Pharma shift
The pharmaceutical industry's focus on procedures and dealmaking could change significantly in this uncertain period, five Cambridge Executive MBA graduates say in a webinar for the What's Next? How to Survive and Thrive in a Post COVID-19 World series. Here's…
Investing in Cambridge drug discovery
PharmEnable raises £1.8 million for drug discovery expansion. PharmEnable, a venture supported by the Accelerate Cambridge programme at the Entrepreneurship Centre of Cambridge Judge Business School, said it has secured £1.8 million in a seed financing round led by Cambridge…
Business Weekly: Seeds of a revolution as Spirea plans to reshape cancer treatment
Spirea startup, supported by the Accelerate Cambridge programme run by Cambridge Judge’s Entrepeneurship Centre, has raised crucial funding and is aiming to target a potential $7.5 billion market for the treatment of multiple cancers. CEO Myriam Ouberai said: “Incorporation of…
The Sun: UK hit harder by coronavirus after two mild flu seasons, study finds
An initial investigation by Dr Chris Hope, Emeritus Reader in Policy Modelling at Cambridge Judge Business School, shows there could be a link between the COVID-19 death rate and flu intensity. “The paper does not seek to make judgments about…
Flu and coronavirus
The COVID-19 death rate is higher in European countries with a low flu intensity since 2018, says a working paper by Chris Hope of Cambridge Judge Business School. The death rate from COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Europe appears to be linked…
The Conversation: Coronavirus deaths and swelling public sector debt share a data-quality problem
Marion Boisseau-Sierra, University Lecturer in Accounting, Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses why is it difficult to have accurate public health data when reporting coronavirus death rates in different countries and what could be done about it. “Once the pandemic gives…
Startup innovation boost
£100,000-plus Innovate UK boost for two cutting-edge startups. The UK government recently announced that 800 innovative businesses and startups are set to benefit from Innovate UK funding. Two startups currently on the Accelerate Cambridge programme run by the Entrepreneurship Centre…
PPE collaboration
Two Cambridge Executive MBA alumni help lead an appeal to raise funds to provide high-grade personal protective equipment. An appeal to raise funds to provide high-grade personal protective equipment (PPE) is being led by two Cambridge Judge Business School Executive…
Growth recognition
Cambridge Healthcare Research, co-founded by Cambridge MBA alumnus Max Rubin (MBA 2010), awarded Queen's Award for Enterprise. Cambridge Healthcare Research Ltd, a firm whose Founding Partner is Cambridge MBA graduate Max Rubin (MBA 2010), was awarded a Queen's Award for…
Community effort
60,000 face shields for NHS hospitals. Cambridge Judge Business School entrepreneurs are taking part in a volunteer effort to produce thousands of face shields helping to protect hospital staff from coronavirus. ShieldNHS, a non-profit organisation founded in March 2020, says…
