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	You can ‘go for gold’ too This past weekend will be remembered as the UK’s most successful two day period at any Olympic games, for over 100 years. A total of 23.7M people watched them on TV, 17 medals were won, placing GB third in the medals table. What can business learn from this? FCG Consultancy's Jonathan Wainwright takes a look ... more..	20/08/08
	Quadro participate in Design Mission to China Phil Gray, director of Quadro Design Associates, will be speaking at two seminars organised by UK Trade and Investment and China-Britain Business Council this week in Shanghai and Beijing. more..	20/08/08
	Knowledge Solutions announce client wins in logistics, the NHS and manufacturing sectors Knowledge Solutions (UK) Ltd, the leading provider of knowledge transfer and learning technologies, has announced key client wins with major organisations spanning logistics, the NHS, and manufacturing sectors. more..	19/08/08
	Surviving the credit crunch Timing is key when dealing with cash flow difficulties. It is important to act as soon as problems surface when there is time to find a solution. Leave it too late and your options will be seriously limited. more..	19/08/08
	East of England falls short of the equity gap Research by Corpfin Worldwide has shown that the East of England is the least active English region for deals in the ‘equity gap’. more..	19/08/08
	Cambridge Index rises 0.6% The Cambridge Index rose 0.6% or 32.8 points to close at 5,430.7, supported by an 11.0% rise in heavyweight Autonomy Corp., following a slew of contract wins and amid expectations that the stock will join the FTSE 100 Index next month. more..	18/08/08
	Small businesses in the East of England urged to stay competitive by collaborating with universities Start-ups and small companies in the East of England are being encouraged to investigate the business support offered by universities in order to survive and thrive through the credit crunch. more..	18/08/08
	Department for Business launches 'Employing People’ campaign to help businesses save millions in admin costs A new campaign to help businesses save time and money on employment costs has been launched by the Department for Business. The ‘Employing People’ campaign is part of the department’s Employment Law Guidance Programme and follows recent research which showed that businesses were spending unnecessary time and money complying with employment law. more..	18/08/08
	Respcted public sector publisher, Dods, selects Datanomic’s dn:Director for single customer view of its client records dn:Director to help provide single customer view across numerous database silos for greater customer service and improved internal efficiencies more..	14/08/08
	Charles Russell LLP advises Green Energy Options Limited on new equity funding round Charles Russell’s Cambridge office has advised Cambridge-based company Green Energy Options on a new equity funding round which raised approximately £750,000. The funding round was completed on 12 June 2008. more..	14/08/08
	Charles Russell advise on the acquisition of DSR Print Management Limited for £5.5 million Charles Russell advised the directors of DSR Print Management Limited (Mike Naylor, Stephen Beesley and Andre Kofman) on their acquisition (through DSR Holdings Limited) of the entire share capital of DSR Print Management Limited for £5.5 million. more..	14/08/08
	Cambridge Consultants brings its Vena platform to the Continua Health Alliance Focus on Vena as Continua Alliance members seek to develop standards for personal health device interoperability more..	13/08/08
	Richard Hambro Volunteer Award for the biggest coffee morning in Cambridgeshire Macmillan Cancer Support has recognised an outstanding supporter, Diana Petchell, the organiser of the biggest and most successful coffee morning in Cambridgeshire, with its prestigious Richard Hambro Award. more..	13/08/08
	MBA students offer marketing skills for local new ventures If your company is considering a new venture, developing a new product, treatment or technology, or is expanding into a new market and could benefit from the marketing skills of a bright and resourceful MBA team, Judge Business School would like to hear from you. more..	13/08/08
	Wanted - SMEs with big ideas on climate change Small businesses who have a product or service that reduces greenhouse gases could benefit from Shell Springboard, which is now open for a fourth round of applications. The fund will make awards of between £20,000 and £40,000 in early 2009. more..	12/08/08
	Datanomic’s dn:Director Sanctions and PEP Screening software becomes platform of choice for financial services Fifty per cent of the UK’s top 10 asset management firms, the world’s largest mobile money brand, and the UK’s largest VC/private equity firm all standardised on Datanomic. more..	12/08/08
	Cambridge Index rises 2.1% The Cambridge Index gained 2.1% last week to close at 5,398.0, as sliding oil prices buoyed investor sentiments, driving gains in seven of the top 10 Index weighted stocks. ARM Holdings and Greene King were among the leading performers on the index, rising 13.8% and 12.9% respectively. more..	11/08/08
	Jane Massy to chair implementation session at the Dublin Global ROI Conference in October Jane Massy, CEO of abdi ltd, will lead a panel of experts from global organisations in a session on the practical challenges and benefits of implementing ROI methodology in Dublin in October. more..	09/08/08
	Plastic Logic receives new $50 million round of venture capital from world-class investors Reinvestment supports next growth phase: opening Dresden plant, establishing US headquarters, management team expansion, and consumer electronics product commercialisation in 2009. more..	08/08/08
	Deloitte survey reveals the growing renewable energy industry is full of opportunities A survey of renewable energy professionals, conducted by Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has highlighted opportunities available for the renewable energy industry apparent from record deal activity. It also examines barriers to be overcome, including government policy. more..	08/08/08
	Where Angels fear to tread... Entrepreneurs should consider more than just the money to get the best from their investors, says Peter Hornby of St John’s Innovation Centre, ahead of the 9th Cambridge Enterprise Conference on 17 September 2008. more..	07/08/08
	Carbon Trust joins forces with professional services firms The Carbon Trust incubator scheme, which accelerates the commercialisation of promising low-carbon businesses, has announced partnerships with business advisory firm Grant Thornton and law firm Mills & Reeve LLP, to provide corporate finance and legal advisory support to its incubator companies. more..	07/08/08
	Cambridge hi-tech campaign success A long-running Cambridge campaign to improve the way Government departments work with small businesses is close to fruition, says Cambridge Labour Parliamentary Spokesperson Daniel Zeichner. Government Ministers have confirmed they will reform the Small Business Research Initiative. more..	07/08/08
	New team member for PEM IT Services PEM IT Services, a division of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers Peters Elworthy & Moore (PEM), welcomes Mark Austin to the team as Network Support Engineer. more..	07/08/08
	World's first conference exploring the future FutureFest, the first major conference and festival celebrating the future, will be taking the scene by storm in June 2009. The conference is the world's first attempt to explore the future, in the same way as Davos explores economics. more..	06/08/08
	Big Fish hooks entrepreneurs in to give help, advice and funding The chances of success for the region’s entrepreneurs got a significant boost today with the launch of ‘Big Fish’, an exciting campaign which aims to raise awareness of the newly-extended programme of support and funding available to entrepreneurs via the East of England Development Agency (EEDA). more..	06/08/08
	New knowledge hub and innovation centre gets the go ahead Planning permission has been granted for developing a new Knowledge Hub and world-class Innovation Centre at Colworth Science Park in Bedfordshire. more..	06/08/08
	September Business Lecture features John Bird, founder of the Big Issue John Bird, the founder of the 'Big Issue', is the next speaker to feature in the new series of free Cambridge Business Lectures, which kicked off last month with Cory Doctorow. more..	05/08/08
	Orchard Growth Partners appointed to Sharemark Advisers’ Network Orchard Growth Partners is pleased to announce that it has been appointed to the Sharemark Advisers’ Network. more..	05/08/08
	Cambridge Index falls 0.5% After a strong recovery in the past two weeks, the Cambridge Index retreated 0.5% during the week to close at 5,287.7, registering a monthly gain of 1.0% in July. more..	04/08/08
	Birkett Long gets brand new look Design and branding consultancy Silk Pearce has just completed a total brand overhaul for one of the largest and most popular full service law firms in Essex. more..	04/08/08
	The secrets of successful team building Speaking to an international audience at the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning’s Ignite programme in Cambridge, the key message from David Boorman, Technology Business Director of Bailey Fisher ~ Executive Search was “Don’t underestimate the time and effort involved in building your team”. more..	01/08/08
	£2.5 billion funding for region’s businesses and communities welcomed by EEDA The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) has today welcomed the government’s announcement setting out £2.5 billion of investment in the East of England for housing, regeneration, transport and economic development over the next three years. more..	30/07/08
	Increase your earnings through qualification, says Institute The Chartered Institute of Marketing has carried out research that proves that the qualified marketer will earn more. more..	30/07/08
	True Knowledge reaches new funding milestone True Knowledge Ltd – pioneer of a radically new approach to Internet search – has announced it has raised more than $4m in a second round of funding and has achieved significant milestones towards the internet industry goal of intelligently answering, in plain English, questions asked on any topic. more..	30/07/08
	CSR results show Q2 in line with expectations CSR plc [LSE: CSR], the global leader in Bluetooth technology and provider of wireless connectivity solutions, today announces its unaudited financial results for the half year and second quarter ended 27 June 2008. more..	29/07/08
	China’s resilience a good reason to build long-term alliance The Beijing Olympics are just 10 days away and China is attracting more attention than ever. Amazingly despite persistent inflation, power shortage, a plunging stock market and a slowdown in exports, the Chinese economy is still roaring ahead with growth of over 9.4% since January this year. more..	29/07/08
	Judge Business School launches management centre Academics and industry collaborate to deliver a partnership-based forum for sharing and researching best practice. more..	29/07/08
	Cambridge Index rises 2.0% The Cambridge Index advanced 2.0% last week to close at 5,311.8, aided by gains in three of the top four index heavy weight stocks, ie Johnson Matthey (up 6.7%), Autonomy Corp. (higher by 5.3%) and Aveva Group (up 3.2%), reports N W Brown. more..	28/07/08
	PEM announces new Business Tax Manager Peters Elworthy & Moore (PEM) is delighted to announce that Stephen Bunting has joined the PEM Business Tax Team as Manager. more..	28/07/08
	GlaxoSmithKline teams up with Cambridge to deliver new medicines GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is launching a ground-breaking new concept which will tap into the highest quality thinking in academia to optimise the early clinical development of new GSK medicines. more..	28/07/08
	Recommended cash offer for Acambis plc by Sanofi Pasteur Holding Sanofi Pasteur and Acambis are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Acambis by Sanofi Pasteur. The Proposals value Acambis' existing issued share capital at approximately £276 million. more..	27/07/08
	Local technology businesses briefed on funding Around 50 local companies from a variety of sectors met recently to be briefed and receive help from experts in the field of funding for technology businesses. more..	25/07/08
	Record breaking month for Brand Recruitment While tales of credit-crunch doom and gloom abound, Brand Recruitment have experienced an impressive surge in business. The Cambridge based marketing recruitment specialists have been experiencing steady growth since their launch in 2005, and the pending recession has not slowed this. more..	25/07/08
	Immunocellular Therapeutics signs agreement with Antitope Antitope Ltd, a private biotechnology company based at Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, has agreed a partnership with Los Angeles based ImmunoCellular Therapeutics to develop antibodies for the treatment of small cell lung cancer and pancreatic cancer. more..	24/07/08
	R&D tax credits - increases to rates and SME band to commence on 1 August 2008 HMRC has confirmed that the increases to R&D tax relief for SMEs, together with doubling of the eligibility limits to qualify as an SME, will come into effect on 1 August 2008. more..	24/07/08
	ArcticDx Inc to offer first testing service for Macular Degeneration in 2008 ArcticDx Inc has completed a licence agreement with Cambridge Enterprise Limited for a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) located in the complement C3 gene that is a demonstrated predictive indicator for the genetic diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration, one of the commonest causes of blindness in Europe and the USA. more..	23/07/08
	Ware Anthony Rust in public sector PR ‘Premier League’ Ware Anthony Rust has been named in the top 25 public sector PR consultancies in the UK. The Cambridge-based agency is ranked 23rd in PR Week’s first ever public sector consultancies league table – one of only nine companies featured based outside London. more..	23/07/08
	New charity look is bloomin’ good! A brand new charity project has a look that’s fresh as a daisy, although it didn’t have to “fork” out a penny, thanks to communications specialists Ware Anthony Rust. The Cambridge agency is supporting PANTS as part of its charity commitments for 2008-09. more..	23/07/08
	IMF loans 'strongly linked' to tuberculosis The rapid spread of tuberculosis in eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union has been fuelled by the economic policies of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a new study has found. more..	23/07/08
	Building resilience must be a long term strategy Ensuring a business remains in top form is not just about seeking out growth opportunities. Robert Ferguson, Senior Partner at KPMG in Cambridge looks at other areas that count. more..	22/07/08
	Global Marketing experts to teach business professionals ‘The art of the possible’ Marketing guru, Professor Svend Hollensen; Will Ghali, Marketing Director of iconic beer brand Cobra Beer and Neil Stevenson, Marketing Director of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants will be giving local business professionals a rare opportunity to listen, discuss and get practical business advice in Chelmsford on Wednesday 3 September. more..	22/07/08
	Why performance management is essential to marketing success When purchasing a product or service, we all carefully evaluate the options. So why does this often go out of the window when assessing the development or value of marketing? more..	22/07/08
	St Catharine’s College receives major gift for teaching Educational philanthropist, Harvey McGrath, who recently gave £4 million to the University of Cambridge, has made a second multi-million pound gift, this time to his college. more..	22/07/08
	Library House announces plans for ‘Cleantech 100’ The Cleantech 100 represents the hottest 100 private cleantech companies in Europe. more..	22/07/08
	Cambridge Index rises 6.0% The Cambridge Index gained 6.0% last week to close at 5,207.47, paced by strong gains in technology stocks such as Aveva Group, Arm Holdings and Autonomy Corp., rising 14.4%, 12.3% and 7.1%, respectively. Among other index heavy weights Kier Group moved higher by 15.8%, while pub group Greene King was up by 21.7%, reports N W Brown. more..	21/07/08
	Funding woes threaten future drug development, finds new reserach Risk aversion from investors is posing a serious threat to drug development, according to the latest annual biotechnology report by Marks & Clerk, one of the world's leading firms of patent and trade mark attorneys. more..	21/07/08
	Silk Pearce coin cover celebrates first London Olympics East Anglia design consultancy Silk Pearce has teamed up with Royal Mail and Royal Mint to design a commemorative stamp and coin cover marking the 100th anniversary of the first London Olympic Games in 1908. more..	21/07/08
	Cambridgeshire business owner at forefront of new enterprise movement Papworth Everard’s Anthias Consulting Ltd. business owner, Diane Turner has become one of the first women to join a pioneering enterprise initiative designed to connect women to multinational corporate contracts. more..	21/07/08
	Deborah Cadman takes over as region’s economic development chief Deborah Cadman takes over today (Monday 21 July) as the new chief executive of the East of England Development Agency. more..	21/07/08
	Datanomic announces dn:Director 7.0 - extends leadership in time-to-value for data quality solutions The industry’s most flexible and comprehensive data quality application. Available with pre-packaged data quality solutions for CRM, Sanctions & PEP Screening, Basel II and customer data. more..	18/07/08
	Time running out for for East of England entrepreneurs to access funding East of England entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas have until 5pm on Friday 25 July to apply for a share in the East of England Development Agency's (EEDA) Proof of Concept Fund. more..	18/07/08
	New professional services win for Mobas Mobas, the Cambridge-based advertising agency has been appointed by PEM Corporate Finance, part of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers, Peters Elworthy & Moore (PEM), after winning a competitive pitch. more..	18/07/08
	Award-winning Workplace Law Group is on top of the world Cambridge company Workplace Law Group wins the award for Business Website of the Year at The Periodical Publishers Association (PPA) Magazines 2008 Awards for editorial and publishing excellence. more..	18/07/08
	New resource for PEM HR Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers Peters Elworthy & Moore (PEM), welcome Nicole Potter, who joins PEM HR as a consultant. more..	17/07/08
	Amadeus leads $16 million Series ‘B’ funding of database security provider Secerno Amadeus Capital Partners, the European technology investor, has led a $16 million second round financing of Secerno Limited, an Oxford (UK) based company supplying software and appliances that provide the highest level of protection against internal and external threats to databases. more..	17/07/08
	Treacherous times ahead for UK plc as profit warnings remain high in Q2 Research released by Ernst & Young reveals that UK plc is experiencing treacherous conditions as profit warnings for the second quarter of 2008 hit 98; the highest second quarter figure since 2001 and up 11 per cent from Q2 2007. more..	17/07/08
	BT plans UK’s largest ever investment in super-fast broadband • £1.5 billion programme to give up to 10 million homes access to fibre by 2012 • Plans dependent on regulatory regime and certainty • Dividend guidance reaffirmed, share buyback suspended from July 31 2008 more..	16/07/08
	The Thames Innovation Centre - a safer bet in uncertain times New, flexible terms for stylish business space helps start-ups and growing companies during economic uncertainty. more..	16/07/08
	Marketing budgets fall – but do jobs necessarily go? With an economic crisis looming that is touted by some as the worst since the 1930s, companies are responding by tightening their belts and cutting marketing budgets, according to the latest Bellwether Report. Does this mean there will be a cull of marketing jobs? more..	16/07/08
	Stalis partner with Knowledge Solutions to drive increased NHS efficiency Stalis Ltd, a leading provider of Data and Resource Management solutions for the health industry, has signed an agreement to work with Knowledge Solutions to ensure end-users successfully adopt new implementations of their systems. more..	16/07/08
	Pronostics to supply University of Birmingham Medical School with next generation diagnostics for autoimmune disease Pronostics Ltd, developer and manufacturer of next generation multiplexed diagnostics for healthcare providers and the pharmaceutical industry, has signed a deal with University of Birmingham Medical School (UBMS) to provide next generation autoimmune testing services for its clinical immunology service. more..	15/07/08
	Credit crunch is not stopping China’s growth In Monday’s interview with BBC Look East, Ting Zhang plays down the impact of the global credit crunch on the Chinese’s economy. Although China is facing persistent inflation, a plunging stock market amid slowing down in export, the nation’s economy is still growing at over 9.4% since beginning of this year, says Ting. more..	15/07/08
	Bailey Fisher welcomes guests to the Jockey Club to celebrate 10 years in business The sun shone as Bailey Fisher ~ Executive Search welcomed 90 guests to the Jockey Club last week to celebrate 10 years in business. more..	15/07/08
	Ixion Holdings joins Anglia Ruskin University Ixion Holdings, the leading business and skills support provider to the Thames Gateway region including London, East of England, SE of England and East Midlands, announced today that it has joined the Anglia Ruskin University group, creating an integrated education and skills offering with a combined turnover of £140 million. more..	15/07/08
	Cambridge Index falls 3.3% The Cambridge Index lost 3.3% during the week to close at 4,913.1, as three of the top five index heavyweights posted losses, in line with weak UK markets, reports NW Brown. more..	14/07/08
	Last chance for local businesses to register for free trial Small and medium sized businesses have until the end of this month (July) to register for a three month trial which provides free access to thousands of public sector contract opportunities. more..	14/07/08
	Cobalt completes five deals in five months Cobalt, the corporate finance Technology, Media and Telecoms sector specialist, is pleased to announce the completion of five deals in the past five months. more..	14/07/08
	Cream of UK business off to the Palace Representatives of companies that have won The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise 2008 are attending an evening reception today (Monday 14 July), hosted by The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace. more..	14/07/08
	Survey aims to capture ‘hidden’ R&D that goes unrecorded in official statistics A team of researchers at Cambridge University’s Centre for Business Research (CBR) is aiming to document and quantify how much ‘hidden’ R&D takes place in the region - for example in the form of bespoke contracts for individual customers. To this end, science and technology companies in the East of England are invited to take part in a survey. more..	11/07/08
	Xaar presents half-year trading update Xaar plc, the inkjet printing technology group headquartered in Cambridge, presents an update on performance for the six months ended 30 June 2008, its intention to pay a maiden interim dividend and the appointment of a new financial adviser and broker. more..	11/07/08
	Total flexibility from the workplace as employers offer to pay for ‘Slivers of Time’ Anglia Ruskin University’s Employment Bureau is responding to the growing need for flexible working by matching employers who need workers on a shift-by-shift basis with people who are willing to work for specific periods of time and often at short notice. more..	11/07/08
	nCipher issues statement regarding potential offer for the company The Board of nCipher notes today's share price rise and confirms that it is in late stage discussions with a third party which may or may not lead to an offer being made for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of the Company. more..	10/07/08
	Ubisense and Alien Technology complete integration of precision RTLS with RFID at leading car manufacturer Combined precision RTLS and RFID tags and readers enable automatic component and vehicle identification and location, using advanced UWB and Gen 2 UHF technologies. more..	10/07/08
	Datanomic signs partnership agreement with Legal RM Anti money-laundering specialists, Datanomic Ltd, today announced that it has signed a Partnership Agreement with risk management and compliance specialists, Legal RM, to provide its dn:Director Sanctions/PEP Screening Solution to the legal sector in the UK, Europe and Australasia. more..	10/07/08
	University in legal challenge A Legal Studies course at the University of Cambridge has undergone a dramatic overhaul to help it keep pace with one of the UK's most rapidly-changing sectors. more..	10/07/08
	e-Financial Management Limited (e-FM) appoints new Financial Controller e-Financial Management Limited (e-FM) continues to expand its operations with key staff. The company has recently appointed Peter Blacklock as Financial Controller. Peter has extensive experience in audit and financial reporting and has worked with growing businesses in various capacities. more..	09/07/08
	Marketers remain upbeat despite economic slowdown The Chartered Institute of Marketing’s latest marketing trends survey reveals that marketers remain positive about their prospects, while recognising the UK economy’s challenging times. Marketers are also investing in marketing rather than cutting budgets – particularly in small businesses – and recruiting rather than cutting staff. more..	09/07/08
	India asks: what credit crunch? With global markets feeling the full impact of the fall-out from the credit crunch, India has shrugged off worries to lead emerging market deal activity. Nina Amin and Ian Gomes, Partners at KPMG, review India’s appetite for acquisitions. more..	09/07/08
	Fenland tigers get ready to roar at 9th Cambridge Enterprise Conference “‘Put a Tiger in Your Tank?’ may seem like an odd choice for the theme of the 9th Cambridge Enterprise Conference, but I think it offers food for thought on a number of levels,” muses conference chair and MD of St John’s Innovation Centre, Walter Herriot. more..	08/07/08
	Demonstrate scientific endeavour is for the greater good - new advice for FP7 funding applicants Evidence of social value, not science, will tip the balance in FP7 funding bids, according to veteran European funding adviser Paul Drath of Singleimage who has created an eight-point plan to help applicants. Drath is concerned that many good projects are not gaining funding as applicants are being beaten at the first hurdle. more..	08/07/08
	Library House Cleantech conference receives ‘best ever’ support from sponsors The eagerly awaited full day Library House Cleantech Conference is generating significant interest among investors, entrepreneurs, corporates and advisers and is being supported by The Carbon Trust, NESTA, Siemens, Field Fisher Waterhouse, Merrill Corporation, The Technology Partnership, Invest Flanders, Winston and Strawn and Strategem IPM. more..	08/07/08
	Anglia Ruskin wins one of the largest awards of funds for ‘Higher Skills @ Work’ programme Anglia Ruskin University has secured more than £10 million for degree-level skills training for people in the workplace. more..	07/07/08
	XJTAG appoints Parallel Systems as UK distributor to target EDA channel XJTAG, a leading supplier of IEEE Std. 1149.x JTAG-compliant boundary scan development systems, has appointed Cadence® Channel Partner, Parallel Systems, as a distributor to sell its developer-friendly XJTAG system into the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) channel in the UK and Ireland. more..	07/07/08
	'How to survive a crisis' ‘How to survive a crisis’ - a crisis planning and business continuity event - takes place on 24th July at the Holiday Inn Cambridge. Organised by RMIS Events at the request of Cambridgeshire County Council, this event has been designed not to scare but to advise. more..	07/07/08
	New international consortium targets the environmental impact of materials Emerson, Eurocopter, NASA, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and Rolls-Royce join Granta Design in a project focused on eco design and environmental regulations. more..	07/07/08
	Cambridge Index falls 2.9% The Cambridge Index lost 2.9% last week to close at 5,080.63, mainly on account of a 6.9% decline in Johnson Matthey. A fall in other index heavyweights including ARM Holdings, Aveva Group, Greene King and DS Smith also weighed on the index. more..	07/07/08
	Book now for Cambridge Digital Marketing Conference Make sense of the digital marketplace by joining leading practitioners for the Cambridge Digital Marketing Conference this week (10 July 2008). more..	04/07/08
	The Silver Lining The media hold a litany of distressing news for the UK economy and none of it unfounded. In response to it, many businesses and individuals have started preparing themselves for more bad news. Home owners and Landlords are selling off their property, companies are reviewing credit terms with suppliers and banks are recalling credit. more..	04/07/08
	Britain’s slow broadband speeds dampen UK business edge Britain’s comparatively slow broadband speeds are threatening business efficiency, warns the Communications Management Association (CMA). This is because lack of provision to meet predicted demands will frustrate companies’ e-commerce operations. more..	04/07/08
	Over £100 a month is average fuel cost for private transport in UK and US A quick post by CIR about current oil prices, which compares the situation for US and UK people. more..	04/07/08
	Charity teams prepare for Chariots of Fire 2008 The supported charities for Chariots of Fire 2008 are entering wholly into the spirit of the event by participating in the race themselves. more..	04/07/08
	Hewitsons secures £200 million new home for world renowned laboratory Hewitsons’ commercial property team has helped a Cambridge laboratory which has produced 13 Nobel Prize winners over the last 50 years to secure the site for its new £200 million home. more..	04/07/08
	India to be the largest market for Mobile WiMAX by 2013 Mobile WiMAX may not succeed in mature mobile broadband markets, but it will have a future in BRIC countries, especially in India, according to an analysis made by Cantab Wireless. more..	04/07/08
	CRFS to undertake first ever UK-wide radio spectrum monitoring for Ofcom CRFS (Cambridge Radio Frequency Services), a developer and manufacturer of innovative real-time spectral analysis tools, has been selected by Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, to undertake one of the most detailed spectrum mapping projects ever conducted in the UK. more..	03/07/08
	Entry open for 2008 Deloitte Fast 50 awards East Anglia’s top performing companies are being urged to stand up and be counted by entering the 2008 Deloitte Fast 50 Technology awards. more..	02/07/08
	Funding for technology businesses Businesses striving for success through technology innovation face a plethora of challenges, and finding suitable funding or navigating your way through the R&D tax jungle can be difficult. more..	02/07/08
	Don’t let the slow down get you down! Top tips to help Cambridge businesses save employment costs... more..	02/07/08
	Pensions - more uncertainty is last thing businesses need The Government’s announcement that it will be consulting on extending the Pension Regulator’s anti-avoidance powers is already causing considerable difficulty for UK business. The situations in which the Regulator could use its powers are likely to be widened and the changes will be backdated to 14 April 2008. more..	02/07/08
	ObjectSecurity receives SOA security consulting contract with UK Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network ObjectSecurity, the leading solutions provider for Model Driven Security Management,today announced that it has been awarded a £50,000 (US$100,000) consulting contract by the UK Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN). more..	02/07/08
	Act now to build strategic relationship with India, urges MP Britain woke up too late to India and must act now to take advantage of the wealth of opportunities it represents, Peter Luff MP told Cambridge Network’s latest Open Meeting this week (Monday). more..	01/07/08
	Air Berlin chooses Booking.com as its Premium Partner for hotels Germany’s second-largest airline is to cooperate with Europe’s leading hotel portal. As of 1st July 2008, the entire database of hotels listed on Booking.com will be directly bookable through the website of Air Berlin. more..	01/07/08
	Community projects benefit from University fund The University of Cambridge Active Community Fund has distributed over £76,000 to local, national and international community projects over the past year. more..	01/07/08
	TeraView is granted its 50th patent for pioneering work in terahertz technology and applications TeraView, the global leader in terahertz technology for the pharmaceutical and analytical industries, announces the award of its 50th patent. more..	30/06/08
	Enterprise project solution specialist kpi-insight consulting opens new office in East of England kpi-insight consulting, provider of integrated business solution Deltek Vision, has opened a new office in Suffolk to extend its presence in the East of England. more..	30/06/08
	ARKeX raises $30 million venture funding ARKeX, a worldwide leader in geophysical imaging technology, has successfully raised $30 million (£15.4 million) in a deal that marks the largest venture capital round in its sector for five years. more..	30/06/08
	Kapsch TrafficCom and the London Congestion Charging scheme Kapsch TrafficCom Ltd (KTC) is awarded a place on a Framework Agreement in relation to the London Congestion Charging and London Low Emission Zone Schemes. The place is for the supply of Roadside Systems and On Board Units (OBUs). The Framework Agreement is for four years. more..	30/06/08
	PEM Corporate Finance advises on the sale of Essex Medical and Forensic Limited to Global Solutions Limited The owners of Essex Medical and Forensic Services (EMFS) are delighted to confirm that they have sold the business to Global Solutions Limited (GSL) which has itself been acquired by G4S plc, a FTSE 100 company. more..	30/06/08
	Minister of State hammers home importance of innovation Minister of State for Science and Innovation Ian Pearson was given a smashing experience last week while visiting a pioneering local business as part of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills' (DIUS) Innovation Nation road-show. more..	30/06/08
	CARET leads project awarded grant to research Web 3.0 for teaching and learning A highly competitive ESRC/EPSRC Technology-Enhanced Learning award for £1.5 million has been awarded to a collaborative research team led from the Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies (CARET) at the University of Cambridge to explore new ways of using the World Wide Web to enhance teaching and learning. more..	30/06/08
	Sepura and Tyco Electronics sign global distribution agreement Sepura plc has signed an agreement to supply TETRA digital radios and accessories to the Wireless Systems business of Tyco Electronics, manufacturer of M/A-COM VIDA networks and a worldwide leader of critical radio communications systems with more than 500 deployed systems worldwide. more..	27/06/08
	High calibre panel provides the inside track on doing business with India Don't miss the chance to sign up for Cambridge Network’s ‘Rising Star of India’ event on Monday (30th June), which brings together a panel of India experts, who will join keynote speaker Peter Luff for a stimulating discussion at The Trinity Centre, Cambridge Science Park. more..	27/06/08
	Charles Russell to sponsor Cambridge Shakespeare Festival Leading City law firm, Charles Russell LLP, is sponsoring the twenty-first anniversary season of the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival. more..	27/06/08
	UK manufacturing could lead low-carbon revolution, shows EEF/Deloitte report British industry has urged the government to recognise the vital role that business has to play in moving to a low-carbon economy, setting out the key policies needed to break down the current barriers to investment in key technologies where the UK can become a world leader. more..	27/06/08
	Tessella announces 1.3 million CHF contract to deliver Digital Archive solution Tessella is delighted to announce a 1.3 million CHF contract award to deliver a Digital Archive solution enabling the long-term preservation and management of the digital records of the Schweizerisches Bundesarchiv (Swiss Federal Archive). more..	27/06/08
	Funding extended for East of England university-business cooperation i10 has secured funding for its continued work in helping regional businesses succeed through closer cooperation with the East of England’s universities. The organisation has received £500,000 from the government’s Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) to continue its work into 2009. more..	27/06/08
	Funding for a new world-class biomedical research laboratory confirmed A major new flagship home for the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) will be built next to Addenbrooke’s Hospital on the newly established Cambridge Biomedical Campus. more..	27/06/08
	Boots Centre for Innovation seeks out university inventions Boots Centre for Innovation is turning to some of the UK’s leading universities to seek out new technology that can be applied to the health and beauty sector. more..	26/06/08
	£4 million economic boost for the Fens Local people have been awarded £4 million of funding for the Cambridgeshire and Norfolk Fens by the East of England Development Agency. more..	26/06/08
	City chief to chair GCP Operating Board Rob Hammond, Chief Executive of Cambridge City Council is the new Chairman of the GCP Operating Board. more..	26/06/08
	Promises and threats Cambridge continues to grow its reputation for the realisation of great ideas. However, the characteristic British aversion to failure continues to depress those who could do well with a second and perhaps a third chance. more..	26/06/08
	Orchard Growth Partners assists client in raising £1 million through Placing and Open Offer Orchard Growth Partners, a leading provider of finance director services, is pleased to announce that its client AIM-quoted Screen Technology plc, recently completed a £1 million fundraising through a Placing and Open Offer. more..	26/06/08
	NXT share placing to raise £0.5 million NXT plc, a provider of unique sound solutions, best known for its flat panel loudspeaker technology, has raised approximately £0.5 million (before expenses) through a placing of 3,759,398 million new ordinary shares at a price of 13.3 pence per share. The funds were raised from a number of the Company's existing institutional shareholders. more..	26/06/08
	Nokia to acquire Symbian Limited to enable evolution of the leading open mobile platform Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced it has launched a cash offer to acquire all of the shares of Symbian Limited that Nokia does not already own, at a price of EUR 3.647 per share. The net cash outlay from Nokia to purchase the approximately 52% of Symbian Limited shares it does not already own will be approximately EUR 264 million. more..	25/06/08
	Complimentary seminar: strategies in a difficult economic climate In conjunction with Peninsula Business Services and Lysander Receivables Management, e-FM invites you to a FREE seminar to discuss strategies for achieving financial stability through effective human and working capital management. Register now. more..	25/06/08
	£10m loan fund to accelerate growth of women-owned businesses Enterprising Women, the business community for women entrepreneurs, announced today that it has agreed a £10m loan fund for its members with partners Lloyds TSB Commercial. more..	24/06/08
	DisplayLink and Endurance Technology increase support for partners DisplayLink and Endurance Technology today announce a co-operation to provide porting, integration and testing services to DisplayLink Partners. more..	24/06/08
	MedCell and NovaThera combine forces for musculoskeletal regeneration MedCell Bioscience Ltd, the Newmarket-based regenerative medicine company and parent company of equine stem cell pioneer VetCell Bioscience Ltd, has announced its merger with NovaThera Ltd, (Cambridge, UK). The combined company will continue to trade under the MedCell Bioscience name. more..	23/06/08
	New security awareness posters aid the battle Any organisation striving to implement effective information security, or to be certified to the ISO27001 best practice standard, can only achieve success with the active involvement of its staff. more..	23/06/08
	Wacom announces collaboration with Invu Pen functionality is to be integrated into Ergo®, Invu’s next generation document search, annotation and management software. more..	23/06/08
	St John’s Innovation Centre appoints new Managing Director St John’s Innovation Centre has appointed David Gill to succeed Walter Herriot OBE as Managing Director from December 2008 when Walter Herriot retires. more..	20/06/08
	New guide provides practical guidance on achieving business continuity standard BS25999 Risks to business continuity can be significantly reduced by embedding business continuity management, awareness and planning within the organisation's culture, as the new book from IT Governance, 'A Manager's Guide to BS25999' demonstrates. more..	20/06/08
	GreenPB win the first annual Armourers & Brasiers' Venture Prize The first Armourers & Brasiers’ Venture Prize has been won by GreenPB, a team of scientists and engineers based at the University of Cambridge. The invention was created by a team led by Dr Vasant Kumar at the Department of Material Sciences and Metallurgy, which developed a revolutionary method of recycling lead acid batteries. more..	20/06/08
	1Spatial acquires ComSine: strengthening sensor web capabilities 1Spatial, a leader in spatial data management, today announces the acquisition of ComSine, a privately owned SME specialising in IT consultancy and development for the telecommunications, navigation and geographic information industries, including satellite Earth observation. more..	20/06/08
	Dr Andrea Ferrari receives a European Research Council grant Dr Andrea Ferrari of Cambridge University's Department of Engineering has been awarded a prestigious grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to develop a new class of polymer based optoelectronic devices. more..	19/06/08
	Entrepreneurs remain bullish despite credit crunch The UK’s entrepreneurs are remaining confident about the growth of their businesses despite the current turbulent economic conditions, according to a new report 'Entrepreneurship UK: 2008' by Deloitte. more..	19/06/08
	Employer mentoring scheme gives students the chance to develop essential ‘business skills’ Anglia Ruskin University’s annual Mentoring Awards ceremony has taken place at the University’s East Road campus in Cambridge to mark the successful conclusion of the 2007-2008 Employer Mentoring Scheme. more..	19/06/08
	Internationally acclaimed information security experts host special online book signing Information security gurus from IT Governance will be hosting a special online e-book ‘signing’ on Wednesday 25th June to highlight their latest findings in core issues around governance and data protection. more..	19/06/08
	New toolkit fast tracks the path to Data Protection Act compliance The secure management of personal digital information is becoming a key challenge for public and private sector organisations alike. more..	19/06/08
	Library House begins work on annual Cambridge Cluster report Library House is excited to be starting preparation work for the 5th Cambridge Cluster report, in conjunction with headline sponsor BDO Stoy Hayward. more..	19/06/08
	Mills & Reeve builds on its relationship with the Mercia Technology Seed Fund Mills & Reeve has advised West Midlands-based The Mercia Technology Seed Fund (Mercia), on four recent portfolio investment deals, as well as its admission of a new investor into the fund, Keele University. more..	19/06/08
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