How to protect your organisation’s Social Media accounts from hackers
Business social media accounts often grow in bits and pieces. One employee creates the Facebook Page. Someone else connects Instagram, and an outside agency is later given access to run advertising.
In-house designer vs product design consultancy: which is right for your company?
Most companies developing a physical product reach the same question sooner or later: hire an in-house designer, or work with an external product design consultancy?
Beyond the assay: why diagnostic device development needs three separate specifications
Beyond the Assay: Why Diagnostic Device Development Needs Three Separate SpecificationsWritten by Paul Edmondson - Director - eg t
Workplace Needs Assessments: Beyond the fix
TL;DR: Ask most people what a workplace needs assessment is for, and they will describe a response to a problem: a complaint, a performance concern, something that has already gone wrong. That is true, but it is only half the job.
How optical circuit switching transforms lawful intercept and network monitoring
Ever-increasing data rates and traffic volumes are pushing lawful intercept and intelligence monitoring systems to their limits.
Before you build the go-to-market plan, test the assumptions behind It
Why early-stage businesses should validate the few commercial assumptions that matter most before investing heavily in sales and marketingEarly-stage businesses are often encouraged to move quickly towards market.
PhiZ & Co. At RARESummit 2026: Starting a conversation
We're excited to be attending RARESummit 2026 this October, where we'll be exhibiting, meeting new and familiar faces, and running a creative workshop alongside Carina Thurgood, founder of The Maddi Foundation.
Your visitor has landed. Now what? Planning international arrivals to Cambridge
Somewhere over the Atlantic right now, a visiting researcher is trying to work out how to get from Heathrow to Cambridge. They have a hotel name, a meeting at nine tomorrow morning, and a phone that may not connect as expected when they land.
Automation and optimisation: How POLATIS® optical circuit switching is enhancing network test laboratories
In today’s rapidly evolving business climate, the ability to automate test infrastructure and resources is essential.
After the funding round: how to build the foundations for sustainable growth
Securing investment is a significant milestone for any business.
For an early-stage life sciences company, it may mean moving from scientific validation towards commercialisation.
Does AI increase imposter syndrome?
I am often asked whether the use of AI increases imposter syndrome (also more accurately called imposter phenomenon) - that sense of not being good enough, feeling undeserving of success or that you don't belong. In truth, the short answer is "we don't know". But I suspect that it might...
The Race to the bottom: Why competing on price is a losing game
Some products live or die on one question: is it cheaper than the alternative?
When the answer is yes, you have a commodity, not a product.
The Invisible Curriculum: How Are Your Managers Really Learning to Manage?
Most organisations would never put someone into a specialist technical role and simply hope they worked out how to do it.
Yet we do something remarkably similar with management.
Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and the role of Optical Circuit Switching in Secure Networking
In an increasingly interconnected world, data security has become paramount. Traditional encryption methods, while robust, face threats from ever-evolving quantum computing capabilities. This is where Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) comes into play.
The value of coaching after an autism, ADHD or AuDHD diagnosis
When you have lived your life for 20, 30, 40 years (or longer) and then receive an autism, ADHD or AuDHD diagnosis, it can feel as though everything suddenly starts to make sense.
Expanding Capabilities in MedTech Compliance
Over the past year, my consultancy journey in the medical device sector — supporting both SaMD and hardware innovators — has accelerated in ways I’m incredibly proud of.
Do I Need an Industrial Design Agency or a Product Design Agency for My Idea?
Industrial Design Agency or Product Design Agency: Which Does Your Idea Need?
Anyone researching how to turn a physical product idea into reality will have noticed that "industrial design" and "product design" are thrown around almost interchangeably, often by the same studio, o
What we learned from talking to businesses about Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot is one of the fastest-growing technologies in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, but many organisations are still asking the same questions.
How does it actually help? Is it ready for everyday use? Where do you start?
What do investors actually want to see from a hardware startup before funding it?
It takes more than a good idea.
I have a product idea - what should I do next?
You've had the idea. Maybe it came to you in the shower, maybe it's been rattling around your head for years. You know there's something in it. But now what?
Beyond Day One: How to Build a Seamless Digital Onboarding Journey for Your New Hires
Beyond Day One: How to Build a Seamless Digital Onboarding Journey for Your New HiresYou’ve spent weeks interviewing, sifted through dozens of CVs, and finally found the perfect candidate for your growing team in Cambridge or Peterborough.
Do I need a prototype before contacting manufacturers?
Short answer: If your asking this question, you probably aren’t ready to be contacting manufacturers yet.
Where SHE does safety started: Meet the Founder
I’ve been asked quite a bit lately for my story, so here it is.I’m Laura — a Certified member of IOSH, an Associate member of the IFSM, and the founder of SHE does safety.
Protecting your staff and your organisation from fake recruitment scams
A fake recruiter message is one of the cleanest social engineering tricks around -because it doesn’t look like a trick. Here’s a few simple checks and rules to shut these scams down.
Design for manufacture: a founder’s guide to avoiding costly mistakes
You've got a product idea that makes sense. You've sketched it out, maybe had a prototype built, and people who've seen it are excited. So you start talking to manufacturers and that's when it gets complicated.