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Stamp duty holiday extension announced in latest Budget
As recently leaked to The Times, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak has today unveiled a temporary extension to the stamp duty holiday as part of his Budget announcements.
The comeback kid: FXP Festival returns for 2021
FXP Festival, a Cambridgeshire-based education initiative, has announced that it will return for 2021 with an official launch date of Monday 26 April. Arriving in a brand-new format and drawing on expertise from the game design and development industry, FXP Festival is set to provide students with a range of new and exciting challenges.
Dotmatics announces licensing agreement for informatics software with Compugen
Bishop’s Stortford, UK, 3rd March 2021: Dotmatics Ltd, a scientific informatics software and services company that is driving the automation of laboratory data workflows for scientific discovery and innovation research, today announced it has entered a licensing agreement with Compugen, a clinical-stage drug discovery and development company focused on immuno-oncology. The multi-year agreement…
Is it worth fixing?
So, it’s better for the planet and your wallet to squeeze another year out of your devices.
Challenge accepted as topics unveiled ahead of Innovate East 2021
Some of the most creative minds from across the UK will come together for Innovate East 2021 to sprint their way through a series of carbon-related challenges, looking for the most innovative solutions focusing on technology, nature and hydrogen.
Allia Future Business Centre brings new Ideation and Validation programme to Peterborough
Do you have an exciting business idea but don’t know where to start?
Capture future business growth through Agile Strategy
For innovation to be successful you need to nurture a culture that allows for creative problem solving without fear of failure. Marshall Centre's Agile Strategy process is the first step in enabling this learning culture and the starting point for a shift in mindsets that helps businesses capture future growth.
Stonebond partners with Urban&Civic to deliver first homes at Waterbeach Barracks near Cambridge
Stonebond Properties is to become the first housebuilding partner for Urban&Civic in its transformation of the former Barracks and Airfield at Waterbeach to create a new community of 6,500 new homes.
PA Consulting completes investment from Jacobs
PA Consulting (PA), the consultancy that’s Bringing Ingenuity to Life, and Jacobs (NYSE: J) today announces the successful completion of Jacobs’ strategic investment in PA.
Birketts passes ISO 9001 Quality Management System certification with flying colours
Top 100 law firm, Birketts, is proud to announce that it has achieved accreditation for ISO 9001 - the internationally recognised standard for a quality management system (QMS) - which will sit alongside its existing ISO 27001 - Information Security certification.
New data reveals Knowledge Intensive (KI) firms in Cambridge continue to outperform national figures
Medium term data on the growth of the Cambridge economy, right up to the start of the 2020 Covid lockdown, shows persistently higher annual growth rates than the national economy, particularly among knowledge-intensive (KI) firms. This confirms Cambridge’s status as one of the largest concentrations of KI employment in Europe. However, there are also indications that start-ups and non-KI firms…
ERS Genomics licenses CRISPR gene editing technology to Otsuka Pharmaceutical
Licence to Nobel prize winning CRISPR technology supports internal research and development.
WuXi AppTec completes acquisition of OXGENE
PHILADELPHIA and OXFORD, March 2, 2021 - WuXi AppTec, a leading global provider of R&D- and manufacturing-enabling services in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of OXGENE, a pioneering United Kingdom-based contract research and development organization that designs and develops scalable gene therapy…
Leading experts to discuss mental health at Cambridge Festival
To what extent has the pandemic impacted teenagers’ mental health and development? Could a video game help promote mental wellbeing and reduce mental suffering? What about support for people suffering with dementia?
Supercomputing at the speed of light
In less than 20 weeks, NVIDIA’s Cambridge-1 supercomputer – which will be sited at the KAO Data Centre in Harlow – has gone from concept to the first stages of operation. Lee Myall, CEO at Kao Data, tells its exciting development story...
Furlough scheme extension and VAT cuts: East of England firms’ budget wishlist revealed
East of England SMEs are calling on the Chancellor to announce an extension to the furlough scheme when he delivers his Budget tomorrow, according to the latest data from Lloyds Bank’s Business Barometer research.
Trinity Hall receives ‘Safe Travels’ stamp in recognition of its health and hygiene protocols
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and Visit Britain have issued Trinity Hall with a ‘Safe Travels’ stamp in recognition of meeting international global health and hygiene protocols and for its role as a conference and events venue in supporting the recovery of UK tourism.
ERS Genomics expands team with appointment of Jon Kratochvil as VP Business Development
DUBLIN, Ireland, 01 March 2021: ERS Genomics Limited (ERS), which was formed to provide broad access to the foundational CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property co-owned by Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, today announced the appointment of Jon Kratochvil as Vice-President for Business Development & Licensing for North America.
Onespacemedia launches revenue-driving website for interior design hub
Cambridge web design and development agency, Onespacemedia, has launched a new website for new interior design and renovations company, Homellio.
Some are not lending, but there remains strong opportunities
Deepesh Thakrar, senior debt finance director at OakNorth Bank, highlights the opportunities in lending to hotels.
OakNorth Bank completes GBP2.3m loan to Dewing Properties
OakNorth Bank has completed a GBP2.3m loan to Norfolk residential developer Dewing Properties. The loan was completed through the government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) which OakNorth Bank is an accredited lender for.
Navigating the lending landscape for the early years sector
2020 has been a year we will never forget. The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we live and work, and continues to present daily challenges for people, businesses and communities globally.
A lender’s perspective: why we’re keen to continue supporting the early years sector
This past year has been filled with uncertainty. The pandemic has completely disrupted the way we work, the way we live and the way our economy runs.
The Perfect Match: Finding the ideal fund finance solution partner
As the world went into lockdown in 2020, high-street lenders in the UK pulled back from commercial lending to focus on managing their existing loan books. OakNorth Bank saw this as an opportunity to put the pedal to the metal and support businesses at a time when many other lenders would be reluctant to do so.
Lending to the ‘Missing Middle’ – the forgotten middle child of banking
Many businesses struggle to get access to the fast, flexible debt finance they need to pursue their growth ambitions...