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Tackling COVID-19: Dr Sarah Caddy
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, Sarah Caddy was conducting research on a number of different viruses. “I was looking at how antibodies can neutralise rotavirus and influenza, to help develop better vaccine candidates,” she says, “so it wasn’t a huge leap to extend my research to include coronavirus.”
BroadbandUK first to launch property-specific Broadband Providers comparison service
BroadbandUK has collaborated with the UK’s telecoms industry regulator Ofcom, largest infrastructure provider Openreach and major communication providers to launch the industry's first address-level broadband comparison website.
Avoid crowded outdoor spaces and take your litter home
South Cambridgeshire residents are being urged to ensure they follow social distancing rules when meeting friends outdoors – and take their litter home.
Illustrator discusses award-winning book
Illustrator and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) graduate Kate Milner will discuss her award-winning picture book, My Name Is Not Refugee, during a free online talk as ARU marks Refugee Week (15-21 June).
CCS unveils next-generation Metnet CPE optimised for residential gigabit fibre extension
Latest Metnet 60G CPE enhances mmWave Fixed Wireless Access solution, enabling rapid delivery of Gigabit fibre extension to residential and enterprise customers.
Austria awards C-130 avionics modification contract to Marshall
The Austrian Air Force has awarded a multi-million-pound contract to Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (Marshall ADG) to update the navigation systems on its fleet of three C 130K aircraft.
Norovirus vaccines - time to rethink the market segments?
This month VacZine Analytics, a UK-based strategic research publisher exclusively focused on vaccines and infectious diseases, releases an updated global demand analysis for norovirus vaccines.
Serendipity may be a thing of the past, says Cleevely
Fewer opportunities for serendipity – chance encounters leading to unexpected ideas and relationships – may be one tragic outcome of the Covid-19 pandemic, says Dr David Cleevely, serial entrepreneur, co-founder of Cambridge Network and a leading business figure in the region for many years.
CyanConnode secures Indian contract for 430,000 Omnimesh modules
CyanConnode Holdings plc (AIM: CYAN), a world leader in Narrowband Radio Frequency (RF) Smart Mesh Networks, is pleased to announce that a substantial Indian contract relating to two projects, which had been delayed, has now received the necessary approvals to resume the implementation.
Rapid coronavirus test speeds up access to urgent care and will free up beds ahead of winter
Researchers say faster tests helped expedite access to life-saving treatments such as organ transplants – and might make all the difference later this year.
Lockdown 'helps fuel rise in cybercrime'
Take extra care before buying face masks or testing kits online, or responding to texts apparently sent to you by the UK government or the NHS. Because while lockdown has helped reduce the spread of the coronavirus, it is also helping fuel a rise in cybercrime.
Mayor gets go-ahead for market town multi-million bid
The Board of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority has unanimously approved triggering the process through which 11 market towns can bid for millions of pounds to help them build the future they want.
Cambs businessman celebrates 50 years with the IoD
A Cambridgeshire businessman is marking 50 years as a member of the Institute of Directors (IoD).
Did life emerge in the ‘primordial soup’ via DNA or RNA? Maybe both
Scientists have long debated which genetic information carrier – DNA or RNA – started life on Earth, but a new study suggests life could have begun with a bit of both. The research, led by scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), in Cambridge, shows for the first time how some of the building blocks of both DNA and RNA could have spontaneously…
Defibrillator training device keeps it real
International product design company, IDC (Industrial Design Consultancy), has just developed an AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) training device to support the training of first aid workers. Working for long-standing medical client, XFT, the team also developed XFT's previous AED trainer which went on to become XFT's most successful product to date.
Rubber Cheese part of the 'Business Resilience Programme’ for the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
Digital agency Rubber Cheese has created one of the programmes for the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women 'Business Resilience Programme’ in partnership with Cambridge Wireless, Synergy Solutions, and King's College London.
Has coronavirus widened the gender wage gap in your business?
A recent IFS study found that working mothers are 14% more likely to have been furloughed than fathers. What does this mean for the gender wage gap and the future of our workforce?
Cambridge exhibition company uses design and build skills to venture into homeworking market
Foxton-based exhibition company, AMC Exhibitions, is proving how important it is to innovate during times of adversity as they diversify into the Garden Office market by launching AMC Garden Rooms.
CW partners with the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women to help women entrepreneurs combat the effects of COVID-19
The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women launches a new programme of professional support to combat the effects of COVID-19 on women business owners in low and middle income countries.
Professor Wolf Reik FRS appointed Acting Director of the Babraham Institute
Professor Wolf Reik has been appointed Acting Director of the Babraham Institute with immediate effect, following the sad loss of Professor Michael Wakelam at the end of March.
Medovate partners with New York School of Regional Anesthesia to support launch of new technology for regional anaesthesia
Medovate, the medical device development company, has announced that it will be partnering with the New York School of Regional Anesthesia (NYSORA) to support the launch of SAFIRA™, its innovation for regional anesthesia in the United States.
University spin-out Flusso raises $5.7m Series A to disrupt $8bn flow monitoring market
Semiconductor company Flusso has raised a $5.7 million Series A funding round to scale up production of the world’s smallest flow sensor. The round was led by existing investor Parkwalk Advisors and new investor Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund, with participation from Cambridge Enterprise, 24 Haymarket, Martlet, and Cambridge Angels.
First licence of more sustainable isononyl alcohol production process to be in China
Dow and Johnson Matthey have announced China-based company, Zibo Qixiang Tengda Chemical Company, Ltd. has selected LP OxoSM Technology to produce isononyl alcohol (INA) at its new manufacturing facility.
Johnson Matthey donates space to make ventilators
Johnson Matthey in Royston has donated space at one its sites to help DHL to assemble ventilators on behalf of Ventilator Challenge UK. This is a not for profit organisation that is led by two different consortia making two types of ventilators.
A good egg: robot chef trained to make omelettes
A team of engineers have trained a robot to prepare an omelette, all the way from cracking the eggs to plating the finished dish, and refined the ‘chef’s’ culinary skills to produce a reliable dish that actually tastes good.