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Cambridge scientists find new weapon to fight premature ageing
Cambridge University scientists have identified a potential therapeutic target in the devastating genetic disease Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), characterised by premature ageing.In a...
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Thundering Crescendo as Cambridge bio boomer raises $70m
New French and Chinese investment has helped Crescendo Biologics in Cambridge raise $70 million in Series B financing – the largest disclosed Series B in Europe so far in 2018.French investor Andera...
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Paragraf raises £2.9m to scale graphene technologies
Cambridge University spin-out Paragraf, a graphene technology development business, has closed a £2.9 million seed round to support development of its first major products.The round is led by Cambridge...
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Abcam has £270m approach for Horizon Discovery rejected
World leading gene editing business Horizon Discovery has rejected a potential takeover approach from fellow Cambridge UK quoted company Abcam plc, an international provider of research tools, which...
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Horizon Discovery names new CEO as revenue grows 52 per cent
Horizon Discovery, a Cambridge UK world leader in gene editing technology, unveiled a new CEO on the day it posted a 52 per cent increase in group revenue for the year to December 31.Terry Pizzie, a...
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It needn’t be boom or bust for Cambridge hinterland
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority area has been growing faster than the wider East of England region and the whole of the UK with rising productivity, turnover and jobs, according...
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No pain no gain: Time for Cambridge to go for the burn
The aim of the commission behind the CPIER report was to garner baseline economic findings and views to assess the most pressing challenges facing Cambridgeshire and Peterborough in sustaining economic...
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Horizon Discovery shares dive as Abcam decides not to bid
Abcam has decided not to go hostile with a bid for Cambridge UK life sciences neighbour Horizon Discovery whose share price took an immediate hit.Abcam’s share price half an hour after the announcement...
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Businesses must adapt or perish: The growing risk of irrelevance in the...
The fourth industrial revolution is upon us! As technology continues to occupy almost every aspect of our lives, we are entering the digital age fully willing and aware, writes Kamales Lardi – Managing...
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$26m raised by CellCentric to take prostate cancer drug worldwide
CellCentric in Cambridge has raised $26 million in private financing to fund clinical testing of its first-in-class oncology drug candidate CCS1477 to treat prostate cancer. The funds are from existing...
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First and PhoreMost as Cambridge company clinches $15m growth funding
PhoreMost, a Cambridge UK biopharma company focused on drugging ‘undruggable’ disease targets, has completed a $15 million Series-A round.The money will be used to expand operations on the Babraham...
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Saliva test DNA company expands globally after $100k US boost
A Cambridge startup with claims to be the world’s first direct-to-consumer epigenetic testing company using saliva is expanding globally with a proposition that blends the latest in AI, epigenetics...
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Cambridge data campus at heart of UK Government push for foreign investment
International trade advisers helping to sell UK opportunities to the world have been in Cambridge to highlight stand-out developments to global investors.A futuristic data campus in the Cambridge...
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Oracle creating 10 new Cambridge millionaires by paying £325m for Grapeshot
US giant Oracle is said to be paying £325 million for Cambridge company Grapeshot – creating 10 new millionaires in the process.The companies have kept quiet about the terms of the deal while the legal...
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Chinese genomics powerhouse sets up in Cambridge
Novogene, a China-headquartered global provider of genomic services and solutions, has chosen Cambridge for its first genomic sequencing centre in Europe.The Novogene UK Genomic Sequencing Center will...
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New forum targets direct air link from Stansted to China
A major initiative has been launched to drive a direct link from Stansted Airport to China and bring extra Chinese investment and trade opportunities to the East of England.Airport representatives,...
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Cambridge technology hothouse hands ownership to workforce
Technology and product design business Cambridge Design Partnership (CDP) has become a fully employee-owned company as it embarks on its next stage of growth. An employee ownership trust has been set...
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Ex-Microsoft chief to chair Samsung’s new Cambridge AI lab
Cambridge’s growing status as Europe’s leading Artificial Intelligence hub was underlined today as Korean owned Samsung Electronics UK revealed it was opening an AI research hothouse in the city.Some...
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Cambridge bio cluster’s show of force in Boston
A power-packed delegation of Cambridge life science innovators forms part of an East of England show of force in the US biotechnology capital of Boston in early June.But this Cambridge2Cambridge...
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Facial recognition technology and law enforcement
Technological advances in the last 20 years have rapidly increased the ability of online systems to identify individuals, writes Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner.These advances can make many...
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