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Read more at: ‘Transformational’ approach to machine learning could accelerate search for new disease treatments
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‘Transformational’ approach to machine learning could accelerate search for new disease treatments

Researchers have developed a new approach to machine learning that ‘learns how to learn’ and out-performs current machine learning methods for drug design.

Read more at: Multi-million-pound centre at the heart of the digital chemistry revolution appoints UK experts to new advisory board
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Multi-million-pound centre at the heart of the digital chemistry revolution appoints UK experts to new advisory board

The Innovation Centre in Digital Molecular Technologies, a multi-million-pound project based at the University of Cambridge, has appointed an External Advisory Board of leading UK experts that will align the centre with both national interests and local priorities in the digital chemistry sector.

Read more at: In memory of Professor John Bridgwater: 1938 - 2021
John Bridgwater

In memory of Professor John Bridgwater: 1938 - 2021

Our colleagues pay tribute to Emeritus Professor and former Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, John Bridgwater, who sadly passed away on 2 May 2021.

Read more at: ‘At the heart of innovation’: MBE student venture CardiaTec wins three Cambridge entrepreneur competitions
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‘At the heart of innovation’: MBE student venture CardiaTec wins three Cambridge entrepreneur competitions

3 August 2021

The start-up was founded by a team of students from our MPhil in Bioscience Enterprise course seeking to leverage artificial intelligence for drug discovery in cardiovascular disease.

Read more at: Smartphone screens effective sensors for soil or water contamination
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Smartphone screens effective sensors for soil or water contamination

The touchscreen technology used in billions of smartphones and tablets could also be used as a powerful sensor, without the need for any modifications.

Read more at: ‘AdMeliora’ from the Tiffin Girls School crowned winners of our Davidson Inventors Challenge 2021
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‘AdMeliora’ from the Tiffin Girls School crowned winners of our Davidson Inventors Challenge 2021

Our inaugural Davidson Inventors Challenge wrapped up on Friday, celebrating the “innovative spirit of the next generation of brilliant scientists” as our four finalist student teams presented their projects to our audience and judging panel.

Read more at: Celebrating the life of Dr Ronald Midgley Nedderman, 1935-2021
Ron Nedderman in the lab in 1959

Celebrating the life of Dr Ronald Midgley Nedderman, 1935-2021

A profoundly influential researcher in process engineering and a source of inspiration and incalculable assistance to generations of Lecturers in the Department.

Read more at: In memoriam: Professor Katharina (Kat) Gaus (12/9/1972 – 3/3/2021)
Deceased Alumna Professor Katharina Gaus in her office (Credit@University of New South Wales, Sydney)

In memoriam: Professor Katharina (Kat) Gaus (12/9/1972 – 3/3/2021)

30 March 2021

It is with great sadness that we report that Biotechnology alumna Professor Katharina (Kat) Gaus sadly passed away on 3 March 2021, aged 48, after a short but aggressive illness with cancer.

Read more at: Redefining the Haber-Bosch loop: new research shows single vessel synthesis and separation of ammonia
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Redefining the Haber-Bosch loop: new research shows single vessel synthesis and separation of ammonia

The new system redefines the century old process within an energy landscape shifting to renewables, where ‘green ammonia’ will have a role as a long-term energy vector.

Read more at: Bioengineered model of human intestine could be used for drug testing and personalised medicine

Bioengineered model of human intestine could be used for drug testing and personalised medicine

Researchers from our Bioelectronic Systems Technology (BEST) Group have developed a 3D, bioengineered model of the human intestine that uses a smart material scaffold to enable continuous in-line monitoring of the cells and tissues.

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