Repositive launches world-leading directory of preclinical cancer models on Science Exchange
Cambridge, UK and Palo Alto, CA, USA -- Repositive today announced that its Cancer Models Directory, containing over 5,300 preclinical cancer models, is available on Science Exchange, the widely used technology platform for outsourced R&D.
Cambridge to trial crowdfunding open access book
Cambridge University Press (CUP) is launching a crowdfunding campaign to publish a book under the open access model.
Healx raises $56m as it targets rare diseases with AI
A $56million funding round is being announced today by Healx, the Cambridge company using artificial intelligence to find new treatments for rare diseases.
Sorex has $323bn market in its cross-hairs on product launch
Cambridge University spin-out Sorex Sensors has launched its first product based on its breakthrough sensor technology.
Featurespace expands global fraud and financial crime expertise with addition of industry veteran
Featurespace, the world-leader in fraud detection, risk prevention and Anti-Money Laundering monitoring, announced the addition of Dena Hamilton as the company's newest Fraud and Financial Crime market expert.
Healx and ICR to develop AI-derived treatments for rare childhood cancer
Cambridge-based Healx, which uses AI to repurpose drugs to fight rare diseases, has forged an important new partnership to help combat a rare childhood cancer.
Double boost for mental health research
A £35 million mental health research programme led by the MRC will explore what makes teenagers more or less likely to develop mental health problems and how we might intervene early.
King bids to become queen of women entrepreneurs
Martina King, the CEO of Cambridge machine learning company Featurespace, is a contender for the coveted Woman Entrepreneur of the Year crown in Business Weekly’s 30th anniversary awards. The accolade is once again sponsored by the university’s Cambridge Judge Business School.
Thought Machine to provide SEB with core banking platform
London-based fintech Thought Machine has entered into a partnership with the Swedish financial group SEB in order to deploy its core banking system into the strategic initiative SEBx.
Círculo de Crédito and Featurespace partner to innovate the fight against application fraud in Mexico
Featurespace, the world-leader in fraud detection and risk prevention, and Círculo de Crédito, a leading credit bureau in Latin America, have announced a partnership that will introduce the ARIC™ platform to Mexico, bringing a more effective defense against application fraud to lenders in the market.
Dr Ramsey Faragher wins outstanding achievement accolade by industry experts
On Friday 20th 2019 at the annual GPS World Dinner held at the Institute of Navigation GNSS+ Conference, Dr Ramsey Faragher, Founder & CEO of Focal Point Positioning was presented with the prestigious GPS World signals leadership award for their groundbreaking SuperCorrelation technology.
Dosing complete in Phase I clinical trial of ultra-rapid acting insulin product candidate for diabetes
Arecor Limited, the biopharmaceutical company advancing today’s therapies to enable healthier lives, today announces completion of dosing and all patient visits in its Phase I clinical trial for its ultra-rapid acting insulin product candidate, AT247.
ICR Collaborates With AI Drug Discovery Company To Develop Treatments for Rare Childhood Cancer
Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, are working with Healx, a biotech company specialising in artificial intelligence (AI) to discover new possible ways of treating diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), an essentially untreatable brain cancer in children.
Ieso plots mental healthcare by AI with launch of Eight Billion Minds
Ieso Digital Health is aiming to build the next generation of mental healthcare by creating autonomous artificial intelligence-powered tools for patients.
Former teacher launches AI-powered Blutick maths tutor for home or school
Former maths teacher turned entrepreneur Rob Percival is today (Wednesday) launching an artificial intelligence-powered maths learning system.
Funderbeam granted financial services licenses in Singapore
Funding and trading platform is looking to grow its subsidiary in Singapore.
MOD announces £1.5m investment for 12 space innovation projects
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) will make an investment of £1.5m across 12 winning space innovation projects from the ‘Space to Innovate’ competition held by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).
Kheiron’s $22 million Series A funds early breast cancer detection for women worldwide
Kheiron Medical Technologies, an applied science company focused on innovating cancer diagnostics through machine learning, announced a $22 million Series A round led by Atomico with participation from existing investors Connect Ventures, Greycroft, Hoxton Ventures and EXOR Seeds.
NatWest and Featurespace partner to target fraud
NatWest has agreed a strategic partnership with Featurespace to profile and monitor payments and account activity to prevent fraud and scams using Featurespace’s ARIC™ platform.
Bango records 64% increase in revenues
Bango’s results for the first half of 2019 reveal a company making significant progress, with revenue up 64 per cent to £4.32million and a ninefold increase in registrations for its app developer platform, Bango Marketplace.