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£70m funding to secure UK position as a world-leader in quantum technology
Science Minister Amanda Solloway has this week announced 38 new UK projects that will benefit from more than £70 million government investment.
ARU graduate Elena wins the Queen’s Knickers!
Cambridge-based author Elena Arevalo Melville has been named as the inaugural winner of the Queen’s Knickers Award, which comes with a first prize of £5,000.
Birketts scores two wins at the CDLS awards for the second year running
Birketts was crowned “Commercial Property Team of the Year” and rewarded for “Excellence in Client Service” for the second year running at this year’s Cambridgeshire and District Law Society (CDLS) awards.
Johnson Matthey awarded methanol technology contract
Johnson Matthey (JM), a global leader in sustainable technologies, is pleased to announce that its combined reforming methanol technology has been selected by JSC Technoleasing for the new Amur Oblast facility, located in Skovorodino, Russia.
Domino Printing helps customers to meet business challenges during COVID-19
Cambridge-based Domino Printing is supporting its global customer base by responding to rapidly emerging needs – as companies are required to adapt their business models and to ramp up production to meet spikes in demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lorna Carter, Head of Construction at Greenwoods GRM awarded Partner of the Year
On 18 June, Lorna Carter, Head of Construction at Greenwoods GRM won the Cambridgeshire Law Society ‘Partner of the Year’ Excellence Award.
IoT is not about technology, it’s about building a better business
Now, more than ever, organisations are looking for solutions which reduce costs and energy use, deliver new revenue streams, and help meet sustainability targets.
Secretary of State confirms the NPPF definition of 'Deliverable' is not a closed list
Cornerstone Barristers has recently reported (18 June 2020) that the Secretary of State has consented to judgment in an appeal under section 288 against an inspector’s decision that the definition of 'deliverable' in the Glossary to the NPPF is a 'closed list'.
New book looks at risk culture in business
New book Beyond Bad Apples looks at how organisations manage their risk culture, which is timely as firms examine their ethos on racial and gender issues.
TWI Innovation Network launches new subscription programme
Companies and organisations who are looking to propel their technology development to the next level – with the end game of creating a new market-ready product, system or solution – are invited to attend the 'Collaborate and Innovate: TWI Innovation Network (TWIIN) Subscription Programme' Launch Webinar on 9 July, 10am BST.
Study finds link between hoarding and ADHD
Researchers have discovered a link between Hoarding Disorder (HD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among UK adults.
BIC and Iprova launch Invention Lab
Clichy, France and Lausanne, Switzerland – June 18, 2020...BIC, a world leader in stationery, lighters, and shavers, is partnering with technology company Iprova to launch the BIC-Iprova Invention Lab to enhance BIC’s Innovation and Research & Development (R&D) capability.
XAAR and Maplejet mark 20 years of collaboration
The high performance and reliability of Xaar’s 128 printheads have made Xaar the printhead manufacturer of choice for the last 20 years, for global coding and marking printer provider Maplejet.
Update to DECIPHER brings power to clinical genomics
Update to rare disease database allows researchers and clinicians to input, interpret and share all types of genomic variants in all regions of the genome.
Spectroscopy
Analytik provide a range of portable spectroscopy solutions including Vis-NIR, FTIR, XRF and more
Nanolitre Dispensing
The Nanoplotter™ produces high-quality spots by non-contact dispensing of sub-nanolitre volumes
Virtual Whisky Festival streamed by WaveFX - LIVE from the Isles
This year’s Whisky Festival for one of the world’s largest producers of spirits and beers was streamed live to Facebook with surprising results.
‘Heart-in-a-dish’ to study the effects of coronavirus
Cambridge researchers build heart muscle and blood vessels from human stem cells to understand the link between Covid-19 and the heart and circulation.
Hot meals for vulnerable residents
A hot meal scheme to provide nutritious food to vulnerable residents has been established by volunteers and South Cambridgeshire District Council – and made possible by a grant from Countryside.
SLAMcore raises $5million to meet growing demand for robotics
SLAMcore, a UK company developing spatial AI algorithms for robots and drones, has secured $5million in a funding round led by Octopus Ventures and MMC Ventures, with participation from Amadeus Capital Partners and Toyota AI Ventures.
Avacta provides update on Affimer therapy for COVID-19 infection
Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), the developer of Affimer biotherapeutics and reagents, is pleased to announce that collaborative work with the Centre for Virus Research at the University of Glasgow has shown that Affimer reagents which bind to the SARS-COV-2 virus spike protein prevent infection of human cells by a SARS-COV-2 model virus and therefore provide a potential therapy for COVID-19…
Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) leads €10.3M project with 13 European partners
Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd (CGD) leads €10.3M project with 13 European Partners to deliver the most energy-efficient GaN power modules.
Dexamethasone identified by AI VIVO as high potential for treatment of COVID-19 ten weeks ago
AI VIVO, a company combining systems pharmacology and artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate drug discovery, has announced that its platform correctly identified dexamethasone as having high potential for the treatment of COVID-19 in April 2020. This demonstrates the ability of AI VIVO’s platform to systematically and correctly identify candidates with the highest chance of therapeutic…
Amantys Power Electronics wins UKRI Fast Start competition award
Amantys has won funding to develop a technology that will assist in maintaining robustness and resilience in critical energy and transport infrastructure. This was a competitive award under the UK Government’s Fast Start competition. The successful projects are overseen by Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation.