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Beko launches search for technology innovators for the future home
What will our future homes look like? Beko, a partner of Impulse 2019 at the Maxwell Centre, University of Cambridge, is inviting applications for sponsorship from any UK entrepreneurs working on technology innovations to enable tomorrow’s connected home.
Cambridge engineer joins roadshow to encourage teenagers to embrace mathematics
Dr Hugh Hunt, Reader in Engineering Dynamics and Vibration at the University of Cambridge, has been inspiring teenagers with his love of engineering as part of an interactive lecture show currently touring the country.
ZEISS introduces next generation X-ray microscopes
ZEISS introduces two new advanced models of the ZEISS Xradia Versa family: The ZEISS Xradia 610 & 620 Versa X-ray microscopes excel through faster non-destructive imaging of intact samples without sacrificing resolution and contrast over the full range of power and kV.
Arecor featured by the highly regarded industry publication, Scrip
Arecor Limited, the specialty pharmaceutical company leveraging its innovative and proprietary formulation technology to develop superior treatments for a range of disease areas, including diabetes, is pleased to announce that a feature profile by the highly regarded industry publication, SCRIP, is now available for viewing.
GHX shortlisted for HSJ Healthcare Partnership Awards 2019
Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX), a leader in cloud-based healthcare supply chain management solutions, which helps empower healthcare organisations to enable better patient care and maximise industry savings, has been shortlisted twice at Health Service Journal’s (HSJ's) Healthcare Partnership Awards 2019.
Cambridge MP cautiously welcomes release of bus review
Daniel Zeichner, MP for Cambridge, has welcomed the release of the Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) Strategic Bus Review report, which was commissioned by the Combined Authority early last year. He says that it is a very small, slow step in the right direction and is critical of the lack of evidence underpinning the report.
Double sperm test is world first for IVF clinic
Cambridge IVF has become the first clinic in the world to combine two cutting edge tests to further improve the chances of couples having a baby.
Heart disease risk begins in the womb, study in sheep suggests
Offspring whose mothers had a complicated pregnancy may be at greater risk of heart disease in later life, according to a new study in sheep. The research, led by a team at the University of Cambridge, suggests that our cards may be marked even before we are born.
Study investigates links between hospital IT and reputation
A new study co-authored by Stavros Polykarpou and Michael Barrett of Cambridge Judge Business School focuses on the ongoing and potentially fickle relationship between hospital IT investment and the hospital’s reputation.
Lucy Frazer MP officially opens newly expanded GW Pharmaceuticals' global Head Office: Histon
GW Pharmaceuticals is delighted to announced that Lucy Frazer QC MP (Conservative, South East Cambridgeshire) has officially opened its expanded global Head Office in Histon.
Ian Dunham appointed as Open Targets Director
Open Targets has appointed Ian Dunham as its new Director. Dunham will focus on the delivery of Open Targets’ established research programme to exploit advances in genetics and genomics for drug target identification and prioritisation. He also aims to increase the use of new approaches to the programme, including single-cell sequencing, CRISPR and artificial intelligence.
Abcam, LouLou Foundation partner to develop key research tools for CDKL5 deficiency disorder
Abcam plc, a global innovator in life science reagents and tools, and the Loulou Foundation, a private UK-based foundation dedicated to the development of therapeutics for CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder, announced a research collaboration to discover new tools to advance research in this area of high unmet medical need.
Planning for success
Sarah Ballard, Account director at kdm communications, shares her tips on #planning for #success for anything from a bike ride to a work project.
CIC participates in Imagen’s £6.5 million Series B funding round
Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) has participated in a £6.5 million Series B funding for Imagen, the leading Software as a Service (SaaS) video management platform business.
How to spot and stop sexual harassment in your business
Sexual harassment in the workplace is still a serious issue. HR Dept's blog this week gives advice on how you can spot it, stop it and stamp it out of your business.
Citystay donates £100,000 to charity
Citystay, the leading supplier of Serviced Apartments in Cambridge, has donated over £100,000 to the Aquaid Lifeline Fund.
Business masterclass: Building a client base, to niche or not to niche?
Onespacemedia’s founder & MD, James Cotton, is to join a panel of agency leaders and business experts as part of an event hosted by peer-to-peer network Mob Happy, exploring the best approach to building a client base.
UK at forefront of global R&D collaboration with £79m investment
Advanced crop breeding, tackling infectious disease and clean energy technologies are just three areas where the UK will partner with world-leading collaborators to push boundaries and meet 21st century challenges.
Cambridge Science Festival returns for its 25th outing
The 2019 Cambridge Science Festival is set to host over 350 events as it explores a range of issues that affect today’s world, from challenges around climate change policy, improving safety and quality in healthcare, and adolescent mental health, to a look at what the next 25 years holds for us and whether quantum computers can change the world.
Applications now open for Pitchfest 2019
St John’s Innovation Centre is now accepting applications for the Pitchfest 2019 Spring cohort of ambitious companies with innovative products and services who have the potential to scale or who are already scaling and are looking to raise between £100k – £1m.
Aseptika wins Innovate UK grant for a clinical trial with its child asthma solution
Aseptika Ltd (Cambridgeshire, UK) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a grant to undertake a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of its asthma management solution for children who have moderate-to-severe asthma and are treated in specialist paediatric centres in NHS hospitals.
‘No deal’ Brexit to cost East of England economy £17bn a year by 2034 - CBI
The devasting long-term economic impact of a ‘no deal’ Brexit on the East of England has today (22 Jan) been laid bare in fresh analysis of government figures by the CBI.
Cambridge Index gains 3%
The Cambridge Index advanced 684.3 points or 3% to close at 23748.2, as Index heavyweights such as Johnson Matthey, DS Smith and AVEVA Group posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Revolution in diagnostics promises early disease warning for farmers
With advances in biotechnology, imaging and organic chemistry changing the way farmers are able to tend their crops and livestock, the UK’s latest diagnostic tests are to be discussed - many for the first time - at Agri-Tech East's Pollinator event in Cambridge on 13 February.
Cambridge intellectual property practice Marks & Clerk named EU’s top patent filer
Leading global intellectual property practice Marks & Clerk - which has an office in Cambridge - has been named the UK’s top patent filer.