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Cambridge Innovation Capital almost doubles resources with £150m raise
Cambridge Innovation Capital plc has almost doubled its financial resources with a £150 million fundraise. It is one of the largest private financing... Read More
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Inivata enhances personalised cancer medicine drive
A UK mission to maintain a world lead in the delivery of personalised medicine to treat cancer has been enhanced by a successful first phase of... Read More
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Lonza engages with Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst
Swiss multinational chemicals and biotech company Lonza – a £4.2 billion powerhouse – is setting up a virtual tenancy at Stevenage Bioscience... Read More
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Cambridge startups lead regional VC boom despite UK lull
More than £125 million ($163.4m) of Venture Capital investment was made into the startup community in the East of England in the first three months... Read More
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Private bank opens Cambridge office
C. Hoare & Co., the UK’s oldest privately-owned bank, has established a footprint in Cambridge by opening an office at Milton Hall. It will... Read More
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Velocity Commerce picks up speed among Europe’s fastest gazelles
Velocity Commerce, an online retail specialist based in Cambridge and established just six years ago in a co-founder’s home, has been named one of... Read More
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Thousands of students benefiting from Cambridge LaunchPad activities
A growing number of Cambridge companies are joining forces to tackle the skills shortages in our region. Started by Marshall of Cambridge, Cambridge... Read More
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Digital doyen opens Cambridge tech hub
UK software development agency Softwire is exploiting the continued uptick of the Cambridge technology cluster by opening a new delivery office in... Read More
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Fingerprint database could help scientists identify new cancer culprits
Scientists in Cambridge and London have developed a catalogue of DNA mutation ‘fingerprints’ that could help doctors pinpoint the environmental... Read More
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Cambridge ELearning platform in digital elite
A Cambridge-based AI-powered ELearning Platform – OBRIZUM® from CamBioScience Ltd – is in the running for a UK Digital Leaders DL100 award. The... Read More
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Chorus of approval for Frontier world first
Digital radio technology innovator Frontier Smart Technologies has unveiled Chorus 4 – the world’s first integrated Smart Radio chip – to power... Read More
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Cambridge-led study clears way to precision cancer medicines
Cambridge genomics sleuths have mapped a path to precision medicine for cancer sufferers via a technology triage that prioritised and ranked 600 drug... Read More
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Aqdot completes £6m Series B for multi-purpose technology push
Aqdot, the Cambridge-based supramolecular chemistry company has completed a Series B funding round of £6 million, supported by existing investors... Read More
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Cambridge heart monitor wins international accolade
Heartsense, a wearable ECG monitor being developed by Cambridge Heartwear, has received an honourable mention in Fast Company’s 2019 World Changing... Read More
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Begbies Traynor pays £1.6m for Barker Storey Matthews
Professional services company Begbies Traynor has widened its property consultancy interests through the £1.6 million acquisition of Barker Storey... Read More
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AstraZeneca wins EU backing for Cambridge-born breast cancer drug
AstraZeneca and US partner MSD Inc.,have won European Commission approval for blockbuster candidate Lynparza (olaparib) for treatment of breast... Read More
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Pharma industry veteran takes chief executive role at Kymab
Pharma industry veteran Simon Sturge has stepped into the vacant CEO position at Kymab in Cambridge following David Chiswell’s retirement from the... Read More
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Southan promoted to CEO at Metrion Biosciences
Metrion Biosciences, an ion channel contract research and drug discovery company based in Cambridge, has promoted chief operating officer Dr Andrew... Read More
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SAS swoops on Stansted Airport
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) this week marked its return to London Stansted with the launch of a new service to Copenhagen. The new route adds to... Read More
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Cambridge genetics startup raises £500k seed cash
Cambridge startup Sano Genetics – formerly Heterogeneous – has raised £500k seed funding for an innovative research platform tipped to transform drug... Read More