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̽»¨Ö±²¥application of new ideas, discoveries and inventions contributes to society and the economy nationally and globally.

Rapid COVID-19 diagnostic test developed by Cambridge team to be deployed in hospitals

02 Apr 2020

A new rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19, developed by a ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge spinout company and capable of diagnosing the infection in under 90...

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Women in STEM: Professor Laura Itzhaki

23 Jan 2020

Professor Laura Itzhaki is a group leader in the Department of Pharmacology and a Fellow of Newnham College. Here, she tells us about forming her own...

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̽»¨Ö±²¥'P' word

16 Jan 2020

How do we shift our 'take, make, throw-away' plastic world towards 'recycle, recover, re-use'? It's time for blue-sky thinking plus practical...

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Strategic partner: Rolls-Royce

16 Dec 2019

Researchers at Cambridge are working with Rolls-Royce to make aeroengines greener.

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Green-sky thinking for propulsion and power

04 Dec 2019

A rapid way of turning ideas into new technologies in the aviation and power industries has been developed at Cambridge’s Whittle Laboratory. Here...

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Strategic partner: AstraZeneca

11 Nov 2019

Scientists at AstraZeneca, a global biopharmaceutical company, have been working with Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ for more than two decades. What are the...

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Aerial view of Cambridge Biomedical Campus

̽»¨Ö±²¥ Enterprise Zone aims to drive innovation across Cambridge

20 Sep 2019

Cambridge is to establish a ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Enterprise Zone as part of a new government initiative announced today by Universities Minister Chris Skidmore.

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Cambridge researchers and Jaguar Land Rover develop immersive 3D head-up display for in-car use

20 Aug 2019

Researchers from the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge are working with Jaguar Land Rover to develop next-generation head-up display technology that could beam...

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New stem cell combination could help to repair damaged hearts

05 Aug 2019

A combination of heart cells derived from human stem cells could be the answer to developing a desperately-needed treatment for heart failure...

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False colour image of calcium phosphate deposits on bone

Cause of hardening of the arteries – and potential treatment – identified

11 Jun 2019

A team of UK scientists have identified the mechanism behind hardening of the arteries, and shown in animal studies that a generic medication...

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Dr James Lee

New prognostic test could enable personalised treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

03 May 2019

Scientists at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge have developed a new test that can reliably predict the future course of inflammatory bowel disease in...

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"A very Cambridge story"

20 Mar 2019

We spoke with Cambridge’s most recent Nobel Laureate about decades of research, spin-outs, pharma giants and the booming life sciences cluster in...

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