Mobile World Congress: chance of a lifetime for British startup
KPMG and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) are offering the opportunity for four mobile startups to showcase at 4YFN (4 Years From Now) at Mobile World Congress 2016. Over 100,000 people are expected to attend the conference in February next year.
Tier 2 Consulting builds patient record portal for 14M Genomics cancer research work
To facilitate the dissemination of Patient Test Reports (PTR), 14M Genomics commissioned Tier 2 Consulting to build a highly secure web portal for participating clinicians across Europe to retrieve and download PTRs.
Air Liquide announces agreement to acquire Airgas
Air Liquide, world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, and Airgas, one of the leading suppliers of industrial gases and associated products and services in the US, have announced an agreement under which Air Liquide will acquire Airgas.
Endurance descendants to mark centenary by completing ancestor’s unfinished business
The family of the chief scientific officer from Ernest Shackleton’s famous Endurance expedition are to mark its centenary by completing part of his intended route to the South Pole and by digitising unpublished journals kept by their ancestor, James Wordie.
EY study shows contribution of Premier League and Clubs to UK economy
The Premier League and its Clubs contributed £3.4bn to UK GDP in 2013/14, according to a new report from EY.
Cambridge shows solidarity with Paris
Following the Paris attacks, the French community in Cambridge is organising a rally to stand in solidarity with the victims, their families and the people of Paris.
So what does a director actually do?
Marcus Johnson, Chief Executive of NW Brown, takes a look at the work of the director and wonders: what do they actually do?
Data Conversion Systems is top performer in the UK's first-ever IP League Table
Data Conversion Systems, a Cambridge-based pioneer in consumer digital audio equipment, has taken the top place in Britain's first ever Intellectual Property (IP) League Table, compiled by Metis Partners, the UK specialist in IP assets.
Kerio Connect 9.0 improves business email with time saving capabilities and more
New release of award-winning messaging and collaboration solution improves performance, usability and email management.
Professional skills workshop looks at business processes
A one day Professional Skills workshop on Thursday December 3rd provides an overview of the wide range of tools and techniques employed in managing business processes.
Cambridge author shortlisted for 2015 Costa Book Awards
Cambridge based biographer, historian and literary critic Ruth Scurr has been shortlisted for the 2015 Costa Book Awards for her book about the life of the 17th-century 'father of English biography', John Aubrey.
Thales delivers high performance, low latency data protection for data in transit
Thales, leader in critical information systems and cybersecurity, announces the launch of the Datacryptor 5000 Series, a high-speed data in motion security platform that delivers high performance encryption at near zero latency. Its advanced security and efficiency features make it an extremely compelling security solution for both commercial and government customers.
European Medicines Agency approves Xiapex® for concurrent treatment of palpable cords
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ) (Sobi) today announced that the European Medicines Agency has approved Xiapex® (collagenase clostridium histolyticum, or CCH) for the treatment of two Dupuytren's contracture (DC) cords concurrently.
Revealed: The £1.1bn profit of the 2015 Grant Thornton Cambridgeshire 100
Jenny Chapman, Business Editor at the Cambridge News, reports on the growth and success of the top local companies included in the 2015 Grant Thornton Cambridgeshire 100.
Cambridge Filmworks celebrates 25 years of excellence with Cambridge Judge Business School
The Cambridge Judge Business School is 25 years old this year and to celebrate, Cambridge Filmworks has produced a brand new film looking at the school's past, present and future.
University of Glasgow researchers make graphene production breakthrough
Graphene has been hailed as a wonder material since it was first isolated from graphite in 2004. Graphene is just a single atom thick but it is flexible, stronger than steel, and capable of efficiently conducting heat and electricity.
Stocks in Focus: St Ives
Oliver Phillips of NW Brown looks at St Ives, an international marketing services group with a strong list of clients.
TriSys Business Software announces four new products for start-up recruitment agencies
TriSys Business Software, a leading supplier of CRM technology for recruitment agencies, announced today the release of TriSys Apex, a low-cost recruitment agency CRM platform developed specifically for start-up agencies. It offers CRM access via web browser, mobile access, LinkedIn integration and website integration, all available out of the box, at low cost.
Given in evidence: turning research into business
How do we get better at taking the research knowledge from our science and engineering base and turning it into technologies, industries and economic wealth? The Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy aims to give policymakers the information they need to provide effective support for emerging technologies and industries
Hallucinations linked to differences in brain structure
People diagnosed with schizophrenia who are prone to hallucinations are likely to have structural differences in a key region of the brain compared to both healthy individuals and people diagnosed with schizophrenia who do not hallucinate, according to research just published.
Start your transition to ISO 14001:2015 today with IT Governance
The new version of ISO 14001 – the international standard for environmental management systems (EMSs) – has now been published. If your EMS is certified to ISO 14001:2004 you need to start thinking about transitioning to meet the Standard’s new requirements.
Guidance on monitoring the ability of charities to support pension schemes
The Pensions Regulator has issued new guidance on assessing and monitoring the employer covenant supporting defined benefit pension schemes. It contains specific information for charities participating in such schemes.
SQL Source Control improves support for Git users
The industry standard tool for SQL Server version control now features improved Git integration, making it even easier to use. SQL Source Control v4.1 has just been released and allows users to commit to a local Git repository, and push and pull from remote Git repositories from within SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
Chain Reaction: Destination Space blasts off in Cambridge
Cambridge Science Centre's spectacular event at the Corn Exchange on Sunday 6th December will see families, schools and local companies building a huge chain of crazy contraptions that launch one another around the room and across the stage.
The Mayflower and TTP smart city partnership shines again
Mayflower and TTP have been selected as finalists for the Power/Energy category of the 2015 IET Innovation Awards.