Cambridge Science Park News

The latest news headlines about Cambridge Science Park are shown below. Older news stories are stored in the archive. The Science Park also publishes Catalyst, a bi-annual newsletter.

13 May 2008: Innovative Biopharmaceutical Company, Domainex, secures £1 million; Domainex Ltd (“Domainex”), an innovative biopharmaceutical spin-out company from University College London, The Institute of Cancer Research and Birkbeck College today announced that it has raised £1 million from Longbow Capital LLP
12 May 2008: Cambridge Consultants to Unveil New Licensing Program For Dry Powder Inhaler “Gen-X” Development Tools and Technology at the Respiratory Drug Delivery Conference; Development Platform Dramatically Reduces Time-to-Market for Inhalable Drug Delivery Products
22 April 2008: prism 200 through-wall radar offers remote monitoring capability; Laptop application improves discretion and safety in hostile situation management
11 April 2008: Cambridge Consultants’ technology set to blow the house down; 70 interconnected pressure actuators to simulate a Category 5 hurricane in Canadian ‘Three Little Pigs’ project
2 April 2008: Philips Research UK moves to 101 Cambridge Science Park; First Letting at 101 Cambridge achieves new headline rent for Cambridge market
26 March 2008: Groundbreaking platform allows medical devices to communicate wirelessly; US$10 platform lets consumers effortlessly monitor health at home
19 March 2008: Kings Hedges Road Closure
12 March 2008: Cambridge Consultants validates Korea’s first admission to UK AIM market; Cambridge Consultants has today announced that it has validated the work of a cutting-edge company that is pioneering cell therapy with the potential to revolutionise the treatment of heart failure
5 March 2008: Cambridge Consultants presents low-cost solution to current wind farm conflict; Cambridge Consultants is offering a new and low-cost technical solution to the conflict of interest facing the Government
28 February 2008: Cambridge Consultants developing wide area wireless VoIP handset for xG Technology Inc.; Cambridge Consultants today announced that it has secured a multi-million dollar contract with Florida-based xG Technology Inc. to design and develop their next generation VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) wireless handset.
21 February 2008: Milton Park & Ride; A briefing note from the Major Transport Infrastructure Delivery Team
28 January 2008: Cambridge Consultants offers med-tech industry guidelines for reconstituted drug injection device development; Requirements specification document outlines performance, regulatory, and design requirements for new generation of reconstitution injection devices
19 January 2008: NCE Discovery and Domainex merge to create a new drug discovery company; Domainex Ltd and NCE Discovery Ltd have merged to form a new drug discovery company focused on nucleotide triphosphate (NTP)-dependent proteins.
14 January 2008: Cambridge Consultants recruits its 100th ‘Tech Scholar’; Cambridge UK, 14th January, 2008 - Cambridge Consultants has announced that its Technology Scholarship programme has reached its 100th recruit.
14 January 2008: Health & Safety Works Ltd asks the question - Are you ready for REACH?; Cambridge-based health and safety consultants, Health & Safety Works Ltd (HSW) not only asks this question of local business, but offers the answer!
7 January 2008: Cambridge's largest speculative office development in 15 years is topped out, heralding completion in June 2008; Hermes Real Estate and Exemplar Properties have completed the topping-out ceremony at their 80,000 sq ft speculative office and R&D development on Cambridge Science Park
17 December 2007: Iconic in design, cubic in shape; The Iona ‘Cube’ is a fun new concept in low-cost, Wi-Fi enabled internet radio
11 December 2007: Europe to benefit from USA consumer demand for health diagnostic testing, says report; Europe will be the first to reap the benefit from the consumer diagnostics revolution, however the driver for the explosion of the market will come predominantly from the USA, concludes a two-part report which polled opinion from 32 pharmaceutical an
26 November 2007: Reaping the benefits of traveller-generated information; Cambridge Consultants to present at the Integrated Transport 2007 event
13 November 2007: Low-cost platform opens new market opportunities for Wi-Fi devices; Cambridge Consultants today announced that the Iona low-power Wi-Fi radio, first shown at CES in January, has been developed and launched as CSR’s RadioPro platform.
19 October 2007: Launch of 101 Cambridge Science Park
17 October 2007: Book Event at Trinity Centre; A sale on a wide range of books will be held all day Friday 9th November
9 October 2007: Fancy a boost from the taxman?; It’s not often the taxman gives you money, but here’s a chance to give your company a competitive edge with a helping hand from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
3 October 2007: The new gates at the Kings Hedges entrance have now been commissioned and are ready to be used
26 September 2007: Competition winners move in to Cambridge Science Park; Winners of the Cambridge University Entrepreneurs 'Where Angels Dare' competition, have moved into Cambridge Science Park
21 September 2007: Advance notice of temporary traffic management at Kings Hedges Road/Cambridge Regional College (CRC), Cambridge
20 September 2007: Cambridge Consultants opens its doors to wireless recruits; From 8am until 8pm on Tuesday 2nd October, Cambridge Consultants is holding an open day for wireless design engineers who are interested in joining the company’s world-renowned team
24 August 2007: Centocor Contract for Cambridge Biostability; Centocor invests in CBL stabilisation technology for antibody therapeutic
14 August 2007: Extension of the Citi 4
4 August 2007: Occupier News - Bicycle Repairs
2 August 2007: Innovative design strips major costs out of smartcard gas meters; 'design rethink lowers the 'cost to serve' the UK's 2.3 million pre-pay gas customers'
19 July 2007: SECURITY GATES – Kings Hedges Entrance
17 July 2007: Consumer diagnostics on verge of growth explosion, says report; According to a number of leading experts from across the diagnostics industry, the market for over-the-counter (OTC) tests is poised for exceptional growth
11 July 2007: CYCLE ENTRANCE - MILTON ROAD
1 July 2007: Ace Biosciences In-Licences Phase 1 Enterotoxigenic E Coli (ETEC) Vaccine From Cambridge Biostability Ltd; - Deal Involves Initial Payment, Milestone and Royalties -
26 June 2007: UK design project targets the 'zero emissions' diesel engine
14 June 2007: Milton Road/Cowley Road Junction Improvements; A briefing note from the Major Transport Infrastructure Delivery Team
22 May 2007: ZigBee to play key role in low-carbon future; According to leading wireless developer Cambridge Consultants, ZigBee - the low cost, low power wireless technology - could play a significant role within the low-carbon home of the future
25 April 2007: Information technology holds key to faster and predictable UK road journeys, says new transport director; Cambridge Consultants has appointed Dr Liz Orme as Director of Transport, where she will be responsible for the firm’s intelligent transport systems activities.
3 April 2007: Cambridge Consultants provides Expert’s Report for the UK's first pharmaceutical listing in 2007 - Neuropharm Group plc; Cambridge Consultants' healthcare consulting team prepared the independent Expert’s Report that supported the UK's first pharmaceutical IPO of 2007 — Neuropharm Group plc's (LSE:NPH) successful listing on AIM in March.
30 March 2007: URGENT NEWS - UPDATE
29 March 2007: URGENT NEWS; Significant problems at the Milton Road junction
23 March 2007: Domestic micro-CHP market heats up; Cambridge Consultants has been appointed by GTC Europe, which is heading up a pan-European consortium, to provide engineering and technical expertise in the development of a new mass-market micro-CHP (Combined Heat and Power) system for domestic use
20 March 2007: Cambridge Consultants opens its doors to wireless recruits; Cambridge Consultants is holding an open day for wireless design engineers who are interested in joining the company's world-renowned team
2 March 2007: Cambridge Science Festival; “The Big and the Small” is the theme for this year’s Cambridge Science Festival, which takes place from March 12 to 25
26 February 2007: Newcastle University awards large Genotyping project to Geneservice; 20 February 2007: Geneservice Ltd (Cambridge, UK) the leading contract research organisation and biological resource supplier today announced that it has been awarded a large genotyping project by The Institute of Human Genetics
9 February 2007: Geneservice acquires the DNA Sequencing facility at Biochemistry Department, University of Oxford; 8 February 2007, Cambridge, UK- Geneservice Ltd, today announced that it has acquired the sequencing facility at the Biochemistry Department, University of Oxford.
6 February 2007: Joined up travel comes to Cambridge - Plusbus; Cambridge is now part of the PlusBus scheme
11 January 2007: Novartis signs agreement with Prometic Biosciences Ltd to develop an affinity ligand for vaccine purification
8 January 2007: ‘Start LIVING SPORT in 2007’ by getting active on 17TH January
14 December 2006: Cambridge Consultants helps RainDance Technologies speed development of novel microfluidics platform
29 November 2006: Geneservice Ltd announces an agreement to distribute biological resources developed by Roswell Park Cancer Institute, including Human and Mouse BAC clones and arrays
28 November 2006: Powerful Bluetooth development tool; Powerful Bluetooth development tool helps cut the size and cost of innovative headset for hard-of-hearing.
28 November 2006: RSC Innovation Awards now open for application!; The Industry and Technology Forum (ITF) Innovation Awards are now open for application
14 November 2006: IT crew become park rangers for the day; At Napp Pharmaceuticals each department spends one day a year away from their desks on a team building exercise
13 November 2006: Technology Programme; The Government is delivering £50 million of funding through the Technology Programme’s Autumn 2006 competition
25 October 2006: Celldex Therapeutics and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Announce Cancer Antigen License and Clinical Research Collaboration; Multi-Year Clinical Collaboration To Focus on Series of Tumor-Associated Antigens
25 October 2006: Ideas and participation sought for Cambridge Science Festival; Did you know that Cambridge hosts the UK's largest free science festival every year?
11 October 2006: The 'Golden 24 Hours’ could help corporations add tens of millions to turnover
9 October 2006: Milton Road traffic survey
2 October 2006: Cancer Research Technology Grants Geneservice Ltd. distribution Rights of RNA Interference Library Generated at the Netherlands Cancer Institute; London, UK; Cambridge, UK; Amsterdam, Netherlands 27 September 2006 - Cancer Research Technology Limited (CRT), the oncology-focused development and commercialisation company, today announce that they have granted Geneservice Limited (Geneservice) a
27 September 2006: Milton Road/Cowley Road Junction Improvements
27 September 2006: Cambridge Science Park Area Travel Plan Survey; An Area Travel Plan is being developed solely for Cambridge Science Park occupants
31 August 2006: Work strain prevention month; Many factors can contribute to neck and shoulder tensions, neck pain and persistent headaches
26 August 2006: Accessing Information on the Move in Real Time; National Programme for IT in the NHS
24 August 2006: Prometic Life Sciences signs strategic license agreement with Nabi Biopharmaceuticals; Milestone payments could reach up to $US 18M
24 August 2006: Celldex Therapeutics Announces Presentation of New EGFR-vIII Expression and Clinical Data at the Targeted Immunotherapeutics and Vaccine Summit; Presentation Also Details Highly Sensitive PCR Detection Method
2 August 2006: Royal Academy of Engineering announce pilot scheme for Industry into Academia Fellowships
1 August 2006: Geneservice Ltd announces an agreement to distribute selected genomic resources developed by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
17 July 2006: Peptech announces Domantis' win at prestigious UK biotech awards Peptech (AUSTRALIA); Australian biotechnology company Peptech Limited (ASX: PTD) today announced that Domantis Limited, had received a prestigious national award for its contribution to the development of innovative medicine in the UK
7 July 2006: Celldex appoints Robert Burns as Chief Executive Officer; (12 May 2006) – Phillipsburg, NJ: Celldex Therapeutics, the drug discovery company specialising in immunotherapy, is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Forbes Burns, PhD, as Chief Executive Officer
7 July 2006: Celldex appoints Dr. Ronald Newbold as Vice President of Business Development; (18 May 2006) – Phillipsburg, NJ: Celldex Therapeutics, the immunotherapy specialist, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Ronald C Newbold, PhD, MBA as Vice President of Business Development.
7 July 2006: Celldex appoints Thomas Davis, M.D as Chief Medical Officer and Tibor Keler, Ph.D as Chief Scientific Officer; (25 May 2006) – Phillipsburg, NJ: Celldex Therapeutics, Inc (‘Celldex’), specialists in developing fully human antibody-based products to target and stimulate the immune system, is pleased to announce the appointments of Thomas Davis, M.D as Chief Me
7 July 2006: Celldex Therapeutics announces presentation of EGFRVIII vaccine data at American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting; Prolonged Disease-free and Overall Survival in Brain Cancer Compared to Historical Data
22 June 2006: Bicycle thefts on Science Park
6 June 2006: Cambridge Consultants opens its doors to wireless engineers; Cambridge Consultants, the firm credited with a key role in creating the Cambridge phenomenon, is continuing to expand its world-renowned wireless team through holding an open day for potential recruits from 8am until 8pm on Tuesday June 13th.
2 June 2006: Running the gauntlet; Entrepreneurs in the East of England are being urged to enter running the gauntlet 2006
2 June 2006: Geneservice Ltd is selected as one of three preferred suppliers for DNA sequencing to the Medical Research Council; 2 June 2006, Geneservice Ltd (Cambridge, UK) the leading contract research provider today announced they have been selected as one of three preferred sequencing service providers for the 35 Medical Research Council (MRC) research sites across the UK.
1 June 2006: Geneservice and DNAFORM enter into exclusive distribution agreements - introducing unique worldwide genomic resources; 30 May 2006 Geneservice Ltd (GSL) of Cambridge England, and Kabushiki Kaisha DNAFORM, of Tokyo Japan, today announced exclusive distribution agreements
23 May 2006: Cambridge's bluetooth expertise extends the reach of advertising; * interactive ads: coming to a site near you soon...
23 May 2006: M-clic win the Cambridge Science Park Prize for Innovation; Trinity College has announced that they will be handing over the Cambridge Science Park Prize for Innovation to M-clic
15 May 2006: Geneservice Ltd and RNAx GmbH launch PhenoFilerTM; A unique service platform for Gene Discovery and Validation
27 April 2006: Chip design centre to double in size as new leading-edge wireless projects get under way; Cambridge, UK, April 25, 2006 --- ZigBee specialist Ember has announced plans to double the size of its Cambridge-based chip design facility by the end of 2006
21 April 2006: Geneservice’s commitment to quality is underlined by ISO 9001:2000 certification; 20 April 2006, Geneservice Ltd (Cambridge, UK) today announced it has received the International Standards Organisation’s (ISO) 9001:2000 certification for the provision of functional genomic products and contract research to academic and commercial
20 April 2006: Cambridge Consultants' and Chiesi Farmaceutici's innovative dry powder inhaler nears release; A new dry powder inhaler, NEXTTM, whose aim is to help improve the treatment of asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
29 March 2006: Cambridge Consultants restarts venturing business; Cambridge Consultants, one of Europe's leading technology-based design and development companies, has announced plans to reactivate its spin-out business with the creation of a new venture fund
28 March 2006: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute selects Geneservice Ltd as its key contract research partner for Whole Genome Amplification; 28 March 2006, Geneservice Ltd (Cambridge, UK) is pleased to announce that the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has chosen Geneservice to provide whole genome amplification for circa 25,000 samples from multiple studies
3 March 2006: Xaar appoints new General Manager in Asia Pacific; Xaar, world-leading piezoelectric inkjet manufacturer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Wei Wang as General Manager, Asia Pacific
3 March 2006: Blood-borne infectivity study completed; Results show dramatic reduction in TSE prions using PRDT technology
3 March 2006: Prometic Life Sciences updates on reorganization; Steve Burton to be Named ProMetic BioSciences Ltd new CEO
1 March 2006: Bayer CropScience; A New Era in Cambridge; Although ending a heritage of almost 60 years activity in the Hauxton area, Bayer CropScience has seen an exciting opportunity to move to modern facilities at the Cambridge Science Park
27 February 2006: Geneservice Ltd forms strategic alliance with VWR International Europe (VWRI); New specialist service division at VWRI to provide customer-facing support for Geneservice, the leading genomic contract research organization.
27 February 2006: Innovation into Success – UKSPA Periodical; The deadline for the next issue of "Innovation into Success" the UKSPA periodical is Friday 10th March.
3 February 2006: Geneservice Announce the Appointment of Dr Andy Richards as Non-Executive Chairman; February 2nd 2006, Geneservice Ltd (Cambridge, UK), announced today that the Board of Directors has appointed Dr Andy Richards as non-executive Chairman.
17 January 2006: Breakthrough in encouraging bus use; There has been a major breakthrough in encouraging bus use. It is now possible to buy a single ticket for all bus journeys - even if the journey requires a change of bus operator (within the ten major operators on the scheme).
6 January 2006: Stagecoach announce new bus links to Cambridge Science Park

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