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In-depth coverage of globally influential initiatives from academic and research institutes in Cambridge & the East of England.

Cause of rare growth disease discovered

Professor Michael WakelamA rare genetic disease which causes some parts of the body to grow excessively has been linked by Cambridge UK scientists and US collaborators to a cancer-associated mutation that drives cell growth.

Cambridge scientists’ superbug breakthrough

Dr Julian Parkhill, of the Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteResearchers in Cambridge UK have demonstrated that next-generation genome sequencing can provide clinically relevant data on bacterial transmission within a timescale that can influence infection control and patient management.

Babraham find clue to healthier pregnancy

Dr Andrew Keniry (left) with Professor Wolf ReikScientists at Babraham Institute have gained new insight into how the growth of the placenta is regulated before birth – which has important implications for a healthy pregnancy.

Students engineer food innovation

The Institute for Manufacturing in CambridgeEngineering students at Cambridge University are on the cusp of a commercial breakthrough with food processing technology that could banish the current “dangerous” alternative.

MRC alliance targets range of diseases

MRC LMBThe Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge UK, is leading a triple European alliance to find novel ways of fighting a whole battery of diseases.

Cambridge call to unlock helium resource

Dr William NuttallA Cambridge UK academic has highlighted a potentially damaging failure to exploit “enormous” resources of helium that could solve a lot of the world’s energy problems.

RiffStream strikes chord with innovators

Dr Uday Phadke, chief executive, CarteziaThe Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL) at Cambridge University in the UK is supporting entrepreneurs and SME business leaders in the creative industries through a groundbreaking event.

Bill Gates vets scholars’ research ideas

Bill Gates (Gates Foundation)Five Gates Cambridge scholars in the UK will present their research to Bill Gates senior, other trustees, trust officers and scholars on Thursday, May 31.

Cambridge promotes entrepreneurship in African townships

Young entrepreneurs in a South African townshipUKTI has chosen Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge UK to help promote entrepreneurship in black townships in South Africa.

Angel alumni can back Cambridge spin-outs

Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz. Picture by Phil MynottCambridge University is launching a new investment scheme to support its spin-outs. it is claiming a world first for the university brotherhood.

Cambridge ‘ignites’ entrepreneurial flame

CfEL director Shai VyakarnamCambridge University’s Ignite summer programme in the UK from July 1-6 is attracting unparalleled international interest.

£16m boost for UK robotics

DEMON is designed to be able to forego the use of conventional mechanical elevators and ailerons which usually control the movement of an aircraft in favour of novel aerodynamic control devices using blown jets of airCambridge and Cranfield Universities are at the heart of a £16 million government initiative to boost the use of robotics in UK industry.

China health delegation’s Beds masterclass

The Shanghai health delegationEighteen senior health practitioners and executives from the Shanghai Health Bureau in China have completed a three week visit to Bedfordshire hosted by the University of Bedfordshire’s Institute of Health Research in collaboration with the Knowledge Hub and International Office.

Hauser backs UK-China entrepreneur masterclass

Hermann HauserAcorn Computers founder and celebrated VC Hermann Hauser has joined a celebrated band of UK and Chinese entrepreneurs for a Cambridge education programme designed to strengthen trade between the territories.

3D technology from Cambridge University will map a billion stars

The Gaia satellite. Picture courtesy the European Space AgencyA team of astronomers at the University of Cambridge is taking the next big step in a European-wide programme that will lead to the creation of the first three-dimensional map of more than a billion stars.

Investors can predict market movements through Google

Dr Nikolaos VlastakisResearchers at the University of East Anglia and the University of Essex have revealed that investors can predict market movements by looking at the frequency of Google keyword searches.

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