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Dec 9, 2024 · bit.bio, a Cambridge-based global leader in cell programming technology, has closed another significant growth funding round and changes at the top of management.
Global coup for CMR Surgical as FDA backs Versius robot surgery …
The FDA has approved the company’s surgical robot Versius initially for gallbladder removal – a big enough market in its own right as the eighth most common operating room procedure performed in hospitals in the US – but CMR Surgical is confident that this is just the start.
Plenty of ‘Foresight’ as Illumion raises £2.1m
Dec 5, 2024 · Illumion Ltd, a University of Cambridge spin-out, has closed a £2.1 million Seed investment round led by the Ventures team of Foresight Group with additional participation from Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, Parkwalk Advisers and Cambridge Angels.
Arm and Cambridge at heart of UK’s £10bn superchip drive
Sep 29, 2024 · Cambridge was very much to the fore as the G7 Semiconductors Points of Contact group met at Arm’s HQ in the city. And in an allied initiative Cambridge projects involving Paragraf and the University of Cambridge shared in an £11.5m superchip research haul.
Brain gain as Cambridge scientist scoops global prize
Nov 13, 2024 · Neuroscientist Dr Andrija Sente, who conducted his award-winning research at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, has made a discovery that sheds new light on brain receptor diversity.
Fitting image tech from Cambridge boosts ovarian cancer diagnoses
Dec 5, 2024 · An MRI-based imaging technique developed at the University of Cambridge predicts the response of ovarian cancer tumours to treatment and rapidly reveals how well treatment is working in patient-derived cell models. The technique, called hyperpolarised carbon-13 imaging, can increase the detected ...
Transatlantic MedTech company 52North clinches $6m with novel …
The funding round was co-led by KHP Ventures, affiliated with King’s Health Partners in London, and Cedars-Sinai Intellectual Property Co. in California, affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centres in the US – as well as a $1.5m grant from the National Institute for Health and Care Research.
Bidwells aims to double in size by 2030 - Business Weekly
Cambridge property heavyweight Bidwells plans to hire an additional 200-250 people and double the size of its business by 2030. The 185-year-old company also intends to grow the scope of its operations through expansion into different sectors and regions of the UK and has earmarked significant funds to underpin the strategy.
Paddy Power backs ‘sure bet’ Amino technology
Nov 27, 2024 · Amino remains a thoroughbred in its field of enterprise video and digital signage solutions and its H200 4K media player and Orchestrate remote device management platforms have been deployed across more than 500 locations in the UK and Ireland for Paddy Power, a division of Flutter Entertainment.
Ex-Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson wants investment into UK to …
Oct 13, 2024 · Poppy Gustafsson, who recently quit as CEO of Cambridge cyber security high flyer Darktrace, is to lead the UK’s Office for Investment. Her remit as a Minister in Treasury and the Department of Business and Trade is designed to help the UK raise billions globally to invest in growth – notably for the hi-tech and life science sectors.