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Female scientists lead Cambridge success in Royal Society awards

Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell has become only the second woman to be awarded the Royal Society’s prestigious Copley Medal, the world’s oldest scientific prize.

Q3 component market review reveals shortage

Electronic component shortages have been a huge obstacle on booming electronic marketplaces since 2018. While new orders keep on rolling in and manufacturing remains steady, there simply has not been enough capacitors, resistors, and other parts available.

Peterborough and March receive money from Combined Authority

Members of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board backed the recommendation by Mayor Dr Nik Johnson that a £350,000 drawdown is given to further develop transformational plans for the Peterborough Railway Station Quarter.

University spin-out Echion Technologies raises £10m in Series A investment round

Funding will accelerate development of next-generation lithium-ion battery technology.

£24m funding for industrial studentships

More than 200 doctoral students will be supported to work on pressing research challenges with UK businesses through a £24 million investment.

Mayor’s rescue for Wisbech Access gets full backing from Combined Authority Board

At a meeting of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority Board, members have unanimously supported Mayor Dr Nik Johnson’s proposals to save a major transport initiative for Wisbech, ‘Capital of the Fens’.

Companies urged to complete 2021 ScaleUp Business Survey

Scaleups in the UK generate £1.1trn and 3.2m jobs. If you’re a scaleup or aspiring scaleup leader, you are encouraged to complete the ScaleUp Institute 2021 ScaleUp Business Survey to highlight the barriers that hold you back from growth.

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Refurbishment opportunities available alongside mixed-use and land options at Cheffins September property auction

Cheffins will offer a series of refurbishment projects, as well as mixed-use buildings, commercial investments and land and conversion opportunities at the firm’s property auction on 15th September. Hosted at the Cheffins salerooms in Cambridge, the September auction will follow the live-webcast format, offering buyers the option to bid on the telephone, online or by proxy.

Cambridge Building Society donates another £5k to aid local homeless

The Cambridge Building Society will again donate £5,000 to help tackle homelessness in Cambridge.

Mayor’s ‘Net Zero’ call to action puts the Bus into Business

Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Dr Nik Johnson, in collaboration with Cambridgeshire County Council and Cambridge City Council, this week steps up with a team of ‘carbon zero heroes’ to call on Cambridgeshire businesses to learn from each other how to work smarter in cutting their carbon output.

10,000 autistic people to take part in the UK’s largest study of autism

An ambitious new research project, Spectrum 10K, launches today and will recruit 10,000 autistic individuals, as well as their relatives, living in the UK.

11 go-to legal tech blogs and resources to keep you up to date

Take a look at ThoughtRiver's curated list of legal tech blogs and podcasts that give you access to expert knowledge and insights.

AudioTelligence launches breakthrough audio technology for smartphones

Cambridge audio software specialist AudioTelligence has announced the launch of Aiso, a new consumer technology brand and a family of innovative products for smartphones based on its proven audio technology.

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Jim Beyer joins Medovate as US Commercial Executive Consultant

Medovate – a dynamic medical device manufacturing company based in Cambridge, UK – has announced that Jim Beyer is joining the team as US Commercial Executive Consultant. Jim will focus on positioning Medovate’s FDA cleared device SAFIRA™ (Safer Injection for Regional Anesthesia) throughout the United States to both national and regional Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO’s) and Integrated…

RSM employees smash £100,000 target for VaccinAid

Employees from RSM have smashed their £100,000 target, raising over £120,000 for VaccinAid. VaccinAid is a nationwide campaign launched by The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) and Crowdfunder, calling on the nation to ‘Give the world a shot’ to support the biggest vaccine drive in history - to fund and deliver nearly 2 billion Covid-19 vaccines around the world.

Paragraf global supply chain expansion supported by government

Paragraf™ is delighted to announce Internationalisation Fund assistance from the Department for International Trade (DIT).

Amadeus strengthens team in Brazil and plans investment drive

Amadeus Capital Partners, the global technology investor, reinforces commitment to Latin America by hiring a new partner in São Paulo, Beatriz Amary.

Nokia makes scholarships pledge to improve representation of underrepresented communities in technology

Nokia has today announced the launch of a scholarship programme aimed at providing greater opportunities for underrepresented communities in the technology industry. Working together with online learning and talent transformation platform Udacity and Blacks In Technology (BIT) Foundation, Nokia will offer over 300 scholarships, with a focus on empowering students and career changers from…

The golden secret of success

Simon Hall offers a presentations and public speaking tip which, he says, also embodies the golden secret of success for just about anything in life.

How to improve user experience (UX) through great content

Content is arguably the most important, and most difficult, aspect of delivering any website. It’s often a tedious, challenging job that no-one has time for, and is often de-prioritised in favour of tasks perceived as more exciting or critical. Granite 5 provides a step by step guide to planning and creating content with a focus on user experience.

FinTech: Taylor Wessing advises Moss on Series A-2 financing round with a volume of around 25 million Euros

Berlin-based FinTech start-up Nufin GmbH, which operates under the name Moss, has raised around 25 million Euros in a Series A-2 financing round including investments from Valar Ventures and other existing shareholders such as Cherry Ventures and Global Founders Capital. A team from the international law firm Taylor Wessing, led by Hamburg-based partner Jens Wolf, advised Nufin on all legal…

Israeli startups should choose the UK when expanding to Europe

With Israeli startups continuing to break records in fundraising, the co-heads of Taylor Wessing's international Israel group, Josef Fuss and Nathan Krapivensky, outline potential opportunities in Europe and how they envisage the next phase of success for these businesses.