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It's Chariots of Fire time again! A major date in the Cambridge calendar, this charity fundraiser pits 'town' vs 'gown' as Cambridge University colleges, Cambridge businesses, sports clubs and even local pubs compete for bragging rights in a six-lap relay race.

The 1.7 mile race course takes a scenic route through the streets and colleges of Cambridge (inspired by a scene from the award-winning film). Not that Abcam's speedy runners had any time to admire their surroundings!

Abcam entered one all-male team and two mixed teams and all three put in blistering performances to complete the course in 1:21:58, 1:16:35 and 1:16:02. Better yet, these times are a great improvement on last year, so we are obviously getting fitter!

This year, all the sponsorship money raised by the event will go to Cam-Mind, a local charity supporting mental health sufferers in Cambridgeshire.

We've moved!

I'm writing this from Abcam's new head office on the Cambridge Science Park! The new building gives us lots more space to expand our operations, including room for increased customer service, scientific support and product storage. For a great start to the first day in the new office, we held a big breakfast to celebrate the successful move. Excellent!

Our new address:

Abcam plc
330 Cambridge Science Park
Cambridge
CB4 0FL
UK

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And our new office would not be complete without some fun Molly-isms. Here's a sneak preview.

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Staff from Abcam's UK office took part in fundraising activities for the BBC's Children in Need appeal and raised over £500.

We held a buffet lunch in our office, and very tasty it was too! The more energetic types entered three teams in the 20th annual Cambridge Fun Run. The teams posted times of 33:30, 35:50 and 43:58 for the 4 x 1.1 mile sponsored relay race.

All the money will be distributed by Children in Need to organizations supporting children aged 18 and under who have mental, physical or sensory disabilities; behavioral or psychological disorders; are living in poverty or situations of deprivation; or suffering through distress, abuse or neglect.

The Abcam office just got even more cheery.

We're so happy with the quality of the IF images coming from our lab that we've framed them and hung them up as wall decorations! This is the first time that we've blown the IF images up to such a large size, and we're really proud with how they've turned out.

Click the thumbnails to see the full-sized images (1000x707).

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