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	'Space: the next business opportunity?' The entry deadline for the Galileo Masters Competition 2009 is the end of this month. Find out more about what it could mean for Cambridge companies at a joint Cambridge Network/Cambridge Wireless Open Meeting at Robinson College next Wednesday (July 8th), and learn from inspiring guest speakers from the Satcoms arena. more..	03/07/09
	Cambridge conference centre tops UK ratings The Møller Centre, has achieved the ‘Overall Highest Score’ across all business sectors in the Institute of Hospitality’s ‘Hospitality Assured Business Excellence Awards’. more..	03/07/09
	Orthomimetics expands Board of Directors Orthomimetics, the Cambridge-based developer of products for regenerative medicine, has appointed Patrick West, former Global Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Stryker Biotech, to its Board of Directors. more..	03/07/09
	800th Anniversary Light Show visits China The light show which wowed thousands over four days in January at the start of the University of Cambridge’s 800th Anniversary celebrations, was one of the highlights of the opening ceremony of the 2nd China International Youth Arts Festival in Beijing. more..	03/07/09
	Brain stem cell discovery could lead to new therapies Scientists have discovered a new mechanism in brain stem cells that controls how and when they develop into cells which repair damage in neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). more..	03/07/09
	Cambridge professor wins IOP award for outstanding contributions to physics Professor Sir Richard Friend, Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge, has been awarded the prestigious Institute of Physics (IOP)’ Business and Innovation Medal for outstanding contributions to physics in an industrial or commercial context. more..	03/07/09
	Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge Award 2009 Judith Sykes has received the Dow Award for Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge, a prize run by the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership. more..	03/07/09
	CUER's new solar racing car launches at Goodwood Festival of Speed this Sunday The Cambridge University Eco Racing team's (CUER) new solar racing car - Britain's brightest hope for the Global Green Challenge - will be launched at Goodwood Festival of Speed this Sunday (5th July). more..	03/07/09
	Muck In4Life, urges Great Fen volunteer The East of England is being challenged to adopt a healthier lifestyle and, at the same time, do something positive for the environment by joining a new campaign just launched in Cambridgeshire. more..	03/07/09
	Scientific Alliance newsletter 3rd July 2009 How can we feed the world? more..	03/07/09
	Marketing quiz by mobile - last few days to book for digital conference Delegates at the Third Cambridge Digital Marketing Conference on July 9th will be able to show off their knowledge of digital marketing in a competition with a twist - it's all done by mobile phone! It's just for fun (and a small prize). more..	03/07/09
	ARKeX to perform first marine BlueQube survey in Greenland ARKeX has been awarded a contract to perform the first ever marine BlueQube gravity gradiometry survey off the western coast of Greenland. The survey is for the Cairn Energy group and its joint venture partner Nunaoil. more..	02/07/09
	Birketts’ Associate transfers to Cambridge Employment team Birketts LLP is delighted to announce the transfer of Lottie Seaborn, Associate in the Employment team, to its Station Road offices in Cambridge. more..	02/07/09
	Downloading one TV show abroad could cost more than your whole holiday According to the Cambridge-based independent consumer website Broadband Genie, downloading one television show via mobile broadband while abroad on holiday could cost more than the rest of the trip combined. more..	02/07/09
	Food industry executives gather for exclusive breakfast debate Last week, Anglia Business Solutions hosted and chaired an exclusive breakfast debate for the food industry on “Remaining Profitable in a Demanding and Highly Competitive Channel”. more..	02/07/09
	New recruit is a quality addition to the team LCG Bioscience has appointed Karen Bateman Head of Quality Assurance. more..	02/07/09
	Whitbread delivers annual report via video with WaveFX Whitbread is one of a growing number of companies large and small offering annual reports via the internet. more..	02/07/09
	CRFS announces investment from Succès Europe Investment Fund CRFS, the developer and manufacturer of innovative RFeye® real-time spectral monitoring and management tools, has announced an investment by Succès Europe, a Sophia Antipolis based European investment holding created by and for entrepreneurs. more..	02/07/09
	Cambridge firm helping the meetings industry promote itself Cambridge based B2B media specialists 'Events and Publishing Ltd.' working with leading national trade association. more..	01/07/09
	UK's most advanced refinery goes live in Corby Greenview Environmental is to process 285,000 tonnes this year and rising. Today (Wednesday), Greenview will open its cutting edge organic refinery in Corby, the first of four it is to open over the next 12 months. more..	01/07/09
	What happens at lunchtime? Eating, snoozing, surfing, shopping, working through...? How refreshed and motivated are your employees when they start work after lunch? more..	01/07/09
	Quadro Design director gives keynote address Morag Hutcheon FRSA gave the keynote address at this week's British Female Inventors & Innovators Awards Reception in Cardiff. more..	01/07/09
	Let the raft battle commence! Previous winners Shearline are going for gold at Ely Raft Race. more..	01/07/09
	Touchdown! Deyton Bell announce US Government link and new international service Deyton Bell, the business development experts, are delighted to announce two important new international intitiatives. more..	01/07/09
	Peek Creative appoints legal marketing expert Peek Creative, the region's newest and fastest growing brand and marketing agency, is delighted to announce the appointment of Iain Lock as their Legal Marketing Consultant. more..	01/07/09
	New research shows a global trend in nature-based tourism A new study has found that many nations throughout the world, including the United Kingdom, are seeing an annual increase in visitors to their conservation areas. more..	01/07/09
	Links into Languages A new regional centre offering professional support to the languages community in schools and FE Colleges in East Anglia has been launched this week. more..	01/07/09
	Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home: unravelling the story of an alien invader Scientists presenting at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, including Dr Remy Ware from the University of Cambridge, will discuss how the harlequin ladybird is likely to threaten over 1000 native species in Britain. The exhibition opened yesterday (Tuesday 30 June). more..	01/07/09
	Harriet Fear of ERBI delighted by investment fund pledge The announcement of a new UK Innovation Investment Fund* - aimed at supporting technology-based businesses with high growth potential - has been welcomed by Harriet Fear, CEO of ERBI, the membership organisation supporting lifescience and healthcare companies in the East of England and beyond. more..	01/07/09
	Making Matters: personally, culturally and economically AccessArt invites businesses and organisations to show their support for Making Matters, which aims to promote and raise the status of "making" as a series of processes and outcomes in schools. more..	30/06/09
	Where do you find support to resolve YOUR business challenges? Leading an organisation can sometimes feel an isolated place when you are facing difficult business challenges. Here's a way of keeping on top of them. more..	30/06/09
	BlueGnome's 24sure platform selected for two centre clinical study EHSRE (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) launches international study of polar body screening using BlueGnome's 24sure platform. more..	30/06/09
	Cambridge scientists cage chemical demon For centuries it has been known for its violent combustion upon contact with air – but a Cambridge-led team of researchers has revealed that it has tamed one of the most hazardous chemical substances. more..	30/06/09
	Government housing policy will damage the economy, says research The Government’s policy of concentrating new housing in existing urban areas and on ‘brownfield sites’ is not working and could build up problems for the future, according to new research into urban growth. more..	30/06/09
	Cambridge students embark on passage to India The emerging industrial power of India is to become the focus for students at the Cambridge University Institute for Manufacturing (IfM). more..	30/06/09
	Papworth Trust is set for summer music and drama schools Papworth Trust is looking ahead to summer with its music and drama schools. Now in their eighth year, the schools provide a fun-filled week of singing, music and drama for adults with a disability. more..	30/06/09
	The 'Future of Wireless' is out there Cambridge Wireless launches new report capturing the spirit of the age. more..	30/06/09
	Antitope Ltd and Vascular Pharmaceuticals enter into an antibody research agreement Antitope, a privately held biotechnology company, today announced a research agreement with Vascular Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the generation of therapeutic antibodies for treatment of vascular disease. more..	30/06/09
	Looking for broadband? It's best to research and compare independently online While there is much talk about the fixed-line broadband market being saturated, Cambridge-based comparison website Broadband Genie has found that almost 30% of their site visitors are first- time broadband buyers. more..	30/06/09
	Benefits of managed security services in a recession Dave Abraham, CEO, at Cambridge based Signify explains why resellers need to overcome their fears and embrace managed services more than ever... more..	29/06/09
	Anglia Ruskin creative writers secure four nominations for book prize Four students of Anglia Ruskin University’s Creative Writing Master of Arts (MA) degree have been shortlisted among a group of ten students - from universities across the UK - for a national book writing prize with a publishing deal as first prize. more..	29/06/09
	TTP win Home Office and Design Council funding TTP has been picked from 50 other companies for Home Office and Design Council funding. Part of ‘Design Out Crime’, an initiative from the Home Office’s Design & Technology Alliance Against Crime and the Design Council, TTP takes a £100,000 share of the £400,000 funding. more..	29/06/09
	East of England businesses find out more about the benefits of graduate internships East of England businesses last Friday found out more about supporting the new internship programme for the graduates of 2009. more..	29/06/09
	Ashcroft Enterprise Society is formed to provide city-wide activities A new society for students of enterprise and associated courses has been launched by the Ashcroft International Business School at a reception in the Ruskin Gallery. more..	29/06/09
	Cambridge Index rises 1.3% Outperforming major equity indices, the Cambridge Index finished the week on a positive note, rising 1.3% to 4,806.4. more..	29/06/09
	MasterClass delegates to enjoy river cruise Delegates to Captum's MasterClass: 'R&D and Innovation Management' will enjoy a dinner cruise on the River Cam on the evening of 9th July. more..	29/06/09
	Susan Gritton, Ruth Padel and Iain Burnside to present Darwin in music and poetry Cambridge music lovers are set for a magical evening on 10 July when a trio of world-class performers take to the stage to present music and poetry that celebrates the creative spirit liberated in the wake of Charles Darwin’s ideas. more..	26/06/09
	ArtVPS enjoys great success with first software release Pre-release debut of Shaderlight rendering plug-in for 3ds Max hits over 800 downloads in its first two weeks. more..	26/06/09
	Sassoon campaign launched by University Library A campaign to acquire and preserve for the nation the archive of Siegfried Sassoon’s personal papers – including a draft copy of 'A Soldier’s Declaration' – has been launched by Cambridge University Library at Sotheby’s. more..	26/06/09
	La Playa celebrates 10 years in style Cambridge-based insurance specialist La Playa celebrated 10 years in business last week, with a vibrant Spanish-themed party at the atmospheric Cambridge University Union Society. more..	26/06/09

Member Feedback

Cambridge Network receives regular feedback on the things members like - and don't - about our service. Read some of our members' recent comments below.

Corporate Gateway

Earlier this year you passed our contact details to CVB of P. Research Labs. I am pleased to say we have now been awarded an initial 10-day market research and regulatory strategy pilot study contract. JP 18/04/08

Thank you so much for Monday nights event it was truly stimulating and really served to engage our cultural offer within the wider business and inventing community – I was raving about the flexible screen that will have media content downloaded onto it from anywhere in the world – the news on the go and beyond. HR 24/04/08

Many thanks for the generous invitation to the Cambridge Gateway Gala dinner on Tuesday evening. The food, wine and service were excellent as was the company. It was thoroughly enjoyable and productive. I enjoyed meeting the other technology experts from a wide variety of backgrounds and I hope to further the contacts established. IS 25/04/08

Thank you very much for the excellently organised event and the good time I had in Cambridge. I am very impressed about the entrepreneurial spirit of the people I met in Cambridge. JP 29/04/08

Thanks for organising a very interesting presentation. It was of great value and really got us thinking afterwards. CV 17/03/08

We get invited to many such events, but given our tight technical focus, most events do not bring serious opportunities to our attention. However, Cambridge has an exceptional reputation RM 03/09/08

Cleantech Special Interest Group

Many thanks for the breakfast – it was really interesting. As my first event, I enjoyed it and can see the real value in the Cambridge Network. SS 20/06/08

Many thanks for organising an excellent evening for the clean tech interest group last week. EG 23/11/08

India Open Meeting

Thanks. It was a great, high energy event. Very useful for me. Thanks for all your efforts, BH 30/6/08

I very much enjoyed the India session and thought your panel were excellent. PW 30/6/08

Cafe Networking

Thank you very much for your hospitality last night: it was obviously a very successful event and even in the short time I was there I had the opportunity of meeting some very interesting people. DB 16/12/08

Many thanks for your email, and for your warm welcome yesterday evening. It was a hugely successful event in all sorts of ways, and we are very grateful to have had the opportunity to address such a great number of people. Needless to say, we shall be pleased to arrange representation of TOU in the East of England at the next event planned for 24 February! We look forward to receiving further details nearer to the date. MK 17/12/08

Thanks you so much for the opportunity to speak. I agree that its a great venue for a productive informal gathering. RT 17/12/08

Website

Pay invoice on-line worked fine for me. No problem at all - quick, easy and just the way I'd hope. DB 11/07/08

I very much like the added information I am now seeing in the Newsletter, when I rest over an active link. As you promised, it makes clear whether the link is worth clicking on or not. Thank you! LvS 13/11/08

I have decided not to renew my membership of the Cambridge Network.Primarily, this decision was made because I don't think the website has really done anything to improve the functionality or services available to members since its launch. In an age of news story ranking like Digg embedded audio/video and the various other web 2.0 services dedicated to news, I think it's extremely disappointing that a site such as Cambnet, representing a high-tech area such as Cambridge has been so slow to adopt the internet. Even the RSS feeds don't work properly. There are several features which if you implemented, would vastly improve the overall experience of Cambnet and ultimately make more people use it more often.Please take this as positive feedback.NM 01/04/08

Congratulations - One of the easiest websites - but what else should I expect from Cambridge! WC 1/12/08

I posted 3 jobs on the website, our first experience with the network, and frankly it surpassed all our expectations. All three jobs have now been filled with excellent people, all of whom applied through the network. Apologies for any confusion caused and once again thank you on behalf of myself and colleagues for a sterling and indispensable service. HB 10/12/08

Miscellaneous

Keep up the good work, Cambridge Network is a very important marketing tool for us RS 01/03/08

Peter, had a stunning response from just those few contacts. Most appreciated. PK 12/03/08

Sincere thanks for your out of hours help and support. IB 26/03/08

Not sure how much feedback you get but thought I would offer some. 2 people responded to our CN news article and both are now volunteering with us. It works! JD 23/04/08

I would recommend the Cambridge Network to any organization looking for high levels of positive Media exposure! MS 26/06/08

Thank you for an enjoyable and productive evening. We gained a useful introduction from the session. DH 30/07/08

Almost 12 months ago I contacted you to assist me with loading my CV onto the Cambridge Network. Cambridge Network was a great success as T contacted me where I am now working as Sales Director. RL 9/09/08

Thank you so much for your introduction to IB. I do not know what will happen between the two of us in the future as we have known each other for too short an amount of time. But we had a very productive meeting today, he is interested by the company's future prospects and is kindly helping me draft the business plan. MO 12/09/08

Yesterday I sat next to DC, exactly what I had wanted to do, and he listened intently about my start-up. He invited me to present to the Cambridge Angel's informal session. And then of course you introduced me - personally! - to all the folks at N, and I enjoyed meeting everyone else as well. It was such a pleasant evening and so tremendously useful. MO 7/10/08

I did not have the chance to thank you on the day itself for your efforts in making our opening day a success, thus I would like to do this via this mail. I was very glad to have you as our opening speaker, and your choice of presentation focus to welcome us back to Cambridge with reference to the history has worked extremely well. BT 10/11/08 Cambridge Network keeps you informed of all the latest news from Cambridge and beyond. Wherever your interest lies, you will find this site a plentiful source of the most up-to-date news.