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Innovate UK’s £5m competition funds climate change financial risk
Climate change is not just bad for the planet, it is bad for the global economy too. With this in mind, Innovate UK has opened a £5 million Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition to demonstrate and deploy innovative solutions that integrate climate and environmental factors into financial services.
Business can apply now for latest support grants
South Cambridgeshire businesses can now apply for the latest COVID Government support grants via the District Council.
How to avoid your employees feeling the effects of 'Blue Monday'
Those of us of a particular age may think of something else when ‘Blue Monday’ is mentioned. Despite being the best-selling 12”single (ever1), by New Order, it has also been the name given to what is apparently the most depressing day in the year, the third Monday in January.
JM award-winning ethyl acetate technology to help CropEnergies AG reduce fossil carbon footprint of products
Johnson Matthey and CropEnergies AG, a specialist in biomass-based sustainable chemicals and a leading European producer of ethanol, have entered into an engineering, licence and technical services agreement for a plant to allow CropEnergies AG to produce renewable ethyl acetate from sustainable ethanol.
Four times Shakespeare has inspired stories about robots and AI
Science fiction is a genre very much associated with technological marvels, innovations, and visions of the future. So it may be surprising to find so many of its writers are drawn to Shakespeare – he’s a figure associated with tradition and the past.
Prism facilitates sale of producer of sports timing devices used by Olympians
The Prism team has facilitated the sale of Optimum Time Ltd, a producer of sports timing devices, to specialist e-commerce company B2C Distribution Ltd.
Live virtual seminars for tech business owners
Next month, Prism Corporate Broking is hosting two 1-hour Live Virtual Seminars aimed at helping technology business owner-managers who are thinking about selling their business. They will also be useful for those who want to acquire a technology business.
Prism advises on acquisition of agricultural silage covers specialist
The Prism team is delighted to announce that they have advised family-owned investment company, Milbank Group, on its acquisition of Bruno Rimini Limited (t/a Silostop).
Darktrace and CTO Jack Stockdale recognised at the 2022 Business Intelligence Group Innovation Awards
Darktrace, a global leader in cyber security AI, announced that it has been recognised as one of the most innovative technology companies by the 2022 Business Intelligence Group (BIG) Innovation Awards. The awards also recognised Darktrace Chief Technology Officer Jack Stockdale as an individual leader who significantly impacted the company’s continued innovation.
Green Grants available to help Cambridge businesses cut their carbon emissions
Businesses in Cambridge can apply now for up to £10,000 grants to help reduce their energy consumption, save money and improve their productivity.
Cofinitive named No.1 PR & communications agency in Cambridge and East of England Anglia
The team are delighted to share the news that cofinitive has been named the No.1 PR & communications agency in Cambridge and the East of England Anglia for the second consecutive year running.
Cambridge Innovation Capital looks back on 'transformational year'
Cambridge Innovation Capital presents a video which summarises some of its achievements in 2021, which was a "transformational year" for CIC, according to Managing Partner Andrew Williamson.
New coordinator appointed to lead regional Alzheimer's research network
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) honorary consultant old age psychiatrist Dr Ben Underwood has been appointed as the new coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) East Network.
Discover the top 10 risks facing UK businesses today
Discover the top 10 risks facing businesses across the globe, including many UK SMEs and what you can do to mitigate them effectively.
The market momentum in RFID, discussed by IDTechEx
Almost two years after the COVID-19 outbreak began, the world is still in the tunnel. Despite the negative impact the pandemic has caused, there are some positive sides. For example, it accelerates digitalisation - businesses are pushed to adopt technologies quicker to improve production as well as management efficiency.
Early-career researchers win major European grants
Nine Cambridge researchers have risen to the top of over 4,000 proposals to secure prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants, the most achieved by any UK institution.
ieso shortlisted for HSJ Partnership Awards 2022
ieso is delighted to announce that their joint submission in partnership with Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust has been shortlisted for Best Mental Health Partnership With the NHS at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2022, recognising their outstanding contribution to healthcare – in what has been an exceptional and challenging period across the sector.
ThoughtRiver offers free trial of Purely NDA – a new out-of-the-box NDA review tool
Legal technology company ThoughtRiver is now offering a free trial of its newly released out-of-the-box NDA review tool: Purely NDA. Developed in partnership with World Commerce & Contracting (Woldcc), the tool uses ThoughtRiver’s proprietary AI to review third party NDAs against a risk policy that directly aligns with WorldCC’s contracting principles.
Insightful Science acquires Omiq to add cloud-based machine learning to its flow cytometry capabilities
OMIQ is a powerful flow cytometry SaaS solution adopted by leading global biopharma labs.
New strategic partnership aims to accelerate microbiome analysis through AI-augmented knowledge discovery platform
Today, Eagle Genomics, the Deep Tech software business pioneering the application of network science to biology, and the Quadram Institute, a world-leading institute creating new interfaces between food science, gut biology, and human health, are pleased to announce a new partnership committed to promoting the understanding of microbiome science.
The Native Antigen Company expands range of Norovirus-like particles
Oxford, UK: The Native Antigen Company (part of LGC Clinical Diagnostics), one of the world’s leading suppliers of reagents that enables research into vaccines and diagnostics for emerging and endemic infectious diseases, has announced the expansion of its norovirus-like particle range, with the addition of six new reagents, including four which are unique to the market. These virus-like…
NeoCura and PhoreMost announce research collaboration to explore novel cancer therapeutics
Shenzhen, China and Cambridge, UK: NeoCura Bio-Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (“NeoCura”), a leading RNA-based drug research and development company in China, and PhoreMost Limited (PhoreMost), the UK-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to ‘Drugging the Undruggable®’, have announced an oncology drug discovery research collaboration.
Learning through ‘guided’ play can be as effective as adult-led instruction
Play-based learning may also have a more positive effect on younger children’s acquisition of important early maths skills compared with traditional, direct instruction.
Trust backs trial into treatment for severe hearing loss
Addenbrooke’s Hospital is to support a national study into the best treatment options for adults living with severe hearing loss.
St Ives travel preferences revealed as transport panel approves next steps for unified A141 improvement scheme
At its first meeting of 2022, the Transport and Infrastructure Committee of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority heard how bypass and active travel options for St Ives got the thumbs-up from the public.