Cicada News
Music as medicine start-up secures Finance Yorkshire investment
A medical technology start-up that uses soothing music to help patients combat pain, anxiety and stress is to scale up following a £200,000 seedcorn investment from Cicada’s client Finance Yorkshire. Hull-based MediMusic uses artificial intelligence to compile...
International apple throwing championships
The annual international apple throwing championships will be held at Newby Hall near Ripon to mark the end of the 2022 season, as part of the Apple Day celebrations on 2 October. Head gardener Lawrence Wright and his team have been busy harvesting apples from Newby...
Business cyclists raise funds for Yorkshire Air Ambulance
More than 200 cyclists from the business community saddled up to raise money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance yesterday (Thursday 8 September). The Yorkshire Pedalthon – now in its seventh year and supported by Cicada, is aiming to raise £5,000 for the charity, helping...
PFF pioneers digital watermarking technology in food sector
Food packaging manufacturer PFF is pioneering the use of digital watermarking technology on its products which will enable more accurate sorting of packaging waste and deliver higher recycling rates. Digital watermarks are imperceptible codes on the surface of...