Other News from Cambridge Network Members

	Quentin Collins is ready to blow at the Alimentum Jazz Club - August 26th Quentin Collins, one of London's most in-demand young jazz musicians, arrives at Alimentum on Tuesday 26th August performing with the Peter Shepherd Trio. more..	20/08/08
	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
	Silk Pearce delivers ‘Ova’ magazine in first national campaign for fertility clinic Branding and design consultancy Silk Pearce has been brought in by The London Women’s Clinic (LWC) to develop a 48-page glossy, lifestyle magazine [shown right] and a completely restructured website as part of an on-going national campaign to promote fertility treatment. more..	20/08/08
	'Dragon’s Den' Doug Richard to judge The Grand Challenge Taylor Vinters and Marshalls Aerospace are firing up their entrepreneurial skills to face Doug Richard, one of the original Dragons from the 'Dragon’s Den'. They are two of 25 teams who have already signed up to take part in The Grand Challenge - an exciting, innovative fundraising contest being launched by the Papworth Trust. more..	20/08/08
	Blues help Britain top the Olympic rowing medal table Seven British Blues helped Team GB top the Olympic medal table at the Beijing Games and record the country’s best results in the sport since 1908. more..	20/08/08
	DisplayLink brings multi-monitor computing to the Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family Helping to make it even easier for PC users to work and play on multiple monitors, quad-monitor technology developed by DisplayLink, for the Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family optimises quad monitor computing for notebooks and desktops. more..	20/08/08
	Crack out your crystal ball and engage in some futurology Lythe Business Development’s MD, Rachel Harker, encourages technologists, scientists and business folk to look into their crystal balls as she reveals the business benefits of the black art of futurology ... more..	19/08/08
	Kiss goodbye to pre holiday stress If you’re trying to clear your desk before flying off to the sun you’ll know what a stressful time it can be. But if you follow the KISS principle to planning for a holiday it can be a whole lot simpler, says Simon Fryer of KISS Communications. 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
	Mobas continues to donate to the National Blood Service Continuing a long-standing relationship, Mobas, the Cambridge-based advertising agency, has been appointed by the National Blood Service to create their ‘In Advance’ campaign literature. This will be produced and distributed in conjunction with the ‘In Advance’ television campaign which launched in early July. 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
	Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality takes place in Cambridge The prime event for the convergence of the latest technology in graphics, computer vision, sensors and interactive applications - the seventh International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality - will be held at the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge from the 15-18th September 2008. more..	19/08/08
	Oliver racing towards a bright future after gaining first motor sport Blue Ex-Formula One champion Damon Hill was on hand at Silverstone last week as Cambridge University student Oliver Turvey was awarded the first ever Cambridge Blue for motor Sport. more..	19/08/08
	Roger Hilton 'swinging out into the void’ at Kettle’s Yard The only showing, including previously unseen works, of paintings by one of the most daring British artists of the 20th century is taking place in a new exhibition at Kettle’s Yard. more..	19/08/08
	Green Cathedral delivers unique academic video search projects to Howard Hughes Medical Institute Green Cathedral plc, the Cambridge technology incubator, and its subsidiary Cambridge IPTV have produced two unique and fully searchable Internet video web sites for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and Cold Spring Harbor Labs in the US. more..	19/08/08
	Tame your computer - faster form filling In her weekly series for Cambridge Network members, software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she provides some useful general advice, describing how to speed up data entry by using your keyboard, not your mouse ... more..	18/08/08
	Measles mumps and rubella - news from The Travel Clinic The Department of Health are targeting all unvaccinated children and 18-24 year olds who have not received an MMR booster at the present time, especially those going off to further education establishments and the vaccine is free from their GP. Anyone older than this may not be protected and may have it on request from The Travel Clinic Ltd. 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
	Free conference places are on offer Cambridge Network members are invited to apply for guest places which have been made available at the forthcoming conference 'Realising the Commercial Potential of Therapeutic Antibodies', which takes place from September 30 - October 1 at the Cafe Royal, London more..	18/08/08
	Helping the NHS to beat hospital bugs A free event on 3 September gives you the opportunity to find out how to have your products tested for use within the NHS and potentially get on a "fast track" route to becoming a supplier. more..	18/08/08
	Scientific Alliance newsletter 15th August 2008 A different view of environmental issues more..	15/08/08
	More insight into Cambridge ideas that could change the world What technology and developments are likely to change the course of our lives during the next decade and beyond? Cambridge Network once again opens the door to exciting new ideas when eminent university academics help to launch the autumn Cambridge Corporate Gateway at a special Open Meeting on Monday 13th October. more..	15/08/08
	Search is on for green travel champions Is your company doing its bit to encourage more cycling to work? Do your people share car journeys? Does your company subsidise bus travel? Is the company developing or does it already have an active travel plan? more..	15/08/08
	Bailey Fisher assists Zimiti with the appointment of Stuart Reed as Sales Manager David Boorman of Bailey Fisher ~ Executive Search is pleased to have assisted award-winning technology start-up Zimiti, with the appointment of Stuart Reed as Sales Manager. more..	15/08/08
	Software Acumen called up for Embedded Systems Conference Mark Dalgarno of Cambridge-based Software Acumen has been invited to organise a conference stream on Code Generation at this year's Conference on Embedded Systems Development. more..	14/08/08
	Successful LINKFresh deployment at Produce World Anglia Business Solutions today announced that the first phase deployment of its award winning LINKFresh® suite has gone live at the British & Brazilian subsidiary of the Produce World Group. The initial application was deployed to timescale and within budget. more..	14/08/08
	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 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
	Freeview tops poll of TV innovations UK TV viewers have voted Freeview as the technology that has had the biggest impact on the way they watch television, while in contrast mobile TV has had no impact. The results are included in a survey by Deloitte on behalf of the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival, which takes place from 22nd – 24th August 2008. 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
	Marathon swim will raise money for water projects Cambridge businesswoman Jenny Kartupelis has taken on the challenge of swimming 4.5km across the Hellespont - the crossroads from Europe to Asia, arguably the most iconic swim in the world - later this month. She wants to raise money to support Christian Aid water projects, and hopes local companies and individuals will dig deep to sponsor her. more..	12/08/08
	Software & Systems Quality Conference shows Acumen Cambridge-based Software Acumen is to exhibit at the largest UK Software & Systems Quality event. more..	12/08/08
	Handling functional variants in Simulink® models - new DaimlerChrysler case study published A problem with today's motor vehicles is a wide range of variants with slightly different functions. This case study describes how DaimlerChrysler tackled this problem using pure::variants - the leading solution for variant management. more..	12/08/08
	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
	Is there any place in advertising today for morality? Sony’s ‘Fat Princess’ and Youtube's ‘Little Gordon’ are two examples of a new trend of exploiting stereotypes. FCG Consultancy's Jonathan Wainwright looks at the issue and asks for Cambridge Network members' opinions ... more..	12/08/08
	Consultation specialists help British public decide on 1000MW of wind energy A Martlesham based company, also with offices in Newmarket, is working with 20 windfarm developers to help determine the fate of just over 1000 megawatts of renewable energy projects, which together could provide enough power for 500,000 homes*. more..	11/08/08
	Suffolk design agency secures £100k contract for nationwide retail displays Ipswich-based point-of-sale specialist, 2Cs Retail, has been appointed by GET Plc to design and build 1,200 in-store displays, to hold over 15,000 electrical products for sale in 350 Homebase stores across the UK. more..	11/08/08
	1Spatial, 3 peaks and 1 big challenge! A team of 1Spatial staff will be taking on the 3 Peaks Challenge on the 18th and 19th September 2008 to raise money for the Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT). more..	11/08/08
	Advice to travel agents from the BMJ Infectious disease experts on the British Medical Journal website say that Travel Agents should take the opportunity to inform travellers about malaria and the need to take preventative medication when booking flights to malarious areas. more..	11/08/08
	Tame your computer - terrific tabbing In her weekly series for Cambridge Network members, software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she describes how to display your open database objects in separate document tabs (Access 2007*) ... more..	11/08/08
	Special events this week at Wysing Special events at Wysing Arts Centre during the building of Amphis - a giant amphitheatre made entirely from donated and discarded materials - continue from Thursday (14 August) with an Artists Talk with Folke Köbberling and Martin Kaltwasser, followed by a Family Drop-in Day on Saturday 16 August. 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
	Temporary shutdown of Cambridge Network website Users of the Cambridge Network website are advised that the site will be temporarily unavailable from 12 midnight this Sunday (10 August) for essential maintenance. It is expected to be back up again early on Sunday monring. more..	08/08/08
	Independent GC, LC & MS training - August 2008 Newsletter Details of NEW 23 European courses planned for 2008/2009 and NEW GC & GC-MS Courses expand to the Middle East more..	08/08/08
	Eco excellence down by the Riverside for Granta Park A report on the recycling of waste during the construction of the Riverside development at Granta Park shows that over the last six months between 74% and 91% of all waste generated has been recycled, which is approximately double the industry expectation. more..	08/08/08
	New Copytrax CD printer targets digital media The new DaVinci Multi from Copytrax can print CDs, mini CDs and CD business cards. It's the first of its type in the world and set to build on the success of the existing Copytrax DaVinci range of printers. more..	08/08/08
	Summer in the Botanic Garden An inspiring introduction to the natural world for the whole family is on offer this month at a series of garden trails at the University of Cambridge Botanic Garden. more..	08/08/08
	Posh Frocks & Dickie Bows Tune into a 209radio fundraiser next month - “Posh Frocks & Dickie Bows”, a “dress to impress” food, jazz and comedy event in aid of 209radio, Cambridge’s community radio station on 105FM. more..	08/08/08
	WiRME - Women in Rural Music Enterprise -- Are you a woman in rural business? Are you a woman in rural business? If so you may be interested in a new women’s network called WiRME – Women in Rural Music Enterprise. more..	08/08/08
	The OU launches world’s first ‘free university course’ iGoogle Gadget In extending its vision of free online education, The Open University has again used leading-edge web technology to spread its brand of learning. more..	08/08/08
	Don't miss Julie McKee at Alimentum on August 12th Continuing its trend of bringing exceptional talent to the Tuesday night Jazz Club at Alimentum, next week sees the arrival of Julie McKee, a classically trained pianist and songwriting chanteuse dazzling the London music scene with her wry and quirky, jazz-toned pop. more..	07/08/08
	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
	Happy 1st birthday European GC/GC-MS training courses! Anthias Consulting and Amoeba Sciences celebrated their final training course for 2007-08 with a bang in Berlin at the end of June with an average 4.7* rating. Delegates attended from the UK, Belgium, Romania, The Netherlands and Germany for The Complete GC course. 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
	Gender equality on the slide? Support for gender equality in Britain and the US appears to have peaked and could now be going into decline, research at Cambridge University has revealed. more..	07/08/08
	Engineering students race off to Germany A group of students from Cambridge University's Department of Engineering are to pit their wits against Formula 1 enthusiasts from across the globe. 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
	Creative heresy: learning should be fun It seems heresy to mention it, as schools at last get their delayed SATs results, but learning should be fun. It sometimes feels as if there’s a small group of us pushing this, in the face of waves of orthodoxy promoting ever more testing, metrics and targets, says Anne Miller of The Creativity Partnership. more..	06/08/08
	Rohde & Schwarz and Qasara collaborate on LTE protocol verification Rohde & Schwarz and Qasara announce a joint programme to verify inter-operability between Rohde & Schwarz’s 3GPP LTE Virtual Tester and Qasara’s LTE compliant UE protocol stack. more..	05/08/08
	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
	New survey seeks employee views on congestion charging What are your views on congestion charging? Employees of Cambridge companies are being asked for their opinions in a new survey being carried out by Naima Ihsan, a student at the University of Westminster, as part of her MSc in transportation studies. 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
	How you can get involved in the Network Did you know that staff of Cambridge Network member companies can subscribe to the Network's weekly e-newsletter and jobsletter - and get free entrance to Network events? more..	04/08/08
	Tame your computer - let things slide In her weekly series for Cambridge Network members, software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she explains how to show the slide number (x of y) on every slide (PowerPoint 2000-2007*) ... more..	04/08/08
	What impact does advertising have? Hardly a day goes by without some advertising pundit extolling the long term virtues of advertising. FCG Consultancies Jonathan Wainwright gets to the heart of the issue ... 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
	Lesley Waters supports Pink Rose Dinner 2008 Celebrity chef, Lesley Waters, is supporting Pink Rose Dinner 2008 by providing recipes for the appeal. more..	04/08/08
	Learning lessons from the Hull floods Builders attending a recent NIRCA conference in Watford heard some of the lessons learnt from the major flooding last year in Hull. more..	04/08/08
	netXtra clients enjoy success in ‘Website Of The Year’ category at Trade Association Forum Best Practice Awards At the recently announced 2008 Trade Association Forum (TAF) Best Practice Awards, Long Melford based, and Cambridge Network member, netXtra, had their clients occupy three of the five finalists' positions in the much coveted ‘Website Of The Year’ Award, with REC then going on to be pronounced as overall winners. more..	04/08/08
	Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biotechnology merge The Department of Chemical Engineering and the Institute of Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge have merged to form a single Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology from August 1. more..	04/08/08
	Varsity victories help ease Boat Race blues The Olympic Games may be just around the corner – with one current Cambridge University student and nine graduates competing in Beijing - but it’s already been a year of sporting success for the University. more..	04/08/08
	Norfolk invention to bring relief to asthma sufferers around the world "Many allergies are caused by dust. Once I understood the problem and thought through the solution, it seemed clear to me that the health benefits of such a device could be applied to hospitals, old people's homes, restaurants, dentist and doctors' surgeries and many other buildings where hygiene is a concern." more..	01/08/08
	Scientific Alliance newsletter 1st August 2008 A different view of environmental issues more..	01/08/08
	Fenland Leisure proves that 3D design is simply child's play Fenland Leisure is a leader in the development and manufacture of children’s playground equipment. Key to their success has been their willingness to expand and adopt new technologies. One such technology has been SolidWorks, a powerful 3D engineering design software from Cambridge company Innova Systems. more..	01/08/08
	New services from Cambridge telemarketing agency Prospect Research, a Cambridge-based telemarketing agency, is pleased to announce an expansion in services offered to UK businesses. more..	01/08/08
	Opinion leaders join RFID Europe The forthcoming conference RFID Europe will have many opinion leaders from across the world, says Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman of IDTechEx. more..	01/08/08
	Threat from CCHF - more news from The Travel Clinics in Cambridge and Ipswich Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever is causing deaths as far afield as Turkey, where there have been 40 deaths, to South Africa, Russia and Greece, warns The Travel clinic. more..	01/08/08
	Cambridge connections at Olympic Games Nine Cambridge University graduates and one current student will represent Great Britain when the Olympic Games get under way in Beijing next week. more..	31/07/08
	No excuse for being bored over the summer As many as 30 members of the University of Cambridge are contributing to Summer Daze 2008, an extensive programme of activities for children organised by the Children and Young People’s Participation Service (ChYpPS) at Cambridge City Council. more..	31/07/08
	£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
	Telemarketing and telesales seminar to take place at St Johns Innovation Centre At Telemarketing Matters we believe that all sales people are individuals. This one day seminar is designed to enable your staff to learn the key skills that they need to be effective telemarketers, and grow their own style around them. more..	30/07/08
	WaveFX and Microsoft in Madagascar Travelling deep into isolated communities as well as meetings with governmental officials, the WaveFX crew captured some incredible footage. more..	30/07/08
	3DAV.com create video ident for MSN 3DAV.com has been commissioned to produce a video ident for MSN using one of their increasingly popular video templates. 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
	BioBridge goes to the races for the HOPE Appeal Come and join BioBridge Ltd at Newmarket August 23rd to support the Cambridge Vet School new Linear Accelerator for treatment of pet cancer! Tickets £75 per person including champagne reception, lunch, afternoon tea, entry fee, race card for the entire day and entrance to the members’ enclosure. Details from Meredith 01223 566850 – a great day out! more..	29/07/08
	Ordnance Survey Ireland launches new Environmental Reporting system 1Spatial is pleased to announce the recent launch of a new Environmental Reporting system for Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi), which has been developed in part by 1Spatial. more..	29/07/08
	Gold Award winners Papworth Trust appoint new director of operations Paul McCay joins the Papworth Trust as the Director of Operations (Housing and the Built Environment and Personal Support). 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
	Teachers enriched by Cambridge science Forty teachers from around the country gave up the first week of their summer holidays to come to Cambridge to take advantage of a national programme designed to enrich and enhance their enjoyment and understanding of science. 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
	Do you get frustrated by teams missing deadlines? Procrastination happens. It can be subconscious where, for reasons that seem unclear, teams or individuals continually put off doing actions or tasks - or deliberate. So what can be done to stop this happening? more..	29/07/08
	Tame your computer - get creative with your keyboard In her weekly series for Cambridge Network members, software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she describes how to assign a keyboard shortcut to your desktop shortcuts (Windows) ... 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
	Crystal clear message ‘rings out’ to get people on the right HE course Anglia Ruskin University is getting set to talk to hundreds of students leaving schools and colleges from the East of England who are facing a crunch decision about their higher education study requirements during the forthcoming period of admissions known as ‘Clearing’. 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
	Universities, businesses and the role of knowledge networks Interactions between entrepreneurs, academics and innovators are taking centre stage in London this week at the launch of a Cambridge journal investigating the role of these key players in bringing research to practical use. more..	28/07/08
	New institute to study obesity, diabetes and other metabolic disorders A new centre on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus next to Addenbrooke's Hospital will address the growing threat to public health posed by obesity, diabetes and related diseases. 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
	The Møller Centre, Cambridge — rewarded for outstanding service and business excellence The Møller Centre has gained the highest overall score to date in England across all hospitality and catering sectors accredited by Hospitality Assured. more..	25/07/08
	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
	Rapidly broadening interest in RFID Being an enabling technology, like paper or the wheel, though somewhat more recent, RFID is now being applied ever more broadly. more..	25/07/08
	Artists embark on ambitious project to create amphitheatre from scrap Folke Köbberling and Martin Kaltwasser began their international residency at Wysing Arts Centre earlier this month. Using only donated and discarded materials and working with volunteers, the artists will be creating a giant amphitheatre on the 11 acre rural site over the next few weeks, culminating in a celebratory weekend on 31st August. 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
	Printing.com @ Cambridge Graphics - 25,000 trees planted so far! Customers of Printing.com have helped the company to plant 25,000 trees so far. Well done! more..	24/07/08
	Masters students seek 'real' research projects Could your company use the talents of a Masters student for a science or business-related research project? If so, the University of Cambridge would like to hear from you. more..	24/07/08
	Fun steps through history to make a big difference Tickets are now on sale for the annual Bridge the Gap Charity Walk, which will this year be raising money for Arthur Rank Hospice Charity, Teenage Cancer Trust Appeal and Press Relief, the News Community Fund. more..	24/07/08
	Iranian Ambassador visits Cambridge The strong cultural links between Cambridge and Iran were celebrated in a private visit to the University by the Iranian Ambassador, His Excellency Mr Rasoul Movahedian. more..	24/07/08
	Stunning images win prizes in Microsoft Photography Competition The winning image in the Microsoft Photography Competition recently held at Cambridge University's Department of Engineering, was taken by Dr Sonja Findeisen-Tandel, a Research Associate in the Photonics Research Group in the Electrical Engineering Division. more..	24/07/08
	Anglia builds international LINKFresh presence in Australia Anglia Business Solutions' Australian deployment partner secures first LINKFresh customer. more..	24/07/08
	ixPressia showcase colour label software at Label Expo Americas xPressia, an inkjet software company based in Cambridge, UK, will be showcasing its Colour Label Print Engine software at Label Expo Americas, 9-11 Sept 2008. more..	23/07/08
	Source2sea event grows every year Cambridge based First Ascent, a leading team development company, are calling for more local organisations to take part in this year's team challenge event - Source2sea 2008. more..	23/07/08
	Multi award-winning sax player blows into town at the Alimentum Jazz Club In line with its ambitions to become the Ronnie Scott's of Cambridge, Alimentum is delighted to have James Allsopp, the mult-award winning saxophonist playing at next week's Jazz Club event on July 29th. 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
	First Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships named at St John’s College, Cambridge Three outstanding Indian students will begin study for their doctoral degrees at St John’s College, Cambridge this September as winners of the first Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships. 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
	Funding accelerates shift from lab to fab for organic semiconductors More than 500 engineers, researchers, business leaders and investors from all over the world are expected to meet in Frankfurt at the end of September to report progress and discuss future directions in the organic electronics and organic semiconductor industries. more..	23/07/08
	Samian help you understand the new 'Personalised Budgets' The Individual Budgets Programme aims to radically change the organisation of social care in England so that people who need support can take more control of their own lives and fulfill their role as full citizens. more..	23/07/08
	ViewRanger's GPS-triggered mobile multimedia guide brings Hadrian's Wall to life Augmentra and TVWalks.com collaborate to create mobile-phone gps-triggered video guides, and release the first video guide to Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail. more..	23/07/08
	The Beer Tree, DisplayLink and the Cambridge Town Bumps DisplayLink is supporting Milton Brewery and helping Macmillan Cancer Support this Friday (25th July) by sponsoring the beer for the evening and manning the beer barrels during the Cambridge Town Bumps. more..	23/07/08
	Camweavers’ furniture showcased with gloss by CBA Design Office furniture manufacturers, Camweavers Ltd, has engaged the services of CBA Design to produce its brand new product catalogue. With a focus on the high quality of craftsmanship, the catalogue provides a showcase for the company’s design and manufacturing skills along with its comprehensive product range. more..	22/07/08
	A Night at the Opera - 13 September 08 ACT's most exclusive event of the year - A Night at the Opera - includes a concert by members of Opera North performing 'Bizet - an Evening with Georges'. This will be only the second time this has been performed in the UK. more..	22/07/08
	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
	After the earthquake: China needs to improve building quality The Sichuan earthquakes (12th May, 2008) destroyed aged and poorly constructed buildings and cost perhaps 70,000 lives (China government estimates). What should China learn from this disaster? What will it now do for its people in the aftermath of this earthquake tragedy? 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
	Professor Robert Edwards, Bourn Hall Clinic co-founder, looks back on 30 years of IVF Professor Robert Edwards, IVF pioneer and co-founder of Bourn Hall Clinic, was lauded for his contribution to the field of fertility treatment by Mike Macnamee, Chief Executive of the clinic, at the National Infertility Day Conference on Saturday 19 July in London, to mark 30 years since the birth of the world's first 'test tube' baby Louise Brown. 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
	University moves to attract more women into engineering The engineering sector is calling for more female recruits. Despite bright ideas and bold initiatives designed to attract more women into science, engineering and technology (SET), statistics prove that the gender gap is not lessening. 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
	Samian now delivers Business Chinese Samian Solutions can now help you to prepare for that first business meeting in China. How do say HELLO, THANK YOU, and what is the importance of GUANXI ? more..	21/07/08
	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
	Tame your computer - speedy switching Software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer' in her weekly series for Cambridge Network members. This week she explains how to switch between displaying formulas and their values (Excel 2000-2007*) ... more..	21/07/08
	Website is showcase for keeping it simple Many websites are in danger of putting users off because they are trying to be too clever, says brand communications agency KISS Communications, which has launched its new website as a showcase for the effectiveness of simple and straightforward communications. 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
	Disabled people get bigger voice thanks to the Papworth Trust Disabled people will be given a bigger voice at the Papworth Trust through a user involvement event to be held at Newmarket today (Monday 21 July). The event at the Rowley Mile Conference Centre is focussed on service users being more than ‘just’ a user of services. 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
	Six University scholars elected to British Academy Six Cambridge academics have been made Fellows of the British Academy in the latest round of elections to the prestigious organisation for scholars in the arts and humanities. more..	21/07/08