Marketing Lounge Partnership achieves ISO 27001 certification
IT Governance, the leading provider of cyber security and ISO 27001 expertise, is pleased to congratulate Marketing Lounge Partnership on achieving certification to ISO 27001 for its information security management system.
Why energy technology is all about finding a balance
The impact of energy technology is at the heart of the climate change debate, and Dr David Reiner, Senior Lecturer in Technology Policy, says it’s important to see both sides.
Abellio confirmed as new East Anglia rail franchise operator
Abellio has been confirmed by the Department for Transport as the operator of the new East Anglian rail franchise, which will commence on 16th October 2016.
Business community excitement grows at John Bradfield Centre topping out ceremony
Trinity College Cambridge celebrated a major milestone in the construction of one of the UK’s largest innovation centres, delivered in partnership with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Central Working.
AstraZeneca to sell small molecule antibiotics business to Pfizer
AstraZeneca today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Pfizer Inc. to sell the commercialisation and development rights to its late-stage small molecule antibiotics business in most markets globally outside the US*.
Syrris marks 15 years of chemistry innovation
Syrris – a Blacktrace Holdings brand – is celebrating 15 years of creating pioneering chemistry solutions.
Is the virtual gene panel the way forward, asks Congenica at Dx Summit
Mike Furness of Cambridge-based genomics analysis company Congenica says more clinical input is required to ensure consistency.
Civil engineers make the case for infrastructure ahead of Brexit negotiations
In a new two page summary report ‘Brexit – The Case for Infrastructure’, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has set out the valuable contribution which infrastructure makes to the economy.
UK ranks highly in Global Innovation Index 2016
China joins the ranks of the world’s 25 most-innovative economies, while Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Finland and Singapore lead the 2016 rankings in the Global Innovation Index released by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Why do newly qualified accountants now have more power over their salary?
Pure's latest salary and recruitment survey has shown that the demand for newly qualified accountants, in both commercial and practice, is escalating across our region. Accountancy and finance recruitment is one of the consultancy's key specialisms and its associate director David Culley explains the impact this has had on salaries in this sector.
Points of View: The tobacco sector
This week Oliver Phillips of NW Brown focuses on the tobacco sector.
Cambridge Judge Director offers SME growth advice
Small and medium-sized businesses need to be more transparent in order to grow, Cambridge Judge Director Christoph Loch writes in The Economist.
Saliva monitoring now part of the 'sport scientist' toolbox
Salimetrics Saliva Monitoring is now used more and more to monitor the wellbeing of Elite Athletes. The technology helps the Coach assess how the athlete/player is coping with the demands of training, competition and life stress.
IT Governance offers savings on best-value ITIL Foundation training course for a limited time
IT Governance, the leading provider of IT governance, risk and compliance products and services, is offering 25% off places on its ITIL Foundation training course to help organisations achieve best practice for effective IT service management.
Rio ‘fluidity’ enabled small businesses to thrive
The Olympic Games in Rio succeeded where London 2012 failed in allowing small firms to thrive around venues where the action was taking place, according to an expert in tourism at Anglia Ruskin University.
Young academic minds for hire
Cambridge postdocs are the best in their fields: young academic researchers with the potential to have world-changing impact. But all too often the walls of academia hinder dialogue between industry and researchers. When this happens, that world-changing potential goes unrealised. Cambridge Minds was created to fix that.
Progress on closing gender pay gaps stalls
Research released today reveals that men are more likely than women to have been promoted into senior and higher paying management roles in the past year, with no progress made on reducing the 23% gender pay gap.
Metrion Biosciences joins CRACK IT ‘DRGNET’ human pain research consortium
Babraham-based Metrion Biosciences Ltd, the specialist ion-channel and drug discovery CRO, has entered into an agreement with a network of partners to evaluate the use of primary human dorsal root ganglion (hDRG) neurons in pain research.
Xaar announces the launch of the first Xaar 1201 printers in China
Xaar plc, the leader in industrial inkjet technology, is delighted to announce that Guangzhou Xucheng Electronic Technology Ltd (Xucheng) is the first OEM partner to develop, and launch, wide-format inkjet printers based on the innovative new Xaar 1201 Thin Film piezo printhead.
Irish Defence Forces take delivery of more EOD vehicles
The Irish Defence Forces have taken delivery of two more MAN HX 60 4 x 4 armoured trucks fitted with Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group’s armoured shelter for their Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) units.
Astronomers identify a young heavyweight star in the Milky Way
A young star over 30 times more massive than the Sun could help us understand how the most extreme stars in the Universe are born.
Stone King toasts Wadworth pub expansion deal
Cambridge law firm Stone King is helping Wadworth expand into London as part of the Wiltshire brewery’s ambitious growth strategy.
Event helps you get started with STEM apprenticeships
Changes to the way apprenticeships will be funded - including the Apprenticeship Levy - has led many businesses to consider apprenticeships. Could a position that has been graduate-entry be offered as a Higher Apprenticeship instead? What’s it like to bring an apprentice on board? How do you even begin the process?
Hewitsons looks at overtime and holiday pay
The calculation of holiday pay continues to be a grey area and there have been a number of tribunal cases in the recent past which have not helped to give clarity to employers, says Hewitsons.
NuGenius - the world's first DNA gel imager powered by Raspberry Pi
NuGenius, the world's first DNA gel imager powered by Raspberry Pi, offers an advanced, affordable method of detecting disease-causing genes.