Call me Ishmael
“I write this sitting in the kitchen sink”. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. “When Gregor Samsa woke one morning from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed right there in his bed into some sort of monstrous insect”.
MassChallenge finalists announced
Two ventures supported by Cambridge Social Ventures at Cambridge Judge Business School are among finalists of the MassChallenge global accelerator programme.
Knowledge sharing is power, in RiverRhee's latest newsletter
People and organisations thrive most where there is a culture of valuing and sharing the expertise of individuals within a team.
Deloitte reports fastest revenue growth in 10 years
Highlights: Group revenue up 11.2% to £3.1bn (2015: 5.6%); UK Group revenue up 13.6% to £3.04bn(2015: 6.2%)[1]; Firm invests in disruptive starts-ups and support for social enterprises
Tiny changes in Parkinson’s protein impact on processes that lead to the disease
Specific mutations in the protein associated with Parkinson’s Disease, in which just one of its 140 building blocks is altered, can make a dramatic difference to processes which may lead to the condition’s onset, researchers have found.
Cambridge marches for Europe on 3 September
Cambridge residents will be on the march this Saturday, 3 September to show their support for Britain to have a strong relationship with Europe. Similar marches will also take place in London, Oxford, Brighton and Edinburgh.
Jobs fair held to encourage companies to be more ‘disability-confident’
Two MPs have teamed up with a leading charity to call on Cambridgeshire companies to look at employing more disabled people.
Stark variations in youth unemployment levels across East of England
There is a huge disparity in the numbers of young people being employed across the UK’s regions and cities, including in the East of England, which has the lowest rate of youth unemployment in the country at 11.2%. This compares to some of the region’s cities which have higher youth unemployment rates: Southend-on-Sea (21.7%), Luton (19.1%) and Peterborough (15.3%).
Excell complete Bear Grylls 10K survival race for the Teenage Cancer Trust
A team of nine Excell staff completed the gruelling Bear Grylls 10K obstacle survival race on Saturday 20th August at the Wimpole estate, Cambridge.
Marshall of Cambridge event to support innovation at Addenbrooke’s
A very special Business in Action for Addenbrooke’s networking event, hosted by Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT), will take place at Marshall of Cambridge on Wednesday 7 September 2016 at 6pm-8.30pm, when innovation will be at the top of the agenda.
Programme launched for Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2016
In what continues to be an extraordinary year of change, Cambridge Festival of Ideas returns for the ninth year to tackle some of the pressing global challenges we face, from migration and human trafficking to Brexit and the ethical dimensions of gene editing and human enhancement.
Golf day secures hole-in-one for Air Ambulance
East of England based Streets Chartered Accountants, a top 40 accountancy practice, hosted their fifth annual Charity Golf Day last month raising £5,500 for the Air Ambulance.
Trott 'clinches' gold but Kenny 'claims' it
As the sun sets on Rio 2016, new research from Cambridge University Press indicates that the gender equality gap in the reporting of sport is beginning to narrow.
Creative industries fuel UK’s local economies
The creative industries are playing an increasingly important role in local economies across the country, according to new research published.
Oxygen measurements in natural gas: new application note
A new application note is available to download from Michell Instruments’ website: Oxygen Measurement in Natural Gas.
Live insight into Method internship
The Method intern programme is coming to an end and the three talented individuals were put on the spot on Tuesday 23 August as they broadcasted live on the Cambridge News Facebook page. The 20 minute, live-streamed video was viewed 1,700 times and reached over 22,000 people.
Join EAHSN at the Innovation Forum's Leaders Conference in Cambridge
Eastern Academic Health Science Network (EAHSN) sponsors the third annual Innovation Leaders Conference.
August Bank Holiday Fun at IWM Duxford
This August bank holiday, join IWM Duxford for its final weekend of summer holiday activities.
This is why entrepreneurs need b-schools
The more you learn the more you earn – why a business school entrepreneurship programme will unleash your potential.
Congratulations to the IMAGINE IF! top 15 global finalists
Innovation Forum's IMAGINE IF! accelerator platform received an overwhelming global response from large centres of scientific activity as well as emerging geographies during the application period held over April–June, with hundreds of companies undergoing evaluation.
Brexit will not exempt UK organisations from the GDPR, says IT Governance
IT Governance, the leader in data protection and cyber security expertise, is urging organisations to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as Brexit will not exempt UK-based organisations from being required to do so.
Owlstone Medical strengthens management team
Chris Hodkinson, Dr Marc van der Schee and Hamilton Scanlon join the company
Perse School celebrates record GCSE results
Perse students and staff at are celebrating their highest ever A* rate at I/GCSE. More than three quarters of entries in 2016 (77%) were awarded the highest grade.
SMEs invited to apply for new funded R&D programme
A search has been launched for SMEs who have a technology that could be adapted and commercialised to solve a real-life healthcare issue.
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Salimetrics has been supplying many functional testing laboratories within the UK/Europe for many years with CE marked diagnostic saliva-based assays.