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Is Madeleine McCann still alive?
This is how Madeleine McMcCann looks today, according to police who have issued this age progression picture to show her as a nine-year-old and to mark the 5th anniversary of her disappearance on 3 May 2007. I think she looks older than nine, I'm not sure how...
Abcodia’s partnership for pancreatic cancer biomarker discovery
I'm delighted to learn of Abcodia's latest partnership with BIOUNIVERSA Srl, a spin-out from the University of Salerno, which aims to advance the development of the BAG3 protein biomarker for use in the early detection of pancreatic cancer. BIOUNIVERSA has strong...
Social Media Influence 2012
I’m looking forward to attending the latest Social Media Influence 2012 conference in London on 12 June which is now in its seventh year. I remember attending a couple of their first events and was thrilled to be in the company of fellow bloggers, a rarity back then...
My slice of Raspberry Pi
Eben Upton, founder of Raspberry Pi, is much in demand for videos and media interviews these days and I was lucky enough to catch up with him this week and record a video for Business Weekly, just moments after he had finished filming with BBC Look East. The frenzy...
Abcodia seeks collaborations for breast cancer biomarkers
I didn't realise that there are currently no blood-based biomarkers approved for the screening of breast cancer. And yet worldwide, breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer in women (around 23% of all cancers) and around 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with...
George Osborne’s charity blunder
I would like to introduce my successor as chair of trustees at Headway Cambridgeshire, the very affable and able James Berry who has a strong financial background which is particularly essential right now as many charities struggle to survive during the present...
How to be a successful woman writer
It's challenging enough being a working mum, juggling a million and one tasks into a packed day. But if this mum also has a burning desire to write a book, how can she manage to fit that into the day too? This was one of the questions frequently asked at Cambridge...
The other Sinclair inventor
I met up with Iain Sinclair recently after several years and told him about my love of innovations. Quick as a flash, he reached in his packet and brought out his latest creation, a sleek flat pack folding knife called CardSharp. Iain is the younger brother of Sir...
Special educational needs – the way forward
I would like to introduce you to one of the exceptional speakers at the SEN conference, Towards a Positive Future. She is Tania Tirraoro, a journalist and author who runs the website Special Needs Jungle and is a mother of two sons with autism. She will talk about how...