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	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Cambridge University portfolio companies buck the economic trend Cambridge University portfolio companies have raised more than £30 million since September. more..	24/06/09
	PA Consulting outlines novel approach to combined dissolution - 24 June 2009, London Jon Howells, Consultant in Technology & Innovation at PA Consulting Group, will outline 'A novel approach to combined dissolution and assay tests based on rapid extraction techniques' on Wednesday 24 June 2009 (14.50hrs), Day 1 of Vision Gain's Annual Dissolution Testing, Bioequivalence and Bioavailability Availability Strategies in London. more..	23/06/09
	Leading author is speaking at Digital Conference Alan Moore, the originator of the term ‘Engagement Marketing’, and co-author of thought-leading books including 'Communities Dominate Brands, and 'Social Media Marketing'. is the latest speaker to be confirmed for the CIM Digital Marketing Conference on 9th July. more..	23/06/09
	Best foot forward for Eradicil on Radio 2! Drivetime star Chris Evans welcomes product to aid his ailing feet. more..	23/06/09
	Mills & Reeve advises Azellon on £1.6 million fundraising Leading law firm Mills & Reeve LLP has helped ground-breaking biomedical research company Azellon Limited successfully close a funding round of up to £700,000. This, together with grant and other funding, took the total raised by the company to £1.6 million. more..	22/06/09
	Couldn't make it to the meeting? Catch up online! If you’ve missed the chance to hear some of the great speakers Cambridge Network has presented this year, you can now catch up – thanks to Stream Projects, which has kindly filmed some of the Network’s larger events and made them available to members online. more..	22/06/09
	MOD seeks innovative research into prosthetics and imagery extraction Are you involved in innovative research into prosthetics? Or perhaps you are working on new systems for automatic imagery extraction and processing? If so, you will be interested to know that the Ministry of Defence has announced two new SBRI competitions, due to open next month. more..	22/06/09
	Horizon appoints Dr Darrin M Disley as Executive Chairman Horizon Discovery today announces that it has appointed Dr Darrin M Disley as its Executive Chairman. Dr Disley is a serial entrepreneur with the experience of setting-up seven new ventures in the Biotech, IT and Consumer Products markets and has a track-record for building sustainable businesses from low-tech and high-tech innovation. more..	16/06/09
	BioBridge celebrates 20 years of innovation consultancy BioBridge Ltd, the Cambridge-based independent life science innovation consultancy, was founded in 1989 and has been at the forefront of biotechnology and life science advances since then. more..	12/06/09
	Sopris partner with Doug Richard's School for Startups Sopris announce exciting new partnership with School for Startups, the UK’s leading provider of business training for entrepreneurs. more..	11/06/09
	Beanstalk Management Energises Gennext’s Search for Photovoltaic Solar Park Investment Partners Beanstalk Management, the innovative corporate finance house, has been appointed exclusive advisor to Gennext, who have successfully secured licences to develop photovoltaic parks in South East Europe –with short-term investment opportunities in Greece. more..	10/06/09
	Orthomimetics selected as finalist for the MacRobert Award Orthomimetics, the UK based regenerative medicine company, has been chosen as one of four finalists from a record number of entries for the prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award. more..	08/06/09
	CUE Grand Finale and 10th anniversary The CUE Entrepreneurs’ Challenge is coming to a close and you're invited to its Grand Finale, where winners of £5000 prizes are announced in the streams of Technology, Social Enterprise and Software. This year is particularly special since CUE is also celebrating its 10th Anniversary and has a series of live pitches from exciting entrepreneurs. more..	05/06/09
	It's so good, I could lick it..... No, it's not the latest Ben n Jerry flavour release. We know you'll all echo our thoughts and excitement (yeah, this is cause for even the dullest of accountants to sit up and take notice!); Finally we're able to say "sorry Sage, its the end of the line. Step aside for the new wave of web-based accounting..." more..	04/06/09
	New centre for biomedical research opens Cambridge’s world-leading Biomedical Campus has been complemented by the opening last week of the West Forvie Building, which has just undergone a multi-million pound refurbishment. more..	03/06/09
	Salimetrics to add DNA testing service to compliment Salivary Biomarker Assays already offered to researchers Salimetrics has added a new DNA testing service - designed to assist researchers to investigate selected genetic polymorphisms related to hormone and biomarker assays - in addition to its salivary assay service offered within the US and Europe. more..	02/06/09
	Cambridge start-up launches consortium of top European Companies The Centre for Business Innovation (CfBI), a start-up founded by Peter Hewkin in March 2009, launched the ‘First European Microfluidics Consortium’ (MF-1) in Cambridge on Friday. more..	01/06/09
	BlueGnome launches 'Upgrade me' plan to help laboratories scale up arrayCGH BlueGnome announced today a programme designed specifically to meet the needs of laboratories that are looking to scale up the volume of their arrayCGH investigations. more..	29/05/09
	Horizon Discovery ia a finalist in Global Entrepreneurship Competition On June 18th the winner of this year’s Global Entrepreneurship Competition, held in Barcelona, will be announced, and Cambridge-based Horizon Discovery has been selected as a finalist. more..	29/05/09
	Presentation of first clinical study of new non-invasive lung function device wins award PneumaCare Ltd has made rapid progress in developing a new generation of medical monitoring devices which use light scanning technology. more..	29/05/09
	Bailey Fisher launches new networking event for first-time CEOs CEOs 4 Technology offers first-time CEOs an opportunity to meet with their peers to share ideas and discuss issues of relevance to their roles in a very relaxed setting. more..	29/05/09
	Inotec AMD receives further funding to develop chronic wound treatments Inotec AMD Ltd. has reached the technical milestones necessary to trigger the second tranche of investment from the Cambridge Capital Group of business angels. The company, which has also received funding from the Cambridge Enterprise Seed Funds, has been developing a new way to provide topical oxygen therapy for use in healing chronic wounds. more..	28/05/09
	Dive masters to give entrepreneurs strategic insights The 10th Cambridge Enterprise Conference - 'Diving with Dolphins: Navigating International Waters' tales place on Wednesday 23rd September 2009 at Churchill College, Cambridge. more..	28/05/09
	Focus on materials at Armourers & Brasiers' Cambridge Forum On Tuesday 9th June, Cambridge University's Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy will host the Armourers & Brasiers' Cambridge Forum. Highlight of the day will be the 11th Kelly Lecture, by Professor CNR Rao FRS of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore. more..	27/05/09
	Population Genetics Technologies Ltd appoints VP Business Development Population Genetics Technologies Ltd announces the appointment of Dr Frank Massam as Vice President of Business Development. more..	26/05/09
	4 axis CNC milling puts Acro in pole position for prototype development Precision engineering company Acro have announced the launch of a new service to provide 3D machining for fast prototype development. more..	26/05/09
	R&D Management - the neglected skill R&D Management is a multidisciplinary skill, requiring a combination of technical expertise, an understanding of innovation, teamwork, problem solving, IP management and financial decision making. There appears to be no training programme in the UK for these skills, so Captum has developed a new MasterClass to meet this need. more..	26/05/09
	Open Day will showcase new technology company, Plarion Ltd Plarion Ltd, a new technology consultancy based in Melbourn, are holding an Open Day to demonstrate their key technology capabilities in the areas of thin films, micro- and nano-structures. more..	26/05/09
	Population Genetics Technologies Ltd secures £2 million in Series A funding Population Genetics technologies (PGT) Ltd, a privately owned company based in Cambridge, UK today announced that it had successfully met the commercial and development milestones set by its principal investors, thereby securing its final £2 million of Series A funding. more..	22/05/09
	Staffords LLP Partner appointed to First Tier Tax Tribunal Julian Stafford, Senior Partner at Staffords Chartered Accountants has been appointed as a member of the First Tier Tax Tribunal, the successor to the General and Special Commissioners and the VAT tribunals. more..	22/05/09
	'£1k to go low carbon' extended to 31 July Following the successful launch of its ground breaking ‘£1k Low Carbon Voucher’, i10 has extended the scheme to run until 31 July 2009 to ensure as many businesses as possible can apply for help to go low carbon. more..	22/05/09
	Supporting technology transfer Cambridge Consultants advises Cambridge University’s tech transfer arm on IP strategy, identifying a potential multimillion dollar opportunity in a high growth drug discovery market. more..	21/05/09
	CamCreative - May 28th. Come and join us next week Next CamCreative is Thursday May 28th from 7.00pm at the Cambridge Arts Picture House. Come along and take part in a fun arts quiz session for 20 minutes! A bottle of wine for the winner. It'll be a broad selection of questions - so beware! more..	21/05/09
	UK embedded systems event attracts engineers from across Europe Over 150 developers of hi-tech systems attended this year's Embedded Masterclass, an event that introduces engineers to new technologies and tools for the development of hi-tech systems. more..	20/05/09
	Funding gap will lead to further consolidation of biotech industry... while the UK and Europe could lose out in a US biotech revival The depth and virulence of the financial crisis means that the funding model for the biotechnology industry will have to change, leading to a period of increased consolidation, according to the latest annual biotechnology report issued by Marks & Clerk, one of the worlds leading intellectual property firms. more..	19/05/09
	Companies unite to fight against hospital superbugs Universal Sensors Ltd and Cambridge Design Partnership (of Cambridge, UK) and Nottingham Trent University have entered into a strategic alliance to develop a hand-held system to detect the hospital superbugs, C.difficile and MRSA. more..	18/05/09
	SolidWorks Design Days - your route to better products and a better business Innova Systems will be taking the SolidWorks 3D Design Technology on a tour of the UK to introduce engineering companies and designers to the power and capabilities that this advanced design software offers. more..	18/05/09
	Prof. Alan Barrell will chair the Pneumacare board Prof. Alan Barrell will chair the board of PneumaCare Ltd, a company established with a mission to design and develop a new generation of medical monitoring devices using light scanning technology. more..	18/05/09
	Cambridge Consultants to showcase inhaler design and development process at RDD 2009 Cambridge Consultants, the leading design and development company, offers pharma companies faster routes to market at RDD (Europe). more..	15/05/09
	BlueGnome launches BlueFuse Multi v2.0 arrayCGH analysis software BlueFuse Multi v2.0 provides a comprehensive arrayCGH database solution; combining facilities to manage all arrayCGH information, fully automated data analysis and sophisticated visualization tools. more..	14/05/09
	Leading clean energy business grows on in Norwich Achor International, the clean energy research, development and commercialisation company has successfully grown on from its home in the Norwich Research Park Bio-Incubator and into new premises at nearby Colney Hall. more..	14/05/09
	£1.65 M investment establishes epigenomics sequencing facility at the Babraham Institute, part of the new East of England Genetic Research Hub The Babraham Institute announces a new state-of-the-art genome sequencing facility, following a major investment of £1.65 million from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Medical Research Council (MRC) in partnership with the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Trophoblast Research. more..	14/05/09
	Innova Biosciences and Cancer Research Technology form an alliance for a portfolio of conjugated oncology antibodies Innova Biosciences, the inventor of the world’s easiest to use conjugation kit and Cancer Research Technology (CRT), the commercialisation arm of Cancer Research UK have signed a licence agreement to develop a portfolio of conjugated antibodies against novel oncology targets. more..	13/05/09
	On the road to innovation Cambridge Consultants invites UK companies to its road show, demonstrating how they can buck the trend and innovate for growth and profitability. more..	07/05/09
	Antitope Ltd. announces Episcreen agreement with GlaxoSmithKline plc. Antitope Ltd., a Cambridge-based biotechnology company, today announced the signing of a further research collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline plc. (GSK). more..	06/05/09
	Cambridge Consultants brings the ‘connected patient’ concept to life Wireless medical device that connects patients to doctors and online applications offers improved compliance, better outcomes, and reduced long-term treatment costs. more..	06/05/09
	Tessella and Berry Consultants partner to produce a tool for trial designers Companies announce availability of fixed and adaptive clinical trial simulator – Tessella Berry FACTS™ - that allows trial designers to evaluate, compare and optimize adaptive designs. more..	06/05/09
	'High growth opportunities in India despite the global downturn' - THINKindia Webinar In an exclusive webinar hosted by THINKindia on 20th May at 12:30 GMT; Zenesys researchers (partner of THINKindia) will present “High growth opportunities in India despite the global downturn". more..	06/05/09
	Credit crunch has a silver lining for Acro Engineering Acro Engineering has had enquiries for new business from as far away as Germany. This is due to the weak pound making UK based manufacturers increasingly competitive on price. more..	05/05/09
	InforSense and Tessella forge strategic partnership Companies partner to deliver scientific intelligence for improved drug discovery, disease understanding and productivity. more..	05/05/09
	Using technology to develop technology - the Embedded Masterclass On the 7th and 12th of May in Cambridge and Bristol, an event called the Embedded Masterclass will bring together vendors from around the world that develop and sell the tools and software that are used to develop intelligent devices. more..	01/05/09
	Women 4 Technology: inaugural networking lunch Bailey Fisher welcomed 20 of Cambridge’s female decision makers to the inaugural Women 4 Technology networking lunch at Restaurant Alimentum this week. more..	01/05/09
	New Chief Executive for PHG Foundation PHG Foundation has appointed Dr Mukesh Kapila CBE as its new Chief Executive, to succeed Ron Zimmern who will become the organisation's Chairman later in the year. more..	01/05/09
	GUI GUI GUI - The Embedded Masterclass lifts the lid This year's hi-tech developer's event, The Embedded Masterclass offers engineers the opportunity to learn 'all things GUI'. This year's event offers a 'GUI Development Workshop' as well has the chance to meet several of the world's leading providers of GUI development tools. more..	30/04/09
	Cambridge Network extends into the Greater South East London Business School (Regents Park, London) and BP (Sunbury-on-Thames) have just joined as members of Cambridge Network, adding to a number of other London companies who are already members. more..	28/04/09
	Business support roadshow offers advice in the East of England i10 and Business Link are working in partnership to take a business support mobile roadshow to businesses across the East of England in April and May 2009. The aim of the roadshows is to offer local companies advice and support on preparing their business for the future. more..	27/04/09
	SDC to reveal new embedded systems technologies at the UK Embedded Masterclass SDC Systems have announced that they have several new embedded systems technologies that they will be exhibiting for the first time at this year's Embedded Masterclass, to take place in Cambridge and Bristol on the 7th and 12th May. more..	27/04/09
	International success for Master’s in Bioscience Enterprise students HivioSense, a business conceived by students from the Master’s in Bioscience Enterprise Programme at Cambridge University, has recorded success in an international business plan competition based in the Netherlands. more..	27/04/09
	MasterClass: Valuing Technology MasterClass: Valuing Technology Wednesday 20th May 2009 Thorpe Park Hotel Leeds 1150 Century Way Thorpe Park Leeds LS15 8ZB more..	24/04/09
	Scientific Alliance newsletter 24th April 2009 - Making the most of agricultural technology - A worthy winner, for the wrong reasons more..	24/04/09
	Linguamatics integrates ChemAxon technology to provide enhanced chemical text mining capabilities Linguamatics, a leader in enterprise text mining for the life science and other markets, today announced a partnership with ChemAxon, a leading provider of cheminformatics software, which has seen the integration of ChemAxon's substructure and structure similarity search capabilities into the I2E semantic knowledge-discovery platform. more..	23/04/09
	Cambridge Research Biochemicals to be part of groundbreaking European initiative Research support company Cambridge Research Biochemicals (CRB) Limited has secured a key role in a European initiative to bring together experts in scientific research from across Europe. more..	23/04/09
	Liquid crystal lasers promise cheaper, high colour resolution laser television Researchers at Cambridge University's Centre of Molecular Materials for Photonics and Electronics (CMMPE) are leading the way towards the development of extremely high colour resolution laser displays using liquid crystal laser technology. more..	23/04/09
	UK embedded systems event on track for further success The Embedded Masterclass 2009 looks set for success as both delegate numbers and exhibitors are on target to increase on previous years. This year’s event includes participation from major players such as Intel, IBM, Wind River and Greenhills. more..	22/04/09
	Nine new X chromosome genes associated with learning disabilities uncovered A collaboration between more than 70 researchers across the globe has uncovered nine new genes on the X chromosome that, when knocked-out, lead to learning disabilities. more..	22/04/09
	Salimetrics founder Prof Douglas Granger presents "Spit Camp" saliva training day, Cambridge June 8th 2009 If you are working with Salivary Biomarkers please take advantage of this further Training Day which has been arranged in Cambridge at Anglia Ruskin University on June 8th 2009. Cost of the full day is only £50. more..	20/04/09
	Software engineers from across UK to attend Cambridge technology event Software engineers from across the UK have registered to attend the Embedded Masterclass, an exhibition and conference for developers of hi-tech systems. The Embedded Masterclass will take place at Bar Hill, near Cambridge on the 7th May and at Falfield, near Bristol on the 12th May. more..	17/04/09
	Babraham researchers reveal how immune cells can be harnessed to target melanoma Researchers at the Babraham Institute and the University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Italy, co-ordinating an international network of scientists and clinicians from Europe, the USA and Japan, have identified new mechanisms through which the immune system recognises and responds to tumours like melanomas. more..	17/04/09
	SolidWorks 3D CAD enables bespoke autoclave development Autoclave manufacturer ESTS (GB) Ltd have announced their recent acquisition of SolidWorks, an advanced 3D engineering design software that enables engineers to create virtual 3D models of their designs and to generate detailed manufacturing data. more..	16/04/09
	Antitope Ltd announces antibody research agreement with NKT Therapeutics, Inc. Antitope Ltd today announced a research agreement with NKT Therapeutics Inc ("NKT") for the generation of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies. Under the agreement, Antitope will apply its proprietary Composite Human AntibodyTM technology for the generation of humanized antibodies for treatment of asthma and other chronic diseases. more..	14/04/09
	Involved in saliva testing? -Salimetrics publishes Saliva Collection and Handling Advice leaflet World leader in Saliva Analysis, Salimetrics have today published a comprehensive leaflet covering Saliva Collection and Handling Advice, the contents of which are detailed below. To receive your free copy please e mail: info@salimetricseurope.com more..	09/04/09
	Cambridge collaborators unravel the neuronal circuitry keeping metabolism and fat storage in check Scientists at the Babraham Institute, the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and the University of Cambridge have unravelled novel aspects of the biochemical signalling pathways that enable the tiny roundworm, C. elegans, to modify its metabolism in response to food using a neurochemical signalling system that has parallels in mammals. more..	09/04/09
	Research reveals new information about antibiotic resistance in bacteria Scientists at the University of Cambridge have uncovered the final piece in the jigsaw revealing the structure of ‘efflux pumps’ which allow Salmonella and other disease-causing bacteria to develop resistance to antibiotics and other drugs. more..	08/04/09
	Acro uses 3D machining technology for bespoke heatsink production Using SolidCAM technology to drive a vertical machining centre, Acro have been able to produce highly complex heatsinks for use in military RF electronic systems. more..	06/04/09
	US stem cell research still limited by a Dickey-Wicker So, President Obama has rescued US stem cell research from the dark old days of George Bush, right? Er, not just yet... more..	03/04/09
	Ada to C conversion tool brings new life to legacy code Ada to C conversion tool that gives developers the ability to automatically convert legacy software written in Ada to the C programming language. more..	03/04/09
	Horizon Discovery sign three-year collaboration with world-leading cancer pharma Genentech Horizon Discovery today announced it has entered into a strategic collaboration with Genentech Inc. The renewable three-year relationship builds on the previous four business agreements between the companies. more..	02/04/09
	Continued success for Cambridge Entrepreneurs A biotech start-up formed by students from the University of Cambridge’s Masters in Bioscience Enterprise postgraduate business course has come second in a university “Idea Idol” competition. more..	02/04/09
	Cambridge gene hunters find two new breast cancer genes Two new regions of the human genome linked to breast cancer have been found by an international team of scientists led by Cambridge University researchers; one increases the risk while the other reduces the risk of developing breast cancer. more..	01/04/09
	New season of recession-busting courses announced by Cambridge Marketing College This year's programme of Technology Marketing courses is a must-have for businesses seeking to improve their market-share and profitability in difficult times. Grants are available to cover at least half of the fees, for most companies. more..	31/03/09
	Thank you to ERBI for supporting patients at Addenbrooke’s Biotech support organisation, ERBI, has raised £20,000 for projects at Addenbrooke's. more..	31/03/09
	Choosing a Linux version for the development of intelligent devices "Roll your own" or "Buy off the shelf" ? A presentation and workshop at The Embedded Masterclass explores the nature of commercial Linux and its suitability for electronic devices and realtime systems. more..	31/03/09
	Zigbee and other low power wireless technologies to be explored at UK embedded systems event The Embedded Masterclass has announced that a key presentation will be an exploration of the use of ZigBee and similar low power wireless technologies. more..	27/03/09
	Established life science company chooses Gael to support Quality Management system As Document Control and Audit Management are key requirements to comply with life science industry regulations, Cambridge based medical device manufacturer, Biochrom Ltd has chosen a compliance management solution from Scottish software company Gael Ltd. more..	27/03/09
	Clockwork plants How do plants tell the time and the passing of the seasons? Plant scientists are enlisting the help of engineers in their quest to uncover the rhythms of circadian clocks. more..	26/03/09
	Horizon secures world-wide exclusive licence from University of Maryland, Baltimore on new X-MAN cell lines Horizon Discovery today announced it has secured world-wide exclusive rights to a panel of new patient-relevant human isogenic disease models developed by University of Maryland, Baltimore using its proprietary GENESIS platform. more..	26/03/09
	Developing safety critical software - meet the experts Cambridge Embedded Systems event will help address the demands of developing safety crtical software for mission critical systems. more..	25/03/09
	Intellectual Property and the upturn? A wise move - preparing IP for the upturn. more..	24/03/09
	Free Set Up Day On All Telemarketing Pilots In April And May more..	24/03/09
	Babraham Institute celebrates 15th anniversary of Schools’ Day to inspire scientists of the future Babraham scientists have been sharing their passion for science with over 1,500 pupils, from primary school age to 6th formers during National Science and Engineering week. The Institute celebrated its 15th annual Schools’ Science Day, opening its laboratories to 140 GCSE and A’ level students from 18 schools across Cambridgeshire. more..	24/03/09
	'Cure or kill' ultimatum stimulates demand for complex trials LCG Bioscience outlines increased support for complex trials at DIA. more..	24/03/09
	Samian have the only plastic sorting and recycling facility in the UK SAMIAN have recently established a new, state of the art factory in Gloucestershire to produce finished raw material from the mixed plastic fraction resulting from WEEE recycling, using the latest laser technology to provide a modern exciting alternative to the current processes. more..	23/03/09
	Oxfordshire science and engineering leaders open Tessella's new headquarters Tessella, the technology and consulting services company selected by R&D, science and engineering leaders for business-critical assignments, celebrates the opening of its new headquarters in The Quadrant, Abingdon Science Park, Oxfordshire. more..	20/03/09
	Do you know the value of your technology? To learn how to value technology, come to Captum's MasterClass: Valuing Technology on 26 March in London. At the MasterClass, Michael Brand will give a straightforward explanation of the most common approaches to valuation. Topics covered include: risk adjusted Net Present Value, Monte Carlo simulation and Real Option valuation. more..	18/03/09
	'Low cost GaN LEDs for energy saving, reducing carbon emissions and purifying water' Learn about the importance of Gallium Nitride for next generation high frequency, high power transistors at Cambridge Network's Open Meeting on Monday March 30th, when Professor Colin Humphreys, CBE, FREng will be one of three eminent speakers. more..	17/03/09
	Cambridge hi-tech developers event attracts greater support for 2009 This year's Embedded Masterclass is on track to be bigger and better than ever before. more..	16/03/09
	Philips seeks potential Corporate Gateway partners in clean tech, consumer lifestyle, lighting and healthcare Philips Research, which opened a new facility at Cambridge Science Park last November, is actively seeking research partners and collaborators. As part of this quest, it is representing one of the world-leading companies taking part in this month’s unique partnering event, Cambridge Corporate Gateway. more..	13/03/09
	Report calls for 'medical bandwidth' to boost adoption of wireless technology A dedicated frequency band for medical devices would boost confidence and stimulate uptake of wireless technology within a healthcare environment. This is one of the recommendations of a new report launched by ERBI Medtech in conjunction with Cambridge Wireless. more..	13/03/09
	Sentinel Oncology Limited announces HERG technology licensing opportunity Sentinel Oncology, the Cambridge-based cancer company focused on the discovery of novel treatments for cancer patients is pleased to announce that a new and effective method for removal of hERG ion channel affinity in drug molecules is available for licence. more..	12/03/09
	New BioPark tenant company Heptares Therapeutics raises £21m Having recently raised £21m, Heptares Therapeutics is the latest drug discovery biotechnology company to move to BioPark in Welwyn Garden City. more..	11/03/09
	Cambridge embedded systems event to include MISRA C++ workshop MISRA C++ workshop will enable delegates to understand the key features of MISRA C++, the rationale behind it, and finally why and when should we use it. more..	10/03/09
	Landmark inventor compensation claim in healthcare battle In a landmark ruling in the High Court, GE Healthcare has been ordered to pay compensation of £1.5 million to two of its former employees, for their contribution in creating a diagnostic tool for detecting heart defects. more..	10/03/09
	First patient treated with implant for regenerative repair of articular cartilage and bone Orthomimetics, the UK based regenerative medicine company, has enrolled the first patient in its European pilot clinical trial of Chondromimetic, the company's flagship product for the repair of articular cartilage and bone. more..	09/03/09
	Scientific Alliance newsletter 6th March 2009 - The EU is still fudging the issues on GM crops - The future of nanotechnology and other emerging technologies more..	06/03/09
	Innova software enables fast creation of technical manuals and user guides Innova's '3DVia Composer' software will enable the fast creation of assembly instructions, customer-service procedures, marketing materials, user manuals, field-service repair manuals, training materials and web-based catalogues. more..	05/03/09
	SDC Systems appointed distributor for Mapusoft OS Porting Technologies SDC Systems to distribute embedded software re-usability solutions from Mapusoft. more..	03/03/09
	New MasterClass develops market forecasting skills The second in Captum's new 'Finance for the Technology Manager' MasterClass series on Thursday 12 March will focus on market forecasting. Valuing technology for fund raising or licensing is critically dependent on forecasting sales; this MasterClass will demonstrate current approaches to forecasting. more..	03/03/09
	New insights from cellular signals pinpoint a therapeutic target to tackle cardiovascular disease Scientists at the Babraham Institute have identified a new signalling process in the heart. This discovery will help scientists and doctors to understand the complex biochemistry that causes the abnormal thickening of the heart muscle – called hypertrophy – in response to conditions such as high blood pressure and coronary heart disease. more..	27/02/09
	Melbourn Scientific adopts growth strategy Melbourn Scientific diversifies management to offer a partnership approach to contract research. more..	27/02/09
	Abcam announces appointment of Non-Executive Deputy Chairman as Cleevely prepares to step down Abcam plc (AIM: ABC), the rapidly growing bioscience company that markets antibodies via its own online catalogue, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Redmond as the Company's Non-Executive Deputy Chairman. more..	26/02/09
	Enterprise agreement for Eradicil laundry bug killer A brave move to introduce a new product into the crowded over-the-counter pharmaceuticals market is reaping returns for Cambridge-based Vidant Pharma Limited. more..	25/02/09
	Bursary will help Cambridge company toward sweet smell of success Dr Jenny Tillotson of Sensory Design & Technology Ltd – a new Cambridge company that marries art and science to embed scent in jewellery and 'smart' clothing – has won backing from the East of England Development Agency's (EEDA's) Enterprising Women Bursary Fund. more..	23/02/09
	Embedded Masterclass to feature Intel’s new 'Atom' low power processor The new Intel Atom processor, Intel's smallest processor that is built with the world's smallest transistors, will be exhibited at Embedded Masterclass 2009, Cambridge 7th May. more..	23/02/09
	Catalysts for success: Bailey Fisher excels at helping high-growth technology companies buck the trend Over the past year, Bailey Fisher has completed more than 30 senior level hires, placing executives within various sectors from media tech, clean tech, digital media and software development, within the Cambridge technology cluster, London and the Midlands. more..	20/02/09
	Enterprise Tuesday talk advises on bringing scientific innovations to market Prof Chris Abell, Prof Biological Chemistry, University of Cambridge, gave an inspiring talk at Enterprise Tuesday this week on how scientists can work with entrepreneurs and corporate managers to bring the vision of their ideas and innovations to commercial reality. more..	20/02/09
	netXtra launches polished new interactive website for Cleaning and Support Services Association Long Melford based netXtra has recently designed, developed and launched a new website for the Cleaning and Support Services Association (CSSA). As well as consolidating site functionality and increasing its member interactivity, the new website provides members and others within the cleaning industry, with a central hub of useful information. more..	19/02/09
	Stem Cell EESCN 'Question Time' special Using stem cells to treat patients is one of the most hotly debated topics in the media at the moment. Are these treatments safe? Are they available in the UK? What do scientists and patients think of these treatments? Will the NHS be able to fund them? more..	19/02/09
	Hi-tech developers event to explore data management technologies in embedded systems Embedded Masterclass 2009 to discuss the increasing use of commercial database technologies in embedded systems. more..	18/02/09
	SolidWorks 3D design technology offers competitive edge to UK furniture designer A brave investment in leading edge design software enables Craig Jones Design to grow and prosper. more..	18/02/09
	'Meet the Clinic' on Tuesday - sign up now! Don't miss the chance to sign up for Cambridge Network's next 'Meet the Clinic' event, focussing on personal health records (PHRs) and the opportunities that electronic PHRs might offer, later today(Tuesday 17 February) at The Clinical School, Addenbrooke's Hospital. more..	17/02/09
	Innova Biosciences awarded EU grant to develop cancer biomarker discovery platform Innova Biosciences Ltd (Cambridge, UK), a leader in the field of bioconjugation, has been awarded €455,000 of a €3,000,000 European grant. Through the PROACTIVE consortium, a unique high throughput plasma screening platform will be developed for the discovery of biomarkers of early stage cancer. more..	17/02/09
	Leading teams in challenging times - the next Cambridge Business Lecture At the next Cambridge Business Lecture on Wednesday March 4th, Louise Makin will talk about how, as CEO of BTG plc, she turned around a sprawling, stodgy, public sector organisation into a focussed pharmaceutical business, in the face of extreme cultural inertia. more..	16/02/09
	Dolomite increases microfluidic chip functionality Dolomite, world leader in microfluidic design and manufacture has significantly increased its offering with the ability to integrate metal electrodes into its range of glass and polymer microfluidic chips. more..	16/02/09
	Quadro designs new HoMedics MiBody personal healthcare system Quadro Design Associates has designed the new HoMedics MiBody 360 personal healthcare monitoring system which is launched this week at the Ambiente Consumer Goods Show in Frankfurt. more..	13/02/09
	Finance for the Technology Manager - new programmes for 2009 Finance for the Technology Manager is an introductory programme of three new MasterClasses developed by Captum Capital to meet the needs of those with science and technology training who require an understanding of financial concepts. more..	10/02/09
	Salimetrics Europe to exhibit salivary biomarker sports performance testing at 'Think Fitness' soccer conference In conjunction with thinkfitness.net, Salimetrics - world leader in Salivary Biomarker Analysis - will exhibit at the forthcoming soccer performance conference to be held at Champneys, Tring. more..	10/02/09
	Sentinel Oncology Limited p70S6 kinase inhibitor licensing opportunity Sentinel Oncology, the Cambridge based cancer company focused on the discovery of novel treatments for cancer patients, is pleased to announce that its p70S6 kinase programme is available for partnering. more..	06/02/09
	ERBI welcomes a preliminary line-up of industry experts ERBI’s Cambridge BioPartnering Exchange, to be held at Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, near Cambridge from June 10th -12th 2009 welcomes an exciting preliminary line-up of speakers. more..	06/02/09
	Ithaka Life Sciences renews successful contract with Scottish Enterprise Ithaka Life Sciences, the leading provider of consultancy and interim management services to new and growing life science businesses, has had its existing contract with Scottish Enterprise extended to assist and advise life science research teams looking to move projects from the lab into the market place. more..	05/02/09
	Software timing analysis to be explained at the UK Embedded Masterclass Software timing analysis should not be guesswork - in many cases it is essential and often critical to the success of a project. "Improving Real-Time Behaviour for Reliable Systems" is the title of a three hour workshop to be held at both the Cambridge and Bristol locations of this year's Embedded Masterclass event. more..	05/02/09
	University of Cambridge and Infosys sign MoU for collaborative research ventures The University of Cambridge and Infosys Technologies Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to pave the way for collaborative research ventures in the areas of engineering, management and business, architecture and pharma. more..	05/02/09
	SolidWorks plays key role in Cambridge Eco race effort Cambridge Eco racing team exploit 3D design technology to optimise solar powered racer for World Solar Challenge. more..	04/02/09
	Oxford and Cambridge technology firms expect continued growth in 2009, says survey A survey of 500 technology firms based in Oxford and Cambridge shows a sector that expects continued growth in 2009, but concerns over funding and the availability of good quality people are never far from the surface. more..	03/02/09
	'Finance 4 Technology' - Bailey Fisher rebrands Financial Controllers Lunch Club for 2009 A successful year for Bailey Fisher’s Financial Controllers Lunch Club saw the popular networking event expand and develop throughout 2008, attracting regulars and new faces from many of Cambridge’s technology companies. more..	30/01/09
	Prize for replacing animal use in sight-saving research Cambridge research that explores the use of stem cells to treat sight-threatening conditions such as glaucoma, while also replacing the use of animals, has been recognised with a national prize by the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs). more..	30/01/09
	Philips leads European ‘SonoDrugs’ project to develop image-guided localised drug delivery technologies €15.9 million project will seek to maximise therapeutic efficiency and minimise side effects of treatments for cancer and cardiovascular disease. more..	29/01/09
	BreastHealth UK launches new genetic risk assessment service Mouth swab test provides opportunity for personalised screening more..	28/01/09
	New information website launched to promote engineering careers to students netXtra has launched a new website for the London Engineering Project (LEP), an initiative being led by the Royal Academy of Engineering. Appealing to students and teachers in schools and colleges, the site promotes engineering skills in the capital; with particular emphasis on women and ethnic minorities. more..	28/01/09
	Cambridge to play major role in search for clean, green and sustainable fuels Cambridge University has been named one of six research hubs in the Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council’s new £27M Sustainable Bioenergy Centre (BSBEC). more..	28/01/09
	It’s Darwin’s 200th birthday! Come and learn about the evolution of influenza viruses from Cambridge experts and enjoy an evening of informal science and chat on 10th February. more..	28/01/09
	Salimetrics Europe establishes saliva testing ‘centre of excellence’ at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Further investment at the Saliva Testing Laboratory within Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge has enabled Salimetrics to create the first "Centre of Excellence" for the analysis of saliva, the minimally invasive alternative to Serum and Urine Testing for researchers across Europe for such analytes such as Cortisol, CRP Testosterone etc. more..	27/01/09
	Salimetrics founder Prof Douglas Granger takes 'spit camp' salivary assay training days into UK and Europe The first "Spit Camp" training day was held at King's College London in January at the invitation of the Institute of Psychiatry. Following this success Salimetrics are now working on additional days in Cambridge, Oxford and the North of England. Mainland Europe will follow later. more..	27/01/09
	ObjectSecurity collaborates with ITIL specialist Victor GmbH ObjectSecurity today announced a collaboration with Victor GmbH in the area of mapping business-driven ITIL security best practices traceably to the IT landscape. This is a powerful combination to carry out ITIL and Cobit projects that traceably extend to the actual IT enforcement. more..	27/01/09
	Embedded Masterclass workshop to address Linux in embedded systems Embedded Masterclass 2009 is to include an Embedded Linux workshop and will be held in Cambridge and Bristol on the 7th and 12th May. more..	26/01/09
	Antitope Ltd. and Opsona Therapeutics Ltd announce successful Composite Human Antibody project Antitope Ltd (Cambridge) have completed the successful generation of a humanized antibody designed to avoid clinical immunogenicity for Opsona Therapeutics (Dublin). more..	26/01/09
	Sentinel Oncology wins Innovation in Drug Discovery category of the 2008 ERBI Biotech Regional Awards Sentinel Oncology were announced as winners of the 2008 award for innovation in drug discovery & development at a recent industry dinner in Duxford's Imperial War Museum. The award recognises the contribution a company makes to the UK's dominant position in the development of innovative new medicines. more..	23/01/09
	Anthias Consulting launches new website Anthias Consulting Ltd. is proud to announce the launch of their new website. more..	19/01/09
	Sentinel Oncology appoints John Dixon to board of Directors Sentinel Oncology is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. John Dixon to the board of Directors. Dr. Dixon, recently retired from Astra Zeneca, brings many years of expertise in the pharmaceutical industry and his appointment to the board is after serving on the Sentinel Oncology scientific advisory board for the past 18 months. more..	16/01/09
	Helix Consultancy wins local leadership development business The Helix Consultancy has secured a major leadership programme with a drugs discovery company in the Cambridge area, in part thanks to their association with John Adair. more..	16/01/09
	Salimetrics announces collaboration with German contract research organization DAaCRO to advance studies of stress Salimetrics, world leader in Salivary Assay Technology, further strengthened their position within the field of Stress Research with the collaboration announced today with German contract research organization DAaCRO. more..	16/01/09
	NanoKTN and The Wellcome Trust announce world leading experts as key speakers at Nano4Life Representatives from GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, University of Glasgow, Imperial College London and the London Centre for Nanotechnology come together to discuss the increasingly important convergence of Nanotechnology and Life Sciences in London on 11th February. more..	15/01/09
	SDC Systems adds device security expert Mocana to its embedded systems portfolio SDC Systems, has announced that it has added the family of products that make up Mocana’s Device Security Framework™ to its range of software and development tools for embedded developers. more..	15/01/09
	Plants not guilty of making greenhouse gases A study led by scientists at Cambridge University and Royal Holloway, University of London, has shown that plants are not guilty of creating tens of millions of tonnes of the potent greenhouse gas methane, despite earlier reports. more..	15/01/09
	Orthomimetics secures CE Mark approval for Chondromimetic Orthomimetics Limited, the UK-based regenerative medicine company, has received CE Mark approval for Chondromimetic, its flagship product for the repair of articular cartilage and bone. more..	14/01/09
	CULIL relaunches with seminar on 'Growing Stem Cell Businesses' CULIL (Cambridge University Local Industry Links) is delighted to be back on the scene with a 're-launch' event for 2009. In collaboration with EESCN (East of England Stem Cell Network) it will be addressing 'Growing Stem Cell Businesses', a seminar chaired by Hermann Hauser. more..	14/01/09
	Study of the noise of joints wins researcher a Global Entrepreneur placement in the USA Steven Abbott, a post doctoral researcher in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at Anglia Ruskin University, has been awarded a place on the NCGE’s prestigious Flying Start Global Entrepreneurs programme to turn his innovative research into a high impact, high technology business. more..	14/01/09
	Spotlight on employment boost in Hatfield The Minister for the East of England, Barbara Follett, yesterday (Tuesday) chaired the third Regional Economic Forum, the group which meets monthly to focus the East of England's response to the employment, financial and housing challenges in the current economic climate. more..	14/01/09
	EU Gateway Programme opens doors to Japan and South Korea Cambridge companies involved in the healthcare and medical technologies sector are invited to take part in the EU Gateway Programme, a European Commission-funded opportunity offering financial and business mentoring support to companies that are interested in forming cooperative business relationships with counterparts in Japan and South Korea. more..	14/01/09
	Electronics KTN announces event dates and launches Innovation Management Academy The Electronics Knowledge Transfer Network (EKTN) announces two new event dates in the Eastern region and launches the new Innovation Management Academy. more..	12/01/09
	Cambridge Enterprise celebrates award-winning year Cambridge Enterprise, the University’s commercialisation office, will be hoping 2009 is another award-winning year after 11 of its portfolio companies picked up more than 20 awards during 2008. more..	09/01/09
	X On-the-beach: GeneWorks forms commercial alliance with Horizon Discovery GeneWorks is to offer world-leading translational genomics to researchers in Australia and New Zealand - products and services based upon Horizon Discovery's proprietary GENESIS(TM) gene-engineering platform and X-MAN(TM) genetically-defined human disease models. more..	09/01/09
	Innova to present SolidWorks 3D design technology at Cambridge hi-tech developers event Innova Systems have agreed to present and exhibit their 'SolidWorks' technology at this year’s Embedded Masterclass, an event for developers of electronic and computer based systems. Embedded Masterclass 2009 will take place near Cambridge on 7th May and near Bristol on 12th May. more..	08/01/09
	Copytrax pushes the barriers of industrial digital printing with the PrintMaster Copytrax have announced the launch of the Copytrax PrintMaster, a digital industrial inkjet printing machine that looks set to further displace traditional screen printing techniques. more..	08/01/09
	Web-based electronic document control for smaller biotechnology businesses The general perception is that electronic document control is only within financial reach of larger organisations. Tier 2 ARENA provides all the necessary security, control, and audit capabilities required under the FDA’s 21 CFR Part 11 guidelines - but at a price that allows businesses of all sizes to benefit. more..	08/01/09
	SDC Systems appointed as UK distributor for Birdstep Technology’s embedded database solutions SDC Systems, has announced that it has been appointed as the UK distributor for the Raima® embedded database solutions. With over 20,000 developers enjoying the flexibility of the RDM database technology; this product is currently successfully deployed in over 25 million systems. more..	08/01/09
	Physiological monitoring system gains medical CE approval Equivital™, the world’s most advanced and effective remote physiological monitoring system, has achieved compliance with the stringent CE medical device standard ISO 13485-2003 in accordance with directive 93/42/EEC. more..	08/01/09
	Help protect the future of your business with Transition to Teaching As a New Year begins how can you help protect the future of your business and avoid the perils the economic downturn brings? Find out how the Government funded Transition to Teaching Programme could help your business. more..	06/01/09
	Samian bring IT plastic recycling to Cambridge Samian - the home of Business Solutions, is now in a position to handle IT plastic waste, as well as WEEE electronic waste. more..	06/01/09
	Dotmatics licenses its product suite to Prosidion Scientific software company Dotmatics Limited is pleased to announce that Prosidion Limited has licensed Dotmatics’ software suite to facilitate information access and project management. more..	06/01/09
	Salimetrics founder Professor Douglas Granger presents a "Free Spit Camp" saliva training day and lecture at Kings College London An important event for those involved in the determination of Salivary Biomarkers is a lecture day with Douglas Granger, Professor of Biobehavioral Health at Penn State University, to take place at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, on Tuesday 13th January. The format will be fun, interactive and above all FREE. more..	05/01/09

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