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New starfish-like fossil reveals evolution in action
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have discovered a fossil of the earliest starfish-like animal, which helps us understand the origins of the nimble-armed creature.
The hidden Taper?
With everything that has happened in the world over the past 12 months, it would be easy to have missed a crucial change in pensions legislation that took effect from 6 April 2020.
Linx launches new fast-drying yellow bottling ink
Coding and marking specialist Linx Printing Technologies has launched its new Linx Yellow bottling ink 1088 to meet the demands of customers who require a high contrast code on dark coloured bottles.
Birketts assists on sale of leading financial planning software provider
Top 100 law firm Birketts has assisted in the sale of leading financial planning software provider, Time4Advice, to IntegraFin Holdings PLC (IntegraFin), the parent company of Transact, one of the largest independent wrap platforms in the UK. IntegraFin, which is listed on the LSE have purchased 100% of Time4Advice’s share capital for an undisclosed sum.
Hundreds of Cambridge mums miss out on fruit and veg vouchers
Low income families of young children eligible for vouchers to help with the weekly food shop are being urged to take up the scheme, after data showed half of Cambridge mums were eligible but not claiming them.
MBA students offer free consulting services again
Has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted your business in a big way? Does your company need help with crisis comms? Do you need help to research new opportunities? Do you need analysis to support strategic decisions?
Reconnecting...
It’s frustrating isn’t it? You’re in the middle of a great video meeting or online learning session, full of ideas, solutions and plans for the future, and then…
AI platform Luminance launches module to support legal teams with Brexit transition
Luminance, the leading artificial intelligence platform for the legal profession, has developed a module that will allow lawyers to perform focused and efficient contractual analysis on a range of Brexit-related issues following the Brexit trade deal that came into force at the beginning of the month.
Exovent ventilator set for mass production
A new negative pressure ventilation assistance device using knowledge developed by Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group during the Covid-19 pandemic looks set to go into mass production, thanks to a new partnership with Indian based ventilator manufacturer Skanray.
Join Marshall Centre for its community learning project - HiveMind
When companies place an emphasis on developing a learning culture where their people are encouraged to consistently improve their praxis and share their knowledge, they see greater innovation and business growth. Marshall Centre invites you to experience part of its learning culture. Join the team for HiveMind with Dr Yvonne Ridley.
Johnson Matthey’s battery materials plant in Konin, Poland, to be 100% powered by renewable electricity
Johnson Matthey (JM), a leader in sustainable technologies, has confirmed that its battery cathode materials plant in Konin, Poland, will be powered solely by electricity from renewable sources from day one of production.
Business Cloud Integration seeks volunteers to beta test cloud migration tool
Do you regularly work with data merge, investment, or migration to the cloud? Have you seen things go right and wrong more than a few times, and have great ideas on best practice?
Report examines climate targets
Extending EU Emissions Trading System to buildings and transport will require measures to protect the most vulnerable consumers, says report co-authored by Professor Michael Pollitt of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Sustainable Investment: Look more closely at corporate divestitures of carbon-heavy assets
Sustainable investment – accounting for corporate performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics – has seen spectacular growth. Companies’ carbon footprints are under particularly close scrutiny, says Robert Ritz, Senior Research Associate in Economics & Policy at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Comment invited on updated Conservation Area Appraisals
The Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service is consulting on four Draft Conservation Area Appraisals from now until Monday 15 February and welcomes comments from the public as well as interested groups.
New service launched to transport sick babies and children
A new service to transport very sick babies and children within the East of England will launch on 7 April.
Combined Authority and Photocentric plan new Manufacturing and Materials Research and Development Centre
A £16.47m partnership between the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and Peterborough-based business Photocentric will link academia and industry to establish skills and learning in the second phase of the development of ARU Peterborough.
Successive governments’ approaches to obesity policies have destined them to fail, say researchers
Government obesity policies in England over the past three decades have largely failed because of problems with implementation, lack of learning from past successes or failures, and a reliance on trying to persuade individuals to change their behaviour rather than tackling unhealthy environments.
Dolomite aids the development of artificial intelligence for microfluidics
Microfluidic technologies are rapidly becoming the method of choice for micro- and nanoparticle production across a number of sectors, from cell biology research to drug development. This approach offers advantages over traditional batch methods, including precise process control, enhanced reliability, and the ability to easily scale up production.
Optibrium enhances compound design strategies in major upgrade to StarDrop software
Optibrium™, a developer of software for drug discovery, has announced the release of the newest version of StarDrop™, a comprehensive software platform for small molecule design, optimisation and data analysis. The new release, StarDrop 7.0, further extends the software’s compound design strategies, provides enhanced workflows, and seamlessly connects with Optibrium’s Cerella™ platform,…
Design the future workplace competition launched
Cambridge companies are working together to offer a chance for seven to 18-year-olds to win Amazon vouchers by imagining the workplaces of the future.
Kymab is Cambridge's 20th billion dollar valuation
Twenty businesses created in Cambridge have now achieved the magical valuation of a billion dollars.
Owlstone Medical introduces Breath Biopsy Panel for respiratory diseases
Owlstone Medical, the global leader in Breath Biopsy® for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today introduced the Respiratory Diseases Research Use Only (RUO) Panel.
New Adder ZeroU™ high performance IP KVM brings increased customer connectivity choice
Adder Technology, a global leader in connectivity solutions and high performance IP KVM, today announced a pair of new KVM transmitters that bring HDMI® and DisplayPort™ connectivity to its proven and trusted ZeroU™ portfolio.
A business plan made easy
The final part (3 of 3) of a simple way to work through whether that idea you have for starting your own business is feasible, from business communications consultant and coach Simon Hall.