Striving for a greener cargo supply chain
The environment around us is slowly deteriorating as harmful greenhouse gases feed into our clean air, multiplying the number of climate-related risks experienced by the freight and logistics industry....
View ArticleNyobolt value hits £300m as German materials company leads £50m Series B
Nyobolt, Cambridge’s pioneer of end-to-end fast-charging battery systems, has revealed the initial close of a £50 million Series B round which will enable the company to enter a stage of manufacturing...
View ArticleFresh blow to UK: Abcam to quit AIM and rely on sole US listing
Another of Cambridge’s A-list companies has sent a wake-up call to the UK government about a perceived lack of liquidity in trading shares in London compared to Wall Street.Not long after SoftBank...
View ArticleArm in Cruise control with driverless vehicle technology for US trailblazer
California company Cruise LLC – a pioneer in the autonomous space – will be using a suite of Arm technology to improve the efficiency of its compute platform.This will include devices from Arm...
View ArticleArecor to raise c£6m and acquire Tetris Pharma
Cambridge’s diabetes solution trailblazer Arecor Therapeutics has triggered a placing of shares to raise around £6 million as it pursues a proposed acquisition of Northampton company Tetris...
View ArticleCambridge leads UK march towards global genomics dominance
Cambridge’s credentials to hand the UK a world lead in genomics research for decades to come have been reinforced by a new report detailing the most powerful influencers in the space.The Genomics...
View ArticleThe Government responds to ‘summer of discontent’
In response to what is likely to be the highest levels of industrial action for many years, the Government has passed two new pieces of legislation which it hopes will “mitigate the disproportionate...
View ArticleArm notches record Q1 revenue and shipments
Cambridge superchip architect Arm has posted record revenues, royalties and shipments for Q1 of 2022 and says it will drive the next phase of a global technology revolution.The outstanding figures...
View ArticleCambridge bioelectronics startup aims to revolutionise healthcare
Two University of Cambridge PhD students are developing miniaturised sensors that can be implanted into the brain to provide an unparalleled stream of data to help treat serious medical...
View ArticleSynthetic biology play jets out of stealth with powerful startup fuel
New synthetic biology power player, Constructive Bio, has emerged from stealth in Cambridge fuelled by $15 million seed cash and gold dust IP.The company is set to re-engineer biology and create...
View ArticleCompanies still keen to invest in growth
Cash and finance lie at the heart of building resilience, particularly in the current climate, writes John Gethen – Corporate Finance Director at BDO LLP.Taking steps to maximise cashflow and financial...
View ArticleFlusso sold into foreign ownership for £28m
Two global acquirers have jointly snapped up Cambridge flow sensor technology company Flusso for £28 million. The buyers, whose identity is being kept secret, are a company and a global private equity...
View ArticleBrain drain chips away at Cambridge semiconductor strength
A dog-eat-dog culture is developing in Cambridge and other UK hotspots that threatens to stop the country leading the world in semiconductor technology.The chips are literally and figuratively down,...
View ArticleJapan backs three AstraZeneca drugs for cancers and neuromuscular disease
A trio of approvals by health chiefs in Japan has boosted AstraZeneca’s strategy to deliver new drugs to treat types of breast and lung cancer and also autoimmune neurodegenerative disease.The...
View ArticleCambridge student rental market shock
Cambridge only has enough purpose built student accommodation for half of the full-time university students in the city, property adviser Savills has revealed.A shortage of suitable stock allied to a...
View ArticleEncouraging start-up growth through IP support
Patent Attorney Joe Simon-Brown of J A Kemp in Cambridge explains the role of IP in supporting the incubation of Cambridge’s fledgling companies.Farmers up and down the country have been praying for...
View Article€4m acquisition brings $3.5bn bonus as Bango buys NTT DOCOMO’s global...
Cambridge data driven commerce specialist Bango has acquired the global payments arm of NTT DOCOMO. It virtually doubles the size of Bango at a stroke.Bango has also signed a long-term platform deal...
View ArticleHow to cope with Covid-19 business debts
The coronavirus pandemic put business owners to the test and demanded adaptability in the face of rapidly evolving Covid-19 trading restrictions, writes Keith Tully, Partner at Real Business Rescue. As...
View ArticleNod from NASA boosts Intellegens’ global scale-up strategy
US space agency NASA has delivered a timely boost for young Cambridge company Intellegens as it accelerates its global scale-up strategy.Scientists from the NASA Glenn Research Center recently...
View ArticleWhy comparable sales data is key to a business valuation
The adage – the value is what someone is willing to pay – bears some truth in the context of a business sale. When preparing to sell a business, a business valuation is key to determining market value...
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