Plumis achieves UL certification for Automist home fire safety system
Automist achieves global recognition with UL certification
AI-informed mental health innovators Psyomics announce two big wins
AI-informed mental health innovators Psyomics announce two big wins
Afin taps Thought Machine to launch digital bank for Africans in the UK
Afin Bank, a digital lender created to help people from Africa living and working in the UK, has picked Thought Machine as its core banking provider.
New graphene-based memristors could expand graphene’s role in the semiconductor industry
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and Paragraf Limited have reported a 'significant step forward in the development of graphene-based memristors' for potential use in future computing systems and artificial intelligence (AI).
An industry leader’s perspective on the complexity of scientific data
In this article, Dr Raminderpal Singh speaks to Janette Thomas of Five Alarm Bio for a biotech CEO’s perspective on the complexity of data faced by both large and small biotechs. Janette is on a mission to develop drugs targeting the chronic diseases associated with ageing. She shares her insights on the challenges and opportunities in the biotech sector, particularly for early-stage companies, and how the industry can better harness data and technology to drive innovation.
Bloomberg lauds Cambridge tech stars in UK Startup pantheon
Three companies with Cambridge connections – two based in the city – have been named by Bloomberg among its 25 Startups to Watch. Cambridge based Sano Genetics and Secondmind are in the pantheon along with Wayve whose founder and CEO completed his PhD at The University of Cambridge.
DeepHealth Strengthens AI Breast Cancer Screening Position with Kheiron Acquisition
DeepHealth has announced its acquisition of UK-based Kheiron Medical Technologies, marking a significant consolidation in the AI-powered breast cancer screening space. The acquisition brings together DeepHealth’s Smart Mammo platform with Kheiron’s Mia (Mammography Intelligent Assessment) suite of solutions.
Axol Bioscience acquires Phenocell to advance human disease models
Acquisition expands Axol’s iPSC-derived cell models and service offering to include ophthalmology and dermatology
10 Cambridge spinouts changing the story of cancer
A brilliant idea for helping cancer patients is just that – an idea – until it is put into practice.
Female-founded technology platform Where You At raises £2.5 million in pre-seed funding round
Where You At (WYA), is a female-founded mesh technology platform designed to help make congested events safer. It uses indoor mapping and mesh hardware to help users stay connected in busy events, enabling people to communicate even when there is no phone signal. It has raised significant funding which has helped it make a huge impact in a short space of time.
Cardiff-based Antiverse secures €4.2 million to advance generative AI antibody design
Antiverse, a techbio company designing antibodies for challenging targets, has announced the successful closure of €4.2 million seed funding round. This latest investment brings the company’s total equity financing to €8.6 million, marking a significant step in its mission to revolutionize antibody design using generative AI technology.
Wazoku powers One Big Thing: empowering UK civil servants to drive change
The programme runs until 14 February 2025 and will provide 470,000 civil servants with the tools, skills, and motivation to generate and experiment with new ideas.
Monument Therapeutics Secures £1M Investment to Fund Its Schizophrenia Programme And Drive Next Stage of Growth
Monument Therapeutics, a precision neuroscience company, today announced a further £1M equity investment by the Forster Foundation, a charitable incorporated organisation.
Qkine wins ‘Scale-up of the Year’ at the 2024 Cambridge Independent Business Awards
On the 26th September 2024, Qkine representatives Catherine Elton, CEO and Luana Ferrara, Head of R&D and Collaborations joined some of the most impressive Cambridge business leaders for an exciting evening of networking and entertainment at the Cambridge Independent Business awards ceremony held in the spectacular Great Hall at King’s College, Cambridge.
NK:IO progresses ovarian cancer natural killer therapy
Imperial College spin-out company NK:IO has completed a seed round to a total of £5.9 ($7.8) million.
‘We’re building the UK’s first $1tn company’ — Amazon Alexa creator’s new startup
William Tunstall-Pedoe sold his startup Evi to Amazon, paving the way for Alexa — but has no plans to sell his new startup to US Big Tech
£11.5m to improve semiconductor manufacturing and supply chains
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, has invested £11.5 million across 16 projects to improve and scale-up semiconductor manufacturing and supply chains.
Oxford drug design secures funding to combat cystic fibrosis lung infections
£3m programme to accelerate new antimicrobial treatment
Rovco and Vaarst’s new brand makes €17.8M investment in its fleet
Beam, a new brand formed by the merger of UK-based providers of tech-powered offshore wind solutions Rovco and Vaarst, has added two autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) and an electric work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to its fleet.
New director unveiled at Sphere Fluidics as company eyes US expansion
Sphere Fluidics, a Cambridge-based provider of innovative microfluidics-based solutions for single-cell analysis and isolation, has appointed a new non-executive director to its board of directors.