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CRISPR study reveals new immune system regulators
Scientists have created the first retroviral CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing library to explore the regulation of mouse T cells, which are key cells in the immune system. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators have mapped the most important genes for controlling T helper cells, and identified several new potential regulatory genes.
MP defends Cambridge Crown Post Office from closure
Daniel Zeichner, MP for Cambridge, told Parliament that the Government should “be aware of who you are taking on“ in their efforts to close Cambridge Crown Post Office on St Andrew‘s Street, in a debate in Parliament yesterday (Thurs) afternoon.
Sepura staff support Wintercomfort with large donation
Homeless charity Wintercomfort was thrilled to receive over £3,900 in donations from Sepura, the Cambridge-based communication experts. The donation is the result of a six month campaign that has seen Sepura find many ways to lend support to the charity, which supports homeless and vulnerably housed individuals in the city.
CB1’s flagship office development attracts top professional services firms
A host of professional services firms including global law practice Eversheds Sutherland, financial consulting firm Charles River Associates and engineering consultancy Peter Brett Associates have signed up to move into CB1’s latest office development, 50/60 Station Road.
Food intolerance tests - currently on promotion
Salus Wellness is pleased to announce a promotion for a limited number of Lorisian food intolerance test packages.
everis selects Featurespace to help banks combat payments and account fraud
Featurespace, the leading machine learning Adaptive Behavioural Analytics fraud and risk management company, announced that everis, a multinational business consultancy serving clients in multiple sectors, has selected its ARIC™ platform to help banks combat payments and account fraud.
Event focuses on using natural products in conventional farming
Would working with nature relieve some of the evolutionary pressure on arable weeds and plant pests and stop them from becoming so aggressive? This is one of the areas of discussion for the Agri-Tech East Pollinator event 'Mimic, Harness or Borrow; Applying Nature’s Solutions to Agriculture' being held in Norwich next week (15th January 2019).
The first Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce member of 2019
Corporate communications consultancy Cofinitive has become the first new Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce member of 2019.
Marketing on the fly
A new study co-authored by Dr Allègre Hadida of Cambridge Judge Business School identifies three different types of temporary marketing organisations and the challenges they pose.
Babel: 5 tips to help non-native English speakers in work meetings
Meetings are an integral part of work life. It’s where important issues are discussed; the senior decision-makers are in attendance and you need to put yourself across positively. Babel has produced a guide to help non-native English speakers in work meetings, it includes five top tips, useful meeting phrases and vocabulary.
Photography for schools and colleges
A photography website that focuses on working with schools and colleges is now live.
Digital marketing agency, Sookio, brightens up January with striking new website
To celebrate 10 years in business, the folks at Sookio thought it time to refresh their website.
Changing lives- news from Strem Chemicals UK
It is the 40th anniversary of the first FDA approved, patient based anti-cancer drug Cisplatin, which revolutionised cancer treatment from 1978.
Special Offer: 10% off day meetings at Trinity Hall Cambridge
Kick start your 2019 and take advantage of a special 10% discount off day meetings at WYNG Gardens and Trinity Hall Cambridge.
Maturing DevOps adoption increasingly embraces the database, new Redgate research finds
Redgate's third annual State of Database DevOps Survey sees closer collaboration between teams, enabling compliance and faster code deployment, and the wider use of DevOps practices across both database and application development.
Researchers to develop mini robots to inspect and repair water, gas and sewage pipes
Miniature robots could be used to repair underground pipes and avoid the need for costly roadworks as part of ground-breaking new government-funded research.
Scientists find a new way to target norovirus family
MRC scientists have taken a major step forward in understanding how a family of viruses, including norovirus, initiate infections.
Expedeon AG licenses technology to Cell Guidance Systems in supply agreement
Heidelberg, Germany and Cambridge,UK... Expedeon AG today announced it has signed a supply and licence agreement with Cell Guidance Systems, a developer of therapeutic products for medicine and life science research, for use of Expedeon’s proprietary Lightning-Link® Rapid Biotin technology.
‘Roaming’ cancer service is boost for thousands
An innovative new service which will benefit thousands of cancer patients every year at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has just been launched.
New podcast shares business knowledge through conversations
Scaling, Failing and Prevailing is the new business podcast hosted by The Geek Whisperer Adelina Chalmers and James Parton, managing director of the Bradfield Centre.
Arecor participates in PepTalk 2019’s Protein Science week in San Diego, CA, USA
Arecor Limited is pleased to announce its participation at PEPTalk 2019’s Protein Science Week. This leading international conference and one of the largest annual gatherings of over 1,300 protein science researchers in the world, will be held between January 14-18, 2019, at the Hilton Hotel, San Diego Bayfront, San Diego, California, USA.
EY expands Cambridge tax team with appointment of two directors
Jason Locking and Matt Webb have both been hired as Directors to join EY’s growing tax team based in Cambridge.
Lighthouse Advisory Partners delighted to announce fourth education technology M&A deal
Technology M&A specialist Lighthouse Advisory Partners is pleased to announce that it acted as exclusive M&A advisor to leading UK business-critical software provider, IRIS Software Group, on its acquisition of Biostore Ltd.
How to discuss financial well-being with your employees…and why you should
At this time of year money and financial worries can be a cause for concern and a source of stress for many people, including your employees. HR Dept's latest #HR blog shows how you can give support.
TWI among the first businesses to migrate to new health and safety standard, ISO 45001
Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) have confirmed that TWI is among the first 6% of their customers to migrate across to the new international standard for Occupational Health and Safety, ISO 45001.