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ZEISS hosts Day of Microscopy 2018
Day of Microscopy focuses on the latest techniques and a wide range of applications.
University Superannuation Scheme - what has happened?
Paul Fox of NW Brown provides some guidance to the issues around the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), a brief explanation of the scheme, and the causes of contention.
East of England features strongly in ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain 2018’
One hundred and three East of England companies are named in London Stock Exchange Group’s '1000 Companies to Inspire Britain' report, an increase of three percent compared to 2017. Companies from the region have an average annual revenue growth rate of 103 per cent, more than 30 per cent above the UK national average.
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Illumina announce strategic collaboration
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Illumina announce strategic collaboration to develop and commercialize companion diagnostics for Bristol-Myers Squibb’s oncology immunotherapies.
Illumina reports financial results for first quarter of fiscal year 2018
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 24, 2018-- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018.
Calling all lawyers
The Cambridgeshire and District Law Society will host its annual garden party at the Orchard Tea Rooms, Granchester next Thursday (24th May).
London Stansted’s flagship education centre welcomes 10,000th visitor
London Stansted Airport’s flagship community project, the Aerozone education centre, celebrated welcoming its 10,000 visitor with a special party event for local schoolchildren this week.
Chinese firms going global
Chinese firms are becoming more global as they debate whether to become public companies, says Professor David De Cremer of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Grovemere Property launches Bike Share Scheme at Lancaster Way Business Park
Grovemere Property, developer at Lancaster Way Business Park near Ely, is pleased to announce the launch of the company’s brand new Bike Share Scheme, in partnership with Ison Distribution.
Watch: Sookio Director talks leadership on Sage Facebook Live
As a Sage Business Expert, Sookio's Director Sue Keogh regularly offers advice to the Sage business community on all things digital marketing. This time, she joined them for a Facebook Live session on leadership in 2018, sharing tips for entrepreneurs on how to effectively lead an organisation to success.
Cambridge celebrates ‘Love Your Local Market’ festival
A series of special events is taking place at Cambridge’s award-winning markets to celebrate this year’s national Love Your Local Market festival.
The Cambridge opens doors to its new central Cambridge store
The Cambridge welcomed guests to an official launch this week (Tuesday) to showcase the opening of its central Cambridge store. It offers a vibrant, contemporary space which has already been well received by the first customers through the doors.
Tri-generation in action: King’s Cross’ district cooling network goes live
Metropolitan’s district cooling network at King’s Cross, London’s most vibrant neighbourhood, went live today.
Climbing robot with ultrasonic imaging for mooring chains inspection passes field trials
A robot designed to hook onto, and scale up and down, large mooring chains, both at sub-sea level and in the air – with a non-destructive testing (NDT), ultrasonic imaging system on board that scans for critical defects – has recently undergone successful field trials.
Scientists crack how primordial life on Earth might have replicated itself
Scientists have created a new type of genetic replication system which demonstrates how the first life on Earth – in the form of RNA – could have replicated itself. The scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology say the new RNA utilises a system of genetic replication unlike any known to naturally occur on Earth today.
Barons Cambridge BMW joins top tier companies supporting the Roar Festival
The Cambridge Roar Festival, which kicks off tomorrow (Friday 18th May) with the Football Heroes Dinner, is delighted to announce that its newest sponsor is local BMW retailer Barons Cambridge.
Take on the Workplace Sailing Challenge this summer
Fancy going sailing with your workmates? This summer, sailing is part of the national Workplace Challenge which aims to promote sport, physical activity and healthy living across the UK’s workplaces.
Coffee adulteration uncovered using new method
Researchers from the Quadram Institute have developed a new technique to distinguish between superior Arabica coffee and cheaper, lower quality Robusta.
Linguamatics I2E AMP platform automates critical insights discovery in real-time with NLP
Linguamatics, the leading natural language processing (NLP) text analytics provider, today announced the latest release of its I2E AMP platform to automate the discovery of critical insights from text using NLP.
IT Governance sponsors new Law Society of Scotland GDPR guide
IT Governance, the leading authority on the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is sponsoring the Law Society of Scotland’s new GDPR guide – informing Scotland’s legal sector of this landmark change in data protection.
Cambridge Index surges 2.6%
The Cambridge Index advanced 2.6% or 692.4 points to settle at 27,578.3, as heavyweights such as Johnson Matthey, DS Smith and AVEVA Group posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Starting a revolution with a waste-free alternative to plastic bottles
London start-up Skipping Rocks Lab has come up with an alternative to plastic water bottles. It’s a flexible container called Ooho, made from seaweed extract, that’s 100 percent naturally biodegradable. When someone has finished drinking the water they can even eat the container.
Economic impact of the Royal Wedding – EY ITEM Club comments
The Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle should have some benefits for the UK economy, although we suspect the overall impact will be limited, says EY Item Club.
New airlines and route launches help drive record passenger numbers at Stansted
London Stansted Airport saw record numbers of passengers travelling last month in its busiest ever April. More than 2.3 million passengers used the airport, which is an 8.1% increase on last year, the previous record for the same month.
Forum focuses on building the digital health ecosystem in Cambridge
MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, and Cambridge Network recently hosted the first Cambridge Digital Health Forum. The event brought together over 130 delegates from industry and academia to explore how digital technologies could potentially make a significant positive impact on patients with respiratory diseases.