Repositive expands CRO network with Pharmatest partnership
Cambridge-based Repositive, which claims “the world’s largest directory of preclinical cancer models,” has expanded its global network of contract research organisation partners with the addition of Pharmatest from Finland.
New Oxbridge alliance to develop next-generation CAR-T cell therapies
PhoreMost, the Cambridge biopharma company dedicated to developing drugs against intractable disease targets, has entered into a discovery collaboration with UK-quoted Oxford Biomedica plc.
Cambridge company acquires over-50s supplement specialist
FutureYou Cambridge has acquired Prime Fifty – a specialist supplement company targeting the over 50s.
Finalists in the 2020 Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards revealed
The finalists in the 2020 Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards can now be revealed.
Interview: Pathfinder Medical CEO, Sorin Popa
Sorin Popa, CEO of UK medical device startup Pathfinder Medical, hopes to transform dialysis treatment with a minimally invasive, precision guided device for joining blood vessels together. Jon Excell reports
Graphene Diagnostics – Accurate, Rapid Point-of-Care Tests set to Transform Healthcare
A simple test capable of providing highly accurate diagnostic information on the spot within minutes would transform healthcare provision for both patients and professionals alike.
CWind and Rovco Complete ROV Project at East Anglia ONE Offshore Windfarm
Bristol-based Rovco, a leading provider of ROV and hydrographic services combining industry-leading expertise with innovative, cutting edge technology, has successfully completed the first stage of their long-term contract awarded by CWind for their annual subsea balance of plant (BOP) and cable inspection works at East Anglia ONE offshore windfarm.
Featurespace named overall winner of Global Fast Track Programme at Hong Kong FinTech Week
Featurespace™, the leading provider of Enterprise Financial Crime prevention software, has been named the overall winner of the inaugural Global Fast Track Programme, a contest created to help local and global enterprises grow and accelerate innovation through Hong Kong's diverse fintech ecosystem.
University’s vision to achieve worldwide reach and growth with new technology
A UNIVERSITY (@UTSEngage) with a vision to be a leading public university of technology recognised for its global impact has engaged with a London-based edtech firm to help it achieve worldwide reach and growth.
Spotta puts bed bugs to the test
Smart pest monitoring system marks one year of real-world operations, near eliminating hotel guests' discovering bed bugs
Artfinder raises further £200k
Brian and Eamonn Fallon, successful entrepreneurs and founders of Ireland’s leading property website daft.ie, have invested £200,000 in Artfinder.
Privitar Announces New Integration with AWS Outposts That Enables Organizations To Safely Use Sensitive Data for Analytics in the Hybrid Cloud
Privitar, the leading data privacy platform provider, has announced a new integration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Outposts that enables organizations to safely use sensitive data for analytics in the hybrid cloud. Through the integration, customers can leverage AWS native services in Outposts to easily deploy the Privitar Data Privacy Platform™ in both on-premise and cloud environments, then scale the solution as their data needs grow and evolve.
Psyomics secures £1.5m funding to transform mental health diagnosis in the UK
Psyomics Ltd, a UK-based healthtech and University of Cambridge spin-out, has closed a £1.5 million funding round from existing and new investors to bring its mental health assessment and diagnosis platform, Censeo, to market in the UK. University spinout specialists Parkwalk led the round, joined by fellow existing investors Jonathan Milner, Martlet, and Cambridge Enterprise.
Wazoku Extends Its Enterprise Innovation Offering With Jira Integration
Idea management integration with Atlassian’s Jira Cloud allows users to join the dots between innovation and project delivery
Scientific Knowledge Discovery Platform Pioneer, Eagle Genomics, Closes $9M in Scale-Up Funding as Major Brands Home in on the Microbiome Megatrend
The biggest names in food, cosmetics, personal care & ‘agritech’ are looking to Eagle Genomics’ AI-augmented, knowledge discovery platform to distil robust scientific evidence in support of marketing claims that their products have a positive biological impact
Abcam raises $180m through US IPO
Cambridge-based Abcam, which supplies tools globally for life science research, has had a blockbusting response to its IPO on America’s NASDAQ technology exchange.
Jeff Seabright appointed Chair of Xampla
Former Unilever Chief Sustainability Officer and Coca Cola VP, Environment & Water Resources joins Xampla as Chair
Xampla is a Cambridge University spin-out that creates natural alternatives to single-use plastic
Xampla is Britain's first university spin-out to be accredited B-Corp status
Hikma and Arecor expand collaboration with new agreement to develop and commercialise ready-to-administer medicine
Adds ready-to-administer injectable product to companies' existing partnership
Cambridge’s Flusso launches world’s smallest flow sensor
Flusso, a semiconductor business spun-out of the University of Cambridge, has launched what it dubs the world’s smallest flow sensor as part of a complete flow sensing solution for use in high-volume consumer and industrial markets.
Underwater survey robot on target after successful trials
A state-of-the-art underwater survey robot being developed by a collaboration of companies from across the UK is on schedule for completion next spring after a successful first demonstration.