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Cambridge Festival of Ideas: top picks for week 2
Immigration in post-Brexit Britain, migration issues in the EU, religious and political extremism and revenge porn top the bill during the second week of the Cambridge Festival of Ideas.
A breathalyser for disease: an evening with MacRobert Award winner Owlstone Medical
There is still time to register to attend an evening with Owlstone Medical, 2018 Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award winners.
WeldGalaxy: A digital & dynamic knowledge platform for welding industries
WeldGalaxy, an international and collaborative initiative to create a digital B2B online platform that connects global buyers with the EU sellers of welding equipment and consumables, officially kicked-off on 4th October 2018. The consortium, led by TWI Ltd as the coordinator, comprises 11 members including SMEs and research organisations across Europe.
CyanConnode share placing aims to raise more than £5 million
CyanConnode Holdings plc announced today that it is proposing to raise up to £5.6 million through the issue of Fundraising Shares to new and existing institutional and other investors.
D&A Creative creates animation and marketing campaign for Allia Impact Finance
D&A Creative was approached to develop a marketing campaign to promote Allia Impact Finance's Scottish Charitable Bonds programme.
Have your say on council budget priorities for business
Cambridge City Council is asking local businesses to help it make choices about the services it prioritises. Please complete a short survey before tomorrow (Friday 19 October) to make sure your voice is heard.
Strem Chemicals and BASF work together
An innovative solution from BASF catalyst manufacturing technology (NanoSelect™) sold in collaboration with Strem Chemicals for research purposes, allows production of heterogeneous catalysts in water with excellent control over metal crystallite sizes, reducing the amount of palladium required and the need for lead or sulphur.
Mutant cells colonise our tissues over our lifetime
By the time we reach middle age, more than half of the oesophagus in healthy people has been taken over by cells carrying mutations in cancer genes, scientists have uncovered. By studying normal oesophagus tissue, scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, MRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge and their collaborators uncovered a hidden world of mutations and evolution in our tissues as we…
Academic and musician receives honorary degree
Academic, musician and conductor Professor Michael Thorne CBE received the award of Honorary Doctor of Music from Anglia Ruskin University during a graduation ceremony at the Cambridge Corn Exchange yesterday (Thursday).
Cambridge MP joins local students supporting Show Racism the Red Card
Daniel Zeichner, MP for Cambridge, will today (Friday) be joining young people from around the city to hear what they are doing in support of ‘Show Racism the Red Card’ 2018.
A breath of fresh air: food and drink events
Fed up with the usual Christmas dinners or events?
Join Daniel Zeichner and London Stansted Airport to launch The East of England China Forum
The East of England China Forum is a community of private and public-sector organisations that has been created to accelerate business activity between the Eastern region and China by increasing inward investment, exports, R&D collaborations, the exchange and development of talent, knowledge and skills, and leisure and business visitors.
Baroness Fairhead visits CMR Surgical
Following a recent visit from Rt Hon Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, CMR Surgical welcomed Baroness Rona Fairhead CBE to discuss the company’s global expansion plans.
Meet Cambridge celebrates 20th anniversary
Meet Cambridge celebrates its 20th anniversary with Bryony Gordon as speaker at an exclusive charity fundraiser.
Cambridge charity director receives honorary fellowship
Director of Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre, Norah Al-Ani, received an Honorary Fellowship from Anglia Ruskin University at a graduation ceremony at the Cambridge Corn Exchange this week.
CRUK Manchester Institute enhances toolkit for computational and medicinal chemists
Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute (CRUK MI), has licensed Cresset's Flare for fresh insights into structure-based drug design.
Cambridge International Jazz Festival boasts the finest female talent
The Cambridge International Jazz Festival returns next month and, as with past festivals, there is no shortage of female talent.
77% of US consumers monitor bank accounts for suspicious activity at least once a week
Featurespace’s Consumer Fraud Sentiment Survey details attitudes and behaviors around fraud in online banking.
Cambridge team develops technique to ‘listen’ to a patient’s brain during tumour surgery
Surgeons could soon eavesdrop on a patient’s brain activity during surgery to remove their brain tumour, helping improve the accuracy of the operation and reduce the risk of impairing brain function.
Leading tech companies support code to strengthen security of internet-connected devices
In a world first, the UK government has published new measures to help manufacturers boost the security of internet-connected devices such as home alarm systems, fridges and toys.
Endomag surgical guidance system wins Institute of Physics’ Business Innovation Award
Endomag, the surgical guidance company, has won a prestigious British Business Innovation Award from the Institute of Physics (IOP), presented at the Houses of Parliament in London.
Award-winning novelist receives honorary degree
Award-winning novelist Professor Rebecca Stott received the award of Honorary Doctor of Letters from Anglia Ruskin University’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Iain Martin, at a graduation ceremony at the Cambridge Corn Exchange this morning.
Collaboration targets hard-to-treat cancers
Cambridge leads a £10 million interdisciplinary collaboration to target the most challenging of cancers.
Launch party marks release of the first Invested Investor book
Founded by Peter and Alan Cowley, The Invested Investor is designed to increase the success rate for entrepreneurs and early investors by detailing the big dos and don’ts. Peter, a Cambridge based serial entrepreneur and seasoned Angel Investor, with co-founder son Alan, celebrated the release of their first book at a launch party this week. It was attended by leading angel investors and…
Village bus service saved
A village bus service that was due to cease running from November has been saved thanks to a £10,000 grant from South Cambridgeshire District Council and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.