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Doctors know best
Cambridge consultants Mr Richard Hardwick, general surgeon, and Mr Nimish Shah, consultant urologist, have been included in the 2018 “Top Doctors List” compiled and reported in The Daily Mail.
TWI successfully deposits silicon carbide (ThermaSiC) coatings by thermal spraying techniques
TWI recently completed a project on the development of ThermaSiC coatings, a new product from Seram Coatings, Norway. TWI’s expertise has led to a breakthrough in the deposition of silicon carbide (SiC) based thermal spray powders, which are known to decompose at elevated temperatures.
Italian scientists take a flow chemistry approach for medicinal chemistry programmes
The versatile Asia flow chemistry system from Syrris is helping researchers at the University of Perugia in Italy to develop novel integrated systems for medicinal chemistry programmes.
Genetic discovery will help clinicians identify aggressive versus benign bone tumours
The first genetic marker for the bone tumour, osteoblastoma, has been discovered by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators.
PEM Corporate Finance advises on sale of leading energy management company
eSight Energy Group Ltd, a leading developer and supplier of energy management software, is pleased to announce the sale of the company to German private equity firm, BID Equity.
Film partnerships - a tax perspective
Film partnerships do not generally figure in the tech and biotech tax advisory niche, but they’ve attracted attention in the press recently. Confluence Tax offers their view...
US2U Consulting launches Empowering Women Programme 2018
US2U Consulting has announced the launch of the 2018 UK-based Empowering Women Programme.
Webinar - corporate attitudes to technology and product roadmapping
Product and technology roadmapping methods are widely used across industry sectors. A forthcoming webinar reports on a survey examining attitudes to roadmapping and discusses its drivers, value and key barriers.
IT Governance heads to PCI London 2018
IT Governance, the leading provider of data protection and information security expertise, will be attending PCI London next month as it continues its industry leading compliance solutions on all things PCI.
Networking comes of age as Cambridge Network turns 21
The Cambridge Network celebrates its 21st birthday this year, proving its success as one of the world’s most effective and best-established business networking organisations.
Entries open for the 2018 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 awards
Entries are now open for the 21st annual Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 awards. The awards rank and recognise the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the UK, based on the last four years of revenue growth. Supporting Deloitte’s initiative for the UK’s fastest growing companies are the award sponsors DLA Piper, Oracle NetSuite and Silicon Valley Bank.
Spin-out Silicon Microgravity secures $7m investment, appoints CEO
Silicon Microgravity (SMG), a spin-out from both BP and the University of Cambridge, has raised $7 million from IP Group, Parkwalk, BP Ventures and Cambridge Enterprise.
Innovation Insights showcases growth of agri-tech cluster
Just four years after it launched at the agricultural show, Agri-Tech East is hosting a new ‘Innovation Insights’ event at Cereals 2018. Around 30 of its member organisations from across the value-chain will be giving two-minute elevator pitches, providing a snapshot of how the diverse cluster has developed.
Cambridge Index adds 0.8%
The Cambridge Index rose 0.8% or 231.6 points to settle at 28,779.1, as heavyweights such as Johnson Matthey and AVEVA Group posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Cambridge doubles its foreign direct investment projects in 12 months
Cambridge recorded 14 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in 2017, doubling the amount of investment recorded in 2016 (7). The city’s performance propelled Cambridge into joint 8th position in the list of top 20 UK locations for attracting inward investment.
Fetch.AI raises $15 million to further develop world’s first smart ledger
Fetch.AI, the team of machine learning and blockchain developers building a massive ‘decentralised digital world’ underpinned by the world’s first smart ledger, announce they have secured $15 million in a private round of funding to further technical development, corporate partnerships and academic relationships.
Mother’s attitude towards baby during pregnancy may have implications for child’s development
Mothers who ‘connect’ with their baby during pregnancy are more likely to interact in a more positive way with their infant after it is born, according to a study carried out at the University of Cambridge. Interaction is important for helping infants learn and develop.
London’s Tech Week kicks off seven days of technological events in the capital
This is London Tech Week. Take a look at what will be grabbing the headlines over the next seven days!
New tool to help infrastructure cope with crises
Results of a six month project examining the vulnerability and resilience of UK infrastructure to extreme events will be presented at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in London this Friday (15 June).
Artist’s design inspires new school building
A London primary school has opened a new building based on an illustration by a former Anglia Ruskin University student.
Onespacemedia launches brand identity and website for government-led UK5G programme
Onespacemedia is proud to have launched a new brand identity and website for UK5G - a government-led programme designed to provide a large scale boost to the development and communication of the UK’s 5G ecosystem.
Darktrace wins at the 2018 Cogx Awards
Darktrace, the world’s leading AI company for cyber defence, has today announced winning ‘Best AI Product in Security’ and ‘Outstanding Innovations in AI: Security’, at the CogX Awards 2018 in London last night.
Featurespace wins 'Best Innovation in Predictive Analytics' award at CogX
Featurespace picked up the award for Best Innovation in Predictive Analytics at the CogX awards 2018, part of the CogX Festival of AI.
Scintacor Limited exhibits at the SORMA XVII in Michigan this week
The SORMA XVII Symposium (June 11th to June 14th) is the 17th in a series of technical meetings dealing with ionizing radiation and its applications. The event began in 1964 and has subsequently been held at intervals of about every four years.
Life at Featurespace: Rosanna Hall, Implementation Engineer
After completing her degree in Astrophysics, Rosanna Hall started as a research assistant in a Cambridge laboratory but wanted to apply her academic skills in a new role, so became an implementation engineer at Featurespace. Working with some of Featurespace’s key international clients, Rosanna shares her experience working within the Delivery team.