujiFilm SonoSite point-of-care ultrasound systems since they were first introduced in the UK, and has recently taken delivery of its first X-Porte.
MedImmune receives fast track designation in the US for influenza antibody
AstraZeneca has announced that its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, has received Fast Track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its investigational human monoclonal antibody (mAb), MEDI8852, for the treatment of patients hospitalised with Type A strain influenza.
Secure telephone specialist C3 upgrades vital prison platform
Cambridge computer telephony specialist C3 has completed a full upgrade of a secure prison phone system which allows inmates to talk to their family on the outside. The platform, used in some of the UK’s highest profile prisons and secure hospitals, has been enhanced and given a complete technology refresh at Isle of Man Prison.
Cambridge Filmworks breaks the ice with new television documentary
Local Fenland ice skaters are being celebrated in a brand new documentary to be broadcast on national television.
Six women doing excellent things with Raspberry Pi
Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and the Raspberry Pi Foundation marked the day by celebrating six women who are doing really wonderful things with Raspberry Pi. Read the blog post here...