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2025 Cambridge deals pass $9.25bn as AstraZeneca and Honeywell step on the gas

2025 Cambridge deals pass $9.25bn as AstraZeneca and Honeywell step on the gas

Major acquisitions and mega-fundraisings, mainly driven by AstraZeneca and Honeywell, have propelled the value of deals involving Cambridge-based life sciences and technology companies to more than $9.25 billion in just shy of 10 months to date in 2025.
Historic triple whammy as £500m investment and global alliances boost Cambridge innovation credentials

Historic triple whammy as £500m investment and global alliances boost Cambridge innovation credentials

A pre-Budget £500m investment by the Treasury allied to fresh alliances for the University with key bodies in Hong Kong and South America have handed Cambridge an historic platform on which to build a new era of global Science & Technology dominance.
Steve Young urges caution to avert an AI disaster of 'DotCom bust' proportions

Steve Young urges caution to avert an AI disaster of 'DotCom bust' proportions

Cambridge technology guru Steve Young has issued a heartfelt warning to AI giants not to overplay their hand and risk repeating the disastrous DotCom crash.
AstraZeneca to create around 3,600 Charlottesville jobs with enhanced $4.5bn investment

AstraZeneca to create around 3,600 Charlottesville jobs with enhanced $4.5bn investment

AstraZeneca's tariff-trampling investment spree in the United States has kicked off in spectacular fashion for the Cambridge headquartered life science company and an under-siege American economy. The company is investing $4.5 billion in a new manufacturing facility in Virginia which is expected to create around 3,600 jobs.
Ignota Labs bids to revive Kronos' failed clinical assets

Ignota Labs bids to revive Kronos' failed clinical assets

Cambridge-based AI drug turnaround company Ignota Labs has made an audacious bid to revive failed assets from US company Kronos which was once valued at 3.5 billion dollars.
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Mishcon de Reya earns its stripes as client Thom Browne defends adidas challenge

Mishcon de Reya earns its stripes as client Thom Browne defends adidas challenge

Mishcon de Reya client Thom Browne, Inc has successfully defended Court of Appeal proceedings brought by adidas in relation to the validity of adidas’ 'three-stripe' trade marks.
NRG Therapeutics expands senior team with newly-created roles

NRG Therapeutics expands senior team with newly-created roles

Neuroscience company NRG Therapeutics, based at Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst, has followed its recent £50 million Series B financing by unveiling three top hires for newly created positions in its senior team as it continues to scale.
Sugar kelp extract boosts wheat yield and farmers' profits

Sugar kelp extract boosts wheat yield and farmers' profits

A project which researches the optimum low energy extraction method needed to process cultivated kelp, resulting in soil biostimulants and animal feed supplements, has made a breakthrough following its most recent study results.
'Cambridge our Silicon Valley' says Orion Pharma as it unveils key opportunities

'Cambridge our Silicon Valley' says Orion Pharma as it unveils key opportunities

Orion Pharma, which opened a hub at Babraham Research Campus earlier this year, has already recruited more than 20 researchers at the site and has now posted a call-out for a new, high profile position.
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Cambridge Aerospace and CuspAI to the fore as region's VC haul rockets

Cambridge Aerospace and CuspAI to the fore as region's VC haul rockets

The East of England attracted £785.1million in venture capital investment in Q3 2025 – double the value of the previous quarter, according to the latest KPMG Private Enterprise Venture Pulse report.
Cambridge Angels CEO has earned her wings and then some!

Cambridge Angels CEO has earned her wings and then some!

Emmi Nicholl has just been promoted to CEO at Cambridge Angels. Tony Quested posed some key questions.
Immaterial raises $18.2m to scale in US and Europe

Immaterial raises $18.2m to scale in US and Europe

Cambridge Science Park company Immaterial Ltd – an advanced materials and engineering solutions pioneer – has raised $18.2 million scale-up funding. Immaterial is developing a proprietary technology platform suited to a diverse range of industrial applications.
Silver Jubilee and golden returns for Cambridge Capital Group

Silver Jubilee and golden returns for Cambridge Capital Group

When private investor network Cambridge Capital Group officially opened its doors with the advent of the Year 2000 billions of people around the world awoke not knowing whether the much-vaunted Millennium Bug had already wiped out their technology and connectivity assets.
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Larking Gowen advises on sale of Dynamic Fluid Solutions to Vestum AB of Sweden

Larking Gowen advises on sale of Dynamic Fluid Solutions to Vestum AB of Sweden

Accountancy and business adviser Larking Gowen acted as sell-side advisor to Dynamic Fluid Solutions Limited (DFS) in its successful acquisition by Vestum AB (publ), a Swedish-based group specialising in infrastructure services and products.
Paragraf clinches significant deal in United Arab Emirates

Paragraf clinches significant deal in United Arab Emirates

Graphene-based electronic devices pioneer Paragraf, which is located in Cambridgeshire, has scored a significant success in the United Arab Emirates.
Arm and Meta power next era of AI for billions worldwide

Arm and Meta power next era of AI for billions worldwide

Cambridge headquartered superchip architect Arm has joined forces with Californian US giant Meta to enable richer, more accessible AI experiences for billions of people worldwide across the entire ambit of compute.
Cognidox launches aggressive growth strategy after acquisition by US company

Cognidox launches aggressive growth strategy after acquisition by US company

Cambridge tech company Cognidox has launched ambitious expansion plans after being snapped up for an undisclosed sum by US business Recur Software. The strategy includes hiring fresh tech stars from its local base.
Cambridge-US alliance boosts single cell research

Cambridge-US alliance boosts single cell research

A transatlantic alliance between SPT Labtech in the Cambridge Cluster and Nasdaq-quoted California company 10x Genomics promises major progress in single cell research.
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