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Make 2012 the year to be more innovative

With economic growth expected to be low or flat for the next year or so, now is the time to examine your strategic business model. Business Model canvas is an exciting new approach to business modelling. Captum's next MasterClass allows you to experience the process of designing creative business models for innovation.03/02/12

Learn about creating star teams at Enterprise Tuesday

Alex van Someren, Partner at Amadeus & Angels Seed Fund; and Dr Uday Phadke, Chief Executive of Cartezia, talk about their experiences of developing and working with successful teams at Enterprise Tuesday next week (7th February).03/02/12

signagelive integrates with Intel® AIM suite

Remote Media Limited has unveiled integration between signagelive and Intel® AIM Suite, an anonymous viewer analytics technology providing a powerful data collection and audience measurement tool.03/02/12

TAG creates web-based animation for ZigZag Doors of Peterborough

The challenge was a simple one. How do we show visitors to a website exactly what we mean by concertina doors? How can we possibly demonstrate the opening and closing mechanism, without shooting hundreds of still images?03/02/12

Anglian Water Renewable Energy summit

Leapfrog Innovation Ltd will be attending the Anglian Water Renewable Energy summit on February 9th 2012 held at the Eco Innovation Centre, Peterborough.03/02/12

Polatis investors bring $2.7m in new funding for company growth

Polatis, Inc. the performance leader in all-optical switch technology, announced it has secured $2.7M (USD) in additional funding from the company’s existing investors. Polatis is a privately held company backed by well known technology-focused venture capital and private equity investment firms in the USA and Europe.03/02/12

Huppert welcomes government bonus for affordable city homes

MP Julian Huppert has welcomed government funding which will give Cambridge City Council hundreds of thousands of pounds this year to plan for and build more affordable homes.03/02/12

Facebook, Twitter and email harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol

Trying to resist that late-night tweet or checking your work email again? The bad news is that desires for work and entertainment often win out in the daily struggle for self-control, according to a new study that measures various desires and their regulation in daily life.03/02/12

Don't write to the Minister - get involved!

How do you cope when the transport sector is working to a 30 year plan but the Government's policy plan has to be only on a four/five year timescale because of the electoral cycle? Is it good to spend so much on major scientific research programmes projects such as CERN when engineering and technology has more immediate benefit? 03/02/12

Microsoft Research, ARM and Pure sponsor TEDxGranta 2012: Alive & Kicking

World-leading computer lab, Microsoft Research, pioneering microprocessor developers ARM and recruitment specialists Pure are giving their backing to TEDxGranta 2012: Alive & Kicking, which takes place at The Junction, Cambridge, on Friday 9th March 2012.03/02/12

Mantracourt enhances wireless instrumentation range with pulse acquisition module

Leading electronic instrumentation manufacturer Mantracourt has announced the release of its new wireless telemetry pulse acquisition module.02/02/12

Intellectual Property – Protecting your ideas and your business

For innovation and knowledge-based business intellectual property is often the most important asset. Understanding how best to protect such an asset, and the key steps that are required is therefore critical to the success of the business02/02/12

New route announced for direct flights from Cambridge to Jersey

Jersey-based C.I. Travel Group today announces the launch of a new air route from Cambridge Airport to Jersey, linking the famous university city with the island for the first time since 2006.02/02/12

The Limits to Growth

With sustainability still very much a priority, the Scientific Alliance analyses the real limits to growth.02/02/12

Will your business cope with network traffic load during the Olympics?

Intergence offers five tips for protecting mission-critical applications.02/02/12

Atkins Gregory sweeps up ‘Spring Clean’

Cambridge-based cleaning contractor Atkins Gregory has reached agreement to acquire Cambridge Industrial & Commercial Cleaners Ltd, who trade as ‘Spring Clean’, with immediate effect.02/02/12

No-fees offer for employers to mark National Apprenticeship Week

Cambridge Regional College is waiving the fees on many of its apprenticeship programmes next week to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week.
02/02/12

UK Climate Change Risk Assessment shows the East of England needs to adapt

A ground-breaking study into the implications of climate change, and the threats the country faces, has revealed that the key priorities for the East of England include responding to water availability, flooding and sea level rise.02/02/12

Biodiversity conservation for life

This month, the University of Cambridge will be profiling research that addresses biodiversity conservation. 02/02/12

Marshall Young Persons Group raises money for Blue Smile

Members of the Marshall Young Persons Group and Terry Holloway, Group Support Executive, presented a cheque to Amanda Langford and Annabel Brunner of Blue Smile yesterday (Tues) at Marshall Head Office.01/02/12