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FactTrace emerges from stealth as Loubna Bouarfa fights misinformation

FactTrace emerges from stealth as Loubna Bouarfa fights misinformation

A rising global tide of misinformation has prompted a successful Cambridge entrepreneur to launch a startup designed to combat the problem. Loubna Bouarfa, who built and sold OKRA.ai, has now unveiled FactTrace at the Maxwell Centre at the University's Cavendish Laboratory (renamed The Ray Dolby Centre earlier in 2025).
Cambridge Cluster companies build global status and hook more than $2 billion funding in 2025

Cambridge Cluster companies build global status and hook more than $2 billion funding in 2025

Technology and Life Science companies in the Cambridge Cluster have hooked more than $2 billion in venture capital in 2025. The total of $2.086bn raised tilts slightly towards the Tech sector at just over $1.189bn while Life Science businesses have raised $896.76 million ahead of the Christmas shutdown.
Paragraf pioneers world-leading 6-inch wafer at its Cambridgeshire factory

Paragraf pioneers world-leading 6-inch wafer at its Cambridgeshire factory

Cambridge Cluster company Paragraf, which is pioneering the commercialisation of graphene-based electronics using standard semiconductor processes, has produced the first 6-inch wafer at its new manufacturing facility in Huntingdon – marking a significant expansion in the company’s production capability and technology platform.
Bicycle goes nuclear with uranium deal to blitz cancer

Bicycle goes nuclear with uranium deal to blitz cancer

The UK government has praised Cambridge-based Bicycle Therapeutics for a game-changing deal that could end the misery of cancer for millions of people worldwide by basically nuking the disease.
Quoted Cambridge company 1Spatial in line for £87.1m sale to VertiGIS

Quoted Cambridge company 1Spatial in line for £87.1m sale to VertiGIS

A slice of Cambridge tech history could vanish into a blizzard of North American dollars as 1Spatial prepares to be sold to Canadian buyer VertiGIS, a Battery Ventures portfolio company, in a deal valued at £87.1 million.
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FactTrace emerges from stealth as Loubna Bouarfa fights misinformation

FactTrace emerges from stealth as Loubna Bouarfa fights misinformation

A rising global tide of misinformation has prompted a successful Cambridge entrepreneur to launch a startup designed to combat the problem. Loubna Bouarfa, who built and sold OKRA.ai, has now unveiled FactTrace at the Maxwell Centre at the University's Cavendish Laboratory (renamed The Ray Dolby Centre earlier in 2025).
Employment Rights Act 2025 arrives just in time for Christmas

Employment Rights Act 2025 arrives just in time for Christmas

After a long tussle between the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the Employment Rights Bill finally received Royal Assent on 18 December. That means the government remains on track for three major implementation phases in 2026, writes David Mills, Employment Partner and national Head of Employment at law firm Mills & Reeve.
Mills & Reeve advises on $120m automotive deal

Mills & Reeve advises on $120m automotive deal

Law firm Mills & Reeve has advised luxury automotive brand Gordon Murray Automotive and its shareholders on a landmark $120 million investment from Halo Cars Group, driving forward its ambitious growth strategy.
Cambridge Cluster companies build global status and hook more than $2 billion funding in 2025

Cambridge Cluster companies build global status and hook more than $2 billion funding in 2025

Technology and Life Science companies in the Cambridge Cluster have hooked more than $2 billion in venture capital in 2025. The total of $2.086bn raised tilts slightly towards the Tech sector at just over $1.189bn while Life Science businesses have raised $896.76 million ahead of the Christmas shutdown.
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FactTrace emerges from stealth as Loubna Bouarfa fights misinformation

FactTrace emerges from stealth as Loubna Bouarfa fights misinformation

A rising global tide of misinformation has prompted a successful Cambridge entrepreneur to launch a startup designed to combat the problem. Loubna Bouarfa, who built and sold OKRA.ai, has now unveiled FactTrace at the Maxwell Centre at the University's Cavendish Laboratory (renamed The Ray Dolby Centre earlier in 2025).
Mills & Reeve advises on $120m automotive deal

Mills & Reeve advises on $120m automotive deal

Law firm Mills & Reeve has advised luxury automotive brand Gordon Murray Automotive and its shareholders on a landmark $120 million investment from Halo Cars Group, driving forward its ambitious growth strategy.
Accession Therapeutics raises $40m to advance immunotherapy platform

Accession Therapeutics raises $40m to advance immunotherapy platform

Accession Therapeutics, an Oxford-based clinical-stage biopharma company developing next generation cancer immunotherapies, has raised $40 million (£30.5m) expansion capital from existing investors.
Nu Quantum hails 'record' $60m Series A raise as it targets $1 trillion QC market

Nu Quantum hails 'record' $60m Series A raise as it targets $1 trillion QC market

Nu Quantum, a category creator and leader in distributed quantum computing headquartered in Cambridge, is hailing what it calls a record-shattering $60 million Series A funding to stimulate a fresh phase of international expansion.
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Dear M & A Santa: We promise we’ve been good dealmakers this year…

Dear M & A Santa: We promise we’ve been good dealmakers this year…

2024’s dealmakers were clearly on the naughty list; M & A Santa did not bring them lots of deals for 2025, writes Jonathan Greenwood, Partner in the Corporate Law team at Mills & Reeve.
Cycle snaps up US-based Applied Therapeutics at bargain $15m

Cycle snaps up US-based Applied Therapeutics at bargain $15m

Cambridge UK and Detroit US based Cycle Pharmaceuticals is buying New York company Applied Therapeutics for a knockdown $15 million, Business Weekly understands.
Gamechanging RFID alliance as University of Cambridge and Hanshow collaborate

Gamechanging RFID alliance as University of Cambridge and Hanshow collaborate

Hanshow, a global leader in digital retail technology and headquartered in China, has launched a multi-year research partnership with the University of Cambridge to develop next-generation Augmented RFID systems powered by distributed hardware architectures.
Quoted Cambridge company 1Spatial in line for £87.1m sale to VertiGIS

Quoted Cambridge company 1Spatial in line for £87.1m sale to VertiGIS

A slice of Cambridge tech history could vanish into a blizzard of North American dollars as 1Spatial prepares to be sold to Canadian buyer VertiGIS, a Battery Ventures portfolio company, in a deal valued at £87.1 million.
Grounds for optimism as Grassform acquired by NPK International

Grounds for optimism as Grassform acquired by NPK International

Law firm Birketts has advised the shareholders of ground protection company Grassform Plant Hire in Essex on the sale of its business to NYSE listed NPK International Inc. which is headquartered in Texas.
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