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Transition Bio, Inc. closes seed financing and launches company
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & CAMBRIDGE, England--Transition Bio, Inc. was recently formed, funded and launched with the focused objective to build the best and first-in-class technological capabilities required to evaluate and advance the novel area of cell biology known as condensates.
Endomag secures £15 million ($20 million) in Series D funding
Endomag, a breast cancer market leader and one of the UK’s fastest growing private technology businesses1, has secured £15m (~$20m) in Series D funding. These funds are earmarked for expanding access to new advanced techniques enabled by its products, such as targeted axillary dissection (TAD) and delayed sentinel lymph node biopsy (dSLNB). The funds will also be used to scale its product…
Strem Chemicals offers silica-based materials for scavenger solutions
Functionalised silica materials demonstrate effective removal behaviour of metals and organics.
New Business Development and Marketing Director recruited from retail energy giant
Top 100 UK law firm Birketts is celebrating a senior appointment as it welcomes new Business Development and Marketing Director, Belinda Moore, to its expanding Client Services Team.
Tame your computer - beef up your branding
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members - now in its 15th year - software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she describes how to apply existing design to a non-branded presentation (Microsoft PowerPoint).
Diversity & inclusion critical to UK economic recovery - CBI President
Speaking at the CBI’s first virtual Diversity & Inclusion Conference, President Lord Karan Bilimoria (Tuesday) will say no company can afford to let diversity and inclusion slip down the priority list in these uncertain times.
ARU announces Saskia Jones Memorial Scholarship
The Saskia Jones Memorial Scholarship has been established by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) to commemorate the former student who, together with Jack Merritt, was murdered in the London Bridge attack last year.
Driving the UK’s electric revolution
Driving the Electric Revolution boosts the UK’s power electronics, machines and drives industry with £5.75 million investment to help the UK reach net zero.
Opteran secures £2.1m in seed funding to solve autonomy using natural intelligence inspired by insects
Opteran, the Natural Intelligence company, has raised £2.1 million in seed funding.
Repurposing bioinformatics tools to tackle the pandemic
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Since then, COVID-19 has become overwhelmingly present in our lives, and researchers are working tirelessly to understand the virus. Within the field of bioinformatics, many have been expanding, adapting, and developing data analysis tools to study coronaviruses.
GCP issues Histon Road construction update
Construction is progressing on the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s (GCP's) Histon Road project that will make it quicker and easier for people to get into the city on foot, bicycle and bus.
CPFT joins new Covid-19 vaccine trial
People across Cambridgeshire are invited to join another leading Covid-19 vaccine trial, as research teams from local NHS Trusts work together to secure a range of vaccines to help tackle coronavirus.
Cambridge Index slumps 7.4%
The Cambridge Index dropped 1,827.8 points or 7.4% to close at 22768.4, as six of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share prices.
PA Consulting and Jacobs announce agreement on future investment and strategic partnership
PA Consulting (PA), the consultancy that’s Bringing Ingenuity to Life, today announced that global technical and professional services leader, Jacobs (NYSE: J) has signed an agreement to invest in PA for a 65% shareholding in the company. The transaction, which values PA at £1.825 billion and is expected to close by the end of…
Guardtech engineer move for Arran
Growing Haverhill firm Guardtech Cleanrooms bolsters its all-action Installation team.
Connect to nature with '12 Days of Winter Wildlife'
Researchers and staff at the University Museum of Zoology in Cambridge are getting ready to share their enthusiasm for winter wildlife in a special 12-day online event.
Emotionally intelligent behaviour boosts employee growth, says study
Emotionally intelligent behaviour by supervisors boosts employee creativity and motivation, finds study co-authored by Dr Jochen Menges of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Council secures £710,000 for city centre recovery
Cambridge City Council has successfully led a bid for £710,000 of capital funding to support the recovery of Cambridge city centre from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Project to better understand new drug technique
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) will collaborate with health and wellbeing company Lipolife to develop understanding of liposomal formulation, a drug delivery system, thanks to a £169,300 partnership.
Why is Cost Reduction even a 'thing' if we make every effort to get the design right?
With 75% of of the cost of a product being locked-in by the designers early in the development, it is critical that the design (and specifically the concept) is as right as it can be from the off. Why then is Cost Reduction even a thing then if we make every effort to get the design right?
COVID-19 Oxford vaccine trial results: New summary article
A new blog post from Onya discusses the results of the recent Covid-19 UK vaccine trial results - a joint collaboration between University of Oxford spinout - Vaccitech and Astrazeneca. Onya continues to provide marketing support relating specifically to COVID-19.
The business case for diversity in HealthTech
In the latest episode of its Ideas to Impact podcast, Eastern AHSN spoke to scientist and entrepreneur Dr Jason Mellad from Start Codon about why businesses embracing diversity are setting themselves up for success.
Five Non-Executive Directors to bring wealth of leadership experience to CAM delivery company
Five candidates with a combined wealth of experience delivering major projects, managing big budgets and with a record of exceptional leadership across business and the public sector, have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors of the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM) delivery company.
Networking for success in 2021
By Sam Eaton of MindAbilityThe pandemic has forced us all to adapt to digital commmunication, opening up new mechanisms for connecting with other people. But how can you optimise this kind of networking for your business?
Salus Wellness Clinics move to new premises
After 10 successful years based in Norfolk Street, Salus Wellness Clinics have recently moved into a new building, still in the heart of Cambridge, near Cambridge railway station.