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£2.4 million boost from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES)
A successful nationwide scheme which helps to improve the employability and academic achievement of young people is coming to fruition, thanks to a £2.4 million boost from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) announced by HRH the Prince of Wales earlier this year.
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AstraZeneca chooses Cambridge Biomedical Campus for new R&D centre and corporate HQ
AstraZeneca today announced that its new UK-based global research and development centre and corporate headquarters will be located at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus on the southern outskirts of the city. By 2016, the new site will house a highly-skilled workforce of approximately 2,000.
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Anglia Ruskin expert addresses growing problem
Dr Aled Jones, Director of the Global Sustainability Institute at Anglia Ruskin University, will deliver a keynote presentation focusing on the scarcity of vital resources at the sixth annual Agriculture Investment Summit in London next week (26-27 June).
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Chancellor confers University of Cambridge Honorary Degrees 2013
The Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Lord Sainsbury of Turville, yesterday (Tuesday) conferred Honorary Degrees on eight distinguished individuals at a congregation in the Senate House.
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Engineering the future
The UK needs to recruit more bright, young engineers - but what do young people really think engineering involves? Tim Minshall decided to find out.
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eg technology deliver innovative cell separation instrument for ANGLE plc
eg technology has today announced the completion of the development of the Parsorter PR1 instrument for ANGLE plc including the identification of and documentation transfer to ANGLE’s manufacturing partner, Cogent Technology Ltd.
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Local charity appoints Head of Properties and Green Spaces
Cambridge Past Present & Future (CambridgePPF) – the charity that campaigns to keep the city special – has recruited a new member of staff. Philip Robson joins the team as Head of Properties and Green Spaces.
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Pneumacare announces appointment of new clinical manager
PneumaCare, the Cambridge UK-based respiratory monitoring medical imaging company, has announced the appointment of their new Clinical Manager, Rachel Wilson.
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Events and courses offer opportunities to network and learn
Once again the Cambridge Network and its Learning Collaboration offer a diverse range of events and courses for members over the next few weeks. Come along to discuss Corporate Social Responsibility; find out what the Network offers larger organisations; or attend a training course to improve your delegation, influencing, project or people management skills.
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Anglia Fireplaces appoints KISS Communications
Anglia Fireplaces, one of the UK’s largest fireplace retailers, has appointed KISS Communications to handle its PR account.
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Nigel Pilkington of SEB Venture Capital joins Zinwave Board of Directors
Zinwave Ltd, a global provider of wideband active distributed antenna systems (DAS) for in-building wireless coverage, is pleased to announce that Nigel Pilkington, Head of SEB Venture Capital’s London office, has joined its Board of Directors.
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Recession proof your products
Almost daily we are told that frugal spending by consumers is unavoidable in challenging economic times. In response, some businesses search for overhead-saving solutions and it is sadly too common to hear of a scalpel being taken to New Product Development or R&D resources working on projects beyond the immediate budget year.
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Horizon and Hisun Pharmaceuticals partner on gene-engineered bioproduction cell line
Horizon Discovery, a leading provider of cell line genome engineering products and services, today announced it has entered into an agreement with Hisun Pharmaceuticals (Hisun) to optimize Horizon’s newly engineered CHO bioproduction cell line for commercial use. Hisun will be using Horizon’s glutamine synthetase (GS) double knock-out cell line for use in therapeutic antibody manufacturing. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
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uSing while you work: 35% discount for Network members
With the sudden rise in popularity for workplace choirs, uSing can offer team building sessions through singing as a one off or help you set up your very own workplace choir .uSing are looking to continue their relationship with local companies and, for a limited time, will be again offering fellow Cambridge Network members a 35% discount on team-building sessions!
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Spending Review must deliver committed vision for infrastructure
The Government must take bold steps to speed up and reduce the cost of delivering infrastructure in the UK, according to the sector’s leading industry bodies. The Infrastructure Alliance represents individuals and companies who together build and maintain the UK’s utilities and transport networks. It is calling for the Government to use its Spending Review on 26 June to make a long-term commitment to deliver the infrastructure that will drive growth in the economy.
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MedImmune and NGM Biopharmaceuticals link for research on diabetes and obesity
AstraZeneca today announced that MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, and NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. have entered into an exclusive agreement to discover, develop and commercialise novel therapeutics from NGM’s enteroendocrine cell (EEC) programme for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity.
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An end to infrastructure patch and mend
A new free best practice guide aims to help civil engineering organisations and individuals recognise the importance and benefits of effective asset management and the risks and costs associated with a chosen strategy. The guide has been launched by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)/ Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES) Management Panel.
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Impressive line-up announced for 7th digital marketing event
Conferences come and go, but the Cambridge Digital Marketing Conference has stood the test of time. More than just great content, it provides a superb opportunity for marketers to network with peers and experts from leading organisations and agencies. Marketers and General Managers from B2B, B2C and NFP organisations large and small will find something to inform, educate and amuse.
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UroSens receives £0.5 million funding and starts clinical trials
UroSens Ltd, a start-up diagnostic company developing novel, non-invasive urine tests for the detection of prostate and bladder cancer, has announced it has received £0.5M ($0.8M) investment and has entered into clinical trials to assess the accuracy of its novel UroSens Mcm5-ELISA diagnostic test for the detection of bladder cancer.
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Ely Cathedral 'biggest challenge yet' for Cambridge musical collective
Cambridge’s maverick musical sensation The Dowsing Sound Collective will be performing their most technically challenging gig yet at Ely Cathedral. More than 100 of the group’s talented singers and musicians will be appearing in the performance Home on the evening of 6th July, hot on the heels of an EP release.
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