Stemnovate creates rapid diagnostic kit for Covid-19 that solves problems of false positives
Stemnovate has released a £10 rapid diagnostic kit for the Covid-19 virus that it says will overcome the challenges of false results in testing.
Cambridge quartet chosen for elite AI programme
Four Cambridge companies have been hand-picked for an elite UK programme designed to propel scaleups in the Artificial Intelligence sector to potential unicorn status accorded to private companies valued at more than $1 billion.
Axol Bioscience introduces multi-electrode array screening services for human iPSC-derived cells
Axol Bioscience (Axol), a biotechnology company specializing in the use of stem cell technology to manufacture disease-relevant cell-based assay systems to the drug discovery industry, today announced the expansion of its service offering, with the introduction of multi-electrode array (MEA) screening for human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived cells.
Axol Bioscience Introduces Multi-Electrode Array Screening Services for Human iPSC-Derived Cells
Expansion of Axol Bioscience’s service offering for pre-clinical drug discovery
New services combine the Company’s iPSC-derived human cells and electrophysiological expertise with Axion Biosystems’ Maestro Pro MEA platform
Privitar Expands Executive Leadership Team with Appointment of Steven Totman as Chief Product Officer
Expansion comes at a time of rapid company growth marked with prominent award wins from The Sunday Times, Deloitte and FinTech50
University of Manchester, Sano Genetics to Research Eye Diseases
Sano Genetics and researchers at the University of Manchester in the UK said this week that they will collaborate on a new project to translate genetic eye disease research into clinical applications.
NatWest notes instant payback from adopting Featurespace
NatWest is protecting customers with fraud busting technology from Featurespace in Cambridge.
Monese adopts Thought Machine's core banking platform Vault, to reach millions more customers
Monese to migrate European and UK account holders onto Thought Machine's core banking platform
Thought Machine's modern core banking technology combined with Monese's mobile-first approach will unlock new features and capabilities for millions of customers
GeoSpock announces additional $5.4 million in strategic investment
GeoSpock has announced $5.4m in additional funding to accelerate the development and adoption of the fastest, most scalable database on the market. This strategic investment round brings the total GeoSpock has raised to date to over $32 million.
Playing video games helps stroke recovery
A genius game controller helping stroke patients get back hand and arm movement by playing on the computer is set to start tests in a stroke unit.
Graphene Hall effect sensors are ready for high-radiation applications
Paragraf has demonstrated the capability of its graphene Hall Effect sensors to resist high levels of radiation. The discovery, based on testing from the NPL, proves that ‘unpackaged’ Hall Effect sensors can be employed in high-radiation environments such as space. The project was funded by Innovate UK.
Former HSBC Group COO joins Thought Machine
Cloud native banking tech firm Thought Machine has appointed Andy Maguire as Chair.
Yeo Valley Organic joins Enval’s zero waste to landfill laminate packaging recycling scheme
Enval’s zero waste to landfill scheme The Laminates League has been boosted by a major new partner, Yeo Valley Organic.
Cambridge Network companies win 'Business Weekly' awards
Nearly every winning company named in this year's prestigious Business Weekly Awards programme is a member of Cambridge Network, while Dr Hermann Hauser, one of Cambridge Network's Founder Directors, has won the Cambridge Enterprise Lifetime Achievement Award.
PervasID’s tech is key to 'world’s most accurate intelligent toolbox'
Tracking specialist PervasID’s technology is being used by CribMaster, a division of Stanley Black & Decker, to introduce ‘the world’s most accurate intelligent toolbox cabinet’ with in-built inventory and tool tracking capabilities.
Frontier Developments named Business of the Year
Frontier Developments, Cambridge’s world-leading video games developer is today unveiled as Business of the Year in the toughest competition in 30 years of the Business Weekly Awards.
Paymentology & Thought Machine to develop model digital banking platform
UK-based payment processor Paymentology has teamed up with digital banking platform Thought Machine in a bid to bring rapid integration solutions to established and challenger banks. The companies stated that the partnership would deliver a direct payment processing integration into Thought Machine’s Vault and develop a future banking module that removes the need for middleware.
GeoSpock selected as a semi-finalist for Toyota Mobility Foundation’s CATCH
This is the first time GeoSpock participated in CATCH and is the only shortlisted company that represents the United Kingdom
Royal Academy awards celebrate engineering pioneers
The awards also honour the contributions made by engineers nearer the start of their careers, and this year’s Sir George Macfarlane Medal – a trophy established to celebrate just that – went to Sorin Popa, CEO of Pathfinder Medical, for the development of a novel device that allows haemodialysis and even arterial bypasses to be performed without invasive surgery.
PhoreMost signs AI-based pharma drug discovery agreement
PhoreMost, the Cambridge biopharma company dedicated to drugging ‘undruggable’ disease targets, and XtalPi Inc., a leading algorithm-driven artificial intelligence (AI)-based pharmaceutical technology company, have entered into a drug discovery collaboration agreement. Financial details are not disclosed.