Robots, radar and rockets boost Zettlex sales
Zettlex, the Newton based sensors company, has reported a record end to the year - helped by four large sales contracts in December with an added bonus of winning Best Product in the 2016 Best Business Awards. The contracts are for the supply of sensors for bomb disposal robots, space rockets, oil exploration equipment and civil radar systems.
Lode Half Marathon gives £5500 boost to local hospice
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity was delighted to receive a visit from the organising committee of Lode Half Marathon, after £4600 was donated from registration fees and over £1000 via sponsorship, by those taking part in the November event. The race was at full capacity for the second year with 250 runners taking part - including five representing the Charity’s own Team ARHC - raising a grand…
London Stansted Airport unveils plans for new £130 million arrivals building
London Stansted Airport has unveiled plans for a new £130 million arrivals building to significantly improve the passenger experience. The building is the latest phase in the multi-million pound transformation programme by MAG to support future growth at the airport and attract new passengers and airlines.
A social media guide for introverts
Think your introverted nature means you can’t use social media? Think again, in the view of two Cambridge Judge marketing faculty.
Cambridge Enterprise licenses IP to produce platelets from stem cells
Cambridge Enterprise is pleased to announce that it has licensed intellectual property to Platelet BioGenesis, an American biotech start-up developing a method for producing platelets, obviating the need for human blood donation.
Cresset publishes November & December 2016 newsletter
Computational chemistry news including CEO end of year message.
Cambridge scientists set to get £41 million boost from Cancer Research UK
Cambridge scientists are set to receive a major cash injection from Cancer Research UK, which has announced plans to invest over £41 million over the next five years at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre, one of the University of Cambridge’s Strategic Research Initiatives. The funding will help support ground-breaking work as part of the development of a unique chain of research hubs around…
Hundreds attend first Light up a Life at Arthur Rank Hospice’s new home
Over 600 people - including patients, relatives, friends and work colleagues - gathered at Arthur Rank Hospice in Shelford Bottom, on Sunday 4 December for Light up a Life: the Charity’s first official public event since moving from their Mill Road site.
Marshall announces appointment of new Chief Executive
Marshall of Cambridge has today announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive at its wholly‐owned subsidiary, Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group.
Citystay welcomes Network to Christmas Open Day
On Tuesday 20 December, Citystay Serviced Apartments would like to invite all Cambridge Network members to join them at stunning new 1, 2 and 3 bedroom Vesta apartments for champagne and canapes.
D&A Creative chosen to work with Greater Cambridge City Deal
Following a successful tender process last year, D&A Creative was chosen to support the City Deal transport schemes with their graphic design requirements.
New microcapsules process is the key to on-demand production
The applied science group at product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants has devised a new way of continuously manufacturing microcapsules – increasing agility and making personalisation possible.
Kidney dialysis unit celebrates first birthday
The Cambridge Dialysis Centre, which helps 140 patients each week, celebrates its first birthday today.
CW (Cambridge Wireless) and partners win national competition to help IoT innovation
CW (Cambridge Wireless) has been selected by the Digital Catapult to deliver IoTUK Boost, a programme of support to help UK SMEs and entrepreneurs develop Internet of Things (IoT) enabled services and applications in Cambridge – using low power wide area networks (LPWANs).
Hundreds of Santas raise more than £12,000 for EACH
Hundreds of red suits and white beards have made for a real festive spectacular at Cambridge business parks over the last week.
Students hear secrets of entrepreneurial success
Budding entrepreneurs at Cambridge Regional College were given an insight into the path to success when leading expert Professor Lester Lloyd-Reason delivered a talk to business students.
Why your business needs co-opetition
Aggressively pursuing the competition may not be the best answer, says Cambridge Judge Business School Professor of Strategy & Innovation Shahzad Ansari.
Minister makes flying visit to Aerozone
Skills and Apprenticeships Minister, Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP, made a flying visit to Stansted last week to see how the airport is boosting education, job and training opportunities for young people and jobseekers.
Inventor Dr John C Taylor OBE donates £2.5m for Cambridge Professorship of Innovation
One of the world’s most successful inventors – with over 400 patents to his name – best known for his bi-metal kettle controls used in two billion devices worldwide, is yet again turning his attention to philanthropy at his alma mater, the University of Cambridge.
East tops the jobs leader board
Job seekers in the East should be optimistic about the new year according to ManpowerGroup, the world’s workforce experts. The region’s employers report a Net Employment Outlook of +10% for the first quarter of 2017, the highest level in the country.
SyndicateRoom sees first exit with Oval Medical acquisition
Online investment platform SyndicateRoom is celebrating its first exit for a company that raised funds on its platform. Oval, a cutting-edge medical technology company, designing and producing auto-injectors to enhance medical safety and address trypanophobia (fear of needles), has been acquired by US-based healthcare contract manufacturer SMC Ltd.
Horizon Discovery provides a progress update on its biomanufacturing business
Horizon Discovery Group plc, the world leader in the application of gene editing technologies, today provides an update on the commercial operation of its Biomanufacturing business with significant growth in cell line licensing revenue to over £1.3m already recognised in 2016, a more than three times increase over 2015.
Cambridge to play major role in €400m EU food innovation project
The University of Cambridge is one of a number of British universities and companies that have won access to a £340 million EU Innovation programme to change the way we eat, grow and distribute food.
Tier 2 puts property data in the hands of home owners for Move With Us
Move With Us wanted to ‘externalise’ their data to create iOS tablet-based sales support applications for their primary sales channels – firstly their network of independent estate agents and secondly their house building partners running on-site marketing offices.
Busiest ever November at London Stansted Airport
London Stansted recorded its busiest ever November as over 1.7 million passengers passed through the terminal during the month, an increase of 2.3% over the same month last year.