Cambridge English wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Cambridge Assessment's English language arm has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the international trade category.
Cambridge Index declines 2.6%
The Cambridge Index retreated 2.6% or 487.4 points to 18,490, as nine of the top ten index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share prices.
No political party has a coherent strategy to tackle the housing crisis, says Bidwells
Not one of the main political parties has produced a coherent strategy to tackle the housing crisis facing the UK, says Mike Derbyshire, Head of Planning at Bidwells.
AstraZeneca and Bina collaborate to deploy genomic management solution in R&D
AstraZeneca and Bina Technologies, Inc., a member of the Roche Group, today announced that they have entered into an agreement for AstraZeneca to become the first member to join the Bina Alliance Programme and to further develop the Bina Genomic Management Solution (GMS).
Fast food brand seeks lead investor with premium food/drink scaling experience
Cambridge based CrowdFundMe2 seeks a lead investor with experience of scaling UK food/drinks premium brands for a retained client based regionally in Norwich.
OE Cam publishes research into autonomous teams
OE Cam is pleased to announce the publication of its international research into Autonomous Teams (ATs), conducted in association with its European network of consultant partners. The research investigated the role of Autonomous Teams in today’s organisations – how important they are to success and what the challenges are to making greater autonomy work.
Written the handbook? Now make the film!
US2U Consulting shows how they can help businesses improve employee engagement.
Energy bills top consumers’ worry list of household expenses, EY survey finds
Over a quarter of consumers across East Anglia say that their energy bill is the household expense they worry the most about being able to afford, according to the results of an EY survey published today.
Leading employers back work experience for school students
As hundreds of young people look for work placements this summer, Angela Rushforth, Managing Director, Ridgeons Ltd and Chair of the CBI Eastern Regional Council, and Heidi Mulvey , Head of Community Engagement at Cambridge University Press, explain why their companies welcome teenagers into their businesses.
Spin-out Pitch-off opportunity for products/services originating from university research
The Digital Catapult offers you a unique opportunity to see some of the UK’s top technology innovators pitch their product or service to an audience of investors, researchers, entrepreneurs and advisors, as part of the Digital Shoreditch festival.
Syngenta to evaluate Vortik
Product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants has signed a licensing agreement to evaluate its innovative Vortik spray technology with global agribusiness Syngenta.
Making human-computer interaction for an era of more personal computing
About 70 Microsoft researchers are travelling this week to ACM CHI 2015, the premiere conference on human-computer interaction, to present research results and tools that can do everything from create an interactive, 3D map of your neighborhood to simply deliver you better web search results.
Citrix awarded 5-Star rating in CRN’s 2015 Partner Program Guide
Citrix recognised among best channel programs in the market.
ANSYS earns 'Company of the Year' accolade at Engineering Simulation Awards
Acknowledging its outstanding financial performance and reputation for quality and innovation, The Engineering Simulation Show recognised ANSYS as 'Company of the Year' during its 2015 Engineering Simulation Awards, held in Derby, UK.
Cambridge Filmworks has the vision to help combat colour blindness
Cambridge Filmworks has created a stylish animation that demonstrates the innovative new colour blindness technology developed by Cambridge based company Spectral Edge, specialists in research into image and colour perception.
ZEISS Smartzoom 5 receives 2015 Red Dot Award for innovative product design
An international panel of experts bestows the seal of quality onto products featuring outstanding designs. The ZEISS Smartzoom 5 digital microscope has recently received the renowned Red Dot Award: Product Design 2015.
Help for businesses to grow
Local people are being offered help to grow their businesses further, thanks to local accountants Knights Lowe and Signpost2Grow’s new Business Development Programme.
Study shows increasing deployment of encryption
Thales, leader in critical information systems and cybersecurity, announces the publication of its latest 2015 Global Encryption and Key Management Trends Study.
Why the Royals don’t go potty for Lotty…
Despite featuring high on the list of the public’s favourite names if the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have a daughter, a royal expert at Anglia Ruskin University says that Charlotte is unlikely to feature – even as a middle name.
Niche and 'tech' brands create compelling web content
Your business may not be mainstream or trendy, but you can still enjoy the benefits of marketing using good web content.
Onespacemedia technical team expands with new web developer
As part of Onespacemedia’s next stage of expansion, the company is thrilled to welcome web developer Lewis Collard - the latest addition to its growing technical team.
Family at the heart of Howard Group
Protecting a legacy and building for the future, Nicholas Bewes has evolved a longstanding family-owned Cambridge company into a key player in the commercial property sector. Kirsten Corrigan finds out why strong values have kept this family in business for almost a century.
Flagship project aims to unleash the potential of the UK’s historic religious buildings
Researchers at The Open University (OU) are looking for those who use and have responsibility for historic religious buildings to work with on an exciting new project to engage local communities and unlock the potential of these important sites for future generations.
Thomson and First Choice introduce new long haul routes from London Stansted Airport
Thomson and First Choice are pleased to announce that in summer 2016 they will be increasing capacity at London Stansted Airport through the introduction of additional seats and new long haul routes served by the Thomson Airways 787 Dreamliner.
Project Odyssey smashes all expectations!
The first stage of Project Odyssey, the fundraising campaign for the Cambridge Centre for Computing History - launched on 10 March by museum patron Dr Hermann Hauser - is now finished, having raised £100,000! What’s more, as this figure was reached within 30 days, it will now be matched by Cambridge-based Red Gate Software, bringing the total amount to a staggering £200,000!